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Photo Credits to UT Martin Sports Information The UT Martin Women’s Basketball team roared to a big win last night. The Skyhawks defeated in-state rival Tennessee Tech 86-65, to secure their second straight win and to sweep the regular-season series with the Golden Eagles. After watching their early lead evaporate, the Skyhawks took over the game with a 20-0 run and did not look back. The win keeps UT Martin in a tie for first in the OVC standings with Belmont entering the fi

After an embarrassing 6-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks, the Nashville Predators put together an impressive three game winning streak that included wins over the New York Islanders and the St. Louis Blues. In their first home game since February 1st, the Predators dominated the New York Islanders 5-0 on Thursday night. Craig Smith had his first career hat trick and Juuse Saros kept the high powered Islanders' offense off the board. This isn't the first time the Preds have had

Graphic Credits to UT Martin Sports Information The OVC announced that UT Martin Men's Basketball Senior forward Quintin Dove has been named Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week. Dove wins the award for the second time this season and in his career after averaging 28 points and 8 rebounds per game over two Skyhawk games last week. He scored a game-high 24 points and 6 rebounds in UTM's close loss to Southeast Missouri, before exploding for his 6th double-double of the se

Photo Credits to UT Martin University Relations The UT Martin women’s basketball team cruised to another big win on Saturday. The Skyhawks defeated Eastern Illinois 88-64 avenging a 74-70 defeat to the Panthers on January 23. The win helped UT Martin retain its share of the top spot in the OVC heading into this week. Offensively the Skyhawks were clicking once again, shooting 55.2% from the floor, and put 4 players in double figures. Chelsey Perry led the way with a game-high

Graphic Credits to UT Martin Sports Information The OVC announced that UT Martin Junior Forward Chelsey Perry has been named OVC Player of the Week. Perry wins the award for a record-tying 7th time this season after averaging 32 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1.5 steals and 1 assist per game during 2 Skyhawk wins last week. Perry ranks third in the nation in points per game average with 22.5. She becomes just the 2nd player in OVC history to win the award 7 times in a single

Graphic Credits to UT Martin Sports Information After torrid finish, to the fall season that saw UT Martin finish with 4 straight tournament wins, the UT Martin Golf team has been picked to finish second in the OVC this season in a poll of the leagues' coaches. UT Martin won 88 total points and 2 first-place votes, second only to Jacksonville State's 97 points and 8 first-place votes. The Skyhawks tied for the best scoring average in the conference during the fall season, wit

Photo Credits to UT Martin University Relations The UT Martin Rifle team wrapped up its hosting of the 2020 OVC Championships over the weekend. The Skyhawks brought home multiple postseason awards at the event. Sophomore Rachel Sprague was named to the All-OVC Smallbore First team, the 4th All-OVC honor in her young career. Senior Kaitlin Korinek was named to the All-OVC Smallbore Second Team, giving her 7 total All-OVC honors in her career. Freshman Nick Fares was named to t

Graphic Credits to UT Martin Sports Information The UT Martin Tennis team continued its grueling start to the spring season with a weekend split in Alabama over the weekend. The Skyhawks opened the weekend at SEC powerhouse Alabama on Saturday, falling by a margin of 4-0. Amelia Campbell and Daphne Pratt battled hard in a doubles match at No.1 that wasn't completed and finished 3-2. In singles play, Aziza Aubin fought hard but came up short 6-3, 6-2. Sunday was a much better

Photo Credits to UT Martin University Relations The UT Martin Men’s Basketball team dropped a tough loss over the weekend. The Skyhawks lost at home to Jacksonville State 75-61, while shooting just 36 percent from the floor. The poor shooting resulted in a season-low 61 points for the Skyhawks, 16 points below their normal average. Parker Stewart led the team with 16 points, 7 assists, and 5 rebounds on the day. Derek Hawthorne posted 13 points and 10 rebounds for his second

Photo Credits to UT Martin University Relations The UT Martin Women’s Basketball team extended their win streak to 5 games over the weekend. The Skyhawks rolled to an 86-72 win at home over Jacksonville State to wrap up a 2-game homestand and claim their 12th straight win over the Gamecocks. The Skyhawks never trailed and led by as many as 19 in the contest, as the offense shot 52% from the floor on the afternoon. Despite battling foul trouble all game, Chelsey Perry led four

Photo Credits to UT Martin Sports Information The UT Martin Men’s basketball team got a big win last night. The Skyhawks defeated Tennessee Tech 74-62 to snap a 2-game losing streak and move within 1 game of the OVC's 8th seed. A big defensive effort gave the Skyhawks a commanding 31-point lead in the second half, and helped the Skyhawks hold and held on late as UT Martin held Tennessee Tech to 62 points, the lowest defense total against a Division I opponent all season. Qui

Photo Credits to UT Martin Sports Information The UT Martin Women’s basketball team picked up a huge win last night. The Skyhawks defeated in-state rival Tennessee Tech 71-62 to win their fourth straight game and move into first place in the OVC standings. The defense was a big key for UT Martin on the evening, as they held one of the conference's best scoring offenses to just 62 points. After a hot shooting start for both teams, UT Martin held the Golden Eagles to just 26 po

Graphic Credits to UT Martin Athletics UT Martin Head Football Coach Jason Simpson announced the 2020 UT Martin recruiting class this week. The class features 25 new members of the Skyhawk football program, hailing from 7 different states. 14 of the signees come from the state of Florida. Overall it was a balanced group for Coach Simpson's 15th signing class. 14 players came from the defensive side of the ball and 11 came from the offensive side. One notable signee was Trey F

The Tennessee Men's Basketball has had an issue of being able to finish games as of late. To start the month of February the Vols had a second half collapse in Starkville when Tennessee fell to Mississippi State 86-73. Tennessee led the Bulldogs 34-28 at halftime but Reggie Perry's 24 points and D.J. Stewart's career high 20 points led Mississippi State to the victory. Santiago Vescovi led the way for the Vols with 16 points. Photo Credits to Tennessee Athletics Tennessee end

Graphic Credits to UT Martin Sports Information The OVC announced that UT Martin sophomore guard Paker Stewart has been named OVC Newcomer of the Week. Stewart becomes just the second Skyhawk to win the award 5 times in one season after 2-time All-American Lester Hudson accomplished the feat in the 2007-2008 campaign. Playing every minute of UT Martin's last two games, Stewart has averaged 25.5 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal a night over the last week. He matched a

The Nashville Predators got a statement win against the Washington Capitals when they walked out of Capital One Arena with a 5-4 victory. The Preds were able to take down one of the NHL's best teams with ten different players recording points. Ryan Johansen had a goal and one assist while Jarred Tinordi scored his first NHL goal. In the final game of a back-to-back road trip, the Nashville Predators defeated the New Jersey Devils 6-5 in a shootout. It was a back and forth gam

Photo Credits to UT Martin Sports Information The UT Martin Men's basketball team suffered another tough defeat over the weekend. The Skyhawks fell on the road to conference opponent Morehead State 85-77. In a game that featured 10 ties and 10 lead changes and UTM holding the lead for 15 minutes in the first half, the Skyhawks just could not finish the job. 97% of UT Martin's offense came from 3 players. Sophomore Parker Stewart poured in 33 points tying his career-high to go

Photo Credits to UT Martin Sports Information The UT Martin Women’s Basketball team picked up a nice conference win on Saturday. The Skyhawks won their 3rd straight game as they beat Morehead State 82-64. Another strong shooting performance would guide the Skyhawks to the win as the Skyhawks shot 53.6 % from the floor on the night. After trailing entering the 2nd quarter, UT Martin went on an 8-0, to propel them into a lead they would not surrender. The defense was also in pr

Photo Credits to UT Martin Sports Information The UT Martin Men’s Basketball team took a tough loss on the road last night. The Skyhawks fell on the road to Eastern Kentucky by a score of 99-86. Despite a career-high 35 points from Senior forward Quintin Dove, the Skyhawks could not overcome 1st half turnovers and a 20-point halftime deficit. UT Martin would get the deficit down to single digits twice in the 2nd half but ultimately could never get over the hump. Sophomore gua

Photo Credits to UT Martin Sports Information The UT Martin Women's basketball team picked up another road victory in conference play last night. The Skyhawks defeated Eastern Kentucky 65-50, thanks in large part to a dominant 2nd quarter, in which UT Martin outscored EKU 24-3. It was a balanced scoring attack for UT Martin, with 9 of the Skyhawks 11 players pitching in. Junior forward Chelsey Perry provided the biggest spark with 15 points, 11 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 block