Maaliya Owens

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Maaliya Owens
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Hometown:
    Georgetown, Ky.
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    So.
  • Previous School:
    Scott County HS
  • gp
    25
  • pts/g
    5.8
  • fg %
    30.4
  • 3pt %
    25.4
  • ft %
    75.0
  • reb/g
    1.7
  • a/g
    0.9
Bio

2019-20 (Freshman): Appeared in 30 games and received her first career start against Jacksonville State (Feb. 29)… averaged 14.8 minutes per game, which ranked eighth on the team… averaged 6.4 points per game, shooting 36.8 percent from the field and 35 percent from 3-point range… recorded a career-high 18 points, tying for a career-high six made field goals and four made 3-point field goals against Southeast Missouri (Feb. 8)… collected a career-high five rebounds against Detroit Mercy (Nov. 30)… dished out a career-high four assists against Southeast Missouri (Feb. 22) and Tennessee Wesleyan (Dec. 29)… tallied a career-high three steals against Cumberland (Tenn.) (Nov. 5)… netted a career-high four free throws against Southern Illinois (Nov. 16).

High School: Owens comes to Tech from Scott County High School, where she was a guard under the wing of Steve Helton… ranks third all-time in scoring at Scott County, recording a career 2,378 points with the Cardinals… helped lead Scott County to a 34-2 record and state tournament appearance as a senior… averaged 19.7 points, five rebounds, three assists, and two steals per game her senior season… three-time all-district and all-regional team selection… Kentucky Junior and Battle of the Bridges All-Star… Ironton Shootout MVP… two-time Toyota Classic All-Tournament team selection and three-time defensive player of the game… 2019 Donna L. J. Murphy Award winner… 2019 Miss KY Basketball candidate… 2019 KY Senior All-Star… 2019 KABC 11th Region Player of the Year… 2019 KHSAA All-State Tournament Selection… 2019 KHSAA Top-10 Player… 2019 McDonald's All-American nominee… 2019 USA Today All-USA Girls First Team… 2019 The Cats' Pause 11th Region Player of the Year… 2019 Gatorade Player of the Year nominee… 2019 KHSAA 5th in 3-point shooting, averaging .410… played club with OverTime Performance and in the Nike National EYBL circuit with Kentucky Premier.

Personal: The daughter of Monica Owens and Doug Bibby ... mother Monica played basketball at Lincoln Memorial.

Academic: Majoring in pre-dentistry.

Honors & Awards:

  • OVC Freshman of the Week (Jan. 7, 2020)
  • OVC Co-Freshman of the Week (Dec. 30, 2019)
  • Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (spring 2020)
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 25 20
Games started - -
Minutes 419 354
Minutes per game 16.8 17.7
FG 52-171 43-138
FG Pct 30.4 31.2
3PT 29-114 26-95
3PT Pct 25.4 27.4
FT 12-16 7-8
FT Pct 75.0 87.5
Off rebounds 9 8
Def rebounds 34 30
Total rebounds 43 38
Rebounds per game 1.7 1.9
Personal fouls 20 17
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 23 20
Turnovers 23 21
Assist to turnover ratio 1.0 1.0
Steals 13 11
Blocks 4 4
Points 145 119
Points per game 5.8 6.0
Points per 40 min 13.8 13.4
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 20 at Belmont L, 73-61
Feb 23 Belmont L, 77-56
Feb 25 Austin Peay W, 62-57
Feb 27 Murray State L, 68-67
Mar 4 at Jacksonville State W, 79-64
Mar 5 at UT Martin L, 69-56
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 25 at Vanderbilt - - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 at UAB - - - - - - - - -
Dec 11 at Chattanooga L, 76-65 - 19 1-8 12.5 0-5 0.0 2-5 40.0 4
Dec 13 Jacksonville State W, 68-66 - 12 0-7 0.0 0-5 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 16 Western Carolina W, 67-63 - 8 0-5 0.0 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 19 Samford - - - - - - - - -
Dec 20 WKU W, 73-59 - 5 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Dec 21 Mercer - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 Southeast Missouri L, 79-70 - 24 4-9 44.4 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 11
Jan 2 at Eastern Illinois W, 72-67 - 20 5-7 71.4 4-6 66.7 2-2 100.0 16
Jan 7 at Morehead State L, 65-62 - 17 1-5 20.0 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 3
Jan 9 at Eastern Kentucky L, 73-65 - 17 4-10 40.0 2-7 28.6 0-0 - 10
Jan 16 Tennessee State W, 83-34 - 24 4-9 44.4 1-4 25.0 2-2 100.0 11
Jan 21 at Austin Peay W, 66-61 - 17 3-5 60.0 2-3 66.7 2-2 100.0 10
Jan 23 at Murray State W, 75-58 - 26 3-7 42.9 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 9
Jan 25 at Jacksonville State L, 69-58 - 16 1-4 25.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 28 Eastern Kentucky W, 74-58 - 14 1-5 20.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 30 Morehead State W, 58-49 - 15 1-8 12.5 1-7 14.3 0-0 - 3
Feb 4 at Southeast Missouri L, 59-55 - 6 0-4 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 6 at UT Martin W, 77-73 - 9 0-5 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 11 SIUE W, 81-42 - 30 7-15 46.7 5-12 41.7 0-0 - 19
Feb 13 Eastern Illinois W, 62-45 - 17 2-7 28.6 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 6
Feb 18 at Tennessee State W, 68-52 - 24 2-7 28.6 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 6
Feb 20 at Belmont L, 73-61 - 11 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 23 Belmont L, 77-56 - 14 2-8 25.0 0-6 0.0 0-0 - 4
Feb 25 Austin Peay W, 62-57 - 17 2-5 40.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 4
Feb 27 Murray State L, 68-67 - 24 1-8 12.5 0-4 0.0 1-2 50.0 3
Mar 4 at Jacksonville State W, 79-64 - 9 2-3 66.7 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 6
Mar 5 at UT Martin L, 69-56 - 24 5-14 35.7 1-6 16.7 1-1 100.0 12
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 25 at Vanderbilt - - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 at UAB - - - - - - - - -
Dec 11 at Chattanooga L, 76-65 - 19 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Dec 13 Jacksonville State W, 68-66 - 12 0 1 1 0 2 0 0
Dec 16 Western Carolina W, 67-63 - 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Dec 19 Samford - - - - - - - - -
Dec 20 WKU W, 73-59 - 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
Dec 21 Mercer - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 Southeast Missouri L, 79-70 - 24 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
Jan 2 at Eastern Illinois W, 72-67 - 20 0 1 1 2 3 1 0
Jan 7 at Morehead State L, 65-62 - 17 2 3 5 1 2 1 2
Jan 9 at Eastern Kentucky L, 73-65 - 17 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Jan 16 Tennessee State W, 83-34 - 24 0 2 2 4 1 2 0
Jan 21 at Austin Peay W, 66-61 - 17 0 2 2 0 1 1 0
Jan 23 at Murray State W, 75-58 - 26 1 2 3 1 3 0 0
Jan 25 at Jacksonville State L, 69-58 - 16 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Jan 28 Eastern Kentucky W, 74-58 - 14 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Jan 30 Morehead State W, 58-49 - 15 0 0 0 2 2 1 0
Feb 4 at Southeast Missouri L, 59-55 - 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Feb 6 at UT Martin W, 77-73 - 9 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Feb 11 SIUE W, 81-42 - 30 0 7 7 0 1 0 1
Feb 13 Eastern Illinois W, 62-45 - 17 0 2 2 2 0 0 0
Feb 18 at Tennessee State W, 68-52 - 24 1 2 3 1 0 0 0
Feb 20 at Belmont L, 73-61 - 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 23 Belmont L, 77-56 - 14 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
Feb 25 Austin Peay W, 62-57 - 17 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Feb 27 Murray State L, 68-67 - 24 3 5 8 5 0 0 1
Mar 4 at Jacksonville State W, 79-64 - 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Mar 5 at UT Martin L, 69-56 - 24 0 4 4 1 1 0 0
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 25 at Vanderbilt - - - -
Nov 29 at UAB - - - -
Dec 11 at Chattanooga L, 76-65 - 2 0 0.0
Dec 13 Jacksonville State W, 68-66 - 0 - 0.0
Dec 16 Western Carolina W, 67-63 - 0 - -
Dec 19 Samford - - - -
Dec 20 WKU W, 73-59 - 0 - -
Dec 21 Mercer - - - -
Dec 30 Southeast Missouri L, 79-70 - 2 - -
Jan 2 at Eastern Illinois W, 72-67 - 1 0 0.7
Jan 7 at Morehead State L, 65-62 - 1 0 0.5
Jan 9 at Eastern Kentucky L, 73-65 - 3 - 1.0
Jan 16 Tennessee State W, 83-34 - 0 - 4.0
Jan 21 at Austin Peay W, 66-61 - 2 - 0.0
Jan 23 at Murray State W, 75-58 - 0 - 0.3
Jan 25 at Jacksonville State L, 69-58 - 2 - -
Jan 28 Eastern Kentucky W, 74-58 - 0 - -
Jan 30 Morehead State W, 58-49 - 1 - 1.0
Feb 4 at Southeast Missouri L, 59-55 - 1 0 0.0
Feb 6 at UT Martin W, 77-73 - 2 - 0.0
Feb 11 SIUE W, 81-42 - 0 - 0.0
Feb 13 Eastern Illinois W, 62-45 - 1 - -
Feb 18 at Tennessee State W, 68-52 - 1 - -
Feb 20 at Belmont L, 73-61 - 0 - -
Feb 23 Belmont L, 77-56 - 0 0 0.0
Feb 25 Austin Peay W, 62-57 - 0 - -
Feb 27 Murray State L, 68-67 - 0 - -
Mar 4 at Jacksonville State W, 79-64 - 0 - -
Mar 5 at UT Martin L, 69-56 - 1 - 1.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2019-20 30 14.8 2.2-6.1 1.4-4.0 0.6-0.9 6.4
2020-21 25 16.8 2.1-6.8 1.2-4.6 0.5-0.6 5.8
2021-22 32 20.0 2.3-7.0 1.1-4.0 1.2-1.5 6.9
2022-23 32 32.0 5.4-13.2 2.9-7.0 1.2-1.4 14.9
2023-24 31 33.4 5.0-12.4 3.0-7.7 2.3-2.5 15.4
Total 150 23.8 3.5-9.2 2.0-5.5 1.2-1.4 10.1
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2019-20 30 1 444 67-182 36.8 42-120 35.0 17-26 65.4 193
2020-21 25 - 419 52-171 30.4 29-114 25.4 12-16 75.0 145
2021-22 32 1 639 73-225 32.4 36-129 27.9 40-49 81.6 222
2022-23 32 32 1025 172-423 40.7 92-225 40.9 40-46 87.0 476
2023-24 31 31 1036 156-383 40.7 94-238 39.5 72-79 91.1 478
Total 150 65 3563 520-1384 37.6 293-826 35.5 181-216 83.8 1514
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2019-20 30 444 14.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 35.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
2020-21 25 419 16.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
2021-22 32 639 20.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 27.9 0.0-0.0 0.0
2022-23 32 1025 32.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 40.9 0.0-0.0 0.0
2023-24 31 1036 33.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 39.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 150 3563 23.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 35.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2019-20 30 0.5 1.3 1.8 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.1
2020-21 25 0.4 1.4 1.7 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.2
2021-22 32 0.7 1.8 2.5 0.9 1.2 0.3 0.3
2022-23 32 0.8 2.1 2.9 2.1 1.5 1.0 0.4
2023-24 31 0.4 3.1 3.5 2.5 1.8 1.3 0.4
Total 150 0.6 2.0 2.5 1.5 1.3 0.7 0.3
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2019-20 30 1 16 39 55 30 24 12 4
2020-21 25 - 9 34 43 23 23 13 4
2021-22 32 1 23 57 80 29 37 11 10
2022-23 32 32 24 68 92 68 49 31 12
2023-24 31 31 12 96 108 78 57 39 13
Total 150 65 84 294 378 228 190 106 43
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2019-20 30 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2020-21 25 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2021-22 32 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2022-23 32 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2023-24 31 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 150 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 25 16.8 2.1-6.8 1.2-4.6 0.5-0.6 5.8
Conference 20 17.7 2.1-6.9 1.3-4.8 0.3-0.4 6.0
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 12 17.0 2.1-7.4 1.0-4.8 0.4-0.5 5.6
Away 13 16.5 2.1-6.3 1.3-4.4 0.5-0.8 6.0
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 15 16.5 2.2-6.5 1.5-4.5 0.5-0.5 6.4
Losses 10 17.2 1.9-7.3 0.7-4.6 0.4-0.8 4.9
Month
December 5 13.6 1.2-6.4 0.6-4.2 0.8-1.4 3.8
January 9 18.4 2.6-6.7 1.6-4.7 0.7-0.7 7.3
February 9 16.9 1.8-6.9 1.0-4.7 0.1-0.2 4.7
March 2 16.5 3.5-8.5 1.5-4.5 0.5-0.5 9.0
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 25 - 419 52-171 30.4 29-114 25.4 12-16 75.0 145
Conference 20 - 354 43-138 31.2 26-95 27.4 7-8 87.5 119
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 12 - 204 25-89 28.1 12-57 21.1 5-6 83.3 67
Away 13 - 215 27-82 32.9 17-57 29.8 7-10 70.0 78
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result
Wins 15 - 247 33-98 33.7 22-68 32.4 8-8 100.0 96
Losses 10 - 172 19-73 26.0 7-46 15.2 4-8 50.0 49
Month
December 5 - 68 6-32 18.8 3-21 14.3 4-7 57.1 19
January 9 - 166 23-60 38.3 14-42 33.3 6-6 100.0 66
February 9 - 152 16-62 25.8 9-42 21.4 1-2 50.0 42
March 2 - 33 7-17 41.2 3-9 33.3 1-1 100.0 18
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 25 419 16.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 20 354 17.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 27.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 12 204 17.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 21.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 13 215 16.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 29.8 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 15 247 16.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 32.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 10 172 17.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 15.2 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
December 5 68 13.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 14.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 9 166 18.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 33.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 9 152 16.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 21.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
March 2 33 16.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 33.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 25 0.4 1.4 1.7 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.2
Conference 20 0.4 1.5 1.9 1.0 1.1 0.6 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 0.4 1.7 2.1 1.3 0.8 0.4 0.2
Away 13 0.3 1.1 1.4 0.6 1.1 0.6 0.2
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 15 0.2 1.3 1.5 1.0 0.9 0.5 0.1
Losses 10 0.6 1.4 2.0 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.3
Month
December 5 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.0
January 9 0.3 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.0 0.2
February 9 0.4 1.9 2.3 0.9 0.7 0.2 0.2
March 2 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 25 - 9 34 43 23 23 13 4
Conference 20 - 8 30 38 20 21 11 4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 - 5 20 25 15 9 5 2
Away 13 - 4 14 18 8 14 8 2
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 15 - 3 20 23 15 14 7 1
Losses 10 - 6 14 20 8 9 6 3
Month
December 5 - 2 3 5 1 3 2 0
January 9 - 3 10 13 12 13 9 2
February 9 - 4 17 21 8 6 2 2
March 2 - 0 4 4 2 1 0 0
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 25 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 20 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 13 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 15 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 10 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
December 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
March 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
News mentions
Tech women fall to UTM in semifinal but look to the future
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  • March 05, 2021
Tech women fall to UTM in semifinal but look to the future

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – As tough as it was for the Tennessee Tech women to leave the court after Friday’s 69-56 loss to UT Martin in the Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Championships in the semifinal round, there was little reason to hang their heads. The loss stung, sure, especially after a thrilling victory over Jacksonville State the day before, and as the Golden Eagles made a push to unseat the top-seeded Skyhawks, looking forward to the future was probably the last thing anyone on the Tech bench hoped to do. But make no mistake, while it was UT Martin celebrating its victory on Friday and advancing to the title game on Saturday, there is a lot for the Tennessee Tech squad to look forward to.

  • March 05, 2021
Tech women knock off Jacksonville State in OVC tourney opener
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  • March 04, 2021
Tech women knock off Jacksonville State in OVC tourney opener

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Last season’s Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Championships haunted the Tennessee Tech women. Trying to overcome a grief-filled moment and coming up short with Southeast Missouri hitting a buzzer-beater in overtime held heavy in their hearts and minds. Hardly a week later, everything changed with the COVID-19 pandemic. So with a full year of all of this weighing on the Golden Eagles, Thursday, they had enough. Tech opened up the quarterfinal contest in the 2021 OVC Basketball Championships like a team possessed and hardly looked back as the fifth-seeded Golden Eagles took a 79-64 victory over No. 4-seed Jacksonville State, heralding its exit from the OVC in women’s basketball.

  • March 04, 2021
Murray State spoils Tech women's Senior Night, clinches No. 5-seed in OVC tourney
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  • February 28, 2021
Murray State spoils Tech women's Senior Night, clinches No. 5-seed in OVC tourney

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – A back-and-forth battle to the end, the Tennessee Tech women fell on the short end of Saturday’s 68-67 loss to Murray State. Macey Turley scored 11 points in the final 10 minutes as she was 4-for-5 from the field and 3-for-4 from long range Katelyn Young tied the game with 45 seconds remaining as she grabbed her own rebound and got the second-chance bucket. Jordan Brock missed a jumper on the other end of the court, then Kesha Brady was called for a foul, sending Manna Mensah to the line with three seconds remaining.

  • February 28, 2021
Brock's five 3s pace Golden Eagles over Tennessee State
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  • February 18, 2021
Brock's five 3s pace Golden Eagles over Tennessee State

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – When the Tennessee Tech women are hot from 3-point range, the Golden Eagles are pretty tough to beat. For the fourth-straight game, Tech knocked down double-digit treys – 13 in Thursday’s contest, one shy of the season-high of 14 – as the Golden Eagles cruised to a 68-52 victory over Tennessee State. Jordan Brock was on fire, hitting five of her seven 3-point tries. The senior ended the night 7-of-10 from the field and 2-for-2 at the free-throw line to pace all scorers with 21 points. Megan Clark knocked down three 3-pointers out of four tries, while Maaliya Owens drained two, including one at the halftime buzzer. Clark was Tech’s other double-digit scorer in the contest, posting 12 points on the night.

  • February 18, 2021
Defensive effort leads Golden Eagle women to victory over Eastern Illinois
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  • February 13, 2021
Defensive effort leads Golden Eagle women to victory over Eastern Illinois

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – When the Tennessee Tech women and Eastern Illinois met in January, it was a heated battle for much of the contest. Saturday, Tech took the lessons learned from the previous meeting and shut down a talented offensive squad. An 11-point run in the second quarter put Tech ahead and the Golden Eagles never looked back on Saturday as Tech defeated Eastern Illinois 62-45, picking up its third straight win and eighth out of the last ten games. The Golden Eagles improved to 12-6, 10-5 in the Ohio Valley Conference as Tech moved into fourth place in the league standings. Eastern Illinois dropped into the current No. 8 spot with a 9-12 record, 7-9 in conference play.

  • February 13, 2021
Tech women dominant in victory over SIUE
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  • February 12, 2021
Tech women dominant in victory over SIUE

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team was clicking on all cylinders on Thursday night as the Golden Eagles dominated visiting SIUE, claiming an 81-42 victory at the Hooper Eblen Center. Tech improves to 11-6 overall, 9-5 in Ohio Valley Conference play. “I’m really proud of the effort and discipline the girls showed tonight, especially after coming off a really emotional win on Saturday (over UT Martin),” said Tech head coach Kim Rosamond. “They showed intensity with the way they just came out , did their job and just played extremely hard. There were a lot of good things tonight.” Sophomore Maaliya Owens had a career night, setting new marks in scoring with 19 points and rebounds with seven. She was 7-for-15 from the floor and 5-for-12 from 3-point range as she led all scorers.

  • February 12, 2021
Tech women entertain EIU Saturday
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  • February 12, 2021
Tech women entertain EIU Saturday

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – When Tennessee Tech took on Eastern Illinois in Charleston back in the early days of January, the Golden Eagle women got hot at just the right time. Facing a one-point deficit at the end of three quarters, Tech surged to a 72-67 victory. Eastern Illinois led by as many as 15 points midway through the third quarter and an extraordinary effort led by Maaliya Owens with nine points in the final 10 minutes helped erase the Panthers’ lead. Following the defeat on their home floor, EIU will be looking to reciprocate on Saturday as the Panthers visit the Hooper Eblen Center.

  • February 12, 2021
Tech women hit the road to SEMO on Thursday
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  • February 03, 2021
Tech women hit the road to SEMO on Thursday

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – It’s an important week for the Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team as the Golden Eagles hit the road to Cape Girardeau to take on Southeast Missouri on Thursday, then Tech heads to UT Martin for its lone contest against the league-leading Skyhawks this season. Tipoff from the Show Me Center is slated for 5 p.m. on Thursday. Dylan Vazzano will provide the call on 106.1 The Eagle, while the game will also be broadcast on ESPN+ (subscription required). Tech (9-5, 7-4 Ohio Valley Conference) has won five of the last six games and currently stands tied with SEMO (9-7, 7-4 OVC) in fourth place in the league standings. UT Martin (11-3, 10-1 OVC), Belmont (8-4, 5-2 OVC) and Austin Peay (9-5, 7-3 OVC) currently hold the top three spots.

  • February 03, 2021
Tech women host Eastern Kentucky Thursday
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  • January 27, 2021
Tech women host Eastern Kentucky Thursday

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – It hasn't been that long since the Tennessee Tech women faced Eastern Kentucky. Just four games and 17 days sit in between the last meeting, but the Golden Eagles still have a crystal-clear memory of that last meeting. The two teams will face off again on Thursday night at the Hooper Eblen Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. The game is now a single contest after the men's contest has been postponed until February 15 as the Colonel men enter COVID protocols. Roger Ealey will deliver the radio call for 106.1 The Eagle, while Bob Belvin and Michael Cooper will broadcast the game on ESPN+ (subscription required).

  • January 27, 2021
Golden Eagles rally to top Austin Peay on the road
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  • January 21, 2021
Golden Eagles rally to top Austin Peay on the road

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – When the outside shots weren’t falling, the Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team pounded the paint instead. With a gutsy effort in the fourth quarter, the Golden Eagles rallied from a 51-46 after three quarters and outscored Austin Peay 20-10 in the final 10 minutes to take a 66-61 victory in the Dunn Center on Thursday night. Tech improves to 6-4, 4-3 in the Ohio Valley Conference, while Austin Peay drops to 7-5, 5-3 in the league.

  • January 21, 2021
Golden Eagle rout Tennessee State with hot shooting night
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  • January 17, 2021
Golden Eagle rout Tennessee State with hot shooting night

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – It was a dominant performance for the Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team on Saturday night as the Golden Eagles cleared their bench for an 83-34 victory over visiting Tennessee State. “I’m proud of our kids and proud of their effort,” said Tech head coach Kim Rosamond. “It was a really good team win. It was a good way to bounce back from a really tough road weekend last weekend at Morehead State and Eastern Kentucky. “While we would have loved to play Belmont on Thursday night, we really needed some time to work on ourselves, especially during this COVID season. Practice time has been very difficult to find, so being able to get in here for three days and really work on, first of all, defense, since we were not pleased with our defensive effort last weekend. We also haven’t been shooting the ball well.”

  • January 17, 2021
Owens, Golden Eagles erase 15-point deficit to top Eastern Illinois
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  • January 02, 2021
Owens, Golden Eagles erase 15-point deficit to top Eastern Illinois

CHARLESTON, Ill. – There were certainly plenty of moments where Saturday’s game looked in doubt, but don’t tell that to sophomore Maaliya Owens. In the fourth quarter alone, Owens scored nine of her 16 points, helping to propel the Tennessee Tech women from a 15-point deficit nearing the midpoint of the third quarter to a 72-67 victory over Eastern Illinois on Saturday afternoon at Lantz Arena.

  • January 02, 2021
Golden Eagle women fall in tough battle with SEMO
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  • December 30, 2020
Golden Eagle women fall in tough battle with SEMO

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – When a team is shooting as hot as Southeast Missouri was on Wednesday night, even when Tennessee Tech was doing the right things, it was overshadowed. The Golden Eagles saw their three-game winning streak snapped on Wednesday in the Hooper Eblen Center, falling 79-70 to the visiting Redhawks. Tech (3-2, 1-1 Ohio Valley Conference) won’t have time to dwell on the defeat long as they return to action on Saturday at Eastern Illinois for a 1 p.m. contest.

  • December 30, 2020
Tech women's basketball signs 5-8 guard Harley Paynter
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  • November 11, 2020
Tech women's basketball signs 5-8 guard Harley Paynter

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – To say the Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team has been blessed with some tremendous guards in its 50-year history would be an understatement. The Golden Eagles could be adding another record-breaking scorer to the mix as Tech Head Coach Kim Rosamond announced on Wednesday morning the signing of 5-8 guard Harley Paynter.  Kentucky has been fertile recruiting ground for Tech over the last few years, and the Boyd County High School sharpshooter will join current Tech standouts Mackenzie Coleman, Jordan Brock and Maaliya Owens as players who have traveled from the Bluegrass State to wear Purple and Gold since Rosamond and her staff arrived in 2016. Kentucky has been fertile recruiting ground for Tech over the last few years, and the Boyd County High School sharpshooter will join Tech standouts Mackenzie Coleman, Jordan Brock and Maaliya Owens as players who have traveled from the Bluegrass State to wear Purple and Gold since Rosamond and her staff arrived in 2016.

  • November 11, 2020