Chattanooga at Western Carolina
Saturday, February 18, 2017
Cullowhee, N.C. – Ramsey Center
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TEAM
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• Chattanooga defeated Western Carolina 60-48 in Cullowhee … Mocs improve to 16-10 overall, 10-2 SoCon and remain half a game behind Mercer for the SoCon lead … WCU falls to 7-21, 2-11 SoCon
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• UTC is 72-11 against WCU all-time … 29-6 in Cullowhee … Mocs' win streak over Catamounts now at 15 games … WCU's win was overtime on 2/22/10 at the Ramsey Center.
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• UTC shot 50 percent (24-48) for the game … fifth game shooting 50 percent or better this season.
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• Three players in double figures
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• Chattanooga led from wire-to-wire … largest lead was 16 points, 43-27 on a FT from Joyner
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• Mocs outscored WCU 22-18 in the paint, 7-5 off turnovers (12-8), 12-4 second chance points (9-4) … Catamounts had four fast break points compared to UTC's two and its bench outscored the Mocs' bench 16-12.
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• 12-2 run in the third quarter pushed Mocs lead to 16 points, their largest of the game, at the 3:27 mark on a 3-point play from Joyner.
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• Seven personal fouls … 13th game this season with 10 or fewer … UTC leads the nation in fewest fouls per game
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INDIVIDUAL
Jasmine Joyner – C, Sr.
• 11 points, 12 rebounds, 3 blocked shots
• 11th double-double of the year and third straight
• 421 career rebounds
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Chelsey Shumpert – G, Jr.
• 11 points, 3 assists
• 3FG: 3-6
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Lakelyn Bouldin – G, Fr.
• 11 points, 3 rebounds
• 3FG: 2-4