Saturday, February 11
Martin, Tenn.
1 p.m.
UT Martin
vs
Little Rock
UT MARTIN WOMEN’S HOOPS TO HOST LITTLE ROCK FOR SENIOR DAY ON SATURDAY
2/10/2023 8:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The University of Tennessee at Martin women's basketball team returns home to play three of its next four contests – beginning with a matchup against Ohio Valley Conference foe Little Rock on Saturday, Feb. 11. Prior to the contest, the Skyhawks will honor its graduate student-athletes on Senior Day while it also serves as the annual UT Martin Basketball and Cheer Reunion in the Elam Center with tipoff slated for 1 p.m. on ESPN+.
UT Martin will honor the careers of graduate guards Paige Pipkin and Seygan Robins prior to the game. This duo has combined to tally 1,306 points, 378 rebounds, 382 assists and 206 steals in their careers while helping the squad to back-to-back OVC regular season championships in 2020 and 2021. Pipkin has spent her entire six-year career in a Skyhawk uniform while Robins has been a three-year starter for UT Martin since transferring from Louisville prior to the 2020-21 season.
The Skyhawks (10-14, 6-7 OVC) are hoping a trip back to the Elam Center will be the magic touch for the squad after splitting the four-game road trip with wins against SIUE and Evansville while falling to Lindenwood and Eastern Illinois. UT Martin has historically favored well in the Elam Center where it has posted a 98-19 record against OVC foes since 2010.
In the team's most recent outing, the Skyhawks visited Eastern Illinois where the Panthers are unbeaten during OVC play and sit atop the league standings. EIU came away with the 73-50 victory after holding the Skyhawks at or near season-lows in several categories. Serving as bright spots in the contest, Pipkin tallied a team-high 13 points off the bench while reining OVC Freshman of the Week Sharnecce Currie-Jelks added her third double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Little Rock (15-9, 12-1 OVC) enters the contest with a red-hot squad after winning 12 of its last 13 games – with its lone loss coming back at Eastern Illinois on Jan. 14. The Trojans entered the weekend ranks sixth nationally in scoring defense after allowing their opponents to score just 52.9 points per game.
Junior Sali Kourouma has been a major contributor for the Trojans after making her season debut in the team's first OVC matchup against UT Martin back in late December. Since that time, she is averaging 15.3 points (fifth in OVC play) and 7.2 rebounds per game (fourth in OVC play). She is the lone player in double figures while both Tia Harvey (9.8 ppg) and Faith Lee (9.7) are flirting with double-digit scoring performances.
Saturday's contest marks the sixth matchup against Little Rock in program history. UT Martin holds a slim 3-2 advantage in the series while Little Rock won the lone head-to-head matchup earlier this season after Tia Harvey launched a three-pointer at the buzzer to knock off the Skyhawks 45-44.
The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ while Chris Brinkley (play-by-play) and Eddie Suiter (analyst) will have the call locally on WCMT 1410 AM/100.5 FM. Those links - plus a link to follow along with live stats - can be found at the top of the webpage.
UT Martin will honor the careers of graduate guards Paige Pipkin and Seygan Robins prior to the game. This duo has combined to tally 1,306 points, 378 rebounds, 382 assists and 206 steals in their careers while helping the squad to back-to-back OVC regular season championships in 2020 and 2021. Pipkin has spent her entire six-year career in a Skyhawk uniform while Robins has been a three-year starter for UT Martin since transferring from Louisville prior to the 2020-21 season.
The Skyhawks (10-14, 6-7 OVC) are hoping a trip back to the Elam Center will be the magic touch for the squad after splitting the four-game road trip with wins against SIUE and Evansville while falling to Lindenwood and Eastern Illinois. UT Martin has historically favored well in the Elam Center where it has posted a 98-19 record against OVC foes since 2010.
In the team's most recent outing, the Skyhawks visited Eastern Illinois where the Panthers are unbeaten during OVC play and sit atop the league standings. EIU came away with the 73-50 victory after holding the Skyhawks at or near season-lows in several categories. Serving as bright spots in the contest, Pipkin tallied a team-high 13 points off the bench while reining OVC Freshman of the Week Sharnecce Currie-Jelks added her third double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Little Rock (15-9, 12-1 OVC) enters the contest with a red-hot squad after winning 12 of its last 13 games – with its lone loss coming back at Eastern Illinois on Jan. 14. The Trojans entered the weekend ranks sixth nationally in scoring defense after allowing their opponents to score just 52.9 points per game.
Junior Sali Kourouma has been a major contributor for the Trojans after making her season debut in the team's first OVC matchup against UT Martin back in late December. Since that time, she is averaging 15.3 points (fifth in OVC play) and 7.2 rebounds per game (fourth in OVC play). She is the lone player in double figures while both Tia Harvey (9.8 ppg) and Faith Lee (9.7) are flirting with double-digit scoring performances.
Saturday's contest marks the sixth matchup against Little Rock in program history. UT Martin holds a slim 3-2 advantage in the series while Little Rock won the lone head-to-head matchup earlier this season after Tia Harvey launched a three-pointer at the buzzer to knock off the Skyhawks 45-44.
The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ while Chris Brinkley (play-by-play) and Eddie Suiter (analyst) will have the call locally on WCMT 1410 AM/100.5 FM. Those links - plus a link to follow along with live stats - can be found at the top of the webpage.
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