Saturday, December 21
Evansville, Ind.
1 p.m.
UT Martin
3-9,1-1OVC
59
at
69
Southern Indiana
10-3,2-0OVC
1
2
3
4
F
UT Martin
14
15
9
21
59
Southern Ind.
15
27
11
16
69
Skyhawks Fall To USI On The Road Saturday
12/21/2024 3:37:00 PM | Women's Basketball
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Tennessee at Martin women's basketball team struggled to find its momentum Saturday and fell to Southern Indiana, 69-59, at Liberty Arena in Evansville.
The game back and forth in the first quarter, with the Skyhawks only trailing by one, 15-14, at the end of the frame. However, poor shooting by UT Martin in the second and third quarters, in which it made a combined seven field goals, led to Southern Indiana building what proved to be an insurmountable lead.
While Skyhawks began the third quarter on a 7-0 run, they would go to score just two more points over the remainder of the period. In the fourth, UT Martin outpaced the Eagles, 21-16, but ultimately, it was too little too late, as USI held on for the 10-point win.
The Skyhawks were outrebounded in the contest, 46-34, leading to an imbalance of second chance points in the Screaming Eagles' favor, 13-6. The Skyhawks did commit less turnovers in the contest at 19-15, which led to a 28-12 advantage for UT Martin in points off turnovers.
Shae Littleford led UT Martin in the game with 18 points on the back on a perfect 8-for-8 performance at the free throw line. Kenley McCarn was also perfect at the free throw line Saturday, going 4-for-4, and followed Littleford with 15 points.
Lexi Rubel led the Skyhawks on the boards in the game with eight rebounds, while Littleford also led the team in assists and blocks at three and one, respectively. Rubel, Littleford and the sisters McCarn, Kenley and Kaitlyn, helped fuel UT Martin's sixth 10-plus steal outing of the season with two each. The Skyhawks have now tallied 10 or more steals in each of their last three games.
UT Martin will now take some well-deserved time off for the Holidays before returning home on Sunday, Dec. 29 to close out their non-conference slate against Fisk. Tip-off from the Kathleen & Tom Elam Center in Martin is scheduled for 1 p.m.
The game back and forth in the first quarter, with the Skyhawks only trailing by one, 15-14, at the end of the frame. However, poor shooting by UT Martin in the second and third quarters, in which it made a combined seven field goals, led to Southern Indiana building what proved to be an insurmountable lead.
While Skyhawks began the third quarter on a 7-0 run, they would go to score just two more points over the remainder of the period. In the fourth, UT Martin outpaced the Eagles, 21-16, but ultimately, it was too little too late, as USI held on for the 10-point win.
The Skyhawks were outrebounded in the contest, 46-34, leading to an imbalance of second chance points in the Screaming Eagles' favor, 13-6. The Skyhawks did commit less turnovers in the contest at 19-15, which led to a 28-12 advantage for UT Martin in points off turnovers.
Shae Littleford led UT Martin in the game with 18 points on the back on a perfect 8-for-8 performance at the free throw line. Kenley McCarn was also perfect at the free throw line Saturday, going 4-for-4, and followed Littleford with 15 points.
Lexi Rubel led the Skyhawks on the boards in the game with eight rebounds, while Littleford also led the team in assists and blocks at three and one, respectively. Rubel, Littleford and the sisters McCarn, Kenley and Kaitlyn, helped fuel UT Martin's sixth 10-plus steal outing of the season with two each. The Skyhawks have now tallied 10 or more steals in each of their last three games.
UT Martin will now take some well-deserved time off for the Holidays before returning home on Sunday, Dec. 29 to close out their non-conference slate against Fisk. Tip-off from the Kathleen & Tom Elam Center in Martin is scheduled for 1 p.m.
Team Stats
UTM
USI
FG%
.316
.407
3FG%
.231
.318
FT%
.773
.778
RB
34
46
TO
15
19
STL
10
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
8
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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