2017–18 UT Martin Skyhawks women's basketball team

2017–18 UT Martin Skyhawks women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Division	Division I
Record	19–15 (13–5 OVC)
Head coach	Kevin McMillan (9th season)
Assistant coaches	David Russell (8th season) David Hart (7th season) Jasmine Newsome (3rd season)
Home arena	Skyhawk Arena

2017–18 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 23 Belmont †	18	–	0		1.000			31	–	4		.886
UT Martin	13	–	5		.722			19	–	15		.559
SIU Edwardsville	13	–	5		.722			17	–	15		.531
Morehead State	12	–	6		.667			21	–	11		.656
Jacksonville State	12	–	6		.667			19	–	12		.613
Austin Peay	9	–	9		.500			16	–	14		.533
Southeast Missouri State	9	–	9		.500			14	–	17		.452
Murray State	7	–	11		.389			11	–	19		.367
Eastern Kentucky	5	–	13		.278			8	–	19		.296
Tennessee Tech	4	–	14		.222			7	–	22		.241
Tennessee State	4	–	14		.222			6	–	21		.222
Eastern Illinois	2	–	16		.111			3	–	26		.103
† 2018 OVC tournament winner As of March 17, 2018 Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 UT Martin Skyhawks women's basketball team represent University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by ninth year head coach Kevin McMillan, play their home games at Skyhawk Arena as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. (OVC)^[1]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2017* 5:30 pm, OVCDN		Lindsey Wilson	W 102–91	0-0	Skyhawk Arena (5,754) Martin, TN
Non–conference regular season
11/10/2017* 6:00 pm		at Southern Illinois	L 72–84	0–1	SIU Arena (625) Carbondale, IL
11/13/2017* 7:00 pm, OVCDN		Alabama Huntsville	W 104–73	1–1	Skyhawk Arena (1,082) Martin, TN
11/18/2017* 2:00 pm, OVCDN		Northwestern	L 63–71	1–2	Skyhawk Arena (1,082) Martin, TN
11/21/2017* 7:00 pm		at Arkansas State	L 73–84	1–3	First National Bank Arena (784) Jonesboro, AR
11/26/2017* 2:00 pm, OVCDN		Western Carolina	W 62–54	2–3	Skyhawk Arena (1,463) Martin, TN
11/30/2017* 6:00 pm, OVCDN		North Carolina A&T	W 76-63	3–3	Skyhawk Arena (1,243) Martin, TN
12/02/2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Chattanooga	L 82–87 ^OT	3–4	McKenzie Arena (3,676) Chattanooga, TN
12/05/2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at No. 4 Louisville	L 56–91	3–5	KFC Yum! Center (6,279) Louisville, KY
12/07/2017* 11:00 am, OVCDN		Rhodes College	W 90–49	4–5	Skyhawk Arena (3,712) Martin, TN
12/17/2017* 1:30 pm		vs. Saint Mary's Basketball Travelers Inc. Invitational	L 58–69	4–6	Mackey Arena (6,193) West Lafayette, IN
12/20/2017* 5:30 pm, BTN Plus		at Purdue Basketball Travelers Inc. Invitational	L 58–60	4–7	Mackey Arena (5,387) West Lafayette, IN
12/22/2017* 10:00 am		Eastern Washington Basketball Travelers Inc. Invitational	L 58–61	4–8	Mackey Arena (6,510) West Lafayette, IN
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
12/28/2017 3:00 pm, OVCDN		Tennessee State	W 80–68	5–8 (1–0)	Skyhawk Arena (1,518) Martin, TN
12/30/2017 4:00 pm, OVCDN		Belmont	L 63–65	5–9 (1–1)	Skyhawk Arena (1,662) Martin, TN
01/03/2018 7:00 pm, OVCDN		at Austin Peay	L 62–69	5–10 (1–2)	Dunn Center (312) Clarksville, TN
01/06/2018 5:00 pm, OVCDN		at Murray State	W 97–80	6–10 (2–2)	CFSB Center (1,377) Murray, KY
01/11/2018 5:30 pm, OVCDN		Eastern Kentucky	W 77–49	7–10 (3–2)	Skyhawk Arena (1,706) Martin, TN
01/13/2018 4:00 pm, OVCDN		Morehead State	L 61–76 ^OT	7–11 (3–3)	Skyhawk Arena (1,003) Martin, TN
01/18/2018 5:15 pm, OVCDN		at Eastern Illinois	W 72–44	8–11 (4–3)	Lantz Arena (397) Charleston, IL
01/20/2018 6:00 pm, OVCDN		at SIU Edwardsville	W 73-70	8-12 (4-4)	Vadalabene Center (717) Edwardsville, IL
01/25/2018 5:30 pm, OVCDN		at Jacksonville State	W 61-57 ^OT	9-12 (5-4)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (933) Jacksonville, AL
01/27/2018 5:30 pm, OVCDN		at Tennessee Tech	W 67-51	10-12 (6-4)	Eblen Center (1,606) Cookeville, TN
02/01/2018 5:30 pm, OVCDN		Austin Peay	W 100-66	11-12 (7-4)	Skyhawk Arena (2,518) Martin, TN
02/03/2018 4:00 pm, OVCDN		Murray State	W 85-67	12-12 (8-4)	Skyhawk Arena (3,108) Martin, TN
02/08/2018 4:30 pm, OVCDN		at Eastern Kentucky	W 72-54	13-12 (9-4)	McBrayer Arena (400) Richmond, KY
02/10/2018 4:00 pm, OVCDN		Southeast Missouri State	W 72-65	14-12 (10-4)	Skyhawk Arena (2,018) Martin, TN
02/15/2018 4:00 pm, ESPNU		SIU Edwardsville	W 72-64	15-12 (11-4)	Skyhawk Arena (1,001) Martin, TN
02/17/2018 4:00 pm, OVCDN		Eastern Illinois	W 85-57	16-12 (12-4)	Skyhawk Arena (1,543) Martin, TN
02/22/2018 4:15 pm, OVCDN		at Morehead State	L 75-88	16-13 (12-5)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,128) Morehead, KY
02/24/2018 2:00 pm, OVCDN		at Southeast Missouri State	W 69-68	17-13 (13-5)	Show Me Center (809) Cape Girardeau, MO
Ohio Valley Conference tournament
02/28/2018 3:00 pm, ESPN3/OVCDN	(2)	vs. (7) Southeast Missouri State Quarterfinals	W 63-60	18-13	Ford Center (587) Evansville, IN
03/02/2018 3:00 pm, ESPN3/OVCDN	(2)	vs. (3) SIU Edwardsville Semifinals	W 69-67	19-13	Ford Center (695) Evansville, IN
03/03/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3/OVCDN	(#2)	vs. (#1) Belmont Championship Game	L 56-63 ^OT	19-14	Ford Center (823) Evansville, IN
Women's National Invitation Tournament
03/15/2018* 6:00 pm, BTN Plus		at Indiana First Round	L 50-74	19-15	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall  Bloomington, Indiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

1. "UTM Sports". Archived from the original on December 8, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2017.