January 21, 2013

Golden Eagles fall to hot-shooting Skyhawks in Eblen Center

UT Martin scorched the nets from long distance on the way to an 81-63 Ohio Valley Conference victory over Tennessee Tech Monday night in Eblen Center.

UT Martin

10-11,5-2 OVC

Tennessee Tech

10-9,4-2 OVC

Final	1	2	T
UT Martin 10-11,5-2 OVC	46	35	81
Tennessee Tech 10-9,4-2 OVC	32	31	63

Game Leaders

UT Martin

Pts: NEWSOME, Jasmine - 19

Reb: BRYANT, Rickiesha - 6

Ast: 2 Players (#11, #20) - 6

Tennessee Tech

Pts: Lashay Davis - 19

Reb: Mariah Dean - 7

Ast: Jala Harris - 6

Team Stats

Game Statistics	UT Martin	Tennessee Tech
Field Goals	(31-55)	(25-57)
Field Goal %	56.4%	43.9%
Rebounds	26	33
Assists	17	18
Turnovers	12	18
Pts off Turnovers	24	16
2nd Chance Pts	9	11
Pts in the Paint	35	20
Fastbreak Pts	15	2
Bench Pts	14	21

Full stats

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – A couple of freshman came off the bench and hit from long range, giving the UT Martin Skyhawks an unexpected added weapon on the way to an 81-63 Ohio Valley Conference road victory at Tennessee Tech Monday night.

Sydney Vanlandingham was 4-for-4 from long range and Katie Schubert went 4-for-6 as the Skyhawks drained 12 of 24 from outside the 3-point arc. They were among the five UTM players to score in double figures.

Lashay Davis was 5-for-9 from long distance for the Golden Eagles, who just couldn’t find enough firepower to answer. She finished with 19 points. Diamond Henderson added 13, while freshman Mariah Dean posted career highs with 13 points and seven rebounds. Jala Harris had six of Tech’s 17 assists.

Jasmine Newsome did much of her scoring late in the game, and finished with 19 points. Heather Butler scored 16 points and added six assists, while Schubert scored 14 and also dished out six assists. Rickiesha Bryant had 13 points and led UTM with six rebounds while Vanlandingham posted 12, all in the first half.

The game was a rematch of last year’s OVC Tournament championship game, and featured the teams picked to win the league’s East (Tech) and West (UTM) divisions. UTM improved to 10-11 overall and 5-2 in the OVC while Tech’s record moved to 10-9 overall and 4-2 in conference play.

After a close shootout during the first 19 minutes, UT Martin got back-to-back 3-pointers to move from an eight-point edge to a 14-point lead at halftime when Vanlandingham and Schubert found the net from long range. The Skyhawks were 7-for-11 from 3-point range in the opening half.

The Skyhawks opened their lead to 20 points through the first seven minutes of the second half, going on top 62-42 on a 3-pointer by Newsome. The largest lead of the game was 22 points.

The Golden Eagles will host Austin Peay Saturday night at 5:30 p.m. on Basketball Legends Night as former players return to Eblen Center for a night of memories. The game is the first of a doubleheader against the Governors.

Tickets are on sale at the Athletics Ticket Office in Eblen Center, or by calling (931) 372-3940.