Postgame Notes vs. Wofford - Jan. 13, 2012
1/13/2012 9:41:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Chattanooga Lady Mocs Basketball Postgame Notes
Chattanooga vs. Wofford
McKenzie Arena - Chattanooga, Tenn.
Friday - January 13, 2012
TEAM
- Lady Mocs take lead in the Southern Conference standings with 6-0 mark with a 74-67 win over Wofford ... the Lady Mocs improve to 11-4 overall while the Terriers drop to 9-6 overal and 2-4 in league action. Appalachian State (5-0) had the night off.
- Start the SoCon season 6-0 for the eighth time (all since 2000)
- For the third time this season, the Lady Mocs have shot more than 20 free throws (3 of last 5 games)
- Chattanooga has made at least one 3-pointer in 384 consecutive games dating back to December 1999
- Wofford was ranked second in the NCAA for 3-point field goal percentage defense holding opponents to 20.3 percent from beyond the arc after leading the NCAA for most of the year. UTC shot 50 percent against the Terriers.
- Chattanooga put together a 13-2 run in the first half to take a seven point lead. The run started at 9:51 on a 3-pointer from Black and ended with a layup from Hood with 5:56 to play in the first half to give UTC a 27-20 lead.
- Chattanooga trailed at halftime for the sixth time this season. UTC is 3-3 in those games.
- The Lady Mocs have won nine of their last 10 games. On loss was 90-47 fall at Tennessee.
- UTC has won three straight overall and six SoCon games.
- Chattanooga shot 50 percent from the 3-point line (7-of-14) second best percentage of the season.
- UTC had a season-high six blocked shots.
INDIVIDUAL
Senior Whitney Hood
- Season-high 24 points, 6 rebounds
- Shot 7-for-14 from the field, 10-of-12 from free throw line
- Tied career-high with 10 free throws
- Recorded a season-high 4 assists
- 11th game in double figures
- Led team in scoring for third straight game, fifth on the year
Alex Black
- 14 points, 7 rebounds
- Missed career-high scoring by one point
- Recorded career-high 7 rebounds
- Shot 5-for-9 from the field, 2-for-3 from 3-point line, 2-for-2 from free throw line
- Had career-high 2 blocked shots
Kayla Christopher
- 13 points, 2 rebounds
- Was 5-of-9 from the field and 3-for-4 from 3-point line
- Has 144 career 3-pointers, one shy of 7th on the all-time list
- Two assists, tied season-high two steals
Taylor Hall
- 8 points, 13 rebounds
- 6-for-8 from free throw line
- Made all four free throws in the final 12 seconds
- Tied career-high with two blocked shots
Kylie Lambert
- 9 points, 9 rebounds
- Had five offensive rebounds
- 3-of-7 from the field, 1-of-2 from 3-point line, 2-for-2 from free throw line
