Wednesday, March 1
Evansville, Ind.
1 pm
UT Martin
vs
Morehead State
NO. 5 UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS SET TO OPEN OVC BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST NO. 8 MOREHEAD STATE ON WEDNESDAY
2/27/2023 2:35:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The University of Tennessee at Martin women's basketball team will enter the 2023 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Championship presented by United Fidelity Bank as the fifth seed with a first round matchup against eighth seeded Morehead State on Wednesday, March 1. Tipoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. from the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind. and will be broadcast on ESPN+.
UT Martin enters the OVC Basketball Championship looking to build upon the team's recent success in the tournament, posting a 21-9 record in championship play under the direction of head coach Kevin McMillan. In addition to winning four consecutive tournament championships from 2011-14, the Skyhawks have advanced to the finals in four of the last five years.
The Skyhawks (13-16, 9-9 OVC) finished the regular season by winning back-to-back contests – including a 74-60 road matchup against Morehead State in the season finale. UT Martin finished the conference slate leading the league in free throw percentage (78.5 percent), steals (10.7 spg) and blocked shots (3.2 bpg) while ranking second in three-point field goals made (6.5).
Individually, the Skyhawks are led by OVC Freshman of the Year and All-OVC first team honoree Sharnecce Currie-Jelks who has claimed back-to-back OVC Player of the Week honors heading into the tournament while also earning a program-record nine OVC Freshman of the Week accolades. Currie-Jelks ranks third in the OVC in scoring (14.8 ppg) and field goal percentage (53.5 percent) while sitting fifth in rebounding (6.8 rpg).
Sophomore guard Shae Littleford also garnered All-OVC second team honors, averaging 12.5 points and 3.4 assists per game. Rounding out the Skyhawks in double figures offensively is graduate guard Paige Pipkin with 11.1 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.
Morehead State (10-19, 6-12 OVC) enters the tournament field having lost six of its last seven contest to close out the regular season. The Eagles boast a pair of All-OVC selections in five-time OVC Newcomer of the Week Veronica Charles (13.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 3.0 spg) and one of the nation's top assist leaders in Sandra Lin (7.0 ppg, 5.1 apg).
UT Martin swept the season series against Morehead State, winning both contests by an average of 14.5 points per game. The Skyhawks lead the all-time series by a narrow 31-29 margin but have beat the Eagles in eight consecutive head-to-head matchups.
The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ while Chris Brinkley (play-by-play) will have the call locally on WCMT Radio 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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UT Martin enters the OVC Basketball Championship looking to build upon the team's recent success in the tournament, posting a 21-9 record in championship play under the direction of head coach Kevin McMillan. In addition to winning four consecutive tournament championships from 2011-14, the Skyhawks have advanced to the finals in four of the last five years.
The Skyhawks (13-16, 9-9 OVC) finished the regular season by winning back-to-back contests – including a 74-60 road matchup against Morehead State in the season finale. UT Martin finished the conference slate leading the league in free throw percentage (78.5 percent), steals (10.7 spg) and blocked shots (3.2 bpg) while ranking second in three-point field goals made (6.5).
Individually, the Skyhawks are led by OVC Freshman of the Year and All-OVC first team honoree Sharnecce Currie-Jelks who has claimed back-to-back OVC Player of the Week honors heading into the tournament while also earning a program-record nine OVC Freshman of the Week accolades. Currie-Jelks ranks third in the OVC in scoring (14.8 ppg) and field goal percentage (53.5 percent) while sitting fifth in rebounding (6.8 rpg).
Sophomore guard Shae Littleford also garnered All-OVC second team honors, averaging 12.5 points and 3.4 assists per game. Rounding out the Skyhawks in double figures offensively is graduate guard Paige Pipkin with 11.1 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.
Morehead State (10-19, 6-12 OVC) enters the tournament field having lost six of its last seven contest to close out the regular season. The Eagles boast a pair of All-OVC selections in five-time OVC Newcomer of the Week Veronica Charles (13.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 3.0 spg) and one of the nation's top assist leaders in Sandra Lin (7.0 ppg, 5.1 apg).
UT Martin swept the season series against Morehead State, winning both contests by an average of 14.5 points per game. The Skyhawks lead the all-time series by a narrow 31-29 margin but have beat the Eagles in eight consecutive head-to-head matchups.
The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ while Chris Brinkley (play-by-play) will have the call locally on WCMT Radio 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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