University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Wofford
Lady Mocs Get Past Wofford for 10th SoCon Win
1/24/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The Chattanooga women's basketball team (14-6, 9-1 SoCon) extended win streak to five Saturday night thanks to a 57-46 win over Wofford (3-15, 1-9 SoCon).
In the contest the Lady Mocs were led by LaCondra Mason and Shanara Hollinquist with 13 points as the team shot 35.8 percent from the field (19-of-53). Mason grabbed nine boards and was 5-for-7 from the charity stripe.
Erin Ogan finished with 12 points and eight rebounds in the game and recorded a career-high five steals as the team had 12 on the evening, a season-high. Jenaya Wade-Fray ended with one point and one rebound shy of a double-double, finishing with 9 points and 9 boards.
Both teams were ineffective from behind the three-point line as the two squads were a combined 7-for-35 (20 percent) from beyond the arc.
The Terriers were led by Natalie Gramblin with a game-high 15 points as Wofford shot only 28.4 percent (19-of-67). The Terrier defense kept Wofford in the game with 17 steals, the highest for a UTC opponent all season.
In the second half the Lady Mocs slowly built its lead to 15, 44-29 with 9:13 left in the contest, but Wofford would storm back with a 15-4 run to put the Terriers within four, 48-44, with only 4:09 to play. After both teams exchanged buckets UTC closed out the contest, scoring the game's final seven points for the 57-46 win.
The Lady Mocs will return to action on Monday, Jan. 26 as the team wraps up a four-game homestand with
