Jennifer Sullivan
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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Hometown:
- Knoxville, Tenn
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- Position:
- G
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- Year:
- Senior
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- High School:
- Bearden
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- Previous College:
- Tennessee Tech
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- gp
- 34
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- pts/g
- 16.8
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- fg %
- 42.3
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- 3pt %
- 37.8
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- ft %
- 80.4
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- reb/g
- 2.6
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- a/g
- 2.9
Bio
*2024-25 SAC Newcomer of the Year
*2024-25 All-SAC First Team
2024-25 (Junior): The junior guard acclimated quite well in her first season in Mossy Creek. Sullivan led C-N in scoring, averaging 13.8 points per game while making 43 percent of her three-pointers, one of the most efficient marks in DII. The conference’s newcomer of the year and All-SAC first-team player scored in double figures 23 times and had 18 games with at least three assists. Her best scoring game of the year came on Jan 15, when she poured in 29 points and made 11 baskets in a 32-point win over UVA Wise. She scored 20 points or more in seven games, including four times in her first six games as a Lady Eagle. Recorded her first career double-double versus Wingate on Jan 19, scoring 17 points and dishing out 10 assists in the 36-point win. She became the first Lady Eagle to record a double-double with points and assists since Mika Wester's 18 points and 11 assists in a regional semifinal win over Lander in 2018. Sullivan buried three or more three-pointers 12 times, highlighted by a six for eight shooting day from deep in a 20-point win over Lenoir-Rhyne on Nov 16. Overall, she shot 50 percent or better 11 times and did so from long range as well. Sullivan drilled a team-high 82 percent of her free throws, averaging at least two makes per game.
Prior to Carson-Newman: Sullivan joins Mincey's program for the 2024-25 season after spending the past two seasons at Tennessee Tech. In two seasons with the Golden Eagles, The Former 4A Miss Basketball played in 33 games making two starts. She scored a career-high 12 points in a one-point loss to Missouri earlier on Nov 24.
The Knoxville native began making her name known when she started playing at The King's Academy in the 8th grade.
High School: During her first two seasons of high school basketball at The King's Academy, Sullivan was a scoring machine. She averaged 25 points a game as a freshman, topping 1,000 points in her first year, then averaged 17 points as a sophomore in route to becoming TKA's all-time leading scorer. As a freshman, she also averaged five rebounds and five assists a game, following up with seven rebounds and five assists a game as a sophomore.
Entering her junior year, Sullivan transferred to Class 4A Bearden and was high school teammates with current Lady Eagle guard Emily Gonzalez. At Bearden, she averaged 12 points, five rebounds and five assists in the TSSAA's top classification, helping lead the Lady Bulldogs to championships in District 4-AAA and Region 2-AAA and advancing to the state tournament. With her effort, Bearden finished 14-0 in District 4-AAA and 30-2 overall, including an impressive 22-game winning streak.
Her senior season, Sullivan was the TSSAA Class 4A Miss Basketball in 2022, leading her squad to a Class 4A state championship with an average of 15.3 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.6 steals per game.
She completed her prep career with 2,300 points, 500 rebounds, 400 assists and 250 steals. She was named all-district four times, all-region three times, all-state twice and was named Player of the Year by Knoxville News-Sentinel's PrepXtra and by 5-Star Preps.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 34 | 21 |
| Games started | 34 | 21 |
| Minutes | 1017 | 600 |
| Minutes per game | 29.9 | 28.6 |
| FG | 203-480 | 131-298 |
| FG Pct | 42.3 | 44.0 |
| 3PT | 87-230 | 57-144 |
| 3PT Pct | 37.8 | 39.6 |
| FT | 78-97 | 38-49 |
| FT Pct | 80.4 | 77.6 |
| Off rebounds | 31 | 20 |
| Def rebounds | 56 | 28 |
| Total rebounds | 87 | 48 |
| Rebounds per game | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| Personal fouls | 76 | 50 |
| Disqualifications | 1 | 1 |
| Assists | 97 | 64 |
| Turnovers | 93 | 57 |
| Assist to turnover ratio | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Steals | 32 | 17 |
| Blocks | 12 | 5 |
| Points | 571 | 357 |
| Points per game | 16.8 | 17.0 |
| Points per 40.0 min | 22.5 | 23.8 |
Game Log - Shooting
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | fg | pct | 3pt | pct | ft | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15 | vs. Lander | W, 72-59 | 1 | 33 | 5-19 | 26.3 | 2-8 | 25.0 | 6-7 | 85.7 | 18 |
| Nov 16 | vs. USC Aiken | L, 62-54 | 1 | 30 | 5-11 | 45.5 | 1-6 | 16.7 | 0-0 | - | 11 |
| Nov 21 | vs. Clayton St. | W, 96-58 | 1 | 24 | 8-13 | 61.5 | 6-10 | 60.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 24 |
| Nov 22 | at #14 North Georgia | L, 69-62 | 1 | 37 | 7-22 | 31.8 | 4-12 | 33.3 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 23 |
| Nov 25 | #14 North Georgia | W, 82-74 | 1 | 34 | 10-17 | 58.8 | 4-8 | 50.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 26 |
| Nov 29 | Catawba | W, 79-75 | 1 | 28 | 3-11 | 27.3 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 6 |
| Dec 6 | at #10 Coker | L, 64-56 | 1 | 32 | 3-12 | 25.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | - | 7 |
| Dec 10 | at Tusculum | W, 71-53 | 1 | 28 | 9-19 | 47.4 | 4-9 | 44.4 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 24 |
| Dec 13 | Anderson (S.C.) | W, 91-66 | 1 | 33 | 10-18 | 55.6 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 25 |
| Dec 17 | Virginia-Wise | W, 84-58 | 1 | 20 | 5-13 | 38.5 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 14 |
| Dec 20 | at Wingate | W, 65-56 | 1 | 18 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 4 |
| Dec 31 | at Francis Marion | W, 58-54 | 1 | 32 | 6-18 | 33.3 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 7-7 | 100.0 | 20 |
| Jan 7 | at Emory & Henry | W, 105-63 | 1 | 18 | 3-9 | 33.3 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 5-5 | 100.0 | 12 |
| Jan 10 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 103-92 | 1 | 33 | 11-23 | 47.8 | 5-11 | 45.5 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 29 |
| Jan 14 | #20 Lincoln Memorial | W, 76-58 | 1 | 36 | 10-21 | 47.6 | 7-13 | 53.8 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 30 |
| Jan 17 | Newberry | W, 80-68 | 1 | 36 | 5-14 | 35.7 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 15 |
| Jan 21 | at Mars Hill | W, 87-63 | 1 | 18 | 1-7 | 14.3 | 1-6 | 16.7 | 0-0 | - | 3 |
| Jan 23 | at Catawba | W, 101-73 | 1 | 29 | 11-18 | 61.1 | 5-11 | 45.5 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 28 |
| Jan 28 | Tusculum | W, 107-80 | 1 | 29 | 12-17 | 70.6 | 6-10 | 60.0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 33 |
| Jan 30 | #14 Coker | W, 87-60 | 1 | 28 | 8-13 | 61.5 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 0-0 | - | 19 |
| Feb 4 | at Virginia-Wise | L, 83-70 | 1 | 26 | 0-10 | 0.0 | 0-5 | 0.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 1 |
| Feb 7 | at Anderson (S.C.) | L, 84-76 | 1 | 33 | 8-19 | 42.1 | 4-9 | 44.4 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 24 |
| Feb 11 | at #21 Lincoln Memorial | L, 62-51 | 1 | 34 | 3-11 | 27.3 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 8 |
| Feb 14 | Wingate | L, 66-59 | 1 | 32 | 2-13 | 15.4 | 0-5 | 0.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Feb 18 | Emory & Henry | W, 91-63 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 21 | at Newberry | W, 79-48 | 1 | 31 | 10-17 | 58.8 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 28 |
| Feb 25 | Mars Hill | W, 105-58 | 1 | 23 | 9-17 | 52.9 | 4-10 | 40.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 23 |
| Feb 28 | #18 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 93-74 | 1 | 35 | 7-12 | 58.3 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 20 |
| Mar 5 | vs. Virginia-Wise | W, 73-58 | 1 | 32 | 6-13 | 46.2 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 16 |
| Mar 6 | vs. Anderson (S.C.) | W, 73-67 | 1 | 38 | 7-16 | 43.8 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 21 |
| Mar 7 | vs. #20 Coker | L, 60-46 | 1 | 27 | 4-11 | 36.4 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-0 | - | 9 |
| Mar 13 | vs. #12 Columbus St. | W, 85-73 | 1 | 31 | 2-8 | 25.0 | 0-4 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 6 |
| Mar 14 | at #15 Lincoln Memorial | W, 69-55 | 1 | 37 | 3-13 | 23.1 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 6-6 | 100.0 | 15 |
| Mar 16 | vs. #18 Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 72-53 | 1 | 40 | 7-14 | 50.0 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 20 |
| Mar 24 | vs. #2 Grand Valley State | L, 96-48 | 1 | 22 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 0-4 | 0.0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 5 |
Game Log - Ball control
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | off | def | reb | ast | to | stl | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15 | vs. Lander | W, 72-59 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 16 | vs. USC Aiken | L, 62-54 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 21 | vs. Clayton St. | W, 96-58 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at #14 North Georgia | L, 69-62 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | #14 North Georgia | W, 82-74 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | Catawba | W, 79-75 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Dec 6 | at #10 Coker | L, 64-56 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 10 | at Tusculum | W, 71-53 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 13 | Anderson (S.C.) | W, 91-66 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 17 | Virginia-Wise | W, 84-58 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 20 | at Wingate | W, 65-56 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 31 | at Francis Marion | W, 58-54 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 7 | at Emory & Henry | W, 105-63 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 10 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 103-92 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 14 | #20 Lincoln Memorial | W, 76-58 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 17 | Newberry | W, 80-68 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 21 | at Mars Hill | W, 87-63 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 23 | at Catawba | W, 101-73 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 28 | Tusculum | W, 107-80 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 30 | #14 Coker | W, 87-60 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 4 | at Virginia-Wise | L, 83-70 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 7 | at Anderson (S.C.) | L, 84-76 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Feb 11 | at #21 Lincoln Memorial | L, 62-51 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 14 | Wingate | L, 66-59 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Feb 18 | Emory & Henry | W, 91-63 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 21 | at Newberry | W, 79-48 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 25 | Mars Hill | W, 105-58 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 28 | #18 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 93-74 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 5 | vs. Virginia-Wise | W, 73-58 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mar 6 | vs. Anderson (S.C.) | W, 73-67 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 7 | vs. #20 Coker | L, 60-46 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 13 | vs. #12 Columbus St. | W, 85-73 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 14 | at #15 Lincoln Memorial | W, 69-55 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar 16 | vs. #18 Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 72-53 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 24 | vs. #2 Grand Valley State | L, 96-48 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Game Log - Ball control extended
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | pf | dq | a/to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15 | vs. Lander | W, 72-59 | 1 | 3 | - | 2.5 |
| Nov 16 | vs. USC Aiken | L, 62-54 | 1 | 2 | - | 0.0 |
| Nov 21 | vs. Clayton St. | W, 96-58 | 1 | 2 | - | 1.8 |
| Nov 22 | at #14 North Georgia | L, 69-62 | 1 | 1 | - | 1.3 |
| Nov 25 | #14 North Georgia | W, 82-74 | 1 | 2 | - | 1.7 |
| Nov 29 | Catawba | W, 79-75 | 1 | 3 | - | 2.0 |
| Dec 6 | at #10 Coker | L, 64-56 | 1 | 2 | - | 1.0 |
| Dec 10 | at Tusculum | W, 71-53 | 1 | 1 | - | 0.4 |
| Dec 13 | Anderson (S.C.) | W, 91-66 | 1 | 2 | - | 2.0 |
| Dec 17 | Virginia-Wise | W, 84-58 | 1 | 4 | - | 1.0 |
| Dec 20 | at Wingate | W, 65-56 | 1 | 4 | - | 0.7 |
| Dec 31 | at Francis Marion | W, 58-54 | 1 | 1 | - | 0.5 |
| Jan 7 | at Emory & Henry | W, 105-63 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.5 |
| Jan 10 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 103-92 | 1 | 4 | - | 0.4 |
| Jan 14 | #20 Lincoln Memorial | W, 76-58 | 1 | 3 | - | 0.7 |
| Jan 17 | Newberry | W, 80-68 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Jan 21 | at Mars Hill | W, 87-63 | 1 | 1 | - | 1.0 |
| Jan 23 | at Catawba | W, 101-73 | 1 | 2 | - | 0.8 |
| Jan 28 | Tusculum | W, 107-80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Jan 30 | #14 Coker | W, 87-60 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Feb 4 | at Virginia-Wise | L, 83-70 | 1 | 4 | - | 1.0 |
| Feb 7 | at Anderson (S.C.) | L, 84-76 | 1 | 3 | - | 1.3 |
| Feb 11 | at #21 Lincoln Memorial | L, 62-51 | 1 | 3 | - | 1.0 |
| Feb 14 | Wingate | L, 66-59 | 1 | 4 | - | 0.7 |
| Feb 18 | Emory & Henry | W, 91-63 | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 21 | at Newberry | W, 79-48 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.0 |
| Feb 25 | Mars Hill | W, 105-58 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| Feb 28 | #18 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 93-74 | 1 | 4 | - | 1.3 |
| Mar 5 | vs. Virginia-Wise | W, 73-58 | 1 | 2 | - | 2.0 |
| Mar 6 | vs. Anderson (S.C.) | W, 73-67 | 1 | 1 | - | 1.0 |
| Mar 7 | vs. #20 Coker | L, 60-46 | 1 | 4 | - | 0.0 |
| Mar 13 | vs. #12 Columbus St. | W, 85-73 | 1 | 0 | - | 0.2 |
| Mar 14 | at #15 Lincoln Memorial | W, 69-55 | 1 | 3 | - | 1.0 |
| Mar 16 | vs. #18 Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 72-53 | 1 | 1 | - | 0.5 |
| Mar 24 | vs. #2 Grand Valley State | L, 96-48 | 1 | 4 | - | 1.0 |
| Statistic | gp | min/g | fg/g | 3pt/g | ft/g | ppg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||
| Total | 34 | 29.9 | 6.0-14.1 | 2.6-6.8 | 2.3-2.9 | 16.8 |
| Conference | 21 | 28.6 | 6.2-14.2 | 2.7-6.9 | 1.8-2.3 | 17.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - |
| Location | ||||||
| Home | 11 | 30.4 | 7.4-15.1 | 3.3-7.5 | 1.5-2.1 | 19.5 |
| Away | 14 | 29.0 | 5.4-14.4 | 2.4-6.6 | 2.9-3.4 | 16.1 |
| Neutral | 9 | 30.8 | 5.1-12.4 | 2.0-6.1 | 2.2-3.0 | 14.4 |
| Result | ||||||
| Wins | 23 | 29.4 | 6.6-14.3 | 2.9-7.0 | 2.7-3.1 | 18.7 |
| Losses | 11 | 31.0 | 4.7-13.7 | 1.8-6.2 | 1.5-2.3 | 12.8 |
| Month | ||||||
| November | 6 | 31.0 | 6.3-15.5 | 2.8-7.8 | 2.5-2.8 | 18.0 |
| December | 6 | 27.2 | 5.7-14.0 | 2.0-5.2 | 2.3-2.8 | 15.7 |
| January | 8 | 28.4 | 7.6-15.2 | 3.8-8.6 | 2.1-2.4 | 21.1 |
| February | 7 | 30.6 | 5.6-14.1 | 2.3-6.4 | 2.0-2.9 | 15.4 |
| March | 7 | 32.4 | 4.4-11.7 | 1.7-5.4 | 2.6-3.4 | 13.1 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | min | fg | pct | 3pt | pct | ft | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | 34 | 34 | 1017 | 203-480 | 42.3 | 87-230 | 37.8 | 78-97 | 80.4 | 571 |
| Conference | 21 | 21 | 600 | 131-298 | 44.0 | 57-144 | 39.6 | 38-49 | 77.6 | 357 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | 11 | 11 | 334 | 81-166 | 48.8 | 36-82 | 43.9 | 17-23 | 73.9 | 215 |
| Away | 14 | 14 | 406 | 76-202 | 37.6 | 33-93 | 35.5 | 41-47 | 87.2 | 226 |
| Neutral | 9 | 9 | 277 | 46-112 | 41.1 | 18-55 | 32.7 | 20-27 | 74.1 | 130 |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | 23 | 23 | 676 | 151-329 | 45.9 | 67-162 | 41.4 | 61-72 | 84.7 | 430 |
| Losses | 11 | 11 | 341 | 52-151 | 34.4 | 20-68 | 29.4 | 17-25 | 68.0 | 141 |
| Month | ||||||||||
| November | 6 | 6 | 186 | 38-93 | 40.9 | 17-47 | 36.2 | 15-17 | 88.2 | 108 |
| December | 6 | 6 | 163 | 34-84 | 40.5 | 12-31 | 38.7 | 14-17 | 82.4 | 94 |
| January | 8 | 8 | 227 | 61-122 | 50.0 | 30-69 | 43.5 | 17-19 | 89.5 | 169 |
| February | 7 | 7 | 214 | 39-99 | 39.4 | 16-45 | 35.6 | 14-20 | 70.0 | 108 |
| March | 7 | 7 | 227 | 31-82 | 37.8 | 12-38 | 31.6 | 18-24 | 75.0 | 92 |
| Statistic | gp | min | min/g | fg/40 | 3pt/40 | pct | ft/40 | pts/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 34 | 1017 | 29.9 | 8.0-18.9 | 3.4-9.0 | 37.8 | 3.1-3.8 | 22.5 |
| Conference | 21 | 600 | 28.6 | 8.7-19.9 | 3.8-9.6 | 39.6 | 2.5-3.3 | 23.8 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 11 | 334 | 30.4 | 9.7-19.9 | 4.3-9.8 | 43.9 | 2.0-2.8 | 25.7 |
| Away | 14 | 406 | 29.0 | 7.5-19.9 | 3.3-9.2 | 35.5 | 4.0-4.6 | 22.3 |
| Neutral | 9 | 277 | 30.8 | 6.6-16.2 | 2.6-7.9 | 32.7 | 2.9-3.9 | 18.8 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 23 | 676 | 29.4 | 8.9-19.5 | 4.0-9.6 | 41.4 | 3.6-4.3 | 25.4 |
| Losses | 11 | 341 | 31.0 | 6.1-17.7 | 2.3-8.0 | 29.4 | 2.0-2.9 | 16.5 |
| Month | ||||||||
| November | 6 | 186 | 31.0 | 8.2-20.0 | 3.7-10.1 | 36.2 | 3.2-3.7 | 23.2 |
| December | 6 | 163 | 27.2 | 8.3-20.6 | 2.9-7.6 | 38.7 | 3.4-4.2 | 23.1 |
| January | 8 | 227 | 28.4 | 10.7-21.5 | 5.3-12.2 | 43.5 | 3.0-3.3 | 29.8 |
| February | 7 | 214 | 30.6 | 7.3-18.5 | 3.0-8.4 | 35.6 | 2.6-3.7 | 20.2 |
| March | 7 | 227 | 32.4 | 5.5-14.4 | 2.1-6.7 | 31.6 | 3.2-4.2 | 16.2 |
| Statistic | gp | off/g | def/g | reb/g | ast/g | to/g | stl/g | blk/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 34 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| Conference | 21 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 11 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Away | 14 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Neutral | 9 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 23 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| Losses | 11 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| Month | ||||||||
| November | 6 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| December | 6 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| January | 8 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| February | 7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| March | 7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | off | def | reb | ast | to | stl | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| Total | 34 | 34 | 31 | 56 | 87 | 97 | 93 | 32 | 12 |
| Conference | 21 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 64 | 57 | 17 | 5 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | 11 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 41 | 25 | 8 | 6 |
| Away | 14 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 36 | 43 | 16 | 0 |
| Neutral | 9 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 6 |
| Result | |||||||||
| Wins | 23 | 23 | 23 | 45 | 68 | 70 | 58 | 20 | 9 |
| Losses | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 27 | 35 | 12 | 3 |
| Month | |||||||||
| November | 6 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 5 |
| December | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 0 |
| January | 8 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 1 |
| February | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 3 |
| March | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 3 |
| Statistic | gp | off/40 | def/40 | reb/40 | ast/40 | to/40 | stl/40 | blk/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 34 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| Conference | 21 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 11 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Away | 14 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 0.0 |
| Neutral | 9 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 23 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
| Losses | 11 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 |
| Month | ||||||||
| November | 6 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
| December | 6 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| January | 8 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| February | 7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
| March | 7 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
News mentions
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman women’s basketball head coach Mike Mincey announced Wednesday the hiring of Jennifer Sullivan as a graduate assistant coach with the program.
PITTSBURGH, PA. – Eighth-seeded Carson-Newman’s (24-11) incredible postseason journey ended on Tuesday night at UMPC Cooper Fieldhouse, suffering a 96-48 loss to top-seeded and defending national champion No. 2 Grand Valley State (34-1) in the National Quarterfinals.
HARROGATE, Tenn. – Defense proved championship-worthy for fifth-seeded Carson-Newman (24-10), as the Lady Eagles delivered a defensive masterclass, shutting down second-seeded No. 18 Lenoir-Rhyne (26-6) to capture the Southeast Regional title Monday night at Tex Turner Arena.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Fifth-seeded Carson-Newman (23-10) competes in its fourth Southeast Regional Championship game Monday night at 7:00 p.m. when it battles second-seeded and eighteenth-ranked Lenoir-Rhyne (26-5) at Tex Turner Arena in Harrogate.
HARROGATE, Tenn. – For the second straight day, fifth-seeded Carson-Newman (23-10) collects a ranked win at the NCAA Tournament. The Lady Eagles used a complete performance to snap top-seeded No. 15 Lincoln Memorial’s (26-5) 17-game home winning streak, winning 69-55 at Tex Turner Arena on Saturday night in the NCAA Southeast Regional Semifinals.
HARROGATE, Tenn. – Carson-Newman’s (22-10) second-most efficient game of the season came at the perfect time. The Lady Eagles used 54.4 percent shooting to collect a wire-to-wire 85-73 win over four-seeded #12 Columbus State (25-5) on Friday night at Tex Turner Arena.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Fifth-seeded Carson-Newman (22-10) collides with top-seeded and fifteenth-ranked Lincoln Memorial (26-4) in the NCAA Southeast Regional Semifinals on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. inside Tex Turner Arena.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Fifth-seeded Carson-Newman (21-10) begins NCAA Tournament play against fourth-seeded Columbus State (25-4) on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. from Tex Turner Arena.
MILLEDGEVILLE, GA – For the 16th time in program history, Carson-Newman women’s basketball has an all-region player. Senior guard Jennifer Sullivan was named to the Division II Conference Commissioners Association second-team All-Southeast Region team on Thursday afternoon.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman (21-9) will hope to cut down the nets on Saturday afternoon when it matches up with No. 20 Coker (24-6) for the South Atlantic Conference Women’s Basketball Championship Game at 1:00 p.m. from the Rock Hill Sports and Events Center.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman (21-10) ran into an impressive Coker (25-6) defense in Saturday’s South Atlantic Conference Women’s Basketball Championship game, falling 60-46 at the Rock Hill Sports and Events Center.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – For the fifth straight season, four-seeded Carson-Newman (20-9) will matchup with eight-seeded Anderson (13-16) at the South Atlantic Conference Women’s Basketball Championships. The two teams will play for a spot in the conference title game today at noon.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman junior forward Mattie Nuckolls poured in a career-high 29 points to push the Lady Eagles (21-9) past eighth-seeded Anderson (13-17) 73-67 in the semifinals of the South Atlantic Conference Women’s Basketball Championships.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman’s (20-9) defense held UVA Wise (16-13) to just 24 percent shooting over the final three quarters to score a 73-58 victory in the quarterfinal round of the South Atlantic Conference Women’s Basketball Championship Wednesday afternoon at the Rock Hill Sports and Event Center.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Four-seeded Carson-Newman (19-9) begins South Atlantic Conference Tournament play with a matchup against five-seeded UVA Wise (16-12) tomorrow at noon from the Rock Hill Sports and Events Center in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Jennifer Sullivan was named first-team All-South Atlantic Conference for the second year in a row, while Emily Gonzalez and Mattie Nuckolls were named to the third team and Chloe Heath earned a spot on the all-freshman team announced by the league on Tuesday afternoon.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – No. 18 Lenoir-Rhyne (24-4, 20-2 SAC) got off to a hot start and never looked back winning 93-74, spoiling Carson-Newman’s (19-9, 15-7 SAC) Senior Day on Saturday afternoon at Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (19-8, 15-6 SAC) will look to end the 2025-26 regular season on a winning streak when it closes the regular season with a Senior Day matchup versus No. 18 Lenoir-Rhyne (23-4, 19-2 SAC) on Saturday afternoon at Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (19-8, 15-6 SAC) clicked on all cylinders to demolish Mars Hill (5-22, 2-19 SAC) by 47 points, 105-58 on Wednesday evening at Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (18-8, 14-6 SAC) begins the final week of the regular season against Mars Hill (5-21, 2-18 SAC) on Wednesday evening at 5:30 pm. from Holt Fieldhouse.
Carson-Newman lets up a season low 48 and shot over 50 percent from deep to collect a necessary road win over the Wolves.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (17-8, 13-6 SAC) plays its 13th and final road game of the 2025-26 regular season when it visits Eleazer Arena for a matchup with Newberry (13-12, 7-12 SAC) Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (16-8, 12-6 SAC) will look to break out of a four-game skid when it plays host to Emory & Henry (6-18, 4-14 SAC) on Wednesday evening at 5:30 p.m.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (16-7, 12-5 SAC) begins a home-heavy stretch to end the regular season on Saturday when it welcomes Wingate (15-8, 10-7 SAC) to Holt Fieldhouse at 2:00 p.m.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (16-6, 12-4 SAC) looks to end a two-game skid when it heads to No. 24 Lincoln Memorial (18-3, 13-3 SAC) on Wednesday evening at 5:30 p.m.
ANDERSON, S.C. – Anderson (11-11, 7-9 SAC) outscored Carson-Newman (16-6, 12-4 SAC) by 16 points in the second half to hand the Lady Eagles their second straight loss 84-76 on Saturday afternoon at the Abney Athletic Center.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (16-5, 12-3 SAC) aims to get back in the win column on Saturday afternoon as it visits Anderson (10-11, 6-9 SAC) for a South Atlantic Conference contest at 2:00 p.m.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (16-4, 12-2 SAC) looks to go on its longest winning streak of the season when it visits UVA Wise (12-8, 9-5 SAC) Wednesday evening at 5:30 p.m. inside the Prior Convocation Center.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – For the second time in three weeks, Carson-Newman senior guard Jennifer Sullivan has been named the WePlayed Sports South Atlantic Conference Player of the Week, the league office announced on Monday afternoon.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – With 5:44 to play in the second quarter, Carson-Newman (16-4, 12-2 SAC) trailed 27-20 to No. 14 Coker (16-4, 11-3 SAC). Over the final 25:16, the Lady Eagles would outscore the Cobras 67 to 33 to run away with a sixth straight win on Friday afternoon at Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Two first-place teams square off to end January as Carson-Newman (15-4, 11-2 SAC) welcomes No. 14 Coker (16-3, 11-2 SAC) to Holt Fieldhouse for a Friday afternoon matchup inside Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman senior guard Jennifer Sullivan (Knoxville, Tenn.) scorched the nets for a career-high 33 points to pace the Lady Eagles (15-5, 11-2 SAC) to their most efficient and highest-scoring game of the year in a 107-80 win over Tusculum (2-17, 2-11 SAC) on Wednesday night at Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (14-4, 10-2 SAC) is back at Holt Fieldhouse to continue South Atlantic Conference play as it welcomes in Tusculum (2-16, 2-10 SAC) tomorrow evening at 5:30 p.m.
SALISBURY, N.C. – Another high-scoring, efficient offensive performance powered Carson-Newman (14-4, 10-2 SAC) to a 101-73 victory over Catawba (7-10, 5-7 SAC) on Friday afternoon at Goodman Arena.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman women’s basketball’s winningest coach eyes career win 300 as the Lady Eagles (12-4, 8-2 SAC) take on Mars Hill (4-12, 1-9 SAC) Wednesday at Stanford Arena.
ROCK Hill, S.C. – For the second time in her career, Carson-Newman senior guard Jennifer Sullivan has been named the WePlayed Sports South Atlantic Conference’s Player of the Week, the league office announced earlier today.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (12-4, 8-2 SAC) used a strong shooting second half to win its 17th straight game over Newberry (9-7, 3-7 SAC) 80-68 on Saturday afternoon at Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (11-4, 7-2 SAC) continues South Atlantic Conference play as it plays host to Newberry (9-6, 3-6 SAC) Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. inside Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (11-4, 7-2 SAC) won its fifth straight home game over a ranked team by defeating No. 20 Lincoln Memorial (12-2, 7-2 SAC) 76-58 on Wednesday evening at Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – For the first time in nearly a month, Carson-Newman (10-4, 6-2 SAC) returns to Holt Fieldhouse for a rivalry matchup with No. 21 Lincoln Memorial (12-1, 7-1 SAC) on Wednesday evening at 5:30 p.m.
HICKORY, N.C. – Carson-Newman (10-4, 6-2 SAC) saw its six-game winning streak come to an end on Saturday, losing 102-93 to a Lenoir-Rhyne (10-4, 6-2 SAC) team that made a program-record 17 three-pointers in the win.
EMORY, Va. – Just more than four minutes in, Carson-Newman (10-3, 6-1 SAC) gained a double-digit lead that it would never relinquish, dominating Emory & Henry 105-63 on Wednesday night at the King Center.
FLORENCE, S.C. – Carson-Newman (9-3) shook off a cold-shooting, sluggish first half and rallied from a nine-point halftime deficit to earn a 58-54 win, snapping Francis Marion’s (6-5) 11-game home winning streak Wednesday afternoon at the Smith University Center.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (7-3, 4-1 SAC) plays its final game before Christmas on Saturday afternoon at 12:00 p.m. as it visits Cuddy Arena for a matchup with Wingate (5-4, 1-3 SAC).
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – For the second consecutive game, Carson-Newman (7-3, 4-1 SAC) led wire to wire to win 84-58, handing UVA Wise (7-3, 4-1 SAC) its first conference loss of the year on Wednesday night at Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (6-3, 3-1 SAC) puts its double-digit home winning streak back on the line as it plays host to UVA Wise (7-2, 4-0 SAC) one of two remaining unbeaten teams in South Atlantic Conference play, on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (6-3, 3-1 SAC) played some of its best offensive basketball in the second half, scoring 61 points on 68 percent shooting to run away with a 91-66 win over Anderson (4-4, 1-2 SAC) on Saturday afternoon at Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (5-3, 2-1 SAC) returns to Holt Fieldhouse Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. when it matches up with Anderson (4-3, 1-1 SAC).
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (5-3, 2-1 SAC) put together its best defensive performance of the year to defeat Tusculum (0-7, 0-3 SAC) 71-53 on Wednesday evening at Pioneer Arena.
Tenth-ranked Coker (6-1, 2-0 SAC) created separation in the third quarter to defeat Carson-Newman (4-3, 1-1 SAC) 64-56 on Saturday afternoon at the Deloach Center.
Carson-Newman (4-2, 1-0 SAC) staved off a second half Catawba (2-2) rally to hold on for a 79-75 win to begin South Atlantic Conference play on Saturday afternoon at Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Fresh off a win in the home opener, Carson-Newman (3-2) closes the final week of November with its South Atlantic Conference opener versus Catawba (2-1) Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. in Holt Fieldhouse.
Carson-Newman (3-2) continued its success in home openers using a strong fourth quarter to get past #14 North Georgia (4-4) 82-74 on Tuesday afternoon at Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – For the second time in four days, Carson-Newman (2-2) will battle 14th-ranked North Georgia (4-3) for its home opener on Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 p.m.
In a closely contested game, North Georgia’s (4-3) defense was enough to defend home court by defeating Carson-Newman (1-1) 69-62 on Saturday afternoon at the UNG Nighthawk Classic.
Carson-Newman (2-1) bounced back from its first loss by putting together an electrifying offensive performance to pummel Clayton State (1-2) 96-58 on Friday afternoon at the UNG Convocation Center.
Carson-Newman (1-1) suffered through its worst shooting game in over a decade in a 62-54 loss to USC Aiken (1-1) on Sunday afternoon at Shuford Arena.
Despite shooting just 32 percent from the field, Carson-Newman (1-0) was able to win its fourth straight season opener by holding off Lander (0-1) 72-59 on Saturday night at Shuford Arena.
For the 11th time in 12 years, Carson-Newman starts its season with the SAC/Peach Belt Challenge, featuring matchups with Lander and USC Aiken.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Our second and final part of our Carson-Newman women’s basketball position previews look at this year’s backcourt with help from senior guard Emily Gonzalez.
In the South Atlantic Conference’s annual preseason coaches’ poll, Carson-Newman was selected to finish second, the league office announced on Thursday morning.
Carson-Newman senior guard Jennifer Sullivan was named to the South Atlantic Conference’s preseason first-team, the league announced on Thursday morning.