SIUE Visits The Elam Center Saturday Afternoon

The Skyhawks took Ohio Valley Conference leader Eastern Illinois down to the wire Thursday, but ultimately fell, 51-48, at the Kathleen & Tom Elam Center in Martin, Tennessee.
The Skyhawks fell behind early in the game, but put together a 10-0 run in the frame and led by one at the end of the first quarter, 16-15. In the second, UT Martin expanded its lead and took a 30-25 lead into the locker room at the half.
However, in the second half, the shooting went cold for the Skyhawks, as they scored just six points in the third and 12 in the fourth on 33.3-percent shooting for the half. Despite losing the lead, UT Martin trimmed the lead to only three with 39 second left on a 3-pointer by Lexi Rubel. After a big stop on the defensive end of the ball, the Skyhawks had a look to tie the game at the buzzer on a three by Kenley McCarn. Ultimately, the shot did not fall, allowing the Panthers to remain undefeated in OVC play.
Anaya Brown led the Skyhawks in the game with 13 points and a team-highs of six rebounds and two blocks, while Littleford followed with 11. Kenley McCarn finished the game with eight points and five rebounds, while Rubel had seven points, five rebounds and a game-high five assist.
SIUE picked up its first OVC win of the season Thursday, a 76-70 overtime victory over Tennessee State at home. The Cougars are now 3-13 overall on the year and 1-6 in conference play. KK Rodriguez currently leads the Cougars in scoring with 13.2 points per game, while Brianna Woolidge leads on the boards at 4.8. The Cougars currently average 59.8 points per game on 35.2-percent shooting, while allowing 72.1 points per game on 41.9-percent shooting.
UT Martin leads the all-time series with SIUE, 25-10, overall and 13-5 in Martin. The Skyhawks have won four of the last five games in the series, eight of the last 10 and 12 of the last 14.
With two made 3-pointers against Eastern Illinois, the Skyhawks have now made at least one 3-point field goal in 499 consecutive games, a streak which dates back to Feb. 3, 2009, against Austin Peay and currently, ranks 7th nationally.
With six rebounds against Lindenwood, Anaya Brown remains 12th on UT Martin's career rebounding list with 548. Brown's next targets on the list are Larissa Maciarz at 11th with 600 and current UT Martin associate head coach Jasmine Newsome at 10th with 604.

SIUE Visits The Elam Center Saturday Afternoon

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Players Mentioned

Anaya Brown

Kenley McCarn

Lexi Rubel

SIUE Visits The Elam Center Saturday Afternoon

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Players Mentioned

Anaya Brown

Kenley McCarn

Lexi Rubel

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