Chattanooga 54, Harvard 52
Cambridge, Mass. – Lavietes Pavilion
Monday, January 05, 2015
TEAM
- Chattanooga edged Harvard 54-52 on a last second shot by Keiana Gilbert … the Mocs improve to 12-3 on the year … Harvard falls to 6-7
- The win was the eighth straight for Chattanooga … the loss was the first back-to-back loss for Harvard this year
- Chattanooga led by as much as 12 points twice in the game … Harvard used a 17-5 run over a 5:27 period late in the half to tie the game 52-52 with 30 seconds left to play … the Mocs went for a last second shot with three seconds to play but it was blocked out of bounds and remained UTC's ball.
- Freshman Keiana Gilbert took the inbounds pass with 2.2 seconds to play and curled around the defense into the lane and her shot banked in as time expired.
- For the fourth time this season, the Mocs dished out 20 assists, a season-high
- UTC was 4-for-6 from the free throw line matching its fewest made free throws in a game and six is the fewest free throw attempts in a game for UTC this season
- The Mocs recorded a season-low nine turnovers at Harvard
- Chattanooga matched its season-low for blocked shots with two
- 17 points matches fewest first half points against UTC this season (N.C. A&T)
INDIVIDUAL
Keiana Gilbert – G – Fr.
18 points, 9-12 FGs
Jasmine Joyner – F – So.
14 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocked shots
117 career blocked shots
Matched career-high with 3 assists
Chelsey Shumpert – G – So.
14 points, 4 rebounds
4-8 3-ptrs
Ka'Vonne Towns – G – Sr.
3 points, 5 steals
Career-high 9 assists
Alicia Payne – G – Jr.
3 rebounds, steal
Career-high 7 assists
