by MARTIN, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee at Martin women’s basketball team used a dominant third quarter performance on the defensive end by holding Ohio Valley Conference foe Jacksonville State scoreless en route to a 60-46 victory on Thursday night in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center.
The Skyhawks (12-3, 11-1 OVC) pushed their winning streak to a season-long 10 straight games behind another strong defensive performance. UT Martin held Jacksonville State to just a 25.9 percent shooting clip for the contest – including a Division-I record-setting third quarter in which the Gamecocks failed to score a single point after going 0-for-15 from the field.
The team’s 10-game winning streak ranks tied for the third longest in the Kevin McMillan Era joining the 2013-14 and 2015-16 teams. The victory also continued the Skyhawks home success over OVC opponents by posting their 19th straight win in the Elam Center.
UT Martin would shoot 47.1 percent from the field for the night while boasting four players in double figures for the second straight game. Dasia Young posted her first career double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds while Damiah Griffin and Kyannah Grant (Navajo/Choctaw) also scored 11 points each. Maddie Waldrop rounded out the Skyhawks in double figures with 10 points while tallying five rebounds and four blocks on the night.
