Middleton’s Career Week Earns Her OVC Freshman Honors

Middleton’s Career Week Earns Her OVC Freshman Honors

12/23/2025 9:49:00 AM | Women's Basketball

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Sidney Middleton of the University of Tennessee at Martin women's basketball team was named as the Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Week, the league announced Tuesday.

Middleton set back-to-back career highs on the week with 20 points against Tennessee State and 25 against Tennessee Tech for an average of 22.5 points per game. Against the Tigers, she shot 54.5-percent (6-11) from the field and shot 69.2-percent (9-13) against Golden Eagles. She was also perfect at the free-throw line on the week at 13-for-13, going 8-for-8 at Tennessee State and 5-for-5 against Tennessee Tech.

On the season, she is averaging 10.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 2.0 steals per game, while shooting 39.3-percent from the floor, 25.0-percent from 3-point range and team-high 95.0-percent from the free throw line.

The Skyhawks will take a break for the Holidays before returning to action New Year's Day at the Tom & Kathleen Elam Center against Western Illinois at 1 p.m.