Saturday, January 31
Macomb, Ill.
1 p.m.
UT Martin
at
Western Illinois
Skyhawks Try For Fifth Straight Win Saturday at Western Illinois
1/30/2026 3:35:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Date (Time): Sat., Jan. 31, 2026 (1 p.m.)
Opponent (Record): Western Illinois Leathernecks (17-3-9-2 OVC)
Head Coach: JD Gravina (William Jewell, 2000)
Record (Seas.) Overall/WIU: 346-274 (21st)/232-213 (15th Season)
Location (Arena): Macomb, Ill/ (Western Hall)
Radio: WCMT 100.5 FM (PxP: Chris Brinkley; Analyst: Davis Gregory)
TV/Streaming: ESPN+
UTM vs. WIU: UTM leads series 6-2
Opponent (Record): Western Illinois Leathernecks (17-3-9-2 OVC)
Head Coach: JD Gravina (William Jewell, 2000)
Record (Seas.) Overall/WIU: 346-274 (21st)/232-213 (15th Season)
Location (Arena): Macomb, Ill/ (Western Hall)
Radio: WCMT 100.5 FM (PxP: Chris Brinkley; Analyst: Davis Gregory)
TV/Streaming: ESPN+
UTM vs. WIU: UTM leads series 6-2
- The University of Tennessee at Martin women's basketball team picked up its fourth consecutive victory Thursday night with a convincing 64-46 win over Eastern Illinois at Groniger Arena in Charleston. After the Panthers scored the opening basket of the game, Brittani Wells quickly answered with a 3-pointer, giving the Skyhawks a lead they would never relinquish. UT Martin led by just five at halftime, but a monster third quarter in which they outscored Eastern Illinois, 21-11, helped seal the win. Individually, Brittani Wells led UT Martin with a career-high 16 points, while Kenley McCarn notched her second career double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds. Cam Ward scored a career-high 12 points, while Norah Clark registered a new career best in assists with a game-high seven, tying Brittani Wells for the most by a Skyhawk this season.
 - Kenley McCarn currently leads the Skyhawks with 16.7 points per game, while Zy Thompson and Sidni Middleton follow at 10.9 and 9.5, respectively. On the boards, Thompson leads UT Martin with 6.0 rebounds per game, while Brittani Wells leads in assists and steals at 3.9 and 2.1. As a team, the Skyhawks are averaging 66.0 points and 34.7 rebounds per game, while their opponents average 61.7 and 39.2. They are currently shooting 41.4-percent from the field, 29.3-percent from 3-point range and 74.2-percent at the free-throw line.
 - Western Illinois enters Saturday's contest at 17-3 overall, 9-2 in OVC play and has won four of its last five games, including a 69-55 win over Southeast Missouri Thursday. The Leathernecks currently average a league-best 77.0 points per game, while allowing 60.7. Western Illinois is shooting 45.1-percent from the floor, 33.6-percent from 3-point range, and 78.1-percent from the free-throw line. On the boards, Leathernecks average 37.2 rebounds per game, while giving up 33.0.
 - Mia Nicastro currently leads the OVC in points and rebounds per game at 23.6 and 10.2, respectively. Addi Brownfield follows Nicastro with 12.8 points per game, while Mallory Shetley averages 10.2. Raegan Grimes currently averages 17.0 points per game but has not played since Dec. 18 against Lindenwood.
 - Saturday will be the ninth all-time meeting between UT Martin and Western Illinois with the Skyhawks holding a 6-2 advantage. UT Martin won the first meeting between the two teams this season, 86-78, in a double overtime thriller in Martin. In Macomb, the series between the Skyhawks and Leathernecks is tied at one game apiece.
 - The Skyhawks have made a 3-point field goal in 532 consecutive games, a streak which dates back to Feb. 3, 2009 against Austin Peay and ranks seventh nationally.
 - With a double-double at Eastern Illinois, Kenley McCarn has now scored 10 or more points in each of the Skyhawks' 19 games this season. She is averaging 16.7 points on the season and has scored 10 or more points in 27 of her last 29 games.
 - Several Skyhawks turned in career and marquee performances against Eastern Illinois Thursday. Brittani Wells led UT Martin with a career-high 16 points, including going 3-for-6 from 3-point range, while Kenley McCarn notched her second career double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds. Cam Ward scored a career-high 12 points, to go along with six rebounds and a 4-for-4 performance at the free throw line. Meanwhile, Norah Clark registered a new career best in assists with a game-high seven, tying Brittani Wells for the most by a Skyhawk this season.
 - With one game left in January, the Skyhawks have already won the most games in the first month of the year, with six, since the 2020-21 season in which they won seven. UT Martin will have a chance to tie that mark Saturday at Western Illinois.
 - The Skyhawks currently have the 48th-best field goal percentage defense in the nation at 37.0, while they rank 66th in the nation in steals per game at 10.2. UT Martin is also 105th in the country in turnovers forced per game at 18.4. In addition, the Skyhawks are ranked 94th in defensive rebounds per game at 26.5. At the free throw line, UT Martin is 55th in the nation in free throws made per game (14.2), 80th in free throw attempts per game (19.2) and 72nd in free throw percentage (74.2).
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