Akia Harris
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- Height:
- 5-7
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- Hometown:
- Chattanooga, Tenn.
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- Position:
- G
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Hamilton Heights Christian Academy
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- Major:
- Exercise Science, Physical Education and Wellness -- Fitness & Wellness
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- Previous School:
- Hamilton Heights Christian Academy
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- gp
- 31
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- pts/g
- 9.0
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- fg %
- 33.2
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- 3pt %
- 28.6
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- ft %
- 78.2
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- reb/g
- 3.1
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- a/g
- 4.5
Bio
2017-18: Continued her career as Tech’s starting point guard, starting all 29 games and averaging 34.0 minutes per game (ranked eighth-best in the OVC)… improved her scoring average to 8.6 points per game, her field goal percentage to 36.8 and her 3-point field goal percentage to 39.2 (the fourth-best mark in the conference)… scored in double-figures in nine games… reached a new career-high of 22 points and added another career-high of five 3-pointers against Eastern Kentucky (Dec. 30)… ranked fourth in the OVC with a 1.5 assist/turnover ratio and ninth with 3.6 assists per game.
2016-17: Started 29 of Tech’s 30 games, averaging 30.1 minutes per game… became just the fifth player in Tech history to record the program’s 10th triple-double, tallying 19 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds (all career-highs) in a 72-54 win over Murray State (Jan. 7)… reached double-figure points in 13 games and 10+ assists in two games… ended the year with averages of 8.1 points per game, 3.2 rebounds and 4.0 assists… led Tech with 121 assists and 41 steals… played a career-high 45 minutes in an 87-84 overtime loss to Austin Peay (Jan. 5)… three-time adidas® OVC Freshman of the Week.
High School: Harris comes to Tech from Hamilton Heights Christian Academy, where she spent her senior year… previously attended the Girls Preparatory School from eighth to 11th grade... started at point guard her freshman, sophomore and junior seasons for the GPS Bruisers… won a state championship and received all-state honors three times… averaged 19 points and four assists per game and led the city of Chattanooga in steals (4.9 per game) in 2014... ranked 10th on the Rick Bolus Tennessee players list as a sophomore and was selected by the Chattanooga Times-Free Press as first-team Best of Preps her freshman and sophomore seasons... played for Team Elite (based in Atlanta) and TN Xtrema on the AAU circuit… helped her teams reach various national championship games, including a 12U runner-up finish in 2011, a 13U national championship in 2012 and an Disney Showcase national championship in 2013 and 2014.
Personal: Majoring in exercise science, physical education and wellness with a concentration in fitness and wellness… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll twice (spring 2018, fall 2016).
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 31 | 16 |
| Games started | 30 | 15 |
| Minutes | 932 | 473 |
| Minutes per game | 30.1 | 29.6 |
| FG | 92-277 | 48-144 |
| FG Pct | 33.2 | 33.3 |
| 3PT | 26-91 | 17-51 |
| 3PT Pct | 28.6 | 33.3 |
| FT | 68-87 | 39-45 |
| FT Pct | 78.2 | 86.7 |
| Off rebounds | 30 | 17 |
| Def rebounds | 66 | 29 |
| Total rebounds | 96 | 46 |
| Rebounds per game | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| Personal fouls | 40 | 20 |
| Disqualifications | - | - |
| Assists | 140 | 74 |
| Turnovers | 70 | 36 |
| Assist to turnover ratio | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Steals | 34 | 15 |
| Blocks | 2 | 0 |
| Points | 278 | 152 |
| Points per game | 9.0 | 9.5 |
| Points per 40 min | 11.9 | 12.9 |
Game Log - Shooting
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | fg | pct | 3pt | pct | ft | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28 | Hiwassee College | W, 105-57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 6 | Cumberland University | W, 88-55 | 1 | 29 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 5-5 | 100.0 | 11 |
| Nov 11 | at Xavier | L, 70-60 | 1 | 36 | 5-20 | 25.0 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 12 |
| Nov 16 | Middle Tennessee | W, 68-64 | 1 | 34 | 5-7 | 71.4 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 15 |
| Nov 19 | Western Carolina | W, 77-58 | 1 | 31 | 1-11 | 9.1 | 0-6 | 0.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 3 |
| Nov 24 | at Charleston Southern | W, 77-55 | 1 | 28 | 3-11 | 27.3 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 8 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Old Dominion | L, 80-73 | 1 | 29 | 4-12 | 33.3 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 12 |
| Dec 2 | at Wichita State | W, 55-45 | 1 | 27 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-0 | - | 3 |
| Dec 4 | at Arkansas | L, 65-42 | 1 | 37 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 5 |
| Dec 18 | UNC Asheville | W, 60-53 | 1 | 26 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 12 |
| Dec 21 | at Lipscomb | W, 67-52 | 1 | 31 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 2 |
| Dec 29 | Tennessee Wesleyan | W, 100-58 | 1 | 26 | 6-14 | 42.9 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 6-7 | 85.7 | 19 |
| Jan 3 | at Tennessee State | W, 69-59 | 1 | 35 | 2-11 | 18.2 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 6-8 | 75.0 | 11 |
| Jan 5 | at Belmont | W, 77-72 | 1 | 33 | 2-10 | 20.0 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 7 |
| Jan 10 | SIUE | W, 79-55 | 1 | 29 | 0-6 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 5 |
| Jan 12 | Eastern Illinois | W, 99-88 | 1 | 31 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 9 |
| Jan 16 | Tennessee State | W, 76-65 | 1 | 33 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 9 |
| Jan 19 | at Jacksonville State | W, 66-49 | 1 | 30 | 5-9 | 55.6 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 0-0 | - | 12 |
| Jan 24 | at Morehead State | L, 77-56 | 1 | 29 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-0 | - | 5 |
| Jan 26 | at Eastern Kentucky | W, 81-68 | 1 | 30 | 5-11 | 45.5 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 14 |
| Jan 31 | Austin Peay | L, 72-65 | 1 | 34 | 3-13 | 23.1 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 8 |
| Feb 2 | Murray State | W, 74-65 | 1 | 18 | 0-7 | 0.0 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Feb 7 | at Southeast Missouri | L, 62-53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 9 | at UT Martin | W, 80-76 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 14 | Jacksonville State | W, 62-59 | - | 31 | 4-8 | 50.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 8 |
| Feb 16 | Belmont | L, 99-67 | 1 | 31 | 3-12 | 25.0 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 6-7 | 85.7 | 14 |
| Feb 21 | Eastern Kentucky | W, 77-57 | 1 | 27 | 6-11 | 54.5 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 0-0 | - | 15 |
| Feb 23 | Morehead State | L, 73-70 | 1 | 21 | 1-12 | 8.3 | 0-5 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 2 |
| Feb 28 | at SIUE | L, 63-61 | 1 | 22 | 1-6 | 16.7 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 6 |
| Mar 2 | at Eastern Illinois | W, 68-51 | 1 | 39 | 8-8 | 100.0 | 6-6 | 100.0 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 27 |
| Mar 7 | vs. Austin Peay | W, 68-57 | 1 | 28 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | - | 5 |
| Mar 8 | vs. Belmont | L, 62-48 | 1 | 28 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | - | 3 |
| Mar 21 | Akron | W, 73-59 | 1 | 36 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 12 |
| Mar 25 | at Campbell | L, 70-62 | 1 | 33 | 2-8 | 25.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 4 |
Game Log - Ball control
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | off | def | reb | ast | to | stl | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28 | Hiwassee College | W, 105-57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 6 | Cumberland University | W, 88-55 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Xavier | L, 70-60 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | Middle Tennessee | W, 68-64 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | Western Carolina | W, 77-58 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | at Charleston Southern | W, 77-55 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Old Dominion | L, 80-73 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | at Wichita State | W, 55-45 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | at Arkansas | L, 65-42 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 18 | UNC Asheville | W, 60-53 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 21 | at Lipscomb | W, 67-52 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 | Tennessee Wesleyan | W, 100-58 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jan 3 | at Tennessee State | W, 69-59 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 5 | at Belmont | W, 77-72 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 10 | SIUE | W, 79-55 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 12 | Eastern Illinois | W, 99-88 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 16 | Tennessee State | W, 76-65 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Jan 19 | at Jacksonville State | W, 66-49 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 24 | at Morehead State | L, 77-56 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 26 | at Eastern Kentucky | W, 81-68 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 31 | Austin Peay | L, 72-65 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Feb 2 | Murray State | W, 74-65 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 7 | at Southeast Missouri | L, 62-53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 9 | at UT Martin | W, 80-76 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 14 | Jacksonville State | W, 62-59 | - | 31 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 16 | Belmont | L, 99-67 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 21 | Eastern Kentucky | W, 77-57 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 23 | Morehead State | L, 73-70 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 28 | at SIUE | L, 63-61 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2 | at Eastern Illinois | W, 68-51 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 7 | vs. Austin Peay | W, 68-57 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 8 | vs. Belmont | L, 62-48 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 21 | Akron | W, 73-59 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 25 | at Campbell | L, 70-62 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Game Log - Ball control extended
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | pf | dq | a/to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28 | Hiwassee College | W, 105-57 | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 6 | Cumberland University | W, 88-55 | 1 | 1 | - | 3.0 |
| Nov 11 | at Xavier | L, 70-60 | 1 | 1 | - | 2.5 |
| Nov 16 | Middle Tennessee | W, 68-64 | 1 | 1 | - | 1.0 |
| Nov 19 | Western Carolina | W, 77-58 | 1 | 1 | - | 4.0 |
| Nov 24 | at Charleston Southern | W, 77-55 | 1 | 2 | - | 3.0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Old Dominion | L, 80-73 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Dec 2 | at Wichita State | W, 55-45 | 1 | 1 | - | 0.7 |
| Dec 4 | at Arkansas | L, 65-42 | 1 | 1 | - | 4.0 |
| Dec 18 | UNC Asheville | W, 60-53 | 1 | 0 | - | 0.7 |
| Dec 21 | at Lipscomb | W, 67-52 | 1 | 0 | - | 2.7 |
| Dec 29 | Tennessee Wesleyan | W, 100-58 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| Jan 3 | at Tennessee State | W, 69-59 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.0 |
| Jan 5 | at Belmont | W, 77-72 | 1 | 4 | - | 6.0 |
| Jan 10 | SIUE | W, 79-55 | 1 | 0 | - | 7.0 |
| Jan 12 | Eastern Illinois | W, 99-88 | 1 | 2 | - | 1.8 |
| Jan 16 | Tennessee State | W, 76-65 | 1 | 2 | - | 1.3 |
| Jan 19 | at Jacksonville State | W, 66-49 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Jan 24 | at Morehead State | L, 77-56 | 1 | 0 | - | 2.5 |
| Jan 26 | at Eastern Kentucky | W, 81-68 | 1 | 1 | - | 2.0 |
| Jan 31 | Austin Peay | L, 72-65 | 1 | 3 | - | 1.7 |
| Feb 2 | Murray State | W, 74-65 | 1 | 0 | - | 5.0 |
| Feb 7 | at Southeast Missouri | L, 62-53 | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 9 | at UT Martin | W, 80-76 | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 14 | Jacksonville State | W, 62-59 | - | 2 | - | 0.5 |
| Feb 16 | Belmont | L, 99-67 | 1 | 1 | - | 3.0 |
| Feb 21 | Eastern Kentucky | W, 77-57 | 1 | 3 | - | 6.0 |
| Feb 23 | Morehead State | L, 73-70 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Feb 28 | at SIUE | L, 63-61 | 1 | 0 | - | 0.5 |
| Mar 2 | at Eastern Illinois | W, 68-51 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.3 |
| Mar 7 | vs. Austin Peay | W, 68-57 | 1 | 1 | - | 0.8 |
| Mar 8 | vs. Belmont | L, 62-48 | 1 | 0 | - | 2.0 |
| Mar 21 | Akron | W, 73-59 | 1 | 3 | - | 2.3 |
| Mar 25 | at Campbell | L, 70-62 | 1 | 3 | - | 2.0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | min | fg | pct | 3pt | pct | ft | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 30 | 29 | 903 | 82-256 | 32.0 | 18-65 | 27.7 | 60-86 | 69.8 | 242 |
| 2017-18 | 29 | 29 | 987 | 86-234 | 36.8 | 29-74 | 39.2 | 48-77 | 62.3 | 249 |
| 2018-19 | 31 | 30 | 932 | 92-277 | 33.2 | 26-91 | 28.6 | 68-87 | 78.2 | 278 |
| 2019-20 | 30 | 29 | 913 | 67-224 | 29.9 | 22-81 | 27.2 | 56-85 | 65.9 | 212 |
| Total | 120 | 117 | 3735 | 327-991 | 33.0 | 95-311 | 30.5 | 232-335 | 69.3 | 981 |
| Statistic | gp | min | min/g | fg/40 | 3pt/40 | pct | ft/40 | pts/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 30 | 903 | 30.1 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 27.7 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2017-18 | 29 | 987 | 34.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 39.2 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2018-19 | 31 | 932 | 30.1 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 28.6 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2019-20 | 30 | 913 | 30.4 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 27.2 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 120 | 3735 | 31.1 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 30.5 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Statistic | gp | min/g | fg/g | 3pt/g | ft/g | ppg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||
| Total | 31 | 30.1 | 3.0-8.9 | 0.8-2.9 | 2.2-2.8 | 9.0 |
| Conference | 16 | 29.6 | 3.0-9.0 | 1.1-3.2 | 2.4-2.8 | 9.5 |
| Exhibition | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - |
| Location | ||||||
| Home | 15 | 29.1 | 3.1-9.0 | 0.7-2.9 | 2.6-3.0 | 9.5 |
| Away | 13 | 31.5 | 3.0-9.1 | 1.0-3.1 | 1.9-2.8 | 8.9 |
| Neutral | 3 | 28.3 | 2.3-8.0 | 0.7-2.3 | 1.3-2.0 | 6.7 |
| Result | ||||||
| Wins | 21 | 30.1 | 3.2-8.3 | 1.0-2.8 | 2.4-2.9 | 9.9 |
| Losses | 10 | 30.0 | 2.4-10.2 | 0.6-3.3 | 1.7-2.6 | 7.1 |
| Month | ||||||
| November | 6 | 31.2 | 3.5-11.5 | 0.5-3.8 | 2.7-3.7 | 10.2 |
| December | 5 | 29.4 | 2.8-7.4 | 0.6-2.2 | 2.0-2.8 | 8.2 |
| January | 9 | 31.6 | 2.8-8.9 | 0.7-2.6 | 2.7-3.1 | 8.9 |
| February | 6 | 25.0 | 2.5-9.3 | 0.8-3.7 | 1.7-1.8 | 7.5 |
| March | 5 | 32.8 | 3.4-7.0 | 1.8-2.4 | 1.6-2.4 | 10.2 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | min | fg | pct | 3pt | pct | ft | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | 31 | 30 | 932 | 92-277 | 33.2 | 26-91 | 28.6 | 68-87 | 78.2 | 278 |
| Conference | 16 | 15 | 473 | 48-144 | 33.3 | 17-51 | 33.3 | 39-45 | 86.7 | 152 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | 15 | 14 | 437 | 46-135 | 34.1 | 11-44 | 25.0 | 39-45 | 86.7 | 142 |
| Away | 13 | 13 | 410 | 39-118 | 33.1 | 13-40 | 32.5 | 25-36 | 69.4 | 116 |
| Neutral | 3 | 3 | 85 | 7-24 | 29.2 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 20 |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | 21 | 20 | 632 | 68-175 | 38.9 | 20-58 | 34.5 | 51-61 | 83.6 | 207 |
| Losses | 10 | 10 | 300 | 24-102 | 23.5 | 6-33 | 18.2 | 17-26 | 65.4 | 71 |
| Month | ||||||||||
| November | 6 | 6 | 187 | 21-69 | 30.4 | 3-23 | 13.0 | 16-22 | 72.7 | 61 |
| December | 5 | 5 | 147 | 14-37 | 37.8 | 3-11 | 27.3 | 10-14 | 71.4 | 41 |
| January | 9 | 9 | 284 | 25-80 | 31.3 | 6-23 | 26.1 | 24-28 | 85.7 | 80 |
| February | 6 | 5 | 150 | 15-56 | 26.8 | 5-22 | 22.7 | 10-11 | 90.9 | 45 |
| March | 5 | 5 | 164 | 17-35 | 48.6 | 9-12 | 75.0 | 8-12 | 66.7 | 51 |
| Statistic | gp | min | min/g | fg/40 | 3pt/40 | pct | ft/40 | pts/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 31 | 932 | 30.1 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 28.6 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Conference | 16 | 473 | 29.6 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 33.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 15 | 437 | 29.1 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 25.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Away | 13 | 410 | 31.5 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 32.5 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Neutral | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 28.6 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 21 | 632 | 30.1 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 34.5 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Losses | 10 | 300 | 30.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 18.2 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Month | ||||||||
| November | 6 | 187 | 31.2 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 13.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 5 | 147 | 29.4 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 27.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| January | 9 | 284 | 31.6 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 26.1 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 6 | 150 | 25.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 22.7 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| March | 5 | 164 | 32.8 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 75.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Statistic | gp | off/g | def/g | reb/g | ast/g | to/g | stl/g | blk/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 31 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| Conference | 16 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 15 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.1 |
| Away | 13 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Neutral | 3 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 21 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| Losses | 10 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Month | ||||||||
| November | 6 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 |
| December | 5 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 |
| January | 9 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| February | 6 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| March | 5 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | off | def | reb | ast | to | stl | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| Total | 31 | 30 | 30 | 66 | 96 | 140 | 70 | 34 | 2 |
| Conference | 16 | 15 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 74 | 36 | 15 | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | 15 | 14 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 83 | 38 | 22 | 2 |
| Away | 13 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 50 | 27 | 10 | 0 |
| Neutral | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Result | |||||||||
| Wins | 21 | 20 | 23 | 47 | 70 | 106 | 56 | 23 | 2 |
| Losses | 10 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 0 |
| Month | |||||||||
| November | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| December | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| January | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 48 | 23 | 10 | 0 |
| February | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| March | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | off/40 | def/40 | reb/40 | ast/40 | to/40 | stl/40 | blk/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Conference | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
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News mentions
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Inside a sold-out, jam-packed and lavishly decorated banquet hall at Cookeville’s Quality Inn, family members, ardent supporters and Tennessee Tech Athletics staff joined the Golden Eagle women’s basketball team to celebrate the its exciting, revitalizing 2018-19 season, and reflect on the numerous accomplishments therein. Following a high-energy, wedding-style introduction of each team member, an invocation from senior forward Lacy Cantrell and a season recap from head coach Kim Rosamond, the event moved to its highly-anticipated awards presentation segment.
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Despite a gritty effort over 40 minutes of back-and-forth action, the Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team was unable to come away with a victory in its Women’s Basketball Invitational quarterfinal matchup with Campbell Monday night, bringing to an end its resurgent 2018-19 season. Tech wraps its campaign with a 22-11 record, an increase of 15 wins from 2017-18, which equates to the second-biggest turnaround in NCAA Division I this season. In the process, the Golden Eagles amassed 12 home wins and 12 wins in Ohio Valley Conference play, which are the program’s best marks since the 2004-05 and 2012-13 seasons, respectively. They also racked up nine wins on the road, the best since 2010-11.
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – One of just two Ohio Valley Conference teams still playing basketball, Tennessee Tech rolls into its Women’s Basketball Invitational quarterfinal matchup with Campbell looking to build on its convincing opening-round victory over Akron. The first-ever battle between the Tennessee Tech and Campbell women’s programs will be waged Monday night at 6 p.m. CT from CU’s Gore Arena in Buies Creek, N.C. At stake is a berth in the semifinals, which will be played on Friday and Saturday, March 29-30.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – After a slow first quarter, Tennessee Tech found its groove on both ends of the floor and overpowered Akron in its first-round matchup of the Women’s Basketball Invitational Thursday night, using strong bench play and a dominant rebounding advantage to secure a 73-59 victory, and a berth in the tournament quarterfinals. While playing in its first national postseason tournament since the 2011-12 season, the victory was Tech’s first in such setting since it took down Belmont in the 2006 Women’s National Invitation Tournament. With the win, Tech advances to play Campbell in its on Monday, March 25. That game will tip at 6 p.m. CT from CU’s Gilbert Craig Gore Arena in Buies Creek N.C.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Despite holding Belmont to 62 points, which equaled its second-lowest total of the season, the Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team simply could not get enough shots to fall in their Ohio Valley Conference Tournament semifinal game on Friday afternoon, as the fourth-seeded Golden Eagles fell to the No. 1 Bruins, 62-48, at the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind. Tech moves to 21-10 for the year, and will now await a potential bid for a national postseason tournament. The 21 wins are the second-most in school history since the 2005-06 season, making Kim Rosamond just the second Tech coach to record a 20-win campaign since the Bill Worrell era.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – By this point, the story of Tennessee Tech women’s basketball’s renaissance season is well documented. The Golden Eagles have been markedly better in virtually every aspect of the game this year, from nearly a 10-point-per-game increase in scoring offense, to a reduction of almost 20 percent in turnovers committed. On Thursday afternoon, Tech will get yet another chance to measure its growth from a season ago when it enters Ohio Valley Conference Tournament play against Austin Peay at 1 p.m. CT. The No. 4 seed Golden Eagles and fifth-seeded Governors will battle in the first game of the day at The Ford Center in Evansville, Ind., which can be viewed on ESPN+ and heard on 106.1 The Eagle.
CHARLESTON, Ill. – The members of the Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team stood inside their locker room, water bottles at the ready. After all, they had waited for this moment for a long time. No, the Tech women didn’t win the Ohio Valley Conference regular-season championship, but for what the program had gone through in recent years, it might have felt the same.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – When you can put together a multi-faceted effort like the Tennessee Tech women did on Thursday night against Eastern Kentucky, it definitely makes a team tough to beat. The visiting Colonels found out the hard way, falling to 0-15 in the Ohio Valley Conference as the Golden Eagles surged to a 77-57 victory. With the win, Tech is in sole possession of second place in the conference standings with three games remaining in the regular season.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Every season has bumps in the road. The Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team experienced one of those bumps Saturday night against Belmont, and must now pick themselves up and initiate a positive response against Eastern Kentucky. The Golden Eagles will be looking for their third sweep of an Ohio Valley Conference opponent this season when they square off with the Colonels at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the Eblen Center.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Despite a solid first quarter, Tennessee Tech women’s basketball was unable to keep up with Belmont’s red-hot offense Saturday night, as the Golden Eagles took their fourth Ohio Valley Conference loss, and fell inside the Eblen Center for the second time this year. With the loss, Tech (18-7, 10-4 OVC) settles for a split in its two matchups with Belmont (20-5, 13-1 OVC) this season, and moves into a three-way tie for second place with Morehead State and UT Martin.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Good teams have to be able to win games in different ways, and on Thursday night, Tennessee Tech women’s basketball showed that capability, using tough defense, poise under pressure, and plenty of grit to come away with a 62-59 victory over Jacksonville State in the Eblen Center. “Not the prettiest – definitely not the best that we’ve played all year, but a really big win,” said head coach Kim Rosamond. “To look and see 18 overall wins and 10 conference wins is really, really big.” Tech improves to 18-6 on the year, and 10-3 in the Ohio Valley Conference, which gives Rosamond’s club sole possession of second place by way of Morehead State’s loss to Austin Peay.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team regained its early-season moxie in Saturday’s thrilling road win over Ohio Valley Conference power UT Martin, and will now welcome four consecutive league opponents to the Eblen Center over the next two weeks, starting with Jacksonville State on Thursday night at 5:30 p.m.
MARTIN, Tenn. – With the Southeast Missouri game in their rear-view mirror, the Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team will look for a more potent offensive attack when it travels to UT Martin Saturday afternoon for a matchup that will help decide the balance of power in the Ohio Valley Conference standings.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The recent offensive struggles for the Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team surfaced again on Thursday night at Southeast Missouri, as the Golden Eagles were plagued by a lack of consistent execution in a 62-53 loss in SEMO’s Show Me Center. The loss moves to TTU to a 16-6 record on the season, and an 8-3 mark in the Ohio Valley Conference.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Another huge road trip awaits the Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team this week, as they will square off with two teams in the top half of the Ohio Valley Conference standings, beginning with Southeast Missouri on Thursday evening at 5:30 p.m. in the Redhawks’ Show Me Center.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Kesha Brady and Mackenzie Coleman led Tennessee Tech’s 45-point bench effort, and Kentoria Alexander scored a career-high 16 points as the Golden Eagles broke out of a first half slump to fly past Murray State 74-65 in front of 4,087 guests in the Eblen Center Saturday evening. TTU moves to 16-5 on the year with the victory, and 8-2 in the Ohio Valley Conference. With eight league contests remaining, Tech has already posted eight wins, which is the highest total over the program’s last five seasons.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The ‘R’ in Tennessee Tech women’s basketball’s S.O.A.R. mentality stands for ‘respond positively’; after suffering their first home loss of the season on Thursday, a positive response will be exactly what Kim Rosamond’s Golden Eagles are looking for when they take on Murray State on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. in the Eblen Center.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team’s streak of dominance inside the Hooper Eblen Center came to an end on Thursday night, as the Golden Eagles suffered their second conference loss of the season to a scrappy, upstart Austin Peay club, 71-65. “Obviously a disappointing night,” said head coach Kim Rosamond. “I thought Austin Peay was the tougher team tonight. They outhustled us, out-toughed us, and at times, just played a whole lot smarter than we did for three and a half quarters. The last three minutes, we showed a sense of urgency that we hadn’t showed the entire game.” Tech fell to 15-5 and 7-2 in the OVC with the loss, which saw the team post season lows for field goal percentage (35.8 percent) and 3-point field goal percentage (30 percent) in the Hoop, and get outrebounded by the Governors – a team not known for their prowess on the glass – 40-34.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – After winning two of three games on their road trip, the Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team will return to the Eblen Center, where they have not lost all season, to take on Austin Peay in an Ohio Valley Conference matchup Thursday night at 8 p.m. CT.
GEORGETOWN, Ky. – Tennessee Tech women’s basketball got back to its winning ways Saturday afternoon, overcoming poor 3-point shooting and a first-half offensive storm from Eastern Kentucky to prevail 81-68 inside Georgetown College’s Davis-Reid Alumni Gym. “This was another great team win tonight,” said head coach Kim Rosamond. “We needed a positive response after what happened Thursday night, and I thought we accomplished that.” “You have to credit (Eastern Kentucky) and Coach (Chrissy) Roberts. For a team that hasn’t won a conference game yet and has dealt with some adversity throughout the season, I thought they played extremely well, shot the ball well, and gave us a really tough game, especially in the first half.”
GEORGETOWN, Ky. – Less than 48 hours after dropping its first Ohio Valley Conference decision, Tennessee Tech women’s basketball will take part in its second neutral-site game of the season when it battles Eastern Kentucky at Georgetown College on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. CT.
MOREHEAD, Ky. – For the first time in 51 days, the Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team added a loss to its overall ledger, as it received its first blemish in Ohio Valley Conference play at the hands of Morehead State on Thursday night. The loss ends Tech’s nine-game winning streak, which started with a victory over UNC Asheville back on December 18. It moves their record to 14-4 on the season and 6-1 in the OVC.
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. – Two Saturdays. Two conference wins. Two very different paths to success. Last weekend, Tech (14-3, 6-0 OVC) shot 60 percent from the field and 54 percent from 3-point range in dropping 99 points on Eastern Illinois in an old-fashioned shootout. On this night, defense would take center stage, as TTU frustrated Jacksonville State (8-9, 2-4 OVC) for nearly the entire contest, holding the Gamecocks to just 49 points and 33.3 percent from the floor.
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. – Tennessee Tech women’s basketball’s ‘process’ just keeps churning out wins. After three straight home games grew its winning streak to eight in a row, Tech will now look to keep the positive juices flowing at Jacksonville State, the first of three consecutive road tilts for TTU. Tip time from JSU’s Pete Mathews Coliseum is scheduled for 5 p.m. CT.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Anacia Wilkinson was a dominant force in Tennessee Tech’s 76-65 win over Tennessee State on Wednesday night, finishing just one block short of a triple-double to help Tech complete the season sweep of TSU, and move to 8-0 inside the Hooper Eblen Center. Wilkinson picked up her second double-double in the last three games, leading TTU in scoring and rebounding with 12 and 10, respectively. She also tallied a career-high nine blocks, which tied the school record, and moved her into the top 10 on Tech’s all-time career list.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team will finish its string of three straight home games when it squares off with Tennessee State at 6 p.m. Wednesday night in the Eblen Center. The matchup represents Tech’s first chance to record a season sweep of a league opponent this year after winning the first meeting in Nashville on January 3.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Three-pointers rained from all over the floor on Saturday night as Tennessee Tech prevailed over Eastern Illinois, 99-88, in a 40-minute shootout in the Hooper Eblen Center. Jordan Brock had a huge hand in the victory with a career-high 33 points, and TTU moved to 4-0 in Ohio Valley Conference play, retaining its title as the league’s only unbeaten. The victory improves Tech’s overall record to 12-3 and its home ledger to 7-0, and keeps its seven-game winning streak intact.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Another game, another step in the process. The Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team has enjoyed the program’s best start of the 21st century, winning 11 of its first 14 games and its first three in OVC play, a feat that not many people outside the Hooper Eblen Center saw coming. Picked to finish seventh in the preseason poll, Tech has a chance to write another chapter of the league’s most intriguing story on Saturday evening when it takes on Eastern Illinois at 5:30 p.m. in the Eblen Center.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Despite a slow start Thursday night, the Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team found its stride in the second half to earn a 24-point victory over SIUE, 79-55, and move to 3-0 in Ohio Valley Conference play for the first time since 2012. Beating the Cougars ended Tech’s drought of almost five years to the day without a victory in the series, with the Golden Eagles’ last triumph coming on Jan. 11, 2014. It broke a streak of five straight for SIUE. As a result, Kim Rosamond’s team moves to an OVC-best 11-3 for the year, giving them their highest win total in any of the coach’s three seasons, and the program’s best start through 14 games since the 1989-90 team.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Five days after recording the biggest win in recent program history, the Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team will try to keep its perfect league record intact when it hosts SIUE at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday in the Hooper Eblen Center.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – It’s been more than two years since the Belmont women’s basketball team has seen a loss in its Ohio Valley Conference ledger, but Tennessee Tech did the honors of ending the Bruins’ 47-game stretch of league dominance on Saturday, downing the Bruins 77-72 in BU’s Curb Event Center. It marks the first time Tech has beaten Belmont in 10 tries, and the program’s first win at Curb Event Center since Feb. 2, 2013. “I’m just so happy for our players,” said coach Kim Rosamond. “It’s huge for our team, but it’s also big for our program as we try to get back to an elite level.”
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech was definitively the best team on the court for three quarters against Tennessee State Thursday night, and overcame a malfunctioning shot clock and a late Tiger run to win its first Ohio Valley Conference game of the season, 69-59, in TSU’s Gentry Center. “Any time you can go into a tough environment and start the conference season with a road win, that’s huge,” said coach Kim Rosamond. “I thought we played well through the first three quarters and handled some challenging circumstances very well. We were disciplined, and we kept our composure.” Jordan Brock led the Golden Eagles with a game-high 14 points, and got started before the game even tipped. Due to the shot clock issue, TSU was charged with a technical foul, and Brock knocked down both attempts from the free throw line on her way to a seven-point first quarter. Aided by Abby Buckner and Anacia Wilkinson, Brock would help orchestrate a 7-0 run later in the period that provided TTU a 21-13 cushion after one.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - After flexing its offensive muscles in its nonconference finale against Tennessee Wesleyan, Tennessee Tech women’s basketball will get its first taste of Ohio Valley Conference competition in the Music City, where it will take on Tennessee State and two-time defending champion Belmont. Tech will get Tennessee State on Thursday, a 5:30 p.m. tip from TSU’s Gentry Center. The Tech-Belmont game is set for 3 p.m. on Saturday afternoon in the Bruins’ Curb Event Center. Tech comes into its league opener riding a three-game winning streak, and looking to build on a 4-1 mark from the month of December.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – A smothering defensive effort in the fourth quarter allowed the Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team to pull away from Tennessee Wesleyan, and light up the scoreboard, as the Golden Eagles moved to 5-0 in the Hooper Eblen Center with a 100-58 victory Saturday night. While TTU maintained a double-digit lead for the majority of the first three quarters, it was its full-court man defense in the fourth stanza that blew the game open. The pressure produced nine Tech steals and forced the Bulldogs into 11 second-half turnovers, which were converted into 18 points. “I thought the difference was on the defensive end,” said head coach Kim Rosamond. “We really ramped up our energy and effort, and I think pressing them for three quarters really started to wear on them. They started to get tired, and our depth showed up as a big positive for us.”
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – With last Friday’s 15-point victory over Lipscomb in hand, the Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team has an opportunity to accomplish a feat not seen in the last 26 seasons of the program’s history. Tech squares off with Tennessee Wesleyan at home on Saturday night at 6 p.m., and can pick up its eighth nonconference victory in the process. While there have been a handful of seasons over the past 20 years that have produced seven nonconference wins, TTU has not reached eight since the 1990-91 campaign, when Bill Worrell’s team went 9-6 in regular-season non-league play. A win would also cap a perfect 5-0 record at home during the nonconference slate, and keep Tech undefeated in its four matchups against teams from the state of Tennessee.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team received major contributions from almost every player who stepped on the floor Friday night at Lipscomb, as the Golden Eagles notched their seventh win of the season by a score of 67-52. With that seventh victory, Tech has equaled its total from the 2017-18 campaign, and has matched the program’s best start in the nonconference slate since Bill Worrell’s team won seven non-league games in the 2004-05 regular season. If Tech can conclude its nonconference portion with an eighth win over Tennessee Wesleyan on December 29, it would be the best mark since Worrell’s club won nine in 1990-91.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – With over 1,000 raucous kids from the Upper Cumberland in attendance, the Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team outlasted UNC Asheville in Tuesday’s matinee, 60-53, in a game that played out as a tale of two different halves. “I thought our first half was as good as we’ve played all year,” said head coach Kim Rosamond after saluting the home-court advantage created by the student population. “I didn’t like the way (the game) ended, how they made it this close, but this is a quality, quality win over a very good basketball team in UNC Asheville.” From a defensive standpoint, the first half was arguably the best of Rosamond’s tenure as TTU head coach.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team will be back in action inside the Hooper Eblen Center for the first time in 29 days when it hosts UNC Asheville, a recent power in the Big South Conference, for its Education Day game at 11 a.m. on Tuesday morning. The Education Day game features a special matinee tip time to accommodate droves of elementary school students from all over the area that will be in attendance to support the Golden Eagles. Aside from it being the team’s first home date in nearly a month, the game with Asheville will be TTU’s first against any opponent in two weeks.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team took on an Arkansas team that used a combination of hot shooting and suffocating defense to deal the Golden Eagles their third loss of the season on Tuesday night. “Arkansas was a difficult matchup for us,” said head coach Kim Rosamond. “We knew they were a very explosive offensive basketball team, but tonight, I thought the difference in the game was how tough and efficient they were on the defensive end.“ “Their size and length at the guard position really frustrated us. They guarded us extremely well, switched on a lot of screens on the perimeter, and made it very difficult for us to get open looks. They did such a good job of keeping our penetrators in front, and didn’t allow us to attack the rim and get to the free throw line.”
WICHITA, Kan. – The turnover counts were high, the shooting percentages were low, and the game play was physical from start to finish, but when the Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team had to buckle down in the clutch, it did just that, and was rewarded with a 55-45 road victory over Wichita State. “For our team to go on the road and shoot 35 percent from the floor, 20 percent from (three-point range), 67 percent from the free throw line, and still find a way to win says a lot about the toughness and growth of this basketball team,” said coach Kim Rosamond. “I just thought it was a tough, gutsy effort.” The victory is Tech’s first over a team from the American Athletic Conference since the Golden Eagles took down the same Wichita State program, 54-48, back on December 22, 2015.
CHARLESTON, S.C. – In a game that played out a lot like a boxing match, the Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team sparred with Old Dominion through all four quarters in Sunday’s portion of the Charleston Southern Buccaneer Classic, but came up just short to the Monarchs by a score of 80-73. Anacia Wilkinson provided the major storyline for Tech, scoring a career-high 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting. The redshirt junior did much of her offensive damage early on, as she scored eight of her team’s 14 points in the first quarter and added seven more in the second to keep the Golden Eagles in the game in the first half. Wilkinson also ripped down five rebounds in the game, but focused largely on her defensive contributions in the second half, with three of her four blocked shots coming after halftime. The Houston, Texas native entered the CSU tournament tied for 25th nationally in blocks, and will presumably move up on that list with her shot-swatting performance on Sunday.
CHARLESTON, S.C. – It wasn’t always pretty for the Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team on Saturday afternoon – especially in the first half – but terrific free throw shooting and a strong second-half defensive effort made the difference, as Tech moved to 4-1 on the season with a 77-55 victory over Charleston Southern. Offensive struggles were the story for both teams in the first quarter, as the Golden Eagles and Buccaneers went a combined 9-of-41 from the field. Tech held its own, and managed an 18-18 tie with CSU thanks to a 12-for-13 effort from the free throw line (92.3 percent). The Golden Eagles’ success from the charity stripe was a theme throughout the game as they finished 30-of-39 for the contest (76.9 percent).
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Off to its best start in eight years, the Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team takes its talents to the coast of the Atlantic Ocean for the Buccaneer Classic hosted by Charleston Southern, the program’s first Thanksgiving weekend tournament action since 2013-14. Tech will face off with the host CSU at 1 p.m. on Saturday, and follow up with an intriguing matchup against Old Dominion on Sunday at 1. The Golden Eagles have turned in some impressive statistical marks in building their 3-1 start. The offense currently features four double-digit scorers in Jordan Brock (13.0 points per game), Lacy Cantrell (12.8), Akia Harris (10.3) and Kesha Brady (10.0), and at 73.3 points per contest as a team, TTU is more than 13 points better than its per-game output in 2017-18 (60.2).
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – It took a little while, but the Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team eventually found its groove offensively, using hot shooting in the second half and excellent performances from bench players to beat Western Carolina 77-58 on Friday night. The victory makes Tech 3-1 on the young season, its best start since 2010-11, and gives the Golden Eagles back-to-back nonconference wins for the first time since December 2015. Coach Kim Rosamond was pleased with her team’s victory, but acknowledged there was plenty for her team to work on going into this weekend’s tournament at Charleston Southern.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Fresh off one of the biggest victories in recent program history, the Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team sets their sights on their final home game before almost a whole month away from the Hooper Eblen Center. The Western Carolina Catamounts will invade Cookeville for a date on Monday evening at 6 p.m., as TTU looks to get on a roll before its upcoming high-profile road trips. To put themselves in position to win on Monday, the Golden Eagles must avoid a letdown after an extremely emotional win over Middle Tennessee on Friday night.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Beating your old conference rival? Good. Being responsible for its first loss of the season? Great. Emerging victorious in the series for the first time in almost 14 years? It doesn’t get much better. The Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team experienced all of those feelings firsthand as it held off a second-half rally from Middle Tennessee on Friday night to claim the program’s first win over the Blue Raiders since December 9, 2004.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Following some encouraging performances, as well as some moments of growth and maturation in its first road game of the season at Xavier, Tennessee Tech women’s basketball returns to Cookeville to host arguably the program’s biggest rival, Middle Tennessee, on Friday night at 6 p.m. One of the promising showings last Sunday came from guard Kesha Brady, who will be looking to build on her team-high 14 points against Xavier. The sophomore from Smyrna looked much more confident on both ends of the court in her second regular season game since an injury-shortened freshman season. She showed a consistent ability to drive the ball and draw fouls, and then made the Musketeers pay once she got to the free throw line (9-for-10). She also led the Golden Eagles’ defensive pressure with three of their 10 steals. Lacy Cantrell put together another excellent game to begin the season, recording her first career double-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds, two steals and a blocked shot in 18 minutes of game action. Cantrell’s presence was especially felt in the third quarter, when the senior ignited a 15-5 run upon entering the game that whittled Xavier’s lead to one point with eight minutes remaining.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn – The final score showed a 10-point loss for Tennessee Tech women’s basketball against Xavier on Sunday night, but those who saw the game know the gap between the two teams was closer than that. Tech cut the Xavier lead to five points with less than two minutes left, but the Musketeers’ free throw shooting allowed them to swell the lead to its final margin.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – After giving the home fans plenty to cheer about in its 88-55 season-opening win over Cumberland University, the Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team will make the first stop on its 2018-19 road tour in Cincinnati for a Sunday evening matchup with Xavier. Tech’s 88-point performance vs. Cumberland – the highest total in Kim Rosamond’s tenure as head coach – featured six scorers in double figures, including a game-high 19 points from senior forward Lacy Cantrell, a near-triple-double from fellow senior Kentoria Alexander (10 points., 10 rebounds., eight assists.), a .478 field goal percentage, and a .429 clip (9-21) from behind the three-point line. Jordan Brock (4) and Megan Clark (3) accounted for seven of the nine Tech triples. While Brock’s long-range abilities are well documented, it was the first meaningful playing time for Clark, who made the most of her 13 minutes with 11 points.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – It’s difficult to judge a team after just one game, but if the Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team continue to play like it did in the season opener against visiting Cumberland, there could be plenty of highlights ahead in the 2018-19 campaign. The Golden Eagles (1-0) pulled together double-digit scoring efforts from six players as Tech cruised to an 88-55 win over the Phoenix on Tuesday.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – After showcasing terrific offensive potential in a 105-57 exhibition win over Hiwassee College last Sunday, Tennessee Tech basketball opens its regular season schedule with a visit from nearby Cumberland College on Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. in the Hooper Eblen Center. As the youngest team in the OVC last season, the Golden Eagles appeared much-improved from a team that was 10th in the league in total offense, and looked confident in lighting up the scoreboard despite the absence of skilled forward Mackenzie Coleman.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech women’s basketball witnessed an offensive explosion in its exhibition game with Hiwassee College on Sunday afternoon, reaching triple digits for the first time in the Kim Rosamond era with a 105-57 victory.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Members of the Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team will compete against someone other than themselves for the first time in the 2018-19 season, when they welcome Hiwassee College for an exhibition date on Sunday, October 28 at 2 p.m. in the Hooper Eblen Center. Tech returns almost every significant contributor from last year’s squad, which was the youngest of any of the 12 teams in the Ohio Valley Conference.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – With the month of November and a brand new basketball season on the horizon, Ohio Valley Conference coaches and select student-athletes convened with various media members in Evansville, Ind. on Tuesday morning for the league’s annual Basketball Media Day, hosted by DoubleTree by Hilton Evansville. The leader of the Tennessee Tech women’s program, Kim Rosamond, made the three-and-a-half-hour drive to Evansville – the location of the event for the second straight year – to share her thoughts on the approaching 2018-19 campaign.