The University of Tennessee at Martin women’s basketball team outscored Western Illinois in the second half of Saturday’s game at the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center in Martin, propelling them to a 75-55 win and the season sweep of the Leathernecks.
Just like in their January meeting, four different Skyhawks scored 10-plus points and Ananya Brown tallied a double-double. However, this time, Daejah Richmond also had a double-double, her third straight, marking the first time since January of 2024 that two Skyhawks had a double-double in the same game.
A season sweep over Western Illinois was in store for the University of Tennessee at Martin men’s basketball program as the Skyhawks led for nearly 37 minutes in an 81-70 triumph in the nightcap.
UT Martin only trailed for 1:14 of clock time, forcing the visiting Fighting Leathernecks into 17 miscues which led to a 22-6 advantage in points off turnovers. The Skyhawk defense held Western Illinois to 39.6 percent shooting – limiting the opposition to under 40 percent shooting for the 11th time in 2024-25.
Both teams travel Thursday when the face SIU Edwardsville.
