UPCOMING SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1
Murray State at Morehead State*
- 5 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)
UT Martin at Austin Peay* - 7 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)
Southeast Missouri at Eastern Illinois* - 7 p.m.
(OVCSports.TV)
Eastern Kentucky
at Tennessee State*
- 7 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)
SIUE at Tennessee Tech* - 7 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4
Eastern Kentucky at SIUE* - 1 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)
Tennessee Tech at Jacksonville State* - 2 p.m.
(OVCSports.TV)
Morehead State at Eastern Illinois* - 4 p.m.
(OVCSports.TV)
Murray State at UT Martin* - 4 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)
Tennessee State at Southeast Missouri* - 5:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6
Tennessee Tech at Austin Peay* - 7 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)
Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Illinois* - 7 p.m.
(OVCSports.TV)
Jacksonville State at UT Martin* - 7 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)
Morehead State at SIUE* - 7 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)
Tennessee State at Murray State* - 7 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)
* - OVC Contest
ALL TIMES CENTRAL
adidas® OVC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK – Jan. 31
PLAYER
Heather Butler, G • So., 5'6 • Medina, Tenn.
• UT Martin
Butler scored 42 points against Tennessee State
to set a new school single-game scoring mark. The old record of 40 points was
set in 1989. She had 25 points versus Southeast Missouri.
Butler was
perfect at the free throw line in the two games and shot 65 percent from the
field and 66 percent from behind the arc. She also had 11 assists and four
steals over the two games.
Others Nominated: Sydney Mitchell, Eastern Illinois;
Marie Carpenter, Eastern Kentucky; Danielle Vaughn, Jacksonville State;
Courtney Lumpkin, Morehead State; Kayla Lowe, Murray State; Bailie Roberts,
Southeast Missouri, Jasmin Hill, SIUE; Chelsea Hudson, Tennessee State; Tacarra
Hayes, Tennessee Tech
NEWCOMER
Jade Barber, C • Jr., 6'2 • Louisville, Ky. • Eastern Kentucky
Barber
recorded her second straight double-double with 19 points and 17 rebounds in
the win over Longwood. It was her sixth double-double of the season. Barber
posted 12 points and six rebounds against Tennessee Tech.
Others Nominated: Erica Burgess, Murray State;
Kiara Conner, SIUE; Jala Harris,
Tennessee Tech
FRESHMAN
Chelsea Hudson, F • R-Fr., 5'11 • Midland, Texas • Tennessee State
Hudson shot over 65 percent from the field
and was nearly perfect from the free throw line, with only one miss on 17
attempts. She scored 38 points and pulled down 17 rebounds against UT Martin.
She had 10 offensive rebounds and two block shots versus the Skyhawks. In the
win over Austin Peay, she had eight points, five rebounds, one assist and no
turnovers in 18 minutes.
Others Nominated: Sabina Oroszova,
Eastern Illinois;
Almesha Jones, Morehead State; Allyson Bradshaw, Southeast
Missouri; Tierny Austin, SIUE
TEAM SNAPSHOTS
AUSTIN PEAY LADY GOVS (2-8, 5-18): Austin Peay fell to Tennessee State, 82-77, and Southeast Missouri, 69-60. Head coach Carrie Daniels used
her 13th different lineup at Southeast Missouri
as junior Kaitlyn Hill notched her season's first start. Hill recorded her
second consecutive double-double (10 points/10 rebounds) against Tennessee State. She followed that up with a
team-best 16 points versus the Redhawks. Senior Whitney Hanley scored 30 points
in the Austin Peay loss to TSU. It was her third 30-point outing this season.
The Lady Govs blocked a season-high seven shots against Tennessee
State, two games after setting that
mark at Eastern Illinois. Austin Peay will
host UT Martin on Wednesday and Tennessee Tech on Monday.
EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHERS (8-0,
17-4): Eastern Kentucky defeated Longwood, 80-62, before falling
to Tennessee Tech, 82-67, last week. Junior Jade Barber tallied her second
straight double-double with 19 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Lady Colonels
past Longwood. Barber added 12 points and six rebounds versus Tennessee Tech.
Sophomore Marie Carpenter averaged 15.5 points over the two games. She had 18 points,
six rebounds, three assists and one steal in the win over Longwood and followed
that up with a team-best 13 points against Tennessee Tech. Alex Jones chipped
in 11 points and seven boards versus Tech. Eastern Kentucky will travel to
Tennessee State on Wednesday, SIUE on Saturday and Eastern Illinois on Monday.
EASTERN KENTUCKY LADY COLONELS (5-4,
10-10): Jacksonville State
fell to Eastern Illinois (71-56) and SIUE
(78-57) last week. Junior Danielle Vaughn almost had back-to-back
double-doubles last week. She had eight points and 14 rebounds versus Eastern Illinois and followed that up with 11 points and
eight boards against SIUE. She pulled down 17 defensive rebounds over the two
games. Senior Destiny Lane
averaged 10.5 points in the two games and pushed her double-digit scoring games
to five after a 10-point outing against SIUE. Jacksonville State
will host Tennessee Tech on Saturday before traveling to UT Martin on Monday.
MOREHEAD STATE EAGLES (4-4, 7-13): Morehead State
fell to Tennessee Tech, 57-53, last week. The Eagles held onto an 11-point lead
with 7:20 left to but hit just one more field goal. Tech held the Eagles
without a field goal for a 16-minute span earlier in the game. Morehead State hit 17-of-24 free throws and
forced 16 turnovers. Senior Courtney Lumpkin scored 19 points and continues to
average better than 20 points per game in OVC contests. Junior Ashar Harris,
who entered the night second in the nation in rebounds, grabbed 16 boards. Harris
has averaged 15.1 rebounds in the last seven games and is only 84 boards shy of
1,000 for her career. Senior Linda Dixon registered 15 points, her team-high
17th game in double figures. Morehead State hosts Murray
state on Wednesday before traveling to Eastern Illinois
on Saturday and SIUE on Monday.
MURRAY STATE RACERS (4-4, 8-13): Murray State fell to Southern Illinois (74-57) and Eastern Illinois (80-63). Senior Kayla Lowe tallied a
season-best 20 points off six three-pointers against Eastern
Illinois. She set a career-high making seven three points versus
SIU. Lowe scored 13 points and brought down six rebounds against the Salukis.
Sophomore Erica Burgess hit double-digits in points in both games to extend her
streak to seven straight games with 10 or more points. She also dished out
seven assists versus the Panthers. Junior Mariah Robinson is now just 25 points
from the 1,000 point club at Murray
State. The Racers will
travel to Morehead State on Wednesday and UT Martin on Saturday before
hosting Tennessee
State on Monday.
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI REDHAWKS (2-7,
5-17): Southeast Missouri fell to UT Martin (88-47) before
defeating Austin Peay (59-60). Junior Bailie Roberts scored a career-high 19
points on 8-of-16 shooting versus UT Martin. Roberts followed that up with her
first double-double in almost two years recording 10 points and a career-best
13 rebounds against Austin Peay. Freshman Allyson Bradshaw had a career-high 17
points in the win over the Lady Govs. She went 5-for-8 from three-point range
in the victory. Southeast Missouri will travel to Eastern
Illinois on Wednesday before hosting Tennessee Sate on Saturday.
SIUE COUGARS (6-3, 12-8): SIUE defeated Jacksonville State,
78-57, on the road in its only game of the week. Sophomore Jazmin Hill scored a
game-high 16 points against the Gamecocks. She went 6-for-13 from the floor and
4-of-10 from beyond the arc. Hill is now fifth on the school's all-time
three-pointers list with 126. Raven Berry
moved into eighth on the all-time rebounding list after her third consecutive
double-digit game. She now has 610 boards for her career. Freshman Tierny
Austin tied a season-high with 12 points in 24 minutes off the bench. Freshman Kiara
Connor was 3-fo-4 from the floor in her 15 minutes of action. SIUE will travel
to Tennessee Tech on Wednesday before returning home to host Eastern Kentucky
on Saturday and Morehead
State on Monday.
TENNESSEE STATE LADY TIGERS (4-6, 8-14): Tennessee State
split a pair of road games last week, defeating Austin Peay (82-77) and falling
to UT Martin (105-90). Freshman Chelsea Hudson averaged 23.0 points and 11.0
rebounds over the two games while shooting over 65 percent from the field. She
scored 38 points and pulled down 17 rebounds versus UT Martin. Hudson also went 16-for-17 from the line for
the week. Tennessee State will host Eastern Kentucky on Wednesday before
traveling to Southeast Missouri on Saturday and Murray State
on Monday.
TENNESSEE TECH GOLDEN EAGLES (6-3, 10-13): Tennessee Tech defeated Eastern Kentucky (82-67) and Morehead State (57-53) last week to extend its
winning streak to four games. Senior Tacarra Hayes led the team in points (37),
rebounds (21) and assists (9) last week. She recorded her 13th career
double-double with 21 points and 14 rebounds against Eastern
Kentucky. She added 16 points and seven rebounds versus Morehead State. Sophomore Jala Harris averaged
10.0 points and 5.5 points over the two games. Tennessee Tech will host SIUE on
Wednesday before traveling to Jacksonville
State on Saturday and
Austin Peay on Monday.
UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS (7-1, 13-8): UT Martin picked up a pair of OVC
home wins last week, defeating Southeast Missouri, 84-61, and Tennessee State,
105-90. The Skyhawks have now won their last four OVC contests and their last
eight home games. Sophomore Heather Butler scored 42 points against TSU to set
a new school single-game scoring mark. She put up 25 points versus Southeast Missouri. Butler
went a perfect 11-for-11 from the line for the week and shot 65 percent from
the floor. As a team, the Skyhawks hit 21 three points in the two games with Butler leading the way
with eight. UT Martin will travel to Austin Peay on Wednesday before hosting Murray State
on Saturday and Jacksonville
State on Monday. The
Skyhawks' game with Murray State is UTM's "We Back Pat" night to
support Pat Summitt while the game with Jacksonville State
is UT Martin's "Pink Out" contest.