Lady Mocs Basketball Postgame Notes vs. Furman - Feb. 7, 2011
2/7/2011 9:17:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Chattanooga (12-12, 9-6 SoCon) at Furman (9-14, 5-9 SoCon)|
Timmons Arena - Greenville, S.C.
Monday, Feb. 7, 2011
TEAM
- The Lady Mocs defeat Furman 83-65 to improve to 12-12 overall and 9-6 in the SoCon...the Paladins drop to 9-14 overall and 5-9 in the SoCon.
-UTC jumped out to an 11-0 lead in the first 3:30 of the game...Lady Mocs held Furman without a field goal for more than five minutes to start the game...led 27-8 at the 12:06 mark in the first half.
- UTC had a season-high 42 points in the first half...led 42-29 at the break...8-2 when leading at the half this season.
- Furman cut the lead to eight, 51-43, on a layup by Martha Robinson at the 15:14 mark in the second half...UTC then went on a 12-2 to take control of the game.
- This was the 60th meeting between the Lady Mocs and Furman since the Paladins joined the Southern Conference in 1985. Chattanooga holds a 40-20 advantage over Furman including a current 20-game win streak dating back to 2003.
- Furman was 8-1 at home coming into tonight's game.
- Lady Mocs improve to 8-0 when scoring 70+ points.
- UTC outscored Furman 9-1 off turnovers.
- Lady Mocs led the game from start to finish.
INDIVIDUAL
Sophomore Kayla Christopher
- 22 points on 9-16 shooting, 4-7 from 3-pt. range.
- Sixth straight game in double-figures.
- Shooting 33-63 (52.4%) from the field, 13-27 (48.1%) from 3-pt. range last six games.
- 48.7% (37-76) from 3-pt. range in SoCon games.
Junior Bailey Dewart
- Five points, 11 rebounds and four assists.
- Tied a season-high for rebounds.
- Third game this season with 10+ rebounds.
- Tied a career-high for assists.
Head Coach Wes Moore
- 502nd career victory - 502-153 (.766) - 22nd season.
- 302nd UTC victory - 302-97 (.757) - 13th season.
- 202nd SoCon regular season victory - 202-37 (.845) - 13th season.
Junior Whitney Hood
- Game-high 25 points on 12-18 shooting, 1-3 from the FT line.
- Added four assists.
- Leads the SoCon with 20.5 ppg.
