Lady Mocs Baskteball Postgame Notes vs. Georgia Southern
12/4/2010 7:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Chattanooga Lady Mocs Basketball - Postgame Notes
Georgia Southern at Chattanooga
McKenzie Arena - Chattanooga, Tenn.
Dec. 4, 2010
TEAM
- The Lady Mocs improve to 3-4 on the year, 1-0 in SoCon play, with an 87-80 win over Georgia Southern.
- Chattanooga broke the Southern Conference record with 16 three-pointers in the game...UTC shot 66.7% (16-24) from behind the arc for the game...it is the Lady Mocs' best 3-pt. FG% since hitting 66.7% (8-12) at Austin Peay on Nov. 15, 2009.
- UTC tied a school-record with 11 threes in the first half...it is the second game this season Chattanooga has hit 10+ threes in the first half...UTC also had 10 at No. 18 Georgia on Nov. 19.
- Georgia Southern was not whistled for a foul in the first half.
- Lady Mocs shot 61.1% (33-54) from the field...it is their best FG% since hitting 63.3% (38-60) at East Tennessee State on Jan. 31, 2004.
- Chattanooga had a season-high 20 assists on its 33 field goals.
- Chattanooga has won five in a row against Georgia Southern and 17 of the last 19 in the series...UTC is 29-17 all-time against the Eagles...Lady Mocs are 22-6 against Georgia Southern in the Wes Moore era.
INDIVIDUAL
Sophomore Kayla Christopher
- Career-high 21 points.
- Shot 8-12 from the field and 5-9 from 3-pt. range.
- Career-highs in FGs and 3-pt. FGs made.
- Shooting 40.5% from behind the arc for the season.
- Had four 3-pt. FGs in the first half.
Junior Bailey Dewart
- Season-high eight points.
- 3-3 from the field and 2-2 from 3-pt. range.
- Added two steals and two boards in 17 minutes off the bench.
Junior Whitney Hood
- Game-high 23 points...17 in the second half.
- Shot 10-14 from the field and 3-6 from the FT line.
- Game-high and Career-high six assists.
- Game-high eight rebounds.
- Fourth-straight game with 20+ points.
- Leads the SoCon with 21.4 ppg.
- 64.4% (29-45) from the field last three games.
Head Coach Wes Moore
- Career win No. 493 - 493-145 (.773)
- UTC win No. 293 - 293-89 (.767)
- SoCon win No. 177 - 177-28 (.863)
Junior Tenisha Townsend
- Career-high 17 points.
- 6-11 from the field, 4-7 from 3-pt. range and 1-2 from the FT line.
- Four 3-pt. FGs ties a career-high.
- Added three assists and just one turnover in 32 minutes.
- Has 18 assists and two turnovers in 128 minutes of play over the last four games.
