2024–25 UT Martin Skyhawks women's basketball team

2024–25 UT Martin Skyhawks women's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record13–19 (10–10 OVC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJasmine Newsome
Assistant coaches
  • Garner Small
  • Maddie Spencer
Home arenaSkyhawk Arena
2024–25 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Tennessee Tech † 18 – 2   .900 26 – 6   .813
Lindenwood* 16 – 4   .800 23 – 11   .676
Eastern Illinois 15 – 5   .750 18 – 12   .600
Little Rock 12 – 8   .600 14 – 16   .467
Southern Indiana* 12 – 8   .600 23 – 13   .639
10 – 10   .500 13 – 19   .406
Western Illinois 8 – 12   .400 17 – 17   .500
Tennessee State 6 – 14   .300 10 – 21   .323
Morehead State 5 – 15   .250 10 – 20   .333
Southeast Missouri State 4 – 16   .200 6 – 23   .207
SIU Edwardsville 4 – 16   .200 6 – 23   .207
† 2025 OVC tournament winner
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period

The 2024–25 UT Martin Skyhawks women's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Skyhawks, who were led by 16th-year head coach Kevin McMillan, played their home games at Skyhawk Arena in Martin, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Skyhawks finished the 2023–24 season 16–17, 11–7 in OVC play, to finish in a three-way tie for second place.[1] They defeated Tennessee Tech,[2] Little Rock,[3] before falling to Southern Indiana in the OVC tournament championship game. Despite the loss, the Skyhawks earned the OVC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, due to Southern Indiana being ineligible due to the mandatory transition period from DII.[4] They received the #16 seed in the Albany Regional 2,[5] where they would fall to fellow #16 seed Holy Cross in the First Four.[6]

Preseason

On October 16, 2024, the OVC released their preseason coaches poll. UT Martin was picked to finish second in the OVC regular season.[7]

Preseason rankings

OVC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Southern Indiana 200 (20)
2 UT Martin 180 (2)
3 Eastern Illinois 145
4 Tennessee Tech 140
5 Little Rock 135
6 Western Illinois 119
7 Lindenwood 81
T-8 SIU Edwardsville 61
Morehead State
10 Tennessee State 59
11 Southeast Missouri State 29

Source:[7]

Players to Watch

Each OVC team selected two "Players to Watch" for their team.

Players to Watch
Player Position Year
Anaya Brown Forward Junior
Kenley McCarn Guard Sophomore

Source:[7]

Roster

2024–25 UT Martin Skyhawks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Daejah Richmond 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Southeast Missouri State Cordova, Tennessee
G 2 Kaitlyn McCarn 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Mountain View High School Mountain View, Arkansas
F 4 Anaya Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Lafayette High School Lexington, Kentucky
F 5 Yar Tong 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Edge Prep Calgary, Alberta
F/C 10 Tia Hymon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Lane College Jackson, Tennessee
G 11 Shae Littleford 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Charleston High School Charleston, Illinois
F 12 Lexi Rubel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Notre Dame High School Cape Girardeau, Missouri
F 14 Abby Stephens 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Southeast Missouri State Uniontown, Ohio
G 15 Morgan Borgstadt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Verdigris High School Claremore, Oklahoma
G 22 Taylor Scohy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Bellbrook High School Bellbrook, Ohio
G/F 23 Kayana Armbrister 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Florida Atlantic Boston, Massachusetts
F 24 Mikayla Lambert 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Paragould High School Paragould, Arkansas
F 25 Norah Clark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Nixa High School Springfield, Missouri
F 32 Sophie Singleton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Huntingdon High School Huntingdon, Tennessee
G 33 Mauryah Jones 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Fr Rossville Christian Academy Rossville, Tennessee
G 44 Kenley McCarn 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Melbourne High School Melbourne, Arkansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: April 21, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024*
6:00 pm 		Trevecca W 71–40  –
 Skyhawk Arena 
Martin, TN
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		North Alabama L 63–66  0–1
 Skyhawk Arena (1,103)
Martin, TN
November 7, 2024*
5:30 pm, SECN+ 		at Tennessee L 50–90  0–2
 Thompson–Boling Arena (9,788)
Knoxville, TN
November 12, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 18 Louisville L 64–86  0–3
 Skyhawk Arena (1,453)
Martin, TN
November 16, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Central Arkansas L 67–87  0–4
 Skyhawk Arena (1,103)
Martin, TN
November 19, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Missouri State W 74–66  1–4
 Skyhawk Arena (2,483)
Martin, TN
November 29, 2024*
4:00 pm 		vs. No. 1 UCLA
Rainbow Wahine Showdown 		L 37–97  1–5
 Stan Sheriff Center (1,658)
Honolulu, HI
November 30, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Hawai'i
Rainbow Wahine Showdown 		L 39–47  1–6
 Stan Sheriff Center (1,552)
Honolulu, HI
December 1, 2024*
4:00 pm 		vs. Fresno State
Rainbow Wahine Showdown 		L 66–75 OT 1–7
 Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 5, 2024*
6:00 pm, FloHoops 		at Butler L 60–70  1–8
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (677)
Indianapolis, IN
December 15, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Arkansas State W 82–71  2–8
 Skyhawk Arena (868)
Martin, TN
OVC regular season
December 19, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Morehead State W 102–63  3–8
(1–0) 		Ellis Johnson Arena (865)
Morehead, KY
December 21, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Indiana L 59–69  3–9
(1–1) 		Liberty Arena (1,082)
Evansville, IN
December 29, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Fisk W 86–38  4–9
 Skyhawk Arena (1,009)
Martin, TN
January 2, 2025
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Little Rock L 61–66  4–10
(1–2) 		Skyhawk Arena (1,021)
Martin, TN
January 4, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southeast Missouri State W 85–69  5–10
(2–2) 		Skyhawk Arena (1,236)
Martin, TN
January 9, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Illinois W 73–60  6–10
(3–2) 		Western Hall (567)
Macomb, IL
January 11, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lindenwood L 73–79  6–11
(3–3) 		Robert F. Hyland Arena (698)
St. Charles, MO
January 16, 2025
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Illinois L 48–51  6–12
(3–4) 		Skyhawk Arena (1,411)
Martin, TN
January 18, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		SIU Edwardsville W 72–65  7–12
(4–4) 		Skyhawk Arena (1,342)
Martin, TN
January 21, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tennessee State L 61–77  7–13
(4–5) 		Gentry Center (427)
Nashville, TN
January 25, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Tennessee Tech L 59–70  7–14
(4–6) 		Skyhawk Arena (1,297)
Martin, TN
January 30, 2025
5:15 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southeast Missouri State W 78–54  8–14
(5–6) 		Show Me Center (1,098)
Cape Girardeau, MO
February 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Little Rock W 64–59  9–14
(6–6) 		Jack Stephens Center (600)
Little Rock, AR
February 6, 2025
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Lindenwood L 59–62  9–15
(6–7) 		Skyhawk Arena (1,274)
Martin, TN
February 8, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Western Illinois W 75–55  10–15
(7–7) 		Skyhawk Arena (1,423)
Martin, TN
February 13, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at SIU Edwardsville W 77–66  11–15
(8–7) 		First Community Arena 
Edwardsville, IL
February 15, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Illinois L 62–66  11–16
(8–8) 		Groniger Arena (1,034)
Charleston, IL
February 18, 2025
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Tennessee State W 73–52  12–16
(9–8) 		Skyhawk Arena (642)
Martin, TN
February 20, 2025
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tennessee Tech L 55–70  12–17
(9–9) 		Hooper Eblen Center (1,012)
Cookeville, TN
February 27, 2025
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Indiana W 84–69  13–17
(10–9) 		Skyhawk Arena (1,652)
Martin, TN
March 1, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Morehead State L 77–100  13–18
(10–10) 		Skyhawk Arena (1,445)
Martin, TN
OVC tournament
March 5, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(6) vs. (7) Western Illinois
First Round 		L 72–78  13–19
 Ford Center (849)
Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. ^ "UT Martin Women's Basketball Advances To OVC Semifinals With Wire-To-Wire Win Over Tennessee Tech". Sports731 Network. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  3. ^ "UT Martin women earn NCAA Tournament bid after 54-48 win over Little Rock". WPSD Local 6. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ^ "USI Women's Basketball wins first-ever OVC Tournament Championship". 14News. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  5. ^ "2024 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  6. ^ "Bring on Caitlin: Holy Cross women's hoop upends UT Martin at NCAAs; top-seeded Iowa is next". Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  7. ^ a b c "Southern Indiana Predicted As 2024-25 OVC Women's Basketball Favorites". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  8. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". UTM Athletics. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  9. ^ "UT Martin Skyhawks 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
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