Chattanooga 66, Western Carolina 41
Cullowhee, N.C. • Ramsey Center
February 16, 2015
TEAM
• Chattanooga moved up to 20th earlier Monday in the AP Top 25 Poll.
• Chattanooga beat Western Carolina 66-41 … the Mocs improve to 23-3 and 11-0 in SoCon play … Western Carolina falls to 9-17 overall and 1-10 in SoCon.
• The win was the 19th straight for UTC this season and 45th consecutive SoCon regular season win.
• Chattanooga shot 50.8 percent … second straight game better than 50 percent … ninth time UTC has shot better than 50 percent … Mocs are 9-0 when shooting better than 50 percent.
• UTC outrebounded Western Carolina 33-29 … Mocs are 9-1 when outrebounding opponents
• Mocs recorded 22 assists … for the fourth time in five games, UTC had more than 20 assists and ninth time this year
• The Mocs forced 20 turnovers and scored 24 points … WCU had five points off 11 turnovers.
• Chattanooga led wire-to-wire
• In the paint the Mocs were dominant 46-14 … Chattanooga had 15 second chance points off 12 offensive rebounds.
• Each bench contributed 16 points
INDIVIDUAL
• Jasmine Joyner – F – So.
18 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals
9-of-16 FG
103 blocked shots this season ranks second on SoCon single season list
159 career blocked shots is 10 away from SoCon Top 10 career list
• Alicia Payne – G – Jr.
8 assists, 5 steals
4 points, 5 rebounds, 39 minutes
Career-high eight assists
Matched career-high five steals
• Chelsey Shumpert – G – So.
13 points, 3 assists
5-10 FG; 3-6 3FG
• Keiana Gilbert – G – So.
10 points, six rebounds, 3 assists
5-8 FG
• Ka'Vonne Towns – G – Sr.
5 points, 8 rebounds
Career-high eight rebounds
