University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Furman
Chattanooga downs Furman 61-51 in Southern Conference opener
12/17/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
After recovering from an 11-point deficit in the first half to take a narrow 31-29 lead at the break,
From there,
In the first half, the Paladins jumped out to an early 12-1 lead with only 3:56 gone by. Trailing 18-7, the Lady Mocs responded with a 16-3 run behind eight points from junior forward Erin Ogan (Knoxville, Tenn.), including two three-pointers, to take the lead, 23-21, with 5:13 remaining in the half.
A brief rally by Furman knotted the score at 25-25 before
In addition to her fifth 20-plus point game this season,
Senior guard Chrissy Phelps led the way for the Paladins with a team-high 11 points and added seven rebounds while sophomore guard Kali Holtfreter rounded out the double-figure scorers with 10 points. Junior center Katie Johnson added eight points and a game-high eight rebounds.
The Lady Mocs return to action on Saturday, December 20 when they travel to Cullowhee, N.C., to take on the 2006-07
NOTES
With her six rebounds and two blocks Alex Anderson now has 175 career blocks and 802 career rebounds ... Anderson's 27 points is a season-high and is the fifth time this season she has compiled 20 or more points ... with her five assists, Laura Hall has 354 assists for her career ... Ogan's career-high 13 points surpasses her previous career mark of 12 points set against Davidson on February 6, 2006 and is her second double-digit scoring output this season ... the Lady Mocs improve to 33-20 over the Paladins all-time ... the win gives Wes Moore 143 in the Southern Conference.
