Chattanooga 59, SIU Edwardsville 49
UTSA Holiday Classic
San Antonio, Texas • Convocation Center
Sunday, December 28, 2014

Team

- Chattanooga improves to 10-3 on the year … SIU Edwardsville drops to 5-7 overall … this is the first meeting between the two schools

- For the fourth straight game and fifth of the last six, the Mocs have held its opponent to less than 50 points … they have held opponents to less than 50 points seven times this season in 13 games.

- UTC was 9-of-27 from the 3-point line … that was the second most 3's made in a game this year, tied for second by the Mocs.

- After trailing 17-12 with 10:11 to play in 1st half, Mocs took the lead on a layup by Sydney Vanlandingham and never trailed again … however the score was tied three more times in the game.

- Chattanooga got its largest lead, 39-28 on a 3-ptr from Towns with 17:34 to play … SIUE would cut the lead to three points three times over the remainder of the game.

- Chattanooga's last field goal was with 5:16 to play; SIUE's last was at the 8:03 mark … the two teams combined for seven free throws in the final 1:19

Individual

Ka'Vonne Towns – Sr. – G – Lilburn, Ga.

17 points – third time she has led UTC in scoring, second in last two games

FG: 5-14; 3FG: 3-6; FT: 4-4

2 rebounds, 2 assists

Sydney Vanlandingham – RSo. – G/F – Hermitage, Tenn.

11 points – first points of her UTC career – all scored in the first half

FG: 2-5; 3FG: 1-4; FT: 6-7

Rebound, block, steal

Chelsey Shumpert – So. – G. – Paducah, Ky.

10 points

FG: 3-9; 3FG: 2-6; FT: 2-2

4 assists, 2 rebounds

Alicia Payne – Jr. – G. – Memphis, Tenn.

6 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists

FG: 2-6, 3FG: 2-5