Chattanooga Basketball Postgame Notes
Chattanooga at Western Carolina
Cullowhee, N.C.
Thursday – Feb. 1, 2018
 
TEAM
- Chattanooga beat Western Carolina 58-41 in Cullowhee, N.C. … Mocs improved to 14-8, 5-3 SoCon ... Western Carolina falls to 4-19, 0-8 SoCon
 
- The win was Chattanooga's 75^th against the Catamounts in the series dating back to 1979 … UTC is 75-11 overall against the Cats, 30-6 on the road.
 
- Chattanooga head coach Jim Foster becomes the eighth coach in NCAA women's basketball history to have 900 career wins … he is tied with Jody Conradt at 900 for seventh among all NCAA divisions … tied for sixth among coaches in Division I only and fifth among active coaches … eighth fastest to 900 wins doing so in his 1,242^nd game.
 
- Chattanooga used an 18-0 run starting in the second quarter and ending in the third quarter to pull away … score was 15-14 at the start and 33-14 when it ended.
 
- Held Western Carolina to 27.6 percent, second lowest shooting percentage … lowest was 26.9 percent vs. Western Carolina on 1/6/18
 
- 44 rebounds by the Catamounts ties the most by a UTC opponent this season.
 
- 18 assists by Chattanooga is second most this season … most was 21 vs. UT Martin in overtime on 12/2
 
- Sixth time UTC had 10 or fewer turnovers
 
- 11^th time with 10 or fewer fouls … Mocs lead the nation in fewest fouls per game with 12.0
 
INDIVIDUAL
Arianne Whitaker, RSo., F
- 15 points, 10 rebounds, 2 blocked shots, 2 steals
- Tied her career-high at Winthrop for points
- Matched season-high for rebounds, third time this season
 
Keiana Gilbert, Sr., G
- 16 points, 4 assists
- 1,301 career points – 15^th all-time at UTC
 
Brooke Burns, Fr., G
- 10 points, four assists, 3 rebounds
- Career-high 10 points
- Career-high for assists
- Matched career-best for rebounds