Category: Women’s Basketball

The UTM women’s basketball team picked up a big Ohio Valley Conference win over the Austin Peay Governors 75-51. With the win, the Skyhawks (15-7, 8-1 OVC) improve their winning streak to eight straight heading into their big matchup Saturday against SIUE. “When you’ve got seven scholarship players, every win is going to be huge,”… Continue reading Big first quarter performance lifts UTM over Austin Peay.

The Skyhawk women’s basketball team improved their winning streak to seven with a 92-62 win over Ohio Valley Conference rival Murray State. It was an all around team effort for the Skyhawks, who found success on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball. The Skyhawks got off to a great start midway through… Continue reading Skyhawks route Murray State 92-62

The UTM women’s basketball team knocked off the Tennessee State Lady Tigers 77-50 in a rematch of last year’s Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Championship game, which the Tigers won 64-60 in overtime. After dropping their conference opener to Eastern Kentucky, the Skyhawks (13-7, 6-1) have won their last six games by double-digit points.  It was also… Continue reading Skyhawk offense comes up big in 77-50 win over Tennessee State

Exactly one year after UTM defeated the Miami (Ohio) Redhawks by 33 points, the Skyhawk women’s basketball team followed that up with a 74-47 win over the very same Redhawk squad. The win comes as a huge momentum boost as they prepare for a rough five-game road test against non-conference opponents Cincinnati, Vanderbilt and Louisville… Continue reading Big first half lifts Skyhawks to 74-47 win over Miami (Ohio)

Despite the Skyhawks struggles shooting the ball, they managed to steal a win away from the Samford Bulldogs 52-50. The UTM women’s basketball team (4-4) came into this game after one of their better shooting performances, hitting 50 percent of their shots and 45 percent from 3-point range in their 83-65 win over Alabama.  UTM welcomed another… Continue reading Skyhawks defeat Samford 52-50 despite poor shooting performance

The Skyhawk women’s basketball team battled to the end against Arkansas State, but the Skyhawks could not pick up the win as they dropped their home opener to the Red Wolves, 76-74. The Skyhawks (1-2) came into this game after splitting their season opening two game road trip at the Iowa Hawkeye Classic, where they defeated North… Continue reading Skyhawks lose a close one to Arkansas State 76-74

For the fifth straight year, the Skyhawks women’s basketball team will play for the Ohio Valley Conference Championship, following a close 71-65 win over the Belmont Bruins. In a rematch of last year’s OVC title game, the Skyhawks were able to beat the high-powered Belmont team thanks in part to UTM’s Ashia Jones. The sophomore forward’s… Continue reading Skyhawks advance to OVC title game after 71-56 win over Belmont

Eventually, all great sports streaks come to an end.  For the UTM women’s basketball team, they saw their streak of four consecutive Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Championships come to an end at the hands of the No. 3 seed, Tennessee State. The Skyhawks, who came into the championship game with a perfect 16-0 record and tournament… Continue reading Skyhawks fall to Tennessee State in OVC Title game 64-60

The Skyhawks women’s basketball team moved one step closer to their fifth straight Ohio Valley Conference title Wednesday afternoon after they defeated the Eastern Illinois Panthers, 68-35. The Panthers came out looking for an upset after coming close last week when the Skyhawks escaped Charleston, Illinois with a 63-60 win over EIU. Both teams struggled shooting the ball… Continue reading Skyhawks advance after 68-35 win over EIU

The UT Martin women’s basketball team remains perfect in Ohio Valley Conference play after a hard fought victory over rival Murray State. The Skyhawks had their struggles on both sides of the ball, but the performance by Ashia Jones’ (44 points) was enough to give UTM the victory and tie the program’s record for points in a… Continue reading Jones ties record, UTM defeats Racers 95-85