Skyhawks Open OVC Play With Win At Morehead State

Thursday, December 19

Morehead, Ky.

4 p.m.

UT Martin

3-8,1-0OVC

102

Morehead State

5-6,0-1OVC

UT Martin

102

Morehead St.

Skyhawks Open OVC Play With Win At Morehead State

12/19/2024 6:38:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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MOREHEAD, Ky. – The University of Tennessee at Martin women's basketball team cruised to a win in its OVC opener over Morehead State, 102-63, at Johnson Arena in Morehead, Kentucky Thursday evening.

After a close first quarter that saw UT Martin hold a slim 25-21 lead at the end, the Skyhawks then raced past the Eagles, outscoring them 77-42 over the final three stanzas of the game. The game marked the first time since Feb. 1, 2018, that the Skyhawks have scored 100-plus points against a conference opponent and the first time since Dec. 29, 2018, against Mississippi Valley that they scored 100-plus points against any opponent.

"We're getting better," said head coach Kevin McMillan after the game. "There are these specific pieces to the puzzle that have taken awhile to figure out. Kayana, Anaya and Deajah brought something tonight that we have not seen yet this season. We haven't played them together before and we did it today, kind of by accident, and they took it to another level. We're getting the pieces figured out and that will get us to where we need to be."

For the second time this season, five different Skyhawks reached double-figures in scoring. Kenley McCarn led the way for UT Martin with 24 points, marking her second 20-plus point performance of the season and the 13^th of her career. McCarn also led her team in rebounding on the night with eight, to go along with three assists and three steals.

Daejah Richmond and Kayana Armbrister both scored career-highs in the game with 19 and 13, respectively, while Anaya Brown and Shae Littleford each had 11 points. The Skyhawks shot a blistering 61.9-percent from the floor in the game, including 71.0-percent in the second half and 81.3-percent in the fourth quarter.

The Skyhawks continue their OVC opening weekend Saturday when they travel to Evansville to take on Southern Indiana. Tip-off against the Screaming Eagles at Liberty Arena is scheduled for 1 p.m.