University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Furman
Anderson Ties Brown for Fifth in 87-64 Win over Furman
1/19/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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Furman cut the lead by five, but would not get any closer than 14 points the remainder of the game.
In the first half, Chattanooga jumped out to a seven point lead on a 7-0 run and would expand its lead to as much as 13 twice in the first half, but Lee Stephens would cut the lead to as close as five. She went 3-for-4 in the first half, including a pair of 3-pointers and was nearly perfect from the free throw line making 6-of-7. She ended the game with a game-high 22 points, shooting 60 percent from the floor.
Hollinquest had a game-high seven rebounds, four on the offensive boards and Brooke Hand went 3-for-5 from beyond the arc for nine points. Laura Hall and Jenaya Wade-Fray each tossed in eight points. The Lady Mocs outrebounded Furman 39-29 and scored 24 points in the paint.
The Lady Paladins shot 36.2 percent from the field. Chrissy Phelps had 12 points and five rebounds while Stephens, Sarah Baker and Katie Johnson each grabbed four boards. Johnson, who missed four games due to an injury, returned to action Saturday against the Lady Mocs.
The game will be aired in a tape-delayed broadcast Sunday, Jan. 20 at noon on CSS. The Lady Mocs will return to action with a 6 p.m. tip-off on the road Monday night at Wofford. Larry Ward, the “Voice of the Lady Mocs” will have all the action live on WDOD-AM 1310 or online around the world at the official website of Chattanooga athletics, GoMocs.com.
