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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

Photo Credits to AP Sports The Memphis Grizzlies have continued their hot start to the new calendar year by winning 2 of their last 3 games in the past week. The Grizzlies started a 2-game road trip with a 127-106 win over the New York Knicks. Ja Morant posted a double-double with 18 points and 10 assists, and Jonas Valuncianas racked up 12 points and 13 rebounds for another double-double on the evening. The game was marred by a late-game scrap up between Elfrid Payton of the

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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

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

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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

The fourth-annual Cups for the Cure event will be held 2-4 p.m., Feb. 1 at the University of Tennessee at Martin Wesley Foundation building.

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

The University of Tennessee at Martin’s WestStar Leadership Program held graduation for the WestTeach Class of 2019.

Photo Credits to UT Martin Sports Information The UT Martin Men’s Basketball team picked up a desperately-needed victory over the weekend. The Skyhawks snapped a 4-game losing streak by overcoming a 7-point halftime deficit with a 79-to-76 win over S-I-U-E. As a team, UT Martin shot 60% from the floor in the second half to come up with the 3-point win. Senior forward Quintin Dove came off the bench and led the team with 18 points and 5 rebounds on the afternoon. Freshman guar

Photo Credits to UT Martin Sports Information The UT Martin Women’s Basketball flexed its muscles in a dominant win over the weekend. The Skyhawks bounced back from Thursday’s close loss to Eastern Illinois with a 79-to-39 victory over SIUE. An impressive team performance highlighted by, forcing 17 turnovers, 19 assists on 25 made baskets, and 50% shooting day from the floor helped get the Skyhawks back on track. Junior forward Chelsey Perry led the team once again, by postin

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