For the third consecutive year, the UTM women’s basketball team will compete for an Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Championship title after knocking off No. 4 seed Eastern Illinois 63-52 in the tournament semifinals on Friday afternoon. The Skyhawks (22-9) used a strong first half to push out the game’s margin and never looked back down… Continue reading UTM advances to third straight OVC title game with semifinal win over EIU
Category: Women’s Basketball
Skyhawks cruise to OVC Semifinals after dominate 88-33 win against Murray State
The Skyhawk women’s basketball team continued to lay waste to the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) with a 88-33 beatdown over the No. 8 Murray State Racers (MSU) (14-16). The Skyhawks, who claimed the No. 1 seed for the OVC Championship Tournament after claiming the conference title, broke the previous record for margin of victory in… Continue reading Skyhawks cruise to OVC Semifinals after dominate 88-33 win against Murray State
Perry and Waldrop named to All-OVC First Team, Perry Claims OVC Player of the Year
Just days after wrapping up the program’s sixth Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) title, the UTM’s women’s basketball team was rewarded for its individual honors on Tuesday as the junior pair of Chelsey Perry and Maddie Waldrop were named to the All-OVC first team. Perry added to her postseason accolades by garnering OVC Player of the… Continue reading Perry and Waldrop named to All-OVC First Team, Perry Claims OVC Player of the Year
Skyhawks reign supreme as OVC champs for the sixth time in program history
For the first time since the 2015-16 campaign, the Skyhawks will reign supreme over the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC), finishing off the 2019-20 season with a 16-2 conference record and a No. 1 seed going into the OVC Championship Tournament. In order for the squad to clinch the title, they had to face some steep… Continue reading Skyhawks reign supreme as OVC champs for the sixth time in program history
Skyhawk women’s basketball soars past Tennessee Tech with 86-65 road victory
The UTM women’s basketball began its final road swing of the regular season on the right foot with a convincing 86-65 road victory at Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) rival Tennessee Tech (TTU) on Thursday night in the Eblen Center. The Skyhawks (17-9, 13-2 OVC) proved dynamic in several phases of the game while finding contributions… Continue reading Skyhawk women’s basketball soars past Tennessee Tech with 86-65 road victory
Skyhawk potential game-winner falls short as SEMO
The UTM women’s basketball team saw a three-pointer by Chelsey Perry as time expired go offline in a comeback attempt, falling on the road at Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) foe Southeast Missouri (SEMO) 71-69 on Thursday evening. With the loss, UTM falls into a three-way tie atop the OVC standings with Southeast Missouri and Belmont… Continue reading Skyhawk potential game-winner falls short as SEMO
Perry earns seventh OVC weekly honor, ties league record
Skyhawk junior forward Chelsey Perry of the women’s basketball squad has etched her name in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) history books by capturing her seventh OVC Player of the Week honor this season, tying the league record set by former Skyhawk Jasmine Newsome in 2012-13, according to Sports Information. Perry won her seventh weekly… Continue reading Perry earns seventh OVC weekly honor, ties league record
Balanced offensive attack pushes UTM past Jacksonville State 86-72
The UTM women’s basketball team overcame a sluggish start to the game before putting visiting Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) foe Jacksonville State away late en route to an 86-72 victory. The Skyhawks (15-8, 11-1 OVC) secured their fifth straight win overall and 12th consecutive victory against the Gamecocks by shooting 51.9 percent from the floor.… Continue reading Balanced offensive attack pushes UTM past Jacksonville State 86-72
UTM takes sole possession of first place in OVC with 71-62 win over Tennessee Tech
In a battle of Ohio Valley Conference leaders, it was the UTM women’s basketball team which came out victorious in the first of two regular season matchups with a 71-62 win over Tennessee Tech (TTU) on Thursday evening. The Skyhawks (14-8, 10-1 OVC) held one of the OVC’s top-scoring offenses to just 26 points in… Continue reading UTM takes sole possession of first place in OVC with 71-62 win over Tennessee Tech
Clash of the titans
The Skyhawks are set to take on co-Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) leader Tennessee Tech (TTU) (16-5, 9-1 OVC) at Martin on Feb. 6. Both teams are tied for first place in conference standings and have identical OVC records this season of 9-1. What could make a difference is that UTM is coming into the game… Continue reading Clash of the titans