OVC BASKETBALL MEDIA DAY: WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
10/22/2021 10:50:00 AM | Women's Basketball
While the Skyhawks are coming off back-to-back regular season conference championships, the team was picked to finish fourth in the league's preseason poll as voted on by head coaches and sports information directors. Belmont was picked as the heavy favorite to win the league title in 2021-22 while Tennessee Tech and Murray State ranked second and third, respectively.
UT Martin recorded one of its best seasons in program history last year after going 22-6 overall while posting a 17-2 mark in league play for the squad's seventh regular season championship. The Skyhawks were rewarded with yet another postseason berth which the team turned into another piece of history after becoming the first program in the OVC to notch multiple postseason victories with a pair of wins in the Women's NIT.
The program enters its 13th season under the direction of head coach Kevin McMillan. During that span, the Skyhawks have posted a 240-142 record while going 160-45 in conference play. The Skyhawks have not finished below fourth place in the league standings during McMillan's tenure and will look to continue that trend with key returners Seygan Robins (7.7 ppg, 3.3 apg), Paige Pipkin (7.3 ppg, 2.8 apg) and Kyannah Grant (3.4 ppg, 2.0 apg) leading a squad which features seven total returners and welcomes seven newcomers into the fold.
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Preseason All-OVC Releases
- UT Martin Women's Basketball Tabbed to Finish Fourth in OVC Preseason Poll (UTMSports.com)
- Belmont Picked to Win 2021-22 OVC Women's Basketball Title; Bruins' Wells Named Preseason Player of the Year (OVCSports.com)
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UT Martin Head Coach Kevin McMillan
UT Martin Guard Paige Pipkin
Preseason All-OVC Team
Preseason OVC Player of the Year: Destinee Wells, BelmontName, School, Position
Macey Turley, Murray State, G
Destinee Wells, Belmont, G
Katelyn Young, Murray State, F
Abby Wahl, Eastern Illinois, F/C
Conley Chinn, Belmont, F
Yamia Johnson, Austin Peay, G
Lariah Washington, Eastern Illinois, G
Anna Jones, Tennessee Tech, G
Jordan Brock, Tennessee Tech, G
Kesha Brady, Tennessee Tech, G
Tuti Jones, Belmont, G
Mackenzie Coleman, Tennessee Tech, G
Preseason Predicted Order of Finish
- Belmont (15 first-place votes) – 159
- Tennessee Tech (2 first-place votes) – 134
- Murray State (3 first-place votes) – 125
- UT Martin – 104
- Austin Peay – 95
- Southeast Missouri – 91
- Eastern Illinois – 83
- SIUE – 44
- Morehead State – 43
- Tennessee State
Social Media Roundup
We will hold our Virtual #OVCMediaDay 🏀 presented by @CenterPoint on Wednesday and Thursday.
— OhioValleyConference (@OVCSports) October 19, 2021
Look for content beginning soon as we preview each team leading up to the beginning of the regular season.#OVCit pic.twitter.com/fOI5HWQ70e
𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐕𝐂 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 🏀 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡
— OhioValleyConference (@OVCSports) October 19, 2021
Here is a look at the 2021-22 OVC Women's Basketball Preseason Predicted Order of Finish as voted on by the league head coaches and communications directors.#OVCit pic.twitter.com/crPblsjFZn
WBB: Two-time defending OVC champions @UTMartinWBB tabbed to finish fourth in OVC Preseason Poll. #OVCit https://t.co/FM1pN2pJZi
— UT Martin Athletics (@UTMSports) October 19, 2021
BTS: Media Day 📸 @SkyhawkHoops @UTMartinWBB #SkyhawkNation pic.twitter.com/t1ByqurciZ
— Brandon James Banks 📸🎥 (@_shotbybrandon) October 21, 2021
OVC media day continues today with Murray State and UT Martin getting their turn. We will hear from both the men's and women's teams from each school today. Full coverage throughout the day on WPSD Local 6. @OVCSports @RacersHoops @SkyhawkHoops @RacersWBB @UTMartinWBB pic.twitter.com/s7Y8pIURjt
— Adam Wells (@TheAdamBWells) October 21, 2021
The two-time defending league champs entered the chat this afternoon as @UTMartinWBB head coach Kevin McMillan and guard Paige Pipkin spoke at #OVCMediaDay #OVCit pic.twitter.com/Edu9cgmnhC
— UT Martin Athletics (@UTMSports) October 22, 2021
UT Martin searching for stars following departure of Perry, Waldrop@UTMSports @UTMartinWBBhttps://t.co/e4engkCsPc
— Adam Wells (@TheAdamBWells) October 22, 2021
