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UT MARTIN SKYHAWK BASKETBALL 1022 Elam Center, Martin, Tenn. 38238 P: (731) 881-7632 UTMSPORTS.

) W, 96-42 12 Belmont W, 67-48 14 Air Force W, 84-60 16 @ Southern Miss 7 p.m. 20 @ Purdue 1 p.m. 22 @ Saint Louis 7 p.m. 30 @ Indiana State 7:05 p.m. DECEMBER 4 @ Memphis 2 p.m. 7 Vanderbilt 7 p.m. 10 @ at Central Arkansas 2 p.

m. 21 @ Eastern Kentucky* 3 p.m. 23 @ Morehead State* 5 p.m. 28 SE Missouri State* 6 p.m. 30 Tennessee State* 7 p.m. FEBRUARY 1 @ Austin Peay* 7 p.m. 4 Murray State* 4 p.m. 6 Jacksonville State* 7 p.

1 UT MARTIN SKYHAWK BASKETBALL 1022 Elam Center, Martin, Tenn P: (731) UTMSPORTS.COM SID/Women s Basketball Contact: Joe Lofaro Overall Record: 2-0 OVC Record: 0-0 Home: 2-0 Road: 0-0 Neutral: SCHEDULE/RESULTS NOVEMBER 5 Christian Brothers (Ex.) W, Belmont W, Air Force W, Southern Miss 7 p.m. Purdue 1 p.m. Saint Louis 7 p.m. Indiana State 7:05 p.m. DECEMBER Memphis 2 p.m. 7 Vanderbilt 7 p.m. at Central Arkansas 2 p.m. 16 Evansville 7 p.m. 18 Southern Illinois 3 p.m. Louisville Noon 31 Tennessee Tech* 2 p.m. JANUARY Tennessee State* 7 p.m. 7 SIU Edwardsville* 4 p.m. at Arkansas State 7:05 p.m. Eastern Illinois* 7 p.m. Eastern Kentucky* 3 p.m. Morehead State* 5 p.m. 28 SE Missouri State* 6 p.m. 30 Tennessee State* 7 p.m. FEBRUARY Austin Peay* 7 p.m. 4 Murray State* 4 p.m. 6 Jacksonville State* 7 p.m. 11 Eastern Illinois* 4 p.m. Murray State* 7 p.m. SE Missouri State* 5:30 p.m. 23 Austin Peay* 5:30 p.m. Jacksonville State* 5:15 p.m. Feb March 3 OVC Championship Tournament Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, Tenn. *Ohio Valley Conference Game All Times are Central 7 p.m.; Nov. 16, 2011 Reed Green Coliseum (8,095) Hattiesburg, Miss. Inside Southern Miss Record: 1-0 Ranking: n/a Last Result: W, over William Carey Head Coach: Joyce Lee-McNelis School Record: (8) Career Record: (21) Media Info Radio: WHXB-FM 96.5 Streaming: Southern Miss.com Live Stats: Southern Miss.com TV: None UT Martin s Probable Starters Kathleen & Tom Elam Center (5,000) Martin, Tenn. Next Home Game: Dec. 7; Vanderbilt Inside UT Martin Record: 2-0 Ranking: Receiving votes Mid-Major Last Result: W, over Air Force Head Coach: Kevin McMillan School Record: Career Record: Media Info Radio: WCMT-FM Streaming: SouthernMiss.com Live Stats: SouthernMiss.com TV: None 1 p.m.; Nov. 20, 2011 Mackey Arena (14,240) West Lafayette, Ind.. Inside Purdue Record:1-0 Ranking: Last Result: Head Coach: Sharon Versyp School Record: Career Record: Media Info Radio: Streaming: BTN.com Live Stats: purduesports.com TV: BTN.com Skyhawks open five-game road trip at Southern Miss The University of Tennessee at Martin will open its five-game road trip at Southern Miss tonight. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. in the Reed Green Coliseum. The Skyhawks enter the showdown with the Conference USA foe with a 2-0 worksheet. The Skyhawks opened the season with a victory over Belmont and then beat Air Force The Skyhawks shot a blistering 46 percent from the field Sunday afternoon. Sophomore Heather Butler scored 23 points while sophomore Jasmine Newsome added 18 points. The Skyhawks hit 10 3-pointers in the contest. Sophomore Jaclissa Haislip was 5-of-10 from the field and she knocked down four treys. No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. PPG RPG Notes 11 Heather Butler G So Shot 37 percent from the field 12 Jasmine Newsome G So points and 7 assists vs. Belmont 20 Jaclissa Haislip G So Made four 3-pters vs. Air Force 14 Taylor Hall G Sr hit a trio of 3-pters vs. Air Force 33 Rickiesha Bryant P Jr Had 3 blocks against Air Force Off the Bench 15 Paige Smith G/P So Heather Griffin P Fr Megan White G So Shelby Crawford P Jr Perica Glenn P So Beth Hawn P So Aubrey Reedy G/P So This could be the toughest part of our schedule, UT Martin head coach Kevin McMillan said. We opened last season with 10 road games, but this year will be a lot tougher because of who we play and how they are predicted to finish this season. After Southern Miss, the Skyhawks will travel to Purdue, Saint Louis, Indiana State and Memphis. Southern Miss is coming off a win over William Carey in its season-opener. Newcomer Tanecka Carey made her debut with 25 points, seven assists and four rebounds. Six newcomers saw action in the contest for Southern Miss.

2 PAGE 2 SKYHAWK GAME NOTES GAMES 3 & 4 UT Martin Quick Facts UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location Martin, Tenn. Founded ; Senior College, 1951 Enrollment , 913 Nickname Skyhawks Colors Navy Blue & Orange Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Ohio Valley Chancellor Dr. Tom Rakes Athletics Director Phil Dane Athletics Offi ce Assistant AD/SWA... Danelle Fabianich Ticket Offi ce Phone COACHING STAFF Head Coach Kevin McMillan (32-30/3rd year) Alma Mater Rhodes, 1989 Career Record Record at UT Martin Same kmcmillan@utm.edu Offi ce Phone Assistant Coaches Brian Haskins (Lambuth '99) David Russell (Union '75) Stacie Evans (UT Martin '04) VA David Hart GA.... Alecia Weatherly (UT Martin '11) Athletic Trainer Tamika Donaldson TEAM INFORMATION Overall Record OVC Record/Finish /2nd Home Away Neutral Lett er Winners Returning/Lost /4 Starters Returning/Lost /1 Newcomers PROGRAM HISTORY First Year of Basketball All-Time Basketball Record Record at Skyhawk Arena All-Time OVC Record SPORTS INFORMATION WBB Contact Joe Lofaro jlofaro@utm.edu Offi ce Phone Offi ce Fax Cell Phone Press Row Phone SID Mailing Address Elam Center Martin, Tenn Website HOME, SWEET HOME The Skyhawks won 18 consecutive home games in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center. The streak started against Murray State on Jan. 30, 2010 and included all 10 homes games during the season. POINTS, APLENTY The Skyhawks scored 2, 194 points during the season, the most points in school history since when the team scored 2,381 points. THE LONE FROSH After being one of the youngest teams in the nation the past two seasons, UT Martin's roster includes only one freshman, forward Heather Griffin from Rutherford. Like freshman phenom and OVC Freshman of the Year Heather Butler, Griffin prepped at Gibson County High School, where she played for current Skyhawk head coach Kevin McMillan and Skyhawk assistant coach David Russell. RECORD-SETTING 3-POINTERS The Skyhawks made 280-of-817 (34 percent) three-pointers during the season. The almost 9 (8.9) three-pointers a game was the second most in the nation. The pointers made is the most in school history, as is the pointers attempted. ON PACE TO HIT 1,000 If sophomores Heather Butler and Jasmine Newsome can match their offensive production from their freshmen year, they will be the 12th and 13th members of the UT Martin 1,000-point club. Butler scored 589 points, while Newsome netted 562 points. FORMER PLAYER TURNS GA Former UT Martin player, Alecia Weatherly will serve the Skyhawks as a graduate assistant coach this season. Weatherly started in 26 of 27 games during the season, and cracked double-figures in scoring nine times (including seven of her last nine games). She also led the team in rebounding five times.

3 PAGE 3 SKYHAWK GAME NOTES GAMES 3 & OVC Women s Basketball Predicted Order of Finish 1. Tennessee Tech (13) UT Martin (9) Eastern Illinois Austin Peay Morehead State Murray State Tennessee State SIU Edwardsville Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Preseason All-OVC Women s Basketball Team *Tacarra Hayes Tennessee Tech Heather Butler UT Martin Ta'Kenya Nixon Eastern Illinois Jasmine Newsome UT Martin Ashar Harris, Morehead State Mariah King Eastern Illinois Whitney Hanley Austin Peay Mariah Robinson Murray State Alex Jones Eastern Kentucky Courtney Lumpkin Morehead State Jessica Winfrey Murray State * Preseason OVC Player of the Year Final Standings Team OVC Overall Tennessee Tech UT Martin Morehead State Eastern Illinois Ausitn Peay Jacksonville State Murray State Tennessee State SE Missouri State Eastern Kentucy SIU Edwardsville UT Martin All-OVC Selections FIRST TEAM Heather Butler UT Martin Jasmine Newsome UT Martin ALL-NEWCOMER Heather Butler UT Martin Jasmine Newsome UT Martin OVC Freshman of the Year Heather Butler UT Martin OVC Co-Defensive Player of the Year Jasmine Newsome UT Martin Starting Lineup By Game Date Opp. Guard Guard Guard Guard Post Record W/ Lineup N11 Belmont Butler Newsome Haislip Hall Bryant 1-0 N13 Air Force Butler Newsome Haislip Hall Bryant 2-0 Southern Miss Purdue Saint Louis Indiana State D4 D7 D10 D16 D18 D28 D31 J2 J7 J10 J16 J21 J23 J28 J30 F1 F4 F6 F11 F16 F18 F23 Memphis Central Arkansas Evansville Southern Louisville Tennessee Tennessee State SIU Arkansas Eastern Eastern Morehead State SE Missouri State Tennessee Austin Peay Murray State Jacksonville State Eastern Murray SE Missouri State Austin Jacksonville State UT MARTIN NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Cl. Ht. Pos. Hometown Previous School 11 Heather Butler So. 5-6 G Medina, Tenn. Gibson County HS 12 Jasmine Newsome So. 5-7 G Millington, Tenn. Millington Central HS 14 Taylor Hall Sr. 5-9 G Mount Juliet, Tenn. Roane State CC 15 Paige Smith So. 6-0 G/F Summertown, Tenn. Summertown HS 20 Jaclissa Haislip So. 6-0 G Murfreesboro, Tenn. Riverdale High School 30 Heather Griffin Fr F Rutherford, Tenn. Gibson County HS 32 Megan White So. 5-7 G Heath, Ohio Heath HS 33 Rickiesha Bryant Jr. 6-4 F Miami, Fla. East Mississippi CC 34 Shelby Crawford Jr. 6-2 F Thomasville, Ala. East Mississippi CC 40 Perica Glenn So. 6-1 F Milan, Tenn. Milan HS 42 Beth Hawn So. 6-2 F Chapel Hill, Tenn. Forrest HS 45 Aubrey Reedy So. 6-0 G Union City, Tenn. Gibson County HS Coach Name at UT Martin Alma Mater Head Coach Kevin McMillan 3rd season Rhodes, '87 Assistant Coach Brian Haskins 3rd season Lambuth, '99 Assistant Coach David Russell 2nd season Union, '75 Assistant Coach Stacie Evans 2nd season UT Martin, '04 Volunteer Assistant David Hart 2nd season Graduate Assistant Alecia Weatherly 1st season UT M\artin, 10

PAGE 4 SKYHAWK GAME NOTES GAMES 3 & 4 Skyhawks Record Under Kevin McMillan in 2011-12 Play at home:.................. 2-0 Play on the road:............... 0-0 Play at neutral site:.............. 0-0 OVC record:.

4 PAGE 4 SKYHAWK GAME NOTES GAMES 3 & 4 Skyhawks Record Under Kevin McMillan in Play at home: Play on the road: Play at neutral site: OVC record: OVC at home: OVC on the road: Play a ranked opponent: Play a Top-10 opponent: vs. No. 1: Wins the game before: Loses the game before: Leading at the half: Trailing at the half: Tied at the half: Shoots better than opponent: Shoots worse than opponent: Shoots same as opponent: Shoots more FT than opponent: Shoots fewer FT than opponent: Shoots same number of FT: Leads in rebounding: Trails in rebounding: When rebounding is tied: Has fewer turnovers than opponent: 2-0 Has more turnovers than an opponent: Had same amount of turnovers as foe Wears white uniforms: Wears blue uniforms: Plays in tournaments: Plays in postseason: In November: In December: In January: In February: In March: Plays during the day: Plays at night: Margin is 5 points or less: Margin is between 6-10: Margin is between 11-20: Margin is more than 20: Scores 59 points or less: Scores points: Scores points: Scores points: Scores points: Scores 100+ points: Overtime: Plays on Television: Head Coach Kevin McMillan (34-30) 3rd Season The eighth head coach in UT Martin women's basketball history, Kevin McMillan enters his third year at the helm of the Skyhawk program, and has already set a new standard for UT Martin basketball. Last season, McMillan's Skyhawks captured the first Ohio Valley Conference Tournament championship in program history, downing No. 1 seed Tennessee Tech on March 5. With the victory, UT Martin advanced to make its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance, traveling to Cameron Indoor Stadium to take on the Duke Blue Devils. The Skyhawks played within 10 points of the ACC powerhouse at the halftime break before falling Consisting of a roster of mostly West Tennessee players, the Skyhawks went with a 14-4 OVC mark in despite having a roster that was the youngest team in America (only two years of Division-I experience heading into the season). The 20-win season was the first since and fourth 20-win campaign in program history. A dozen of UT Martin's wins were by double-figures, including six victories by 20 or more points. The Skyhawks were led by freshmen duo Heather Butler of Medina and Jasmine Newsome of Millington. The pair was named to the OVC's first team and All-Newcomer team, as well as the All-OVC Tournament squad. Newsome earned a share of the OVC Defensive Player of the Year award and became the first freshman in OVC history to be named OVC Tournament Most Valuable Player, and Butler was honored as the OVC Freshman of the Year. Butler ended the season as the nation's top freshman scorer (19.0 points per game) while Newsome was the third highest scorer in the freshman ranks (17.6 ppg) in all of NCAA Division-I. Kevin McMillan enters his third Butler, Newsome, Jaclissa Haislip and Beth Hawn combined to win 13 Adidas OVC season as the head coach of the Freshmen of the Week awards, which was also an OVC record. The Skyhawks also picked Skyhawks. up the OVC team sportsmanship award in In McMillan's first season at UT Martin, he took over a program that had just finished 2-27 and went winless in conference play to go and make an OVC Tournament semifinals appearance before falling to top-seeded Eastern Illinois. For his efforts, McMillan was named OVC Coach of the Year. At Middle Tennessee, McMillan was the head assistant in charge of recruiting and on-floor coaching. His recruiting classes helped Middle Tennessee claim back-to-back Sun Belt championships in 2006 and 2007, along with a pair of berths in the NCAA Tournament. In the season, Middle Tennessee recorded a nation's best and a school record 27 consecutive wins and became the first team in Sun Belt history to go through the conference schedule with a record of 18-0, while also defeating No. 8 Georgia and achieving a rank of No. 16 in the AP Top 25. McMillan received his B.A. in math and business in 1989 from Rhodes, then completed his M.S. in health and human performance at Middle Tennessee in He and his wife Paige have two sons, Matt (11) and Ben (8), along with one daughter, Alli (2).

5 UT Martin Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 16, 2011) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 11 BUTLER, Heather NEWSOME, Jasmine HAISLIP, Jaclissa HALL, Taylor REEDY, Aubrey HAWN, Beth BRYANT, Rickiesha CRAWFORD, Shelby WHITE, Megan GRIFFIN, Heather SMITH, Paige Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS UTM OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS 6 9 Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att BELMONT W /13/11 AIR FORCE W * - Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals UT Martin Opponents

6 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Belmont vs UT Martin :00 pm at Elam Center, Martin, Tenn. Belmont 48 (0-1) Total 3-Ptr 33 DANIEL, Tristan f NELSON, Haley c TARRENCE, Adrienne g ERNST, Molly g BURTNETT, Cacy g DOWNS, Julianne CARROLL, Katie MAYERS, Amara VAUGHT, Torie WILKINS, Shai BROOKS, Katie VISBEEN, Alyssa Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 1 UT Martin 67 (1-0) Total 3-Ptr 20 HAISLIP, Jaclissa f CRAWFORD, Shelby f BUTLER, Heather g NEWSOME, Jasmine g HALL, Taylor g GRIFFIN, Heather WHITE, Megan BRYANT, Rickiesha HAWN, Beth REEDY, Aubrey Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 4 Officials: Jody Cantrell (R), Yvonne Hall, Stacy Moore Technical fouls: Belmont-None. UT Martin-None. Attendance: 1015 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Belmont UT Martin Last FG - BEL 2nd-01:26, UTM 2nd-00:48. Largest lead - BEL by 6 2nd-17:40, UTM by 19 2nd-02:39. In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench BEL UTM Score tied - 5 times. Lead changed - 3 times.

7 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Air Force vs UT Martin 11/13/11 2:00 p.m. at Elam Center, Martin, Tenn. Air Force Total 3-Ptr 24 HILBIG, Katie f SATTERFIELD, Jamela f LEIPPRANDT, Alicia g MEDINA, Cherae g THOMPSON, Camille g BLAGOWSKY, Jimi SORRERA, Danielle JEFFERY, Forrest O'NEIL, Megan BOHANNON, Kami SALAS, Jacko WILSON, Austyn IVEY, Michelle JAMES, Dymond Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 1 UT Martin Total 3-Ptr 20 HAISLIP, Jaclissa f CRAWFORD, Shelby f BUTLER, Heather g NEWSOME, Jasmine g HALL, Taylor g SMITH, Paige GRIFFIN, Heather WHITE, Megan BRYANT, Rickiesha HAWN, Beth REEDY, Aubrey Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 0,1 Officials: Betty Booker (r), Sonny Scyphers, Kerry Henson Technical fouls: Air Force-None. UT Martin-None. Attendance: 584 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Air Force UT Martin Last FG - AF 2nd-00:48, UTM 2nd-00:48. Largest lead - AF by 3 1st-18:06, UTM by 26 2nd-02:36. In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench AF UTM Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 3 times.

2012 NCAA Tournament Post-Season Guide

2012 NCAA Tournament Post-Season Guide For Immediate Release: March 17, 2012 Contact: Joe Lofaro, Sports Information Director Supplemental Notes for NCAA Tournament Game vs. Tennessee UT Martin is 3 13