Monday, March 22
Collierville, Tenn.
4 p.m.
UT Martin
vs
Illinois State
UT MARTIN AND ILLINOIS STATE TO SQUARE OFF FOR WNIT MEMPHIS REGION CONSOLATION TITLE ON MONDAY AFTERNOON
3/21/2021 2:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The University of Tennessee at Martin women's basketball team will look to put the finishing touches on a banner year in its final game of the 2020-21 season with a matchup against Illinois State in the Women's National Invitation Tournament Memphis Region consolation championship on Monday, March 22. Tipoff from My Town Movers Fieldhouse in Collierville, Tenn. is scheduled for 4 p.m.
The WNIT Memphis Regional site will allow 100 guests per team. Tickets will not be available to purchase for the general public. The contest will be streamed by FloHoops, available here: https://bit.ly/3sJSgny.
The Skyhawks (21-6) are hoping to put a bow on a campaign in which the team won its seventh Ohio Valley Conference championship with a 17-2 league mark. UT Martin posted its third straight 20-win season while earning its ninth postseason berth in the last 10 seasons.
With a 58-48 win against Louisiana in the consolation round of the WNIT on Saturday, the Skyhawks posted the program's third postseason win in the team's Division I history. UT Martin also picked up victories in the 1999 WNIT against Ole Miss (77-66) and 2016 against Memphis (79-73). The Skyhawks have never won two postseason games in a single tournament.
Reigning two-time OVC Player of the Year Chelsey Perry posted her best offensive performance of the season in a win or go home contest in the consolation matchup against Louisiana. Perry scored a season-high 37 points while making 13-of-17 field goal attempts (76.4%) and 6-of-7 attempts from beyond the arc (85.7%). The game marked the 14th 30-point outing of her career which ranks second in program history. Perry enters the contest with 1,945 career points.
Illinois State (16-8) finished third in the Missouri Valley Conference with a 12-6 mark. This is the Redbirds' 13th WNIT appearance while boasting a 21-19 overall record in the field. The squad fell to Tulane 75-67 in the first round before picking up a 68-62 victory over Samford on Saturday to advance to the consolation championship. The Redbirds are led by All-MVC first team selection Juliunn Redmond (14.0 ppg and 6.2 rpg) and honorable mention pick Mary Crompton (11.1 ppg) offensively while All-Defensive team honoree Terrion Moore (11.0 ppg, 50 steals) rounds out the squad in double figures.
Monday's matchup marks the sixth meeting between the two programs in a series dating back to 1974. UT Martin holds a narrow 3-2 advantage while Illinois State won the previous matchup, 70-47, last season in Normal, Ill.
The game will be streamed live on FloHoops (pay-per-view) with Greg Gaston doing play-by-play. Both on the radio and streamed online, Chris Brinkley will broadcast the game on WCMT 1410 AM / 100.5 FM and through the Thunderbolt Radio app. Those links - in addition to live stats - can be found at the top of the webpage.
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The WNIT Memphis Regional site will allow 100 guests per team. Tickets will not be available to purchase for the general public. The contest will be streamed by FloHoops, available here: https://bit.ly/3sJSgny.
The Skyhawks (21-6) are hoping to put a bow on a campaign in which the team won its seventh Ohio Valley Conference championship with a 17-2 league mark. UT Martin posted its third straight 20-win season while earning its ninth postseason berth in the last 10 seasons.
With a 58-48 win against Louisiana in the consolation round of the WNIT on Saturday, the Skyhawks posted the program's third postseason win in the team's Division I history. UT Martin also picked up victories in the 1999 WNIT against Ole Miss (77-66) and 2016 against Memphis (79-73). The Skyhawks have never won two postseason games in a single tournament.
Reigning two-time OVC Player of the Year Chelsey Perry posted her best offensive performance of the season in a win or go home contest in the consolation matchup against Louisiana. Perry scored a season-high 37 points while making 13-of-17 field goal attempts (76.4%) and 6-of-7 attempts from beyond the arc (85.7%). The game marked the 14th 30-point outing of her career which ranks second in program history. Perry enters the contest with 1,945 career points.
Illinois State (16-8) finished third in the Missouri Valley Conference with a 12-6 mark. This is the Redbirds' 13th WNIT appearance while boasting a 21-19 overall record in the field. The squad fell to Tulane 75-67 in the first round before picking up a 68-62 victory over Samford on Saturday to advance to the consolation championship. The Redbirds are led by All-MVC first team selection Juliunn Redmond (14.0 ppg and 6.2 rpg) and honorable mention pick Mary Crompton (11.1 ppg) offensively while All-Defensive team honoree Terrion Moore (11.0 ppg, 50 steals) rounds out the squad in double figures.
Monday's matchup marks the sixth meeting between the two programs in a series dating back to 1974. UT Martin holds a narrow 3-2 advantage while Illinois State won the previous matchup, 70-47, last season in Normal, Ill.
The game will be streamed live on FloHoops (pay-per-view) with Greg Gaston doing play-by-play. Both on the radio and streamed online, Chris Brinkley will broadcast the game on WCMT 1410 AM / 100.5 FM and through the Thunderbolt Radio app. Those links - in addition to live stats - can be found at the top of the webpage.
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