Postgame Notes - Lady Mocs vs. Furman
12/5/2009 7:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Chattanooga Lady Mocs Basketball - Postgame Notes
Furman at Chattanooga
Chattanooga, Tenn. - McKenzie Arena
Dec. 5, 2009
TEAM
- Chattanooga improves to 3-5 on the year and 1-1 in the Southern Conference with a 69-56 win.
- It is Chattanooga's 17th straight win against Furman...Furman's last win in the series was a 68-62 victory on Feb. 11, 2002, in Chattanooga.
- Lady Mocs shot 52.8% from the floor, their second-best shooting percentage of the season.
- UTC dominated the paint, outscoring Furman 36-22 down low...Chattanooga also owned the glass, outrebounding Furman 38-26.
INDIVIDUAL
Freshman Kayla Christopher
- Scored 10 points on 5-7 shooting
- Second double-figure scoring game of the season
- Broke out of a 4-16 slump in the previous three games
Senior Shanara Hollinquest
- Game-high 25 points on 10-16 shooting and 5-6 from the FT line.
- 5th 20+ point game of the year.
- Leads the SoCon with a 20.8 ppg average.
- Game-high nine rebounds.
- Has 1,304 career points and is No. 11th all-time at UTC...needs 72 points to pass Miranda Warfield (2000-04).
- 16-25 (64%) and 9-11 (81.8%) from the field the last two games
Sophomore Tenisha Townsend
- Had four assists and just one turnover.
- Nine assists and one turnover as the starting point guard in the last two games.
Senior Jenaya Wade-Fray
- Became the 26th Lady Moc to score 1,000 career points on a baseline jumper with 8:51 left in the game to give UTC a 47-42 lead.
- Scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds.
- Had nine-straight points for UTC at one point in the second half.
- Shot 5-9 from the field, 1-2 from 3-pt. range and 3-7 from the FT line.
- Has 165 career 3-pt. FGs and is No. 4 on the UTC career list...needs six more to pass Miranda Warfield (2000-04) for third all-time at Chattanooga.
