Chattanooga Basketball Postgame Notes
Mercer at Chattanooga
McKenzie Arena – Chattanooga, Tenn.
Saturday – Jan. 31, 2015
TEAM
- The 25th-ranked Chattanooga Mocs scored a 71-59 win over Mercer today … UTC improved to 19-3 overall and 7-0 in SoCon action … Mercer dropped to 11-11 overall and 3-3 in league action.
- Today's attendance of 2,639 is No. 19 all-time for the Chattanooga women's basketball team in McKenzie Arena.
- Chattanooga has won a school-record 41 straight Southern Conference games … last loss was a 70-60 OT defeat at Elon on Jan. 7, 2013 … head coach Jim Foster is 25-0 in SoCon games in his second season at UTC.
- UTC has won 48 of its last 49 games at home.
- UTC has won 15-straight overall.
- UTC led by as many as 25 in the second half … 56-31 at the 13:25 mark.
- Mercer's 59 points are the most allowed in SoCon play this season for UTC.
- Six of UTC's seven SoCon wins were by 10+ points.
- UTC's 20 assists tied for second-most this season … sixth time this season with 20+ … season-high is 22 against Western Carolina on Jan. 17.
- Mocs had a season-low four steals today.
- UTC shot 29-56 (51.8%) from the field today … seventh time this season shooting over 50% from the field.
- The Mocs are 10-1 all-time against Mercer … previous meeting was a 73-61 win at home on Dec. 8, 1990.
- Freshman Keiana Gilbert was 3-4 from the FT line … rest of the team was 3-9.
INDIVIDUAL
Keiana Gilbert – Fr.-G
- Second double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
- Shot 5-8 from the field and 3-4 from the FT line.
- Added five assists.
Jasmine Joyner – So.-F
- 16 points on 8-12 shooting.
- Scored eight-straight at one point in the first half.
- 13th game in double-figures … four of last five.
- Added three blocks and five boards.
Chelsey Shumpert – So.-G
- Game-high 19 points.
- Shot 7-12 from the field, 4-8 from 3-pt. range and 1-2 from the FT line.
- Shooting 17-41 (41.5%) from 3-pt. range in SoCon play.
- Game-high six assists.
