Thursday, December 21
Jonesboro, Ark.
2 p.m.
UT Martin
3-8,0-0OVC
67
at
62
Arkansas State
6-4,0-0Sun Belt
1
2
3
4
F
UT Martin
15
9
21
22
67
Arkansas St.
20
6
13
23
62
BIG DOUBLE-DOUBLE BY BROWN LIFTS SKYHAWKS TO 67-62 WIN AT ARKANSAS STATE
12/21/2023 4:52:00 PM | Women's Basketball
JONESBORO, Ark. – Sophomore forward Anaya Brown posted a dominant double-double with 18 points and 17 rebounds to help lift the University of Tennessee at Martin women's basketball team to a 67-62 road victory at Arkansas State to close out non-conference play.
The Skyhawks (3-8) went toe-to-toe with their Sun Belt foe in a game which featured eight lead changes before using a strong third quarter to propel the team to victory. The third quarter saw the squad outscore the Red Wolves by eight points to give the Skyhawks a lead which they would not relinquish down the stretch.
UT Martin saw four players score in double figures – led by the play of Brown who posted her second straight double-double of the season. She matched her season-high with 18 points while posting a new career-high with 17 rebounds – marking the most boards since Phyllisha Mitchell tallied 21 boards in 2008.
Arkansas natives Kenley McCarn (17 points) and Josie Storey (13 points) also scored in double figures in their homecoming. McCarn knocked down 6-of-12 field goal attempts while Storey was highly efficient – making 4-of-5 attempts from the field. Freshman Norah Clark also had a strong afternoon with 13 points to round out the team offensively.
Gallery: (12-21-2023) WBB at Arkansas State
Arkansas State (6-4) struggled to shoot from the field, shooting just 36.5 percent from the field. Defensively the Skyhawks limited the nation's seventh ranked scorer to 16 points – ranking over seven points under her season total. Annaliese Griffin (13 points) and Lauryn Pendleton (11 points) also reached double figures for the Red Wolves.
UT Martin will take off a week for Christmas break before opening Ohio Valley Conference play on Thursday, Dec. 28 at Tennessee State.
The Skyhawks (3-8) went toe-to-toe with their Sun Belt foe in a game which featured eight lead changes before using a strong third quarter to propel the team to victory. The third quarter saw the squad outscore the Red Wolves by eight points to give the Skyhawks a lead which they would not relinquish down the stretch.
UT Martin saw four players score in double figures – led by the play of Brown who posted her second straight double-double of the season. She matched her season-high with 18 points while posting a new career-high with 17 rebounds – marking the most boards since Phyllisha Mitchell tallied 21 boards in 2008.
Arkansas natives Kenley McCarn (17 points) and Josie Storey (13 points) also scored in double figures in their homecoming. McCarn knocked down 6-of-12 field goal attempts while Storey was highly efficient – making 4-of-5 attempts from the field. Freshman Norah Clark also had a strong afternoon with 13 points to round out the team offensively.
Arkansas State (6-4) struggled to shoot from the field, shooting just 36.5 percent from the field. Defensively the Skyhawks limited the nation's seventh ranked scorer to 16 points – ranking over seven points under her season total. Annaliese Griffin (13 points) and Lauryn Pendleton (11 points) also reached double figures for the Red Wolves.
UT Martin will take off a week for Christmas break before opening Ohio Valley Conference play on Thursday, Dec. 28 at Tennessee State.
Team Stats
UTM
ASU
FG%
.490
.365
3FG%
.500
.267
FT%
.923
.800
RB
36
30
TO
16
6
STL
3
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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