2015-16 ut martin women's basketball media guide

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UT MARTIN SKYHAWKSBY THE NUMBERS

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3ALL-AMERICANS

7OVC

CHAMPIONSHIPS

5OVC PLAYERS

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5STRAIGHT

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2015-16 UT MARTIN WOMENS BASKETBALL: QUICK FACTS

UT MARTIN SKYHAWKSWOMENS BASKETBALL

TABLE OF CONTENTSSCHOOL INFORMATION

TEAM INFORMATION

COACHING STAFF

Name of School: University of tennessee at Martin (Ut Martin)locatioN: Martin, tenn.fouNded: 1900, senior College 1951eNrollmeNt: 7,042NickName: skyhawkscolorS: navy BlUe and orangeStadium: kathleen and toM elaM Center (skyhawk arena)capacity: 4,300affiliatioN: nCaa division icoNfereNce: ohio valleyiNterim chaNcellor: dr. roBert sMithdirector of athleticS: JUlio freire (arizona state, 1990)

2014-15 overall record: 22-21 h: 10-2 a: 10-6 n: 2-32014-15 coNfereNce fiNiSh: 16-0 (1st) h: 8-0 a: 8-0poStSeaSoN: woMens nit (first roUnd)playerS returNiNg/loSt 4/8StarterS returNiNg/loSt 3/2NewcomerS 10

womeNS BaSketBall coNtact: alex BoggiS, asst. sidphoNe: o:(731) 881-7694 / c:(618) 357-1536email: [email protected] fax: (731) 881-7624preSS Box phoNe: (731) 881-7694Sid mailiNg addreSS: 1022 elaM Center, 15 MoUnt Pelia road Martin, tenn. 38238weBSite: www.UtMsPorts.CoMSocial media haNdleS: @UtMsPorts/@UtM_gaMeday

head coach: kevin MCMillanalma mater: rhodes, 1989career record (yrS): 120-72 (seventh seasons)record at ut martiN (yrS): saMeaSSiStaNt coach: david rUssell, Union (1975), 6th seasonaSSiStaNt coach: heather BUtler, Ut Martin (2014), 1st seasonaSSiStaNt coach: david hart, Ut Martin (2014), 5th seasonaSSiStaNt coach: staCie evans, Ut Martin (2004), 6th seasongraduate aSSiStaNt: JasMine newsoMe, Ut Martin (2014), 1st season

PROGRAM HISTORY

firSt year of womeNS BaSketBall: 1969all-time record: 554-677all-time ovc record: 220-258all-time ovc tourNameNt record: 18-12ovc tourNameNt appearaNceS: 15laSt ovc tourNameNt appearaNce: 2015ovc champioNShipS: 4 (1998-99, 2011-12, 2013-14, 2014-15)ovc tourNameNt titleS: 4 (2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14)Ncaa tourNameNt: 4 (2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14)womeNS Nit: 1 (2014-15

sports information

INSIDE THE GUIDE:ut martiN By the NumBerS ......................................................... 2Quick factS .............................................................................. 3preSeaSoN NoteS ........................................................................ 4

COACHING/and SUPPORT STAFFhead coach keviN mcmillaN .................................................6-9aSSiStaNt coacheS .............................................................10-13Support Staff......................................................................14-15

MEET THE SKYHAWKS2015-16 roSterS .................................................................... 17returNiNg player BioS .........................................................18-25Newcomer player BioS ........................................................26-35radio/tv call Sheet ............................................................... 36

SEASON PREVIEWSeaSoN outlook .................................................................38-39oppoNeNtS .........................................................................40-44team BreakdowN ..................................................................... 45

2014-15 IN REVIEW2014-15 recap .................................................................47-48StatiSticS ............................................................................49-56SeaSoN iN photoS .................................................................... 57 game-By-game recapS .......................................................58-66

PROGRAM RECORD BOOKrecord Book .....................................................................68-771,000 poiNt ScorerS ..........................................................78-79SkyhawkS of diStiNctioN ......................................................80-83ut martiN hall of fame ......................................................84-85all-time SerieS reSultS .........................................................86-92coachiNg hiStory/coNfereNce StaNdiNgS ............................93-94year-By-year StatiSticS ............................................................ 95year-By-year reSultS ........................................................96-104coNfereNce tourNameNtS/iN-SeaSoN tourNameNtS .............105-106all-time roSter ..............................................................107-108hall of champioNS .........................................................110-115

THIS IS UT MARTINgame day at the elam ceNter .........................................118-119elam ceNter/Skyhawk areNa ...........................................120-121Skyhawk locker room ....................................................122-123Skyhawk athleticS ..........................................................124-125NotaBle alumNi ..................................................................... 126media iNformatioN ................................................................ 127Skyhawk radio Network ........................................................ 128ohio valley coNfereNce.................................................129-131Julio freire, director of athleticS ....................................132-133Skyhawk athleticS Staff ......................................................... 134

CREDITSThe 2015-16 UT Martin Womens Media Guide was written and produced by assistant sports information director Alex Boggis using Adobe InDesign CC 2015. Photos by Nathan Morgan, Trevor Ruszkowski, Alex Boggis and Tom Via along with special contributions from Timothy D. Sofranko. Layout designs/covers by Alex Boggis. Special assistance provided by Ryne

Rickman, Jake Rogers, Cayce Wainscott and Tom Via.

The University of Tennessee at Martin does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability or veteran status in provision of educational opportunities or employment opportunities and benefits. UT Martin does not discriminate on the basis of sex or disability in the education programs and activities which it operates, pursuant to requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as codified in 42 U.S.C. 2000D; Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Public Law 92 318; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Public Law 93-112; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Public Law 101-336; and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. This policy extends to both employment by and admission to the university. Inquiries concerning Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act should be directed to the Office of Equity and Diversity, 240 Gooch Hall, UT Martin, Martin, TN 38238-5002, 731-881-7202. Charges of violation of the above

policy also should be directed to the Equity and Diversity Officer. E05-0416-00-020-16


4SKYHAWK RADIO NETWORK

The flagship station for Skyhawk womens basketball is Mix 101.3 FM WCMT, while games can be broadcast on Star 95.1 FM and KYTN 104.9 FM. Chris Brinkley Begins his 15th year as Coordinator of the skyhawk radio network. toM Britt enters his 35th year as Play-By-Play Man for woMens BasketBall BroadCasts with Brinkley serving as the Color CoMMentator. for road gaMes, Brinkley will take over Play-By-Play resPonsiBilities with asst. sPorts inforMation direCtor alex Boggis Providing Color analysis.

FOLLOW US

the offiCial twitter of Ut Martin skyhawk athletiCs is @UtMsPorts while in gaMe UPdates Can Be foUnd at @UtM_gaMeday. skyhawk woMens BasketBalls aCCoUnt is @UtMartinwBB. these aCCoUnts featUres teaM news as well as live in-gaMe UPdates.

SKYHAWK NEWS ONLINE

UtMsPorts.CoM is the offiCial weBsite for Ut Martin athletiCs. it is the Best soUrCe for UP-to-date inforMation on the skyhawk woMens BasketBall teaM. rosters, Box sCores, CUMUlative statistiCs, Pre-gaMe notes and other Materials are availaBle on the site.

OVC DIGITAL NETWORK

video Coverage for every hoMe and ConferenCe skyhawk woMens BasketBall gaMe is availaBle online thoUgh the ovC digital network at www.ovCdigitalnetwork.CoM. the ovCdn also has on-deMand Content for all ovC sChools. links Can Be foUnd on the sChedUle Page on UtMsPorts.CoM.

SKYHAWKS IN PRINT

the naMe of oUr institUtion is the uNiverSity of teNNeSSee at martiN and if aBBreviated, shoUld Be referred to as ut martiN. the University of tennessee at Martin shoUld Be Used as the first referenCe in a news story. Ut Martin shoUld Be Used in sUBseqUent referenCes and UtM is aCCePtaBle in headlines. teNNeSSee-martiN, ut-martiN, ut or martiN shoUld Never be Used. the desCriPtion skyhawks shoUld Be Used to rePresent all Ut Martin athletiC teaMs. hawks shoUld never Be Used.

COLLEGEINSIDER.COMWOMENS MID-MAJOR TOP 25

Rec. Pts. Prev. 1. Florida Gulf Coast (22) 0-0 735 - 2. Chattanooga (3) 0-0 720 - 3. Princeton (3) 0-0 709 - 4. Gonzaga (2) 0-0 673 - 5. James Madison (1) 0-0 643 - 6. Green Bay 0-0 617 - 7. Ohio 0-0 529 - 8. UALR 0-0 467 - 9. Wichita State 0-0 409 - 10. South Dakota State 0-0 405 - 11. Quinnipiac 0-0 404 - 12. Saint Marys 0-0 387 - 13. San Diego 0-0 341 - 14. Albany 0-0 337 - 15. BYU 0-0 336 - 16. Stetson 0-0 283 - 17. Wright State 0-0 258 - 18. Liberty 0-0 231 - 19. Akron 0-0 220 - 20. Hawaii 0-0 194 - 21. South Dakota 0-0 145 - 22. UT Martin 0-0 123 - 23. Maine 0-0 97 - 24. CSU Bakersfield 0-0 95 - 25. Arkansas State 0-0 84 -

WARD TABBED ALL-OVC Jessy ward retUrns for her seCond year in a skyhawk UniforM after Being naMed to the ovC all-newCoMer sqUad last season. ward Played in all 33 gaMes while earning 32 starts for the skyhawks en roUte to also Being naMed to the all ohio valley seCond teaM By College sPorts Madness after averaging 10.9 Points and 2.2 assists Per gaMe. she sCored 360 Points on the season, inClUding 261 Points froM Beyond the arC. the Clarksville, native led the ovC in three-Point field goal PerCentage at 40.3 PerCent while sitting first in three-Point field goals Per gaMe with 2.64. she sCored 20 Points or More three tiMes while reaChing doUBle figUres on 18 different oCCasions. the Best PerforManCe of her Career CaMe at tennessee teCh, sCoring 26 Points while tossing in seven three-Pointers.

MADNESS HONORS TRIO

three MeMBers of the Ut Martin woMens BasketBall teaM were honored By College sPorts Madness on the PUBliCations all-ohio valley Preseason all-ConferenCe teaMs. kevin MCMillan was taBBed to PiCk UP his seCond straight ovC CoaCh of the year honors while the dUo of Jessy ward and katie sChUBert Both garnered sPots on the all-ConferenCe teaMs. MCMillan has Posted a 120-73 reCord in his six seasons as head CoaCh while ward and sChUBert Both retUrn in the BaCkCoUrt after leading the teaM to a PerfeCt 16-0 reCord last season in ovC Play.

SKYHAWKS PICKED TO FINISH 2ND in a Preseason Poll of the leagUes head CoaChes and sPorts inforMation direCtors, Ut Martin has Been seleCted to finish seCond in the ohio valley ConferenCe as annoUnCed at the ConferenCes annUal Media day on oCt. 20, 2015. the skyhawks PiCked UP 10 first PlaCes votes while wraPPing UP 213 Points overall after finishing last season 16-0 in ovC Play. last years rUnner-UP siUe was PiCked to win the leagUe after reCeiving 10 first PlaCe votes and 226 total Points.

FANS PACK THE ELAM CENTER

in a stUdy whiCh ranked the teaMs in division i woMens BasketBall attendanCe, Ut Martin lead all ovC PrograMs in hoMe attendanCe with 27,012 PeoPle CoMing throUgh the tUrnstiles of the kathleen and toM elaM Center last season. hosting a total of 12 hoMe gaMes last season, the skyhawks averaged 2,251 PeoPle Per Contest, ranking as the toP ovC MeMBer and well aBove the national average of 1,519 and nearly 3x the leagUe average of 874.

Ohio Valley Conference AttendanceSchool Games Attendance Avg.UT Martin 12 27,012 2,251Tennessee Tech 11 14,081 1,280SIUE 11 13,265 1,206Morehead State 14 14,904 1,175Southeast Missouri 13 11,136 857Tennessee State 14 10,161 726Jacksonville State 13 9,370 721 Belmont 12 7,433 619Austin Peay 13 7,654 589Murray State 15 7,139 476Eastern Illinois 13 5,849 450 Eastern Kentucky 11 4,125 375

Home COURT ADVANTAGE

Ut Martin has tallied 206 hoMe viCtories sinCe 1995, Making the friendly Confines of the elaM Center a daUnting PlaCe for visiting teaMs. dUring MCMillans tenUre the skyhawks have Posted a 60-13 reCord at hoMe sinCe taking over as head CoaCh, Posting an .822 winning PerCentage.

OLD FACES, NEW ROLES the PrograMs all-tiMe leading sCoring dUo of heather BUtler and JasMine newsoMe have retUrned to Ut Martin with different roles in hand. after sUCCessfUl Playing Careers Both Collegiately and internationally, the Pair has Joined the CoaChing staff Prior to the 2015-16 season. BUtler was hired as the PrograMs no. 2 assistant CoaCh while newsoMe retUrns as a gradUate assistant. the Pair led Ut Martin to new heights dUring their Playing Careers. the skyhawks went to foUr ConseCUtive nCaa toUrnaMents while winning a Pair of ovC regUlar season titles and foUr ovC toUrnaMent Crowns. the dUo CoMBined to sCore 5,431 Career Points while ranking no. 1 and 2 in ovC history with 2,865 and 2,566 Points, resPeCtively. BUtler also BeCaMe the first Player in ovC history to Make a roster in the wnBa.

SKYHAWKS PERFECT IN OVC PLAY

with a PerfeCt reCord of 16-0, the skyhawks BeCaMe JUst the sixth teaM in the ovCs 39 years of woMens BasketBall history to finish the regUlar season with a PerfeCt ConferenCe reCord in 2014-15. additionally, the skyhawks BeCaMe only the seCond teaM in leagUe history to ever go 16-0, MatChing aUstin Peays 2002-03 sqUad. overall, six teaMs are Undefeated in ConferenCe Play in the CoUntry.

OVC Undefeated TeamsTeam Record SeasonTennessee Tech 10-0 1978-79Middle Tennessee 6-0 1979-80Middle Tennessee 10-0 1982-83Tennessee Tech 12-0 1989-90Austin Peay 16-0 2002-03UT Martin 16-0 2014-15

SKYHAWKS THRIVE IN ovc PLAY

sinCe head CoaCh kevin MCMillan took over Prior to the 2009-2010 season, the skyhawks have Posted a 79-21 overall reCord in ovC Play, good for a winning PerCentage of .790, while winning 12-of-14 ovC toUrnaMent MatChUPs. the skyhawks havent lost BaCk-to-BaCk gaMes sinCe feB. 13, 2010 and have won 43 of the last 45 gaMes against ConferenCe oPPonents sinCe the 2012-13 season - inClUding 21 ConseCUtive regUlar season wins dating BaCk to the 2013-14 season. the skyhawks have won three ConferenCe ChaMPionshiPs in the Past foUr seasons, Posting 15-1 reCords in Both 2012 and 2014 while going 16-0 in 2015.

FOUR TABBED TO OVC HONOR ROLL

the qUartet of haley howard, Chelsea roBerts, katie sChUBert and Jessy ward all PiCked UP ovC CoMMissioners honor roll honors for the 2014-15 aCadeMiC year after CoMPiling at least a 3.25 grade Point average. sChUBert PiCked UP the third of her Career while roBerts earned her seCond. Both howard and ward earned their first awards.

NCAA MOVES TO QUARTERS MODEL

BaCk in JUne the national Collegiate athletiC assoCiation Playing rUles oversight Panel aPProved Moving woMens BasketBall gaMes to a new forMat whiCh inClUdes foUr 10-MinUte qUarters for the UPCoMing season, Changing froM the 20-MinUte halves the sPort has Used in PrevioUs nCaa CoMPetition. along highlighted rUles Changes is the addition of Ball advanCeMent to Mid-CoUrt in the final 59.9 seConds of the gaMe with a Called tiMeoUt, the redUCtion in tiMeoUts to foUr, the eliMination of one-and-one foUl shots and adJUstMents to the 10-seCond BaCkCoUrt CoUnt.

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KEVIN McMILLAN

HEAD COACH Seventh YEAR

PERSONAL

Birthdate: aPril 26, 1967Birthplace: arkadelPhia, ark.Family: Paige (wife) Matt, Benn and alli (Children)

EDUCATION

UndergradUate: Rhodes College, 1989 Masters: Middle Tennessee, 2007

PLAYING CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Began CaReeR aT Wake FoRResT in 1985 Played ThRee yeaRs aT Rhodes College, 86-89 1988 sCaC PlayeR oF The yeaR ThRee-TiMe sCaC all-ConFeRenCe seleCTion Ranked no. 9 all-TiMe Rhodes (1,372 PTs)

CAREER HEAD COACHING RECORDS

aT UT MaRTin, 120-73, in seven seasons aT giBson CoUnTy hs, 62-6 in TWo yRs aT WesTvieW hs, 196-73 in eighT yRs aT MillingTon CenTRal hs, 177-47 in six yRs

CHAMPIONSHIPS

OhiO Valley COnferenCe ChaMpiOnship: 2011-12, 2013-14, 2014-15 OVC tOUrnaMent ChaMpiOnship: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

COACHING HONORS

2009-10 ovC CoaCh oF The yeaR 2010-11 TsWa WoMens CoaCh oF The yeaR 2014-15 ovC CoaCh oF The yeaR

the eighth head CoaCh in Ut Martin woMens BasketBall history, kevin MCMillan enters his seventh year at the helM of the skyhawk PrograM as the sChools all-tiMe wins leader with 120 Career viCtories.

overall, the skyhawks have won seven ohio valley ConferenCe titles dUring his six years at Ut Martin inClUding three regUlar season titles and foUr toUrnaMent Crowns. the skyhawks have also reaChed the Postseason eaCh of the Past five seasons while reaChing the nCaa toUrnaMent in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 while earning a Bid to the woMens nit in 2015. additionally, the PrograM has reCorded foUr 20-win seasons in the Past five years with the skyhawks Posting a 120-72 reCord Under MCMillan, inClUding a 79-21 Mark in ConferenCe Play.

the 2014-15 season kePt with the theMe of several PrograM firsts within MCMillans tenUre while the sqUads 22-11 overall reCord Marked the PrograMs seventh 20-win season. Ut Martin notChed yet another PieCe of ovC history after BeCoMing JUst the sixth teaM in leagUe history to finish the ConferenCe season with an UnBleMished reCord and JUst the seCond to finish 16-0. with the PerfeCt ConferenCe reCord, the skyhawks ClinChed their third ovC season title in the last foUr years while Posting a leagUe reCord of 46-2 dUring the stretCh. the season also served as the fifth ConseCUtive Postseason aPPearanCe for the skyhawks after earning an invitation to the woMens national invitational toUrnaMent against ole Miss.

the skyhawks were led By the Play of soPhoMore ashia Jones who BeCaMe the PrograMs seCond assoCiated Press all-aMeriCan while also Bringing hoMe ovC feMale athlete of the year, ovC Player of the year, tswa woMens BasketBall Player of the year and national Mid-MaJor Player of the year honors after averaging 23.4 Points, 5.7 reBoUnds and 2.8 assists Per gaMe. Jones ranked foUrth in the nation is sCoring while setting new single-season reCords in Points (772), field goals Made (287) and 30-PlUs Point gaMes (10). newCoMer Jessy ward also earned all-newCoMer honors after averaging 11.7 Points Per gaMe and leading the ovC in three-Point field goals Made (87), three-Point field goals Per gaMe (2.64) and three-Point field goal PerCentage (40.3 PerCent).

MCMillans 2013-14 sqUad reCorded its sixth ovC ChaMPionshiP dUring a foUr-year Period with Both a regUlar season and toUrnaMent ChaMPionshiP. the MCMillan led skyhawks set new PrograM reCords in viCtories with 24, while setting a new single season sCoring reCord with 2,681 Points en roUte to reCeiving the PrograMs first votes in the Usa today sPorts toP 25 CoaChes Poll and a near UPset in the nCaa toUrnaMent against no. 7 north Carolina.

the skyhawks were led By the Play of two PreMier senior gUards in heather BUtler and JasMine newsoMe. BUtler finished her Career as Ut Martin and the ovCs all-tiMe leading sCorer with 2,865 Career Points after Being naMed the leagUes Player of the year. BUtler finished tied for 16th on the nCaas all-tiMe sCoring list while sCoring in doUBle figUres every gaMe of her Career, sPanning 129 gaMes and ranking fifth all-tiMe. she also left the skyhawks as the Best three-Point shooter in nCaa history after tying the Career three-Pointers reCord with 392.

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Joining BUtler with Postseason aCColades was the highly deCorated newsoMe. newsoMe notChed her third ovC defensive Player of the year honor while finishing her skyhawk Career as the sChool and leagUes seCond all-tiMe leading sCorer seCond to BUtler with 2,566 Career Points. the two-tiMe ovC Player of the year was also naMed all-Mid MaJor Player of the year and Mid MaJor all-aMeriCan By College sPorts Madness.

in his foUrth year, the skyhawks notChed their third ConseCUtive ovC toUrnaMent ChaMPionshiP dUring the 2012-13 season, downing no. 2 seed tennessee teCh 87-80 in overtiMe on MarCh 9, 2013. with the viCtory, Ut Martin woUld advanCe to their third straight triP to the nCaa toUrnaMent, to take on the notre daMe fighting irish. the skyhawks sUffered a 97-64 setBaCk to the eventUal national ChaMPionshiP rUnner-UP desPite BUtler sCoring a toUrnaMent-Best 37 Points in the Contest.

the sqUad was led By a Pair of all-ovC first teaMers in newsoMe (22.6 Points Per gaMe) and BUtler (22.4) who Both ranked in the toP-10 in the nation in sCoring, finishing fifth and sixth, resPeCtively. newsoMe CaPtUred her seCond straight ovC Player of the year honor along with her seCond ovC defensive Player of the year troPhy en roUte to the PrograMs first all-aMeriCan honoraBle Mention aCColade. BUtler set an nCaa reCord By Making a three-Pointer in 80 ConseCUtive gaMes and with 34 ConseCUtive gaMes in a season.

McMillan Career Coaching Year-by-Year

YEAR Overall OVC Finish POSTSEASON

2009-10 11-19 .366 8-10 .444 4th OVC Tournament2010-11 21-11 .656 14-4 .777 2nd OVC Tournament OVC Tournament Championship NCAA Tournament First Round2011-12 23-9 .719 15-1 .938 1st OVC Champions OVC Tournament Championship NCAA Tournament First Round2012-13 19-15 .559 11-5 .688 4th OVC Tournament OVC Tournament Championship NCAA Tournament First Round2013-14 24-8 750 15-1 .938 1st OVC Champions OVC Tournament OVC Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament First Round2014-15 22-11 .667 16-0 1.000 1st OVC Champions OVC Tournament WNIT First RoundOVERALL 120-73 .622 79-21 .790 Five Postseason Appearances

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memphiS ............................0-2miami (ohio) ....................1-0miSSiSSippi valley St. ..........1-0miSSouri ...........................0-4morehead State .................5-3murray State ..................11-2North caroliNa ................0-1NortherN keNtucky ............0-1NorthweSterN ....................0-1Notre dame ......................0-1ole miSS ...........................0-1ohio State ........................0-1pepperdiNe .........................0-1purdue ..............................0-2QuiNNipiac ........................1-0SaiNt louiS ........................2-0Samford ...........................0-1SoutheaSt miSSouri ..........12-0Siu edwardSville ...............4-4SoutherN illiNoiS ................3-1SoutherN miSSiSSippi ............2-0StaNford ..........................0-1teNNeSSee...........................0-1teNNeSSee State ..................8-2teNNeSSee tech ...................8-2uaB.................................0-1vaNderBilt.........................0-2wiNthrop ..........................1-0total ..........................120-73

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coach (program) w l % 1. larry inMan (MtsU/ekU/tsU) 523 351 .598 2. Bill worrell (ttU) 408 190 .682 3. lewis Bivens (MtsU) 182 103 .639 4. Marynell Meadors (ttU) 181 100 .730 5. teresa PhilliPs (tsU) 146 155 .485 6. ed arnzen (seMo) 144 155 .482 7. Brady sallee (eiU) 136 116 .540 8. MiCkey wells (Mor) 132 70 .653 9. kevin MCMillan (UtM) 120 73 .62210. sUsie gardner (aPsU) 112 93 .546

*wiNNiNg perceNtage doeS Not iNclude tieS

9th most wins IN OVC HISTORY

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in 2011-12, MCMillans skyhawks CaPtUred their seCond ovC toUrnaMent ChaMPionshiP in PrograM history, downing no. 3 seed tennessee teCh 82-65 on MarCh 5. with the viCtory, Ut Martin advanCed to Make its seCond ConseCUtive nCaa toUrnaMent aPPearanCe, traveling to the horizon Center in roseMont, ill., to take on the tennessee lady vols. the skyhawks sUffered a 72-49 setBaCk to the hands of alUMnUs Pat head sUMMitt.

Consisting of a roster of Mostly west tennessee Players, the skyhawks went 23-9 with a 15-1 ovC Mark desPite having a relatively yoUng roster whiCh featUred JUst one senior. the 23-win season was the seCond ConseCUtive 20-win slate for the skyhawks while also leading the nation is sCoring with 80.1 Points Per gaMe. the skyhawks were also the nations toP teaM in assist-to-tUrnover ratio (1.43) and sixth in assists (17.7 aPg).

the skyhawks were led By the soPhoMore dUo of BUtler and newsoMe after Being naMed to the all-ovC first teaM for the seCond ConseCUtive season, as well as the all-ovC toUrnaMent sqUad. BUtler was naMed ovC toUrnaMent Most valUaBle Player. BUtler was the nations foUrth leading sCorer (23.8 Points Per gaMe) while newsoMe was the 18th leading sCorer (19.6 PPg). the trio of BUtler, newsoMe and JaClissa haisliP CoMBined to win eight adidas ovC Player of the week awards.

the 2010-11 season laid the foUndation for the fUtUre, as three different skyhawks CoMBined to win an ovC reCord 13 freshMen of the week honors along with the ovC teaM sPortsManshiP award. MCMillans gUided the teaM to a seCond PlaCe finish dUring the regUlar season Before winning the PrograMs first ovC toUrnaMent title. with the title, the skyhawks earned its first Berth in the nCaa toUrnaMent and Played at CaMeron indoor arena against the dUke BlUe devils.

the skyhawks went 21-11 with a 14-4 ovC Mark in 2010-11 desPite having a roster that was the yoUngest teaM in aMeriCa (only two years of division-i exPerienCe heading into the season). the 20-win season was the first sinCe 1998-99 and foUrth 20-win CaMPaign in PrograM history.


MCMillans first season at Ut Martin was a transforMation in every sense of the work as he took over a PrograM that had JUst finished 2-27 and went winless in ConferenCe Play. Under his direCtion the skyhawks finished the 2010-11 season with an overall reCord 11-19 while Making the PrograMs first ovC toUrnaMent aPPearanCe sinCe 2006-07. MCMillan took his teaM all the way to the seMifinals of the toUrnaMent along with Being naMed ovC CoaCh of the year and tswa woMens Co-head CoaCh of the year.

Prior to Being naMed head CoaCh of the skyhawks on JUne 15, 2009, MCMillan Posted a deCorated Career as a high sChool CoaCh within the state of tennessee. throUgh his 17 years in the PreP ranks, the aCCUMUlated a reCord of 435-126 while winning one state ChaMPionshiPs and sPorting six state toUrnaMent aPPearanCes. he has had CoaChing stints at giBson CoUnty high sChool in dyer (2007-09), westview high sChool in Martin (1997-2005) and Millington high sChool in Millington (1990-97). MCMillan was twiCe naMed the JaCkson sUns west tennessee CoaCh of the year in 2003 and 2009, while Being taBBed distriCt CoaCh of the year 10 tiMes. he also sPent two season as an assistant CoaCh at Middle tennessee state.

MCMillan Played BasketBall at wake forest for one season (1985) Before transferring to rhodes College to finish oUt his Career froM 1986-89. at rhodes, he was a three-tiMe all-ConferenCe seleCtion and in 1988 was naMed the soUthern Collegiate athletiC ConferenCe Player of the year. in only three seasons, he sCored 1,372 Career Points and still ranks ninth all-tiMe at rhodes for Career Points sCored.

MCMillan reCeived his BaChelors degree in Math and BUsiness in 1989 froM rhodes, then CoMPleted his Masters in health and hUMan PerforManCe at Middle tennessee in 2007. he and his wife Paige have two sons, Matt and Ben, along with one daUghter, alli.

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WON THREE OVC REGULAR SEASON TITLES

2012, 2014, 2015WON FOUR OVC TOURNAMENT TITLES 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014PARTICIPATED IN FOUR NCAA TOURNAMENTS

2011, 2012, 2013, 2014EARNED BERTH TO WOMENS NIT 2015GARNERED PROGRAMS FIRST VOTES IN USA TODAY POLL

WON TWO OVC COACH OF THE YEAR

2010, 2015THREE ALL-AMERICANS

JaSmiNe NewSome, 2013 heather Butler, 2014 aShia JoNeS, 2015TWO OVC ATHLETES OF THE YEAR

heather Butler 2014 aShia JoNeS 2015FOUR OVC PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

JaSmiNe NewSome, 2012 & 2013 heather Butler, 2014 aShia JoNeS, 2015THREE OVC DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

JaSmiNe NewSome, 2011, 2013, 2014TWO OVC FRESHMEN OF THE YEAR

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david rUssell enters his seventh season as an assistant with the Ut Martin woMens BasketBall teaM after Being reCognized as one of the Best high sChool CoaChes in tennessee history.

while an assistant at Ut Martin, the skyhawks have won foUr ohio valley ConferenCe toUrnaMent ChaMPionshiPs, aPPeared in foUr nCaa toUrnaMents, tallied three ovC regUlar season ChaMPionshiPs and earned a Bit to the woMens nit. the skyhawks have also registered foUr 20-win seasons while Posting three all-ovC first teaM PerforManCes and a Pair of assoCiated Press all-aMeriCans.

known in the CoaChing CoMMUnity as a defensive gUrU, rUssell PUt his defensive staMP on a reCord-setting skyhawk sqUad with oUtsCored its oPPonents By 12.3 Points Per gaMe, inClUding a reMarkaBle +22.0 sCoring Margin against ovC oPPonents in 2013-14. the skyhawks PressUre defense forCed their oPPonents into 643 tUrnovers while tallying 330 steals, nearly doUBling the work of their oPPonents.

PriMarily working with the skyhawk forwards, rUssell was integral in the advanCeMent of skyhawks ashia Jones and riCkiesha Bryant.

in her Brief two year stint with the skyhawks, Jones soared UP the PrograMs all-tiMe sCoring leaderBoard. after an iMPressive freshMan season whiCh saw Jones earn freshMan of the year, all-ovC seCond teaM and all-newCoMer honors, she took her gaMe to another level in her soPhoMore CaMPaign.

Jones BeCaMe the PrograMs seCond assoCiated Press all-aMeriCan while also Bringing hoMe ovC feMale athlete of the year, ovC Player of the year, tswa woMens BasketBall Player of the year and national Mid-MaJor Player of the year honors after averaging 23.4 Points, 5.7 reBoUnds and 2.8 assists Per gaMe. she ranked foUrth in the nation is sCoring while setting new single-season reCords in Points (772), field goals Made (287) and 30-PlUs Point gaMes (10). she also BeCaMe the third fastest Player in sChool history to reaCh the 1,000 Point PlateaU after aCCoMPlishing the feat in her 57th aPPearanCe.

Bryant also took a Big leaP Under the tUtelage of rUssell in 2012-13. she set a Ut Martin single-season reCord for highest field goal PerCentage (.642), Converting 129 of her 201 atteMPts. she CraCked doUBle-figUres in the sCoring ColUMn on 18 different oCCasions inClUding 17 tiMes in the final 23 gaMes of her senior season. she also led the ovC and set a single-season sChool reCord for BloCks, swatting away 85 shot atteMPts. inClUded in the reCord, she tUrned away at least foUr BloCks in 11 different gaMes, along with an eight BloCk PerforManCe at MUrray state with tied a Ut Martin single-gaMe reCord with had stood sinCe 1986.

rUssell, who BUilt his legaCy in the PreP ranks at Bradford and giBson CoUnty, CaPtUred six state ChaMPionshiPs and won More than 950 gaMes dUring his illUstrioUs 35 year PreP Career. he took his teaMs to the state toUrnaMent an astoUnding 17 tiMes.

rUssell, Began his high sChool CoaChing Career at Medina. he then sPent 21 seasons at Bradford and 11 at giBson CoUnty, winning the last of his state titles in his final gaMe as the lady Pioneers skiPPer.

he Joined MCMillan on the UtM BenCh Before the 2010-11 season. he also served as an assistant CoaCh to MCMillan in 2009 when MCMillan led the lady Pioneers to their first Class aa state title and an Undefeated 37-0 reCord.

rUssell is a MeMBer of the tssaa hall of faMe following his 2013 indUCtion.

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heather BUtler Begins her Collegiate CoaChing Career at Ut Martin after Being widely renowned as one of the PrograMs all-tiMe greats, PUshing the PrograM to foUr ovC toUrnaMent titles and foUr ConseCUtive nCaa toUrnaMent aPPearanCes. along with nUMeroUs aCColades, BUtler BeCaMe not only Ut Martins first, BUt the ConferenCes first Player to Make a wnBa roster after signing with the san antonio stars.

no stranger to the ovC or Ut Martin, BUtler ranks as the ConferenCes all-tiMe leading sCorer with 2,865 Career Points ranking 16th in nCaa woMens BasketBall history. she was naMed the 2014 ovC Player of the year along with Being reCognized as an all-ovC first teaM PerforMer all foUr years ranging froM 2010-14. she sCored in doUBle figUres in 129 ConseCUtive gaMes (every gaMe of her Career) ranking as the seCond longest streak in nCaa history while ranking fifth overall.

a finalist for the 2014 nanCy lieBerMan award along with Being a finalist for the senior Class award and noMinee for the allstate wBCa good works teaM, BUtler added the distinCtion of ovC feMale athlete of the year to her Portfolio. additional aCColades inClUde Being naMed tennessee sPorts hall of faMe aMateUr athlete of the year along with tennessee sPorts writers assoCiation woMens BasketBall Player of the year.

BUtler holds Ut Martin reCords for: single gaMe Points (44, two oCCasions in 2014); single gaMe field goals atteMPted (34, 2012); single gaMe three-Point field goals Made (nine, 2014); single gaMe three-Point field goals atteMPted (16, 2012); single season field goals atteMPted (704, 2013); single season three-Point field goals Made (105, 2013); single season three-Point field goals atteMPted (319, 2013); Career Points (2,865); Career field goals Made (958); Career field goals atteMPted (2417); Career three-Point field goals Made (392); and Career three-Point field goals atteMPted (1074).

she owns a Pair of nCaa reCords with 80 ConseCUtive gaMes with a three-Point field goal Made along with a single season reCord of 34 ConseCUtive gaMes in 2012-13. she sCored at reCord PaCes dUring her Career, BeCoMing the nCaas 21st Player with 2,800 Points while BeCoMing the first Player to reaCh 2,000 Points at Ut Martin and fastest to reaCh the 1,000 Point PlateaU (JUst 50 gaMes).

Before attending Ut Martin, BUtler PrePPed at giBson CoUntry high sChool where she led the teaM to an Undefeated 39-0 season in 2008-09 en roUte to a distriCt, regional and tennessee state ChaMPionshiPs. a Class aa Miss BasketBall finalist, she has sinCe had her Jersey retired and Been indUCted into the giBson CoUntry athletiC hall of faMe.

BUtler earned her BaChelors degree froM Ut Martin in 2014 with a degree in health and hUMan PerforManCe.

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david hart enters his fifth season as an assistant CoaCh with the skyhawk woMens BasketBall PrograM.

hart initially Joined the PrograM dUring the 2010-11 season as a volUnteer assistant, serving in that role for three years. following a one year hiatUs, hart retUrned to the BenCh Prior to the 2014-15 seasons as the PrograMs toP reCrUiter.

dUring his tenUre with the PrograM, the skyhawks have notChed foUr Postseason aPPearanCes inClUding three nCaa toUrnaMent Berths in 2011, 2012 & 2013 while ClinChing a Bid to the woMens nit in 2015. the skyhawks have also

registered three 20-win seasons while Posting three all-ovC first teaM PerforManCes and a Pair of assoCiated Press all-aMeriCans.

hart has Been involved in the woMens BasketBall gaMe for nearly 15 years at the aaU, high sChool and Collegiate levels. as a CoaCh, he led the tennessee wings to a Pair of toP-10 finishes nationally. hart also served as a volUnteer assistant BasketBall CoaCh at westview high sChool in Martin, teaMing with skyhawk head CoaCh kevin MCMillan for two state toUrnaMent aPPearanCes in 2001 and 2003, where the Chargers PlaCed rUnner-UP. he also reaChed the state toUrnaMent as a MeMBer of the staff in 2006 and 2009.

hart is a 1991 gradUate of the University of tennessee at Martin with a degree in aCCoUnting. he is also a liCensed Certified PUBliC aCCoUntant and a Partner at alexander thoMPson arnold CPas. hart resides with his wife dana, and two sons niCholas and kyle in Martin.

ASSISTANT COACH

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staCie evans Begins her sixth season with the woMens BasketBall PrograM, while entering her first season as a fUll-tiMe assistant.

evans transitions froM her Position as the aCadeMiC sUPPort serviCes Coordinator in the Ut Martin dePartMent of interCollegiate athletiCs to Move UP a seat on the BenCh after serving as the teaMs aCadeMiC CoaCh while assisting with teaM travel oPerations for the Past five seasons.

dUring her tenUre with the PrograM, the skyhawks have won foUr ohio valley ConferenCe toUrnaMent ChaMPionshiPs, aPPeared in foUr nCaa toUrnaMents, tallied three ovC regUlar season ChaMPionshiPs and earned a Bit to the woMens nit. the skyhawks have also registered foUr 20-win seasons while Posting three all-ovC first teaM PerforMers and a Pair of assoCiated Press all-aMeriCans.

evans is no stranger to head CoaCh kevin MCMillan with their history dating BaCk to her high sChool Career. she sPent her senior year as a stUdent-athlete Under MCMillan in his first season at westview high sChool.

evans, a Martin native, gradUated froM Ut Martin in 2004, earning a BaChelors degree in health and hUMan PerforManCe with a ConCentration in sPorts ManageMent.

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JasMine newsoMe transitions to a new role on the Ut Martin woMens BasketBall staff as a gradUate assistant after ranking as one of the PrograMs all-tiMe greats. dUring her tenUre with the skyhawks, newsoMe helPed lead the sqUad to the foUr ovC toUrnaMent titles and foUr ConseCUtive nCaa toUrnaMent aPPearanCes.

newsoMe reJoins the skyhawks after a stellar Career whiCh saw the forMer gUard rank as the PrograM and ohio valley ConferenCes seCond all-tiMe sCorer with 2,566 Career Points. she was twiCe naMed ovC Player of the year while notChing three defensive Player of the year awards. a foUr-tiMe all-ovC first teaM seleCtion, newsoMe BeCaMe the PrograMs first assoCiated Press all-aMeriCan following her JUnior

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additional aCColades inClUde Being naMed tennessee sPorts hall of faMe aMateUr athlete of the year along Being taBBed College sPorts Madness all Mid-MaJor Player of the year and a first teaM all-aMeriCan seleCtion By the PUBliCation. she started every gaMe of her 131 gaMe Career, while setting PrograM single gaMe reCords in Points and assists. she tallied 44 Points in a viCtory over qUinniPiaC Before setting a new assist reCord on senior night with 14 assists against aUstin Peay.

newsoMe holds Ut Martin reCords for: single gaMe Points (44, 2013); single gaMe three-Point field goals Made (nine, 2011); single gaMe three-Point field goals atteMPted (16, 2011); single gaMe free throws Made (16, two oCCasions); single gaMe free throws atteMPted (20, 2012); single gaMe assists (14, 2014); single season Points (770, 2013); single season free throws Made (167, 2013); single season assists (193, 2012); Career free throws Made (611); Career assists (681).

newsoMe earned her BaChelors degree froM Ut Martin in 2014 with a degree in health and hUMan PerforManCe.

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LAUREN HUTCHINSON

Lauren Hutchinson enters her first season working with the UT Martin womens basketball team. Hutchinson will accompany the team on road trips and will oversee all aspects of the managers general day-to-day operations.

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Cory sCates Joined the Ut Martin athletiC training staff in sePteMBer 2014. he will work PriMarily with the skyhawk woMens BasketBall and BaseBall PrograMs.

sCates CoMes to Ut Martin froM CaMPBell CliniC orthoPediCs in gerMantown, tenn. he served as the sPorts MediCine Manager for two years, Coordinating and overseeing all asPeCts of the oUtreaCh and PhysiCian extender PrograMs. that CaMe after sPending a deCade as the sPorts MediCine oUtreaCh Coordinator, where he delivered qUality CliniCal treatMent to all Patients affiliated with the CoMPany. he also sPent over foUr years as a staff athletiC trainer at the CliniC.

sCates has also Been a MeMBer of the tennessee arMy national gUard sinCe deCeMBer 1989. he has twiCe served dePloyMents overseas to sUPPort the war on terror (2005-06 in afghanistan, 2009-10 in iraq). he was CoMMissioned as an offiCer in JUne 1994 and now serves as the 194th en Bde adMinistrative offiCer. he was Board seleCt for lieUtenant Colonel in sePteMBer 2013.

sCates gradUated froM Ut Martin in deCeMBer 1995 with a BaChelor of sCienCe in edUCation with a ConCentration in fitness ManageMent and Minor in sPorts MediCine.

sCates resides in Union City and is Married to Melissa sinClair sCates. he is the father of one daUghter (Catherine) and stePfather of three Children (savannah, JaMison and MollyBeth BlaCkwell).

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alex Boggis has worked in the Ut Martin sPorts inforMation offiCe sinCe 2012. at Ut Martin, Boggis is the Media ContaCt for footBall, woMens BasketBall, softBall and Cross CoUntry teaMs. Boggis also serves on the statistiCian Crew at Most skyhawk hoMe events, ProdUCes Media gUides, gaMe day PrograMs, Press releases, and serves as a Media host and Coordinating event oPerations.

while at Ut Martin, Boggis has taken Part in several other sPorts inforMation ventUres. the last two seasons, he has served on the offiCial statistiCian Crew at the ohio valley ConferenCe Mens and woMens BasketBall toUrnaMent in nashville, where he was Part of the teaM resPonsiBle for all stats froM the toUrnaMent.

he also served as the offiCial statistiCian for the 2012 ovC soCCer toUrnaMent, hosted By Ut Martin.

a native of PinCkneyville, ill., Boggis gradUated froM Ut Martin in 2011, earning a BaChelors degree in BUsiness adMinistration with a ConCentration in Marketing. he reCently earned his Masters in BUsiness adMinistration froM UtM in the sPring of 2013. he worked as a gradUate assistant in the sPorts inforMation offiCe for one year and was the seCondary ContaCt for footBall, woMens BasketBall and softBall, and also the head researCher and designer for BasketBall and softBall Media gUides. he sPent his UndergradUate years as the head Manager for the Ut Martin Mens BasketBall teaM, serving that role dUring the 2008-09 ovC ChaMPionshiP season.

Boggis reCently Married tiffany Carlton in JUne 2013. the CoUPle resides in Martin.

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No. Name poS. ht. claSS hometowN (previouS School) 4 Emanye Robertson G 5-8 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. (White Station HS)10 DaiJia Ruffin G/F 5-9 R-Fr. Louisville, Ky. (Sacred Heart Academy)14 Chelsea Roberts F 5-11 Sr. St. Peters, South Australia (Mineral Area College)15 TaNaisha Hill G 5-7 Fr. Huntsville, Ala. (Huntsville HS)20 Katie Schubert G 5-11 Sr. Springboro, Ohio (Springboro HS)21 Jessy Ward G 5-8 R-Jr. Clarksville, Tenn. (Mississippi State)22 Ashton Feldhaus F 6-2 R-So. Richmond, Ky. (Butler)23 Haley Howard F 6-0 R-Sr. Whiteland, Ind. (Butler)30 Brandi Goodman* F 6-2 Jr. Troy, Tenn. (Memphis)32 Teddy Vincent* G 5-10 Jr. Martin, Tenn. (High Point)33 Myah Taylor G 5-10 Fr. Dyersburg, Tenn. (Dyersburg HS)35 Emily Eubank* G 5-9 So. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Lipscomb)42 Dakota Smith F 6-4 Fr. Jackson, Tenn. (Madison HS)44 Shy Copney G/F 5-11 So. Johnson City, Tenn. (Middle Tennessee) * will have to sit out entire 2015-16 season due to NCAA transfer rules

Head Coach: Kevin McMillan, Seventh Season Rhodes, 1989Assistant Coaches: David Russell, Sixth Season Union, 1975 Heather Butler, First Season UT Martin 2014 David Hart, Fifth Season UT Martin, 1991 Stacie Evans, Sixth Season UT Martin, 2004Graduate Assistant: Jasmine Newsome, First Season UT Martin, 2014

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 4 Emanye Robertson Ee-mon-ee Robertson10 DaiJia Ruffin Day-Ja Ruffin15 TaNaisha Hill Tuh-Nay-shuh Hill20 Katie Schubert Katie Shoe-bert22 Ashton Feldhaus Ashton Feld-house

froNt row: taNaiSha hill, myah taylor, katie SchuBert, chelSea roBertS, daiJia ruffiN, JeSSy ward aNd emaNye roBertSoN SecoNd row: Shy copNey, emily euBaNk, BraNdi goodmaN, aShtoN feldhauS, dakota Smith, haley howard aNd teddy viNceNt.

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Played in 32 of the teaMs 33 gaMes while starting the last 20 gaMes of the season...the teaM went 18-2 after Joining the starting lineUP on Jan. 3 at BelMont...averaged 5.0 Points, 3.8 reBoUnds and 1.3 assists Per gaMe...Posted seven gaMes in doUBle figUres, inClUding a stretCh of three ConseCUtive gaMes against BelMont, eastern kentUCky and Morehead state...Posted her Most BalanCed gaMe of the season with 12 Points, eight reBoUnds and seven steals against Morehead state on Jan. 10...tied a Career-high with 10 reBoUnds at tennessee state on Jan. 28...Posted 11 gaMes with five reBoUnds or More...averaged 1.5 steals Per gaMe...tallied 13 Points, three assists and two steals against ole Miss in the wnit.

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saw aCtion in 31 gaMes for the skyhawks, inClUding starting the teaMs first seven gaMes of the season...naMed ohio valley ConferenCe newCoMer of the week on deC. 30 following a 10 Points at no. 20 florida state...averaged 3.4 Points and 3.0 reBoUnds in 14.0 MinUtes Per gaMe...tallied a Career-high 10 Points against georgia state and florida state...sCored five Points or More on nine oCCasions...graBBed a Career-high 10 reBoUnds against soUtheast MissoUri...tallied eight Points in 28 MinUtes against qUinniPiaC and evansville...reCorded eight gaMes with five reBoUnds or More.

Before UT MarTin

Played her freshMan season for head CoaCh gary koCh at Mineral area College in Park hills, Mo. ... roBerts was an all-region 16 honoraBle Mention honoree after the lady Cardinals went 21-8, advanCed to the region xvi toUrnaMent and ranked as high as no. 13 in the nation at one Point last season ... starting in 26 oUt of 29 gaMes, roBerts led Mineral area in sCoring (13.7 Points Per gaMe), reBoUnding (6.5 Per gaMe), field goal PerCentage (139-for-248, 56 PerCent) and steals (55, 1.9 Per gaMe) in JUst 22.6 MinUtes Per gaMe ... she also added 2.3 assists Per gaMe and shot 81.2 PerCent froM the free throw line (108-for-133) ... she CraCked doUBle-figUres in 25 oUt of 29 gaMes and PoUred in foUr 20-Point gaMes, inClUding Career-highs of 25 Points twiCe (against John a. logan College on nov. 10 and against iowa western CoMMUnity College on deC. 29) ... Before her tiMe at Mineral area, roBerts attended loreto College in Marryatville, soUth aUstralia.

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Born on aUg. 18, 1993 ... daUghter of Peter and leonie roBerts...MaJoring in CriMinal JUstiCe.

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Chelsea Roberts Career StatisticsYear GP/GS Min Avg FG/A Pct 3FG/A Pct FT/A Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg13-14 31/7 434 14.0 34/75 .453 11/41 .268 27/46 .587 23 69 92 3.0 63 18 27 1 15 106 3.414-15 32/20 687 21.5 42/113 .372 26/7 .338 50/65 .769 27 95 122 3.8 64 41 37 4 49 160 5.0Total 63/27 1121 17.8 76/188 .404 37/118 .314 77/111 .694 50 164 214 3.4 127 59 64 5 64 266 4.2

Miscellaneous Career Statistics

Games Played: 63 Game Started: 27 Times Led in Scoring: 0 Rebounding: 5Games With... 10+ points: 9 7+ rebounds: 6 3+ assists: 7 3+ steals: 6

Career Bests

Points: 14 vs. Eastern Kentucky (1/18/15) Rebounds: 10, 2x, last at Tennessee State (1/28/15)Assists: 4 at Southeast Missouri (1/24/15) Steals: 7 vs. Morehead State (1/10/15) Blocks: 1, 5x, last vs. Tennessee State (3/7/15)Field Goals Made: 4, 4x, last at Ole Miss (3/18/15) Attempted: 13 vs. Morehead State (1/10/15)3-Pointers Made: 4 vs. Morehead State (1/10/15) Attempted: 9 vs. Morehead State (1/10/15)Free Throws Made: 7 vs. Eastern Kentucky (1/18/15) Attempted: 9 vs. Quinnipiac (11/16/13)


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guard/Forward 5-11 SeniorKATIE SCHUBERTSPringboro, ohio SPringboro hS

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naMed ovC sCholar-athlete of the year...taBBed to all-ohio valley Preseason teaM By College sPorts Madness.

2014-15

started in all 33 gaMes for the skyhawks after transitioning to the Point gUard Position...ranked seCond on the teaM with 29.7 MinUtes Per gaMe...averaged 7.1 Points, 4.2 reBoUnds, 3.7 assists Per gaMe...ranked seCond in the ConferenCe and 20th nationally in assist to tUrnover ratio at 2.42...sCored 233 Points on the season while notChing 123 assists....sCored Career-high 21 Points at siUe on feB. 21...sCored in doUBle figUres on 10 oCCasions, inClUding foUr gaMes with 14 Points or More...sCored 159 of her 226 Points froM Beyond the arC...Played 30 MinUtes or More on 17 oCCasions, inClUding a season-high 37 MinUtes at loUisville...notChed 10 reBoUnds at aUstin Peay on feB. 4...tallied five or More assists in 11 Contests inClUding Career-high nine assists against Morehead state.

2013-14

led the skyhawks to her seCond ConseCUtive ohio valley ConferenCe toUrnaMent ChaMPionshiP and nCaa Berth...saw aCtion in all 32 gaMes, while earning the start in the teaMs final 25 gaMes...led the ovC in three-Point field goal PerCentage for the seCond straight season at 44.8 PerCent...ranked foUrth on the teaM in sCoring, averaging 6.9 Points, 4.0 reBoUnds, 2.1 assists and 1.2 steals Per gaMe...tallied nine doUBle-figUre sCoring PerforManCes, inClUding three gaMes with 15 Points or More... Posted a season-high 10 reBoUnds against MUrray state...tallied 13 gaMes with five reBoUnds or More...sCored 195 of 221 Points on the season froM Beyond the arC...ranked seCond on the teaM with 65 Made three-Point field goals...Posted three gaMes with five three-Pointers against eastern illinois, soUtheast MissoUri and tennessee state.

2012-13

saw aCtion in 33 gaMes for the skyhawks, starting 30 of the last 31 gaMes shot 64-0f-145 (.427) froM the field and led the ovC with 51-of-118 (.432) shooting froM three-Point territor averaged 5.5 Points, 4.0 reBoUnds and 1.6 assists in 30.0 MinUtes Per gaMe sCored a season-Best 14 Points along with six assists and foUr reBoUnds against tennessee teCh sCored in doUBle figUres five tiMes tallied five Points or More in 17 gaMes reCorded 13 reBoUnds against BelMont, inClUding a Ut Martin reCord 10 in the first half had 10 gaMes with five reBoUnds or More sCored 11 Points and graBBed six reBoUnd in a Career-Best 40 MinUtes against soUthern Miss. .. tallied nine Points and Career-Best six steals at aUstin Peay.

HigH scHool

sChUBert PrePPed at sPringBoro high sChool where she led her teaM to a 22-2 won-loss reCord this Past season ... she averaged 6.1 Points, 4.0 assists and 2.4 reBoUnds Per gaMe she shot 42 PerCent froM the field, 27 PerCent froM 3-Point range and 79.2 PerCent froM the free throw line naMed a first teaM greater western ohio ConferenCe (gwoC) all-division soUth seleCtion this Past season seCond teaM gwoC all-division soUth as a JUnior led sPringBoro to two straight gwoC soUth division ChaMPionshiPs.

Personal

Born on May 15, 1994...daUghter of Joe and gigi sChUBert...has one Brother, Ben...MaJoring in MeChaniCal engineering.

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KATIE SCHUBERT Career StatisticsYear GP/GS Min Avg FG/A Pct 3FG/A Pct FT/A Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg12-13 33/30 994 30.1 64/150 .427 51/118 .432 1/2 .500 37 95 132 4.0 58 53 26 11 43 180 5.513-14 32/25 918 28.7 73/169 .432 65/145 .448 10/11 .9009 28 100 128 4.0 57 68 21 19 39 221 6.914-15 33/33 981 29.7 75/185 .405 54/138 .391 29/35 .829 18 121 139 4.2 43 123 55 11 43 233 7.1Total 98/88 2893 29.5 212/504 .421 170/401 .424 40/48 .833 83 316 399 4.1 158 244 102 41 125 634 6.5



Career Bests

Points: 21 at SIUE (2-21-15) Rebounds: 13 at Belmont (1/12/13)Assists: 9 vs. Morehead State (1/10/15) Steals: 5, 2x, last at Tennessee Tech (1/15/15) Blocks: 2, 7x, last vs. Evansville (11/29/14)Field Goals Made: 8 at SIUE (2/21/15) Attempted: 12, 2x, last at SIUE (2/21/15)3-Pointers Made: 6 at Illinois State (12/7/14) Attempted: 12 at Illinois State (12/7/14)Free Throws Made: 6 vs. Murray State (2/28/15) Attempted: 6 vs. Murray State (2/28/15)




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guard 5-8 r-JuniorJESSY WARDClarkSville, tenn. MiSSiSSiPPi State

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2014-15

naMed to ovC all-newCoMer sqUad after Playing in all 33 gaMes while earning 32 starts for the skyhawks...naMed to College sPorts Madness all ohio valley seCond teaM...naMed ovC newCoMer of the week two tiMes...averaged 10.9 Points, 2.2 assists Per gaMe...sCored 360 Points on the season, inClUding 261 Points froM Beyond the arC...led the ovC in three-Point field goal PerCentage (40.3 PerCent) and three-Point field goals Per gaMe (2.64)...sCored 20 Points or More three tiMes against PePPerdine, evansville and tennessee teCh... sCored in doUBle figUres on 18 oCCasions while notChing 15 Points or More eight tiMes...dished oUt five assists or More six tiMes...she tallied Career-high 26 Points at tennessee teCh while tossing in seven three-Pointers.

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sat oUt dUe to nCaa transfer rUle.

Before UT MarTin

Played one season at MississiPPi state, seeing aCtion in 25 gaMes ... averaged 1.8 Points in 7.4 MinUtes Per gaMe ... sCored five or More Points on three oCCasions, inClUding a Pair of season-Best six Point gaMes against UC santa BarBara (nov. 21) and troy (deC. 29) ... PrePPed for Clarksville high sChool who was a three-star reCrUit and the 40th-Best gUard By esPnhs/hooPgUrlz ... finished her Career with 1,714 Points, the seCond-Most in Chs history, and 222 three-Pointers ... Part of the wildCats stellar senior Class that Posted a 127-13 foUr-year reCord that inClUded foUr distriCt titles, two region titles, three sUB-state ChaMPionshiPs and three state toUrnaMent Berths ... tallied 12.2 Points, 2.3 reBoUnds, 3.2 assists and 1.6 steals Per gaMe dUring her high sChool Career ... as a senior, helPed Clarksville hold oPPonents to a sChool-reCord 30.6 PPg after the sqUad sCored a PrograM-Best 71.8 PPg her freshMan season ... ClaiMed all-distriCt and distriCt 10-aaa all-toUrnaMent honors her soPhoMore, JUnior and senior years ... naMed all-region 5-aaa her final two seasons and leaf ChroniCle all-area as a soPhoMore and JUnior ... naMed first teaM all-Midstate and all-region 5-aaa after gUiding the lady wildCats to a sChool-reCord 37-1 Mark in 2011-12, with the lone loss CoMing By foUr Points in the state aaa seMifinals ... won the sUB-state, region and distriCt toUrnaMent titles, in addition to a foUrth-straight distriCt 10-aaa regUlar season Crown ... averaged 16.5 Points and 2.6 reBoUnds while tallying a Career-Best 177 assists her JUnior season ... helPed gUide the 2010-11 wildCats to a 32-4 reCord and a state toUrnaMent Berth ... also led Chs to the state toUrnaMent as a soPhoMore, averaging 12.6 Points and 2.4 reBoUnds Per gaMe.

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Born on aPril 6, 1994 ... daUghter of terry and lisa ward ... has one Brother, t.J ... MaJoring in exerCise sCienCe and wellness.

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JESSY WARD Career StatisticsYear GP/GS Min Avg FG/A Pct 3FG/A Pct FT/A Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg14-15 33/32 900 27.3 123/306 .402 87/216 .403 27/35 .771 14 59 73 2.2 37 74 57 1 35 360 10.9Total 33/32 900 27.3 123/306 .402 87/216 .403 27/35 .771 14 59 73 2.2 37 74 57 1 35 360 10.9


Games Played: 33 Game Started: 32 Times Led in Scoring: 4 Steals: 4Games With... 10+ points: 19 4+ rebounds: 4 3+ assists: 11 3+ steals: 2

Career Bests

Points: 26 at Tennessee Tech (1/15/15) Rebounds: 5 at Murray State (1/31/15)Assists: 7 vs. Chattanooga (12/13/14) Steals: 3, 2x, last vs. Eastern Kentucky (1/8/15) Blocks: 1 at Missouri (12/22/14)Field Goals Made: 9 vs. Evansville (11/29/14) Attempted: 16 vs. Evansville (11/29/14)3-Pointers Made: 7, 2x, last at Tennessee Tech (1/15/15) Attempted: 12, 3x, last at Tennessee Tech (1/15/15)Free Throws Made: 4, 2x, last at Samford (11/26/14) Attempted: 6 vs. Dayton (11/21/14)


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Forward 6-0 SeniorHALEY HOWARDwhiteland, ind. butler

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2014-15: saw aCtion in all 33 gaMes in her deBUt season with the skyhawks while earning six starts...averaged 3.5 Points, 1.9 reBoUnds and 1.2 assists Per gaMe...sCored season-high 10 Points at BelMont on Jan. 3...Played in 14.5 MinUtes Per gaMe while notChing a season-Best 28 MinUtes against Chattanooga...sCored five Points or More 11 tiMes...tallied seven Points, five assists and foUr reBoUnds against evansville...started foUr ConseCUtive gaMes against Chattanooga, MiaMi, MissoUri and arizona.

Before UT MarTin: howard transferred froM BUtler after three season...as a soPhoMore she Played in 30 gaMes, Making 26 starts...she averaged 6.3 Points and 3.6 reBoUnds Per gaMe...logged 678 MinUtes of Playing, averaging 22.6 MinUtes Per gaMe...shot 35 PerCent froM the field (62-177) and 30.6 PerCent froM distanCe (19-62)...PUlled down 108 reBoUnds with 14 CoMing on the offensive glass..dished oUt 43 steals and reCorded 15 steals...toP gaMe of the year CaMe against villanova with a season-high 17 Point effort...sCored 14 Points and graBBed six reBoUnds vs. seton hall...sUffered in inJUry in 2012-13, resUlting in a MediCal redshirt...Played in all 30 gaMes as a freshMan, earning 13 starts...ranked third on the teaM with 7.7 Points Per gaMe...voted to the nevada nUgget ClassiC all-toUrnaMent teaM...led the teaM in sCoring at 10.9 Points Per gaMe over the years first 15 gaMes...tallied 10 doUBle-figUre sCoring gaMes...sCored a Career-Best 23 Points in 24 MinUtes vs. detroit...had 18 Points and Career-high nine reBoUnds vs. Marian.

HigH scHool: foUr-tiMe all-Johnson CoUnty standoUt at whiteland...naMe all-ConferenCe three tiMes...naMed Johnson CoUnty and Metro soUth Player of the year as a senior, averaging 13.5 Points, 2.8 assists and 2.2 steals Per gaMe...seleCted first teaM aCadeMiC all-state as a senior and was a MCdonalds all-aMeriCan noMinee...also taBBed for hoosier BasketBall Magazine toP 60 workoUt, hoosier reUnion all-star gaMe and north-soUth indiana ClassiC...led whiteland to a 29-14 reCord dUring her final two PreP season...naMed an indiana JUnior all-star after averaging 14.7 Points and 5.7 reBoUnds Per gaMe in 2010...sCored 13.1 Points Per gaMe and was seCond teaM all-CoUnty as a soPhoMore.

Personal: Born on aPril 5, 1993...daUghter of steve and aMy howard...has a twin Brother, gage...MaJoring in Marketing.

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HALEY HOWARD Career StatisticsYear GP/GS Min Avg FG/A Pct 3FG/A Pct FT/A Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg14-15 33/6 480 14.5 38/114 .333 9/54 .167 32/39 .821 22 41 63 1.9 78 39 42 1 18 117 3.5Total 33/6 480 14.5 38/114 .333 9/54 .167 32/39 .821 22 41 63 1.9 78 39 42 1 18 117 3.5



Career Bests

Points: 10 at Belmont (1/3/15) Rebounds: 6 at Illinois State (12/7/14)Assists: 5 vs. Evansville (11/29/14) Steals: 3 at Illinois State (12/7/14) Blocks: 1 vs. Southern Illinois (11/14/14)Field Goals Made: 4 at Belmont (1/3/15) Attempted: 8 vs. Pepperdine (11/22/14)3-Pointers Made: 2 vs. Austin Peay (2/14/15) Attempted: 5, 2x, last at Missouri (12/22/14)Free Throws Made: 7 at Ole Miss (3/18/15) Attempted: 8 at Ole Miss (3/18/15)


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guard 5-8 FreShManemanye robertsonMeMPhiS, tenn. white Station hS

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Robertson joins the Skyhawks after an illustrious career at White Station High School where she was named to numerous all-state teams...Robertson was named a Class AAA All-State honoree by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association along with garnering Pepsi Best of Preps honors from the Commercial Appeal...She became a member of the 1,000 point club while earning district MVP...As a senior she averaged 18 points and three steals per game...She led the Lady Spartans to a 14-7 overall record, along with a 7-2 district record and No. 22 state ranking before falling to No. 4 ranked Ridgeway in the Region 8AAA semifinals...She was been ranked the No. 3 prospect out of Memphis in the 2015 class.

Personal

Born on Jan. 18, 1997...Daughter of Melanie Robertson...Has one brother, Cailon McGhee...Majoring in elementary education.

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High School

Prepped at Sacred Heart Academy for head coach Donna Moir...Played in 35 games as a senior, averaging 21.1 points, 11 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 2.1 steals per game en route to a state tournament appearance...2014 Kentucky Miss Basketball finalist...Named most valuable player at both the Phoenix Tournament of Champions and Naples Daily News Holiday Tournament...Three-time All-District and All-Region selection... 2014 All-State first team, along with back-to-back second team honors in 2012 and 2013...Tallied 36 points and 20 rebounds against Glasgow...Averaged 20.8 points and 10.4 rebounds per game and shot 60.7 percent from the floor as a junior, helping Sacred Heart to the Seventh Region Tournament semifinals...Named to numerous postseason lists and all-star games including a stop in the Kentucky Junior All-Stars game...Tallied 30 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in the 27th District Tournament championship game...Played on the high school squad since sixth grade.

Personal

Born on Oct. 10, 1995...Daughter of Danielle Ruffin...Has three siblings, Bailey, Christopher and Brookleyn...Was a two-year member of the track and field squad...Majoring in family and consumer science, dietetics.


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Hill joins the Skyhawks from Huntsville High School where she prepped for Krystle Johnson and led the team to a 32-4 overall record...As a senior, Hill averaged 15.6 points, 4.7 assists, 4.2 assists and 1.9 steals while helping lead the Panthers to a No. 1 ranking in the regular season and a trip to the Class 7A semifinals...She was named an All-State second team selection while playing in the annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game...Hill is a three-star recruit by ProspectNation.com and scored over 1,000 points in her career...Was tabbed an ABA Senior Showcase All Star...Nambed to 2015 Tennessee Valley first team...She opened her junior season with a bang, scoring 38 points to knock off defending Class 6A state champion Hoover in the season opener...She also played in the Alabama North/South All-Star game, scoring 12 points and was named to the All-City first team.

Personal

Born on Nov. 29, 1996...Daughter of Robin Reynolds...Has two brothers, Fred Reynolds and JaColby Eddy...Majoring in elementary education.

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BEFORE UT MARTIN

Saw playing time in all 31 games for the Butler Bulldogs...Averaged 12.4 minutes per game...Averaged 2.2 points and 1.7 rebounds per game...Shot 29.3 percent from the field (24-82) and 29.0 percent from 3-point range (9-31)...Grabbed 53 rebounds, including 12 on the offensive glass...Ended the year with 11 assists and eight steals...Scored seven points in the season opener vs. Cleveland State...Set her season-high assist total with three vs. Northern Kentucky...Scored eight points and added six rebounds at Indiana State...Scored a season-high nine points at Georgetown while hitting 2-of-3 from distance.

High School

Earned four varsity letters while playing for Robert Cooksey at Madison Central High School...Averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds per game...Helped her team win four-straight district championships (2010-13) and two region titles (2011, 2013)...Selected as a Kentucky All-Star after her junior and senior year...Three-time All-District selection and a two-time All-Region honoree...Earned first team All-State honors as a senior.

Personal

Born on June 12, 1995...Daughter of Allen and Karen Feldhaus...Has two siblings, Allie and Addie...Majoring in communication.


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Goodman comes from Memphis where she was a member of the program for two seasons despite suffering an injury which limited her to just 14 games as a freshman before sitting out her entire sophomore campaign...As a freshman she averaged 2.9 points and 2.4 rebounds per game while adding seven steals and two blocks on the season...She scored a career-best 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting against Arkansas-Pine Bluff in her second collegiate contest...She tallied a career-best six rebounds against Southern Methodist in a season-high 26 minutes of play.

High School

Goodman prepped at nearby Obion County Central under the direction of head coach Lyle LaRue...As a standout for the Lady Rebels, she was a three-time all-state honoree while leading her squad to the Class 2A state championship game in 2012...She was named the District 13 AA MVP, along with being named to the all-region 7AA regular season and all-tournament team...She helped Obion County Central to 118 career wins, including a 35-3 record as a junior...She finished her prep career as one of just four players in school history to score over 2,000 points while notching 1,600 rebounds...She averaged 22 points, 14 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game as a senior while being named a finalist for the Tennessee Miss Basketball award.

Personal

Born on Aug. 6, 1995...Daughter of Debbie and Tony Goodman...Majoring in animal science.

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Vincent comes to the Skyhawks from High Point where she played in 58 games while notching 28 combined starts over the last two seasons...Vincent scored 284 career points while notching 117 rebounds...As a sophomore she averaged 3.3 points and 1.3 rebounds per game while seeing action in 28 games and averaging 13.1 minutes per game...Her best performance of the season came against Campbell where she hit three trifectas en route to 14 points...As a freshman she appeared in 30 games while tallying 20 starts...She made the most of her 16.3 minutes per game while averaging 6.4 points and 2.7 rebounds...She made 46 three-pointers while shooting 34 percent from beyond the arc...Her best outing of her Panther career came against Presbyterian where she notched four personal-bests by hitting four three-pointers while scoring 16 points, six rebounds and four assists.

High School

Prepped at Westview High School where she helped lead the Chargers to a pair of TSSAA state appearances as a freshman and senior...She was a four-year letter winner...Earned all-state honors from the Tennessee Sports Writers Association...Named the 2013 West Tennessee Player of the Year while earning several all-district and all-region honors throughout her career.

Personal

Born on Sept. 20, 1994...Daughter of Jack and Jennifer Vincent...Has one brother, Garrett...Majoring in studio art and psychology.


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Taylor joins the Skyhawks after completing her prep career at nearby Dyersburg High School under head coach Randy Coffman...As a senior she averaged 23.1 points, 9.7 rebounds, 4.5 steals and 3.1 assists per game...She tallied a pair of triple-doubles while hitting 10 three-pointers against Liberty to shatter the former school record...Named Tennessee Sports Writers Association AA All-State squad...As a junior she helped lead her team to a 31-5 finish and a state tournament berth...Finished with 1,962 career points...She reached the 1,000 point club as a junior, averaging over 20 points per game...Played in the Basketball Coaches Association of Tennessee/Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association all-star game.

Personal

Born on Feb. 17, 1997...Daughter of Autumn Reece and Cedric Taylor...Majoring in education, licensure K-12.

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Eubank comes to UT Martin after a standout year at Lipscomb in which she started in all 29 games for the Lady Bisons before being named to the Atlantic Sun All-Freshman team...Bursting onto the scene, Eubank ranked second on the team with 29.7 minutes per game while averaging 4.5 points and 2.4 rebounds...Scoring aside, it was her ability to lead the team as the point guard which dazzled the opposition, leading the A-Sun with 4.2 assists per game.

High School

Eubank played for head coach Jennifer Grandstaff at Oakland High School where she was a four-time All-Region honoree...She was also named All-District in three years along with captain status as a junior and senior...She was award most valuable player honors three different years while scoring over 1,000 points.

Personal

Born on Jan. 12, 1996...Daughtery of Dwayne and Suzanne Eubank...Has one sister, Ansley...Majoring in nursing.


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Smith hails from Madison Academic Magnet under head coach Steve Patterson...She had her jersey retired after scoring 2,003 points during her four-year career for the Lady Mustangs...During her senior year she averaged over 20 points and five rebounds per game while combining to score 55 points in three games, including 22 points against Lexington and 20 points against Trinity Christian Academy...She averaged 18 points, nine rebounds and four blocks as a junior...Helped lead her team to the Class A state semifinals as a sophomore...She was a three-time all-District selection while making the All-State Tournament team as a sophomore...Played in the Basketball Coaches Association of Tennessee/Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association All-Star game.

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Born on Dec. 19, 1996...Daughter of Madonna and Jeff Smith...Has two sisters and one brother, Kasie, Hayley and Jay...Majoring in health and human performance.

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Transferred to UT Martin from Middle Tennessee where she played one season for the Blue Raiders...She played seven games as a freshman...Posted a season-best performance at Kennesaw State, logging seven minutes, three points, three rebounds while picking up an assist and block in the contest...Tallied a steal against Tennessee Tech.

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Earned All-State honors as a senior while leading her Science Hill squad to a 35-4 record and a trip to the AAA state title game...Received All-District honors in Region 1-AAA...Helped her team to a perfect 15-0 home record in consecutive years...As a junior, she helped lead the Lady Toppers squad to a 38-0 start before suffering an ACL injury before the championship game...Named 1-AAA MVP.

Personal

Born on March 21, 1994...Daughter of Telisha Copney and Damon Johnson...Father Damon played basketball at Tennessee along with a 13 year professional career overseas...Majoring in health and human performance.

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2015-16 Season Preview


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For the second straight season, the University of Tennessee at Martin womens basketball team opens the year with more questions than answers, but like in years past, the Skyhawks will not bank on excuses and departures to define the teams future.

Fresh off the teams third Ohio Valley Conference season title in the past four years, the Skyhawks enter the 2015-16 season with reloading at the forefront of a program which has risen to be one of the top mid-major programs in the nation following five consecutive postseason appearances.

Posed with the quest of replacing an All-American for the se

2015-16 ut martin women's basketball media guide

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