WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAMEDAY
BUTLER Â | Â SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Â | Â 2:00 p.m.
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The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's basketball team will step away from the Preseason WNIT for a breather to host the Butler Bulldogs Sunday afternoon at the Roundhouse. The game is set to tip off at 2 p.m.
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PROMOTION• Sixth Man. The Mocs Maniacs will send out a tweet on gameday for Sixth Man. Retweet it for your chance to be the Sixth Man and introduced along with the team before the game.
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TICKETS• Box office open from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday and two hours before games.
• Purchase online at GoMocs.com and utilize the "print at home" function
• Purchase in person at the McKenzie Arena box office
• Call the box office during business hours at 423-266-6627 (MOCS)
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MEDIA AVAILABILITY• The game will be carried live on the SoCon Digital Network access link on the women's basketball schedule page of GoMocs.com
• Larry Ward begins his 19
th season as the "Voice of the Lady Mocs". Listen to all the action on 96.1 FM The Legend.
• Live Stats will be available for the game at GoMocs.com
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CHATTANOOGA vs. BUTLER• The series is tied 1-1. The Bulldogs got the win against the Mocs at the 2003 Sonesta-Coconut Grove Tournament in Miami, Fla., sparking a school-record 27-game win streak that included a 2004 NCAA Tournament first round win over Rutgers. Last season the Mocs grabbed a 76-47 win in Indianapolis.
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CHATTANOOGAHead Coach:
Jim Foster (Temple, 1980) 59-8/third year
• ... opened the season with a 68-53 win over McNeese State in the Preseason WNIT
• … ranked 25
th in the AP Top 25 Preseason Poll
• … ranked second in the College Insider Mid-Major Top 25 Preseason Poll
• … fourth in the ESPNW Top 10
• … selected by the SoCon Coaches and Media to win a fourth straight title
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Jasmine Joyner selected as preseason favorite for Player of the Year
• … fourth Preseason WNIT Tournament for UTC (2-3)
• … returns four starters and one starter sidelined early in the season
• … returns 77.5 percent of its scoring and 75 percent of its rebounding
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BUTLERHead Coach: Kurt Godlevske (Northern Michigan, 1994)
• … finished the 2014-15 season at 14-16 overall, setting a new first-year coaching record for wins
• ... defeated Valparaiso in season opener, 72-53
• ... shot 50 percent from the 3-point line
• ... led in scoring by a pair of freshmen who had 45 of the Bulldogs' 72 points and 35 of their 52 rebounds.