OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES 2020-21 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
11/5/2020 10:57:00 AM | Women's Basketball
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. - The Ohio Valley Conference has announced its women's basketball conference schedules for the 2020-21 season.
To help address issues associated with the delayed start date and be responsive to a desire to provide additional contests within the geographic region, the schedules increased from 18 to 20 conference games for the 2020-21 season. Overall teams will play every OVC team once and nine schools twice.
In order to give teams flexibility to complete their non-conference schedules, schools were given discretion to schedule their two games with their "travel partner" separate from the remainder of the conference schedule. One of those two games must be scheduled before the holiday break and the other can be scheduled any time during the basketball season.
"Our athletics directors explored a number of scheduling options designed to address the scheduling challenges we may face due to the pandemic," said OVC Commissioner Beth DeBauche. "Ultimately, they decided to adopt schedules that increase the opportunity for conference competition while staying true to our traditional conference scheduling structure and pattern.
"Our intention is to play as close to a typical conference schedule as possible, but we stand ready to address scheduling challenges and modify the schedule during the course of the season should the facts warrant. I am grateful to our OVC leaders for their dedication, foresight and commitment to our student-athletes."
The 2021 OVC Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament is scheduled for March 3-6 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. It marks the fourth year in a row the event will be held at the venue.
Teams will follow approved safety protocols established in partnership with the NCAA's Core Principles of Resocialization of Collegiate Basketball and OVC guidance as it evolves based on science.
The full 2020-21 schedule – including non-conference matchups – will be released at a later date.
2020-21 UT Martin OVC Women's Basketball Schedule
Saturday, Dec. 19 | *UT Martin at Southeast Missouri
Wednesday, Dec. 30 | *UT Martin at Jacksonville State
Saturday, Jan. 2 | *Belmont at UT Martin
Thursday, Jan. 7 | *UT Martin at Tennessee State
Saturday, Jan. 9 | *UT Martin at Belmont
Thursday, Jan. 14 | *Austin Peay at UT Martin
Saturday, Jan. 16 | *Murray State at UT Martin
Thursday, Jan. 21 | *UT Martin at Eastern Kentucky
Saturday, Jan. 23 | *UT Martin at Morehead State
Thursday, Jan. 28 | *Eastern Illinois at UT Martin
Saturday, Jan. 30 | *SIUE at UT Martin
Monday, Feb. 1 | *Southeast Missouri at UT Martin
Thursday, Feb. 4 | *Jacksonville State at UT Martin
Saturday, Feb. 6 | *Tennessee Tech at UT Martin
Thursday, Feb. 11 | *UT Martin at Austin Peay
Saturday, Feb. 13 | *UT Martin at Murray State
Thursday, Feb. 18 | *Morehead State at UT Martin
Saturday, Feb. 20 | *Eastern Kentucky at UT Martin
Thursday, Feb. 25 | *UT Martin at SIUE
Saturday, Feb. 27 | *UT Martin at Eastern Illinois
Wednesday, March 3 | OVC Tournament First Round (Ford Center – Evansville, Ind.)
Thursday, March 4 | OVC Tournament Quarterfinals (Ford Center – Evansville, Ind.)
Friday, March 5 | OVC Tournament Semifinals (Ford Center – Evansville, Ind.)
Saturday, March 6 | OVC Tournament Championship (Ford Center – Evansville, Ind.)
To help address issues associated with the delayed start date and be responsive to a desire to provide additional contests within the geographic region, the schedules increased from 18 to 20 conference games for the 2020-21 season. Overall teams will play every OVC team once and nine schools twice.
In order to give teams flexibility to complete their non-conference schedules, schools were given discretion to schedule their two games with their "travel partner" separate from the remainder of the conference schedule. One of those two games must be scheduled before the holiday break and the other can be scheduled any time during the basketball season.
"Our athletics directors explored a number of scheduling options designed to address the scheduling challenges we may face due to the pandemic," said OVC Commissioner Beth DeBauche. "Ultimately, they decided to adopt schedules that increase the opportunity for conference competition while staying true to our traditional conference scheduling structure and pattern.
"Our intention is to play as close to a typical conference schedule as possible, but we stand ready to address scheduling challenges and modify the schedule during the course of the season should the facts warrant. I am grateful to our OVC leaders for their dedication, foresight and commitment to our student-athletes."
The 2021 OVC Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament is scheduled for March 3-6 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. It marks the fourth year in a row the event will be held at the venue.
Teams will follow approved safety protocols established in partnership with the NCAA's Core Principles of Resocialization of Collegiate Basketball and OVC guidance as it evolves based on science.
The full 2020-21 schedule – including non-conference matchups – will be released at a later date.
2020-21 UT Martin OVC Women's Basketball Schedule
Saturday, Dec. 19 | *UT Martin at Southeast Missouri
Wednesday, Dec. 30 | *UT Martin at Jacksonville State
Saturday, Jan. 2 | *Belmont at UT Martin
Thursday, Jan. 7 | *UT Martin at Tennessee State
Saturday, Jan. 9 | *UT Martin at Belmont
Thursday, Jan. 14 | *Austin Peay at UT Martin
Saturday, Jan. 16 | *Murray State at UT Martin
Thursday, Jan. 21 | *UT Martin at Eastern Kentucky
Saturday, Jan. 23 | *UT Martin at Morehead State
Thursday, Jan. 28 | *Eastern Illinois at UT Martin
Saturday, Jan. 30 | *SIUE at UT Martin
Monday, Feb. 1 | *Southeast Missouri at UT Martin
Thursday, Feb. 4 | *Jacksonville State at UT Martin
Saturday, Feb. 6 | *Tennessee Tech at UT Martin
Thursday, Feb. 11 | *UT Martin at Austin Peay
Saturday, Feb. 13 | *UT Martin at Murray State
Thursday, Feb. 18 | *Morehead State at UT Martin
Saturday, Feb. 20 | *Eastern Kentucky at UT Martin
Thursday, Feb. 25 | *UT Martin at SIUE
Saturday, Feb. 27 | *UT Martin at Eastern Illinois
Wednesday, March 3 | OVC Tournament First Round (Ford Center – Evansville, Ind.)
Thursday, March 4 | OVC Tournament Quarterfinals (Ford Center – Evansville, Ind.)
Friday, March 5 | OVC Tournament Semifinals (Ford Center – Evansville, Ind.)
Saturday, March 6 | OVC Tournament Championship (Ford Center – Evansville, Ind.)
Tuesday, March 10
Tuesday, February 24
Tuesday, February 17
Tuesday, February 10