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UT Martin Men's Basketball Drops 4th Straight Conference Game at Eastern Illinois
Photo Credits to UT Martin Sports Information The UT Martin Men's Basketball team opened a 4 game road trip with a tough defeat last night. The Skyhawks fell on the road to Eastern Illinois for their 4th straight loss in conference play. The Skyhawks trailed by as much as 26 in the first half but were able to get the deficit down to digits with 8:34 to play, but ran out of steam down the stretch. Forward Quintin Dove led the team with 27 points and 8 rebounds, while guard Par

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Jan 24, 20201 min read
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Loss to Eastern Illinois Snaps 6 Game Winning Streak For UT Martin Women's Basketball
Photo Credits to UT Martin Sports Information The UT Martin Women's Basketball team saw their 6-game winning streak come to a screeching halt last night. The Skyhawks fell on the road to Eastern Illinois by a final score of 74-70. The Skyhawks led by as much as 12 in the 3rd quarter, but late runs by Eastern Illinois led to a Panther victory. Reigning OVC Player of the Week Chelsey Perry led the Skyhawks with another big night, scoring 35 points and nabbing 8 rebounds. Maddie

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Jan 24, 20201 min read
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UT Martin Begins A Four Game Road Trip with Eastern Illinois
UT Martin's Men's Basketball Team will go up against Eastern Illinois in a rematch of last year's first round game in the OVC Tournament. It will be the start of a four game road trip as the Skyhawks will try to snap a three game losing streak. Derek Hawthorne Jr. has continued to impress this season as he scored a career high 25 points against Austin Peay. He joins teammates Parker Stewart and Quinten Dove in the top 10 in the OVC in scoring. Graphic Credits to UT Martin Ath

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Jan 23, 20201 min read
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WestStar Women's Conference meets for a luau
The WestStar Program is gearing up for the Working Women's Conference.

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Jan 23, 20201 min read
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Skyhawks Look To Continue Their Winning Ways Against Eastern Illinois
After winning all four games of the home stand, the UT Martin Women's Basketball team will take their six game winning streak to Eastern Illinois. This will mark the start of a four game road trip for the Skyhawks who hold a 2-6 record when they play away from the Elam Center. In the four games at home the Skyhawks outscored opponents by an average of 20 points and shot an impressive 47% from the field. They were led by six time OVC Player of the Week Chelsey Perry, who last

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Jan 23, 20201 min read
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UT Martin Tennis Team Opens Spring Slate
Graphic Credits to UT Martin Sports Information The UT Martin Tennis Team competed in their first matches since November 2 over the weekend. The Skyhawks fell 4-0 to both Memphis and Ole Miss in their spring opening matches and the first under new head coach Caitlyn Williams. UT Martin's top doubles team of Amelia Campbell and Daphne Pratt came the closest to posting a victory but came just short by falling 7-5 in the match against Memphis. The team returns to action in 3 wee

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Jan 22, 20201 min read
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University of Tennessee at Martin students go to Super Bowl
A group of 11 students will work at the biggest football game of the season.

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Jan 22, 20201 min read
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UT Martin Spring Indoor Season at John Craft Invitational
Graphic Credits to UT Martin Sports Information The UT Martin Track team opened the spring indoor season over the weekend. The Skyhawks competed against regional competition at the John Craft Invitational hosted by Eastern Illinois. Junior Jhon-Wes Walker led multiple Skyhawks who posted new personal bests as he got the team a win in the 600-meter event by posting a new personal record of 1:25.16. The team returns to action on January 24 at the Don DeNoon Invitational hosted

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Jan 22, 20201 min read
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Chelsey Perry Collects A Pair of Weekly Awards
Graphic Credits to UT Martin Sports Information The OVC and College Sports Madness announced that UT Martin Women’s Basketball forward Chelsey Perry has been named College Sports Madness National Mid-Major Player of the Week and OVC Player of the Week. Perry, a junior from Middleton, Tennessee wins both awards after averaging 27.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, and 5 blocks a night in 2 Skyhawk wins last week over Murray State and Austin Peay. The hot week for Perry moves her into th

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Jan 22, 20201 min read
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Potential students go for "test flight"
High school students are invited to tour the campus on Academic Preview Day.

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Jan 22, 20201 min read
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WUTM receives 18 nominations from Intercollegiate Broadcasting System
WUTM has received 18 nominations from the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS). The 2020 Awards Ceremonies will be held at...

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Jan 21, 20202 min read
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UT Martin Men's Basketball Comes Up Short Against Conference Leaders
Photo Credits to UT Martin Sports Information The UT Martin Men's Basketball hosted the top 2 teams in the OVC over the weekend. The Skyhawks were seeking their second conference win of the season as they hosted Murray State and Austin Peay. In Thursday evening's matchup with Murray State, the Skyhawks struggled to shoot the ball, especially from the 3 point line. The offensive struggles led to an early halftime deficit, and the Skyhawks could never close the gap leading to a

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Jan 21, 20201 min read
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UT Martin Women's Basketball Closes Out Homestand with 2 More Wins
Photo Credits to UT Sports Information The UT Martin Women's Basketball team continued its hot start to conference play over the weekend. The Skyhawks wrapped up a 4 game homestand with big wins over conference rivals Austin Peay and Murray State. On Thursday evening, the Skyhawks rolled past Murray State with a dominant 98-56 win at the Elam Center. Reigning OVC Player of the Week Chelsey Perry was the main catalyst for the Skyhawks, scoring 30 points and collecting 11 rebou

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Jan 21, 20201 min read
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John's Weekly Sports Wrap-Up: LSU, Luke Kuechly, and Sign Stealing
LSU Wins 2020 Collge Football Playoff National Championship On Monday night the #1 LSU Tigers defeated the #3 Clemson Tigers in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game in New Orleans, Lousiana. Led by Heisman-Winner Joe Burrow at quarterback, LSU defeated Clemson 42-25, while accumulating 628 yards of total offense. Burrow finished his historic 2019-20 season with a championship record 521 total yards and 6 total touchdowns. The win capped a perfect 15-0 seaso

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Jan 17, 20202 min read
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UT Martin Women's Basketball Looks For Season Sweep of Murray State
Graphic Credits to UT Martin Athletics The UT Martin Women's Basketball Team will return to the hardwood on Thursday night for the 3rd game in a 4 game homestand. The Skyhawks will host the rival Murray State Racers in the 2nd half of the season series between the two teams. As part of Thursday night's doubleheader, UT Martin officials are set to reveal a new alternate logo, that was voted on by students, faculty, and alumni in November of 2019. The Skyhawks enter the game on

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Jan 15, 20201 min read
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Chelsey Perry Wins 5th OVC Player of the Week Award This Season
Graphic Credits to UT Martin Athletics UT Martin Women's Basketball forward Chelsey Perry continued her torrid start to conference play with two more excellent performances last week. In 2 wins last week she averaged 28.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.0 blocks per game in 2 double digit victories for UT Martin over Tennessee State and Belmont. The dominant showings earned Perry her fifth OVC Player of the Week award on the season. The award gives the Junior from Middleton, Tenne

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Jan 14, 20201 min read
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UT Martin Takes on Rival Murray State This Thursday
This Thursday night the UT Martin Skyhawks will host the Murray State Racers as a part of the Skyhawks' four game home stand. This will be the last time UT Martin and Murray State will see each other in the regular season. The two teams met on January 2nd when the Racers defeated UT Martin 89-76 at Murray State. Parker Stewart had a career high 33 points and Quinten Dove dropped in 14 points. Graphic Credits to UT Martin Athletics The Skyhawks will have their hands full as th

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Jan 14, 20201 min read
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Rural leadership partnership
UT Martin has partnered with Lipscomb to bring higher education to rural Tennessee.

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Dec 6, 20191 min read
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CPAD Senior Salute
The office of Career Planning and Development hosted a Senior Salute yesterday.

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Dec 5, 20191 min read
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Testicular Cancer awareness in Martin
The brothers of Pi Kappa Alpha brought attention to Testicular Cancer as part of Health Week.

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Nov 20, 20191 min read
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