CHATTANOOGA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TO HOST HARVARD IN NON-CONFERENCE FINALE
 
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's basketball team will close out a strong non-conference slate Monday night at the McKenzie Arena. The Mocs will host Harvard in the Crimson's first trip to the Scenic City with a 6:30 p.m. tip.
 
 

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GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Where: McKenzie Arena
When: 6:30 p.m.
 
MEDIA
Live Scoring: GoMocs.com (SidearmSports)
Live Audio: 96.1 FM The Legend
Streaming Audio: GoMocs.com
Streaming Video: SoCon Digital Network (GoMocs.com)
 
PURCHASE TICKETS
ONLINE: GoMocs.com (print at home)
BY PHONE: 423.266.6627 (MOCS)
BOX OFFICE: McKenzie Arena Gate One (720 East 4^th Street)
WILL CALL: McKenzie Arena Gate One (720 East 4^th Street)

 

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SCOUTING CHATTANOOGA (8-5)
The Mocs have played one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the country this season taking on top-ranked UConn along with Tennessee (#4), Stanford (#12) and South Florida (#21). UTC continued its strong home court defense with a 6-1 mark this season. Chattanooga's lone loss at the Roundhouse was to #1 UConn at the end of November. Over the last four years, UTC is 58-2 at home. On the road, the Mocs are 2-4 and 1-0 in neutral games. Three losses are to ranked foes.
 
Chattanooga averages just under 53 points per game but allows opponents just 55.6 ppg. From the field, UTC shoots 39 percent and nearly 30 percent from the 3-point arc. The Mocs average 35.4 rebounds per game and are undefeated when outrebounding or recording the same number of rebounds as their opponents.
 
Keiana Gilbert leads the team in scoring with 11.7 points per game while Jasmine Joyner is second with 11.6 points. She leads the SoCon on the boards with 8.3 rebounds per game and is ranked second in the nation with four blocked shots per game. Senior Alicia Payne is third on the team in scoring with 6.5 points per game and a team-high 45 assists and 19 steals. She ranks third in the league with a 1.6 assist-turnover ratio. Queen Alford and Moses Johnson, with five starts apiece are averaging 6.5 and 5.9 ppg respectively and Johnson is second on the team with 6.7 rebounds per game.
 
SCOUTING HARVARD (5-7)
The Crimson are playing in their fourth straight road game Monday night at Chattanooga and its seventh of its last eight games. Harvard snapped a five-game losing skid with a 60-54 win Saturday afternoon at Samford. They average 63.8 points per game and are outscored by its opponents by 2.9 points per game. Harvard shoots 39.9 percent from the field and averages 6.8 3-pointers an outing, leading the Ivy league. The Crimson has a slight 0.9 rebounding advantage with 38.2 boards per game.
 
AnnMarie Healy leads the team in scoring with 14.4 points per game and averages five rebounds. Shilpa Tummala is the only other Harvard player in double figures with 13.5 points per game and has a team-high 6.1 rpg. She has a team-high 31 treys, making 43.7 percent of her attempts from beyond the arc. Kit Metoyer, with 9.9 points per game, has 30 makes from long range and 28 assists.
 
CHATTANOOGA vs. HARVARD
Last season marked the first meeting between the two schools. Chattanooga came away with a last second 54-52 victory at the Crimson's home court in front of 800 elementary school students on Education Day. With a planned inbound play, the Mocs fed then-freshman Keianna Gilbert in the lane with seconds to play. Her short jumper left her hand in time as the horn sounded.

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INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Joyner Second in the Nation • Junior Jasmine Joyner has 52 blocked shots this season, averaging 4.0 per game, and is second in the NCAA. She led the nation for several weeks.

Joyner Breaks School Record • Junior Jasmine Joyner matched her McKenzie Arena record for blocked shots with seven against UT Martin to reach 221 for her career tying her with Alex Anderson (2003-08) for the Chattanooga record. Against UConn, Joyner's first block of the game gave her the school record. She has climbed to 240 in her third year. Last year she broke the SoCon record for blocked shots in a season with 132 and set the school single game record with eight at Notre Dame. She moved to fourth in the SoCon on the career list. The record is 339 set by Davidson's Sophia Aleksandravicius (2009-13).

Jasmine Joyner named CSM SoCon Player of the Week • Junior Jasmine Joyner averaged 17 points and 8.7 rebounds the week of Nov. 23-29 to earn College Sports Madness Player of the Week honors for the SoCon. She scored a career-high 31 points against UTM Saturday, recording her third double-double of the year with 15 rebounds and added seven blocked shots to tie the UTC career record for rejections.

Keiana Gilbert tabbed CSM SoCon Player of the Week • Sophomore Keiana Gilbert was selected the College Sports Madness Southern Conference Player of the Week for her performance on the court. She dropped in 19 points in UTC's season opener against McNeese State and had six rebounds.

Joyner Records Trio of Double-Doubles • Junior Jasmine Joyner recorded her 11th career double-double and third of the season with a career-high 31 points and 15 rebounds against UT Martin.

Johnson Hits Career Marks with Double-Doubles • Just three days after reaching her career-high for rebounds, junior Moses Johnson recorded career-bests against Belmont in scoring (15) and rebounding (12) and a season-best for assists (3). It was also her first career double-double. She followed that with her second straight double-double against ECU scoring a career-high 16 points. In her fourth start this year at UNCW, she reached a new career-best with 14 rebounds.

Career-Records Beyond the Arc • Four Mocs have career-highs from beyond the 3-point line this season. Centers Jasmine Joyner and Ansley Chilton have each dropped in three from beyond the arc while Anna Claire Noblit showed off her skills to spark a come-from-behind win for the Mocs with three against Arkansas State and Alicia Payne hit her career-best at Stanford. Joyner, with eight on the  year, had three against Southern Miss while Chilton hit 3-of-4 against the Lady Vols.
 

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TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Mocs in the RPI • Chattanooga's schedule this season has been tough and that is reflected in its RPI rating. The Mocs are 23rd as of Dec. 24. UTC's strength of schedule is ranked 14th while opponents UConn, Tennessee and Stanford's SOS rank 1-2-3 respectively.

Reaching a Milestone • Chattanooga reached its 800th program win on December 13 with a 62-53 win at home against Belmont. The Mocs became the 33rd program in the NCAA to reach the 800-win plateau. The Mocs rank 30th all-time for winning percentage winning 63.5 percent of its games through the 2014-15 season.

Winning Program • Over the last five years, the Mocs have posted an overall record of 126-36 (.778), ranking them tied with Hampton for 14th in the NCAA for winning percentage over that time and 19th for wins.

Hot at Home • UTC won its first five home games this year extending its home-court win streak to 17 games before falling to UConn at the end of November. UTC has won 58 of its last 60 games in the Roundhouse (97%). Those wins include two versus Tennessee (#4 - 2014/#20 - 2012) and #7 Stanford (2014).
Hands Off • Chattanooga is ranked second in the nation for fewest fouls per game with 11.6 per game. Penn leads the nation committing just 10.7 per game. Chattanooga was ranked first last year in the category.

Mocs Block Party • The Mocs lead the Southern Conference in blocked shots per game and are ranked 10th in the NCAA with 6.0 per game as a team. Oregon State has an NCAA-best 8.0 per game.

Taking Care of the Rock • The Mocs have been known for their turnovers this season, committing 156 through its first nine games, averaging 17.3 times per game. However, against Belmont, UTC gave the ball away just four times! That matches a game-low against Samford on 2/2/11.

Long-Range Bombers • The Mocs have made at least one 3-pointer in 510 consecutive games dating back to December 1999. Chattanooga reached the 500-game mark against Butler in its second game this year.

Mocs 2-1 in Preseason WNIT • The Mocs went 2-1 in the Preseason WNIT for the second time. UTC opened the season with a win over McNeese State then fell at Indiana in the second round. In the consolation bracket, Chattanooga got the win over Southern Miss in overtime.

Mocs Get Overtime Win • The Mocs had to use another five minutes to get past Southern Mississippi in the consolation bracket of the Presason WNIT. It was the Mocs first OT game of the year, winning 53-48. UTC is 22-21 all-time in overtime.

Home Openers • When opening the season at home, the Mocs are 14-4 and have won each of the last five with a win over McNeese State at home this year. In all openers the Mocs are 32-10.

42 Seasons • UTC begins its 42nd season of play as a varsity sport and has had just five coaches in it's history. The Mocs are 800-424 over that time, averaging just under 20 wins per season.

Foster Fastest to 50 wins • Through 57 games, Jim Foster earned his 50th win at the UTC helm. He reached the 50-win mark at UTC faster than any other in school history.

Foster in it for the Long Haul • Jim Foster is in his third season season at the helm of the Mocs and is in his 38th season of coaching. Foster began his career at St. Joe's, moved on to Vanderbilt and had his latest stint at Ohio State. He starts the season as the 11th winningest coach in NCAA history (all levels) with 841 victories. He is just the 11th coach in NCAA history to reach 800 wins. He is also the ONLY coach to advance four different teams to the NCAA Tournament and have four different teams ranked in the AP Poll and Preseason Poll.
 

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THE COMPETITION
Four Mocs Opponents Ranked Among the Best • Chattanooga has faced three opponents ranked in the AP Top 25 with one more to go. The Mocs are 0-3 so far with losses to No. 1 UConn at home, #4 Tennessee in Knoxville after a furious comeback fell short and #21 South Florida in Tampa. Chattanooga will travel west to take on the Cardinal on December 28. Stanford is ranked 15th.

Southern Conference Win Streak • The Mocs have lost just one game in three years against the Southern Conference. After falling to Elon on the road in overtime in January 2013, the Mocs have won 48 consecutive games against the Southern Conference and has the longest active win streak in the nation. The record is 124 set by Texas, Southwest from 1981-1990. When including postseason games, UTC has won 57 consecutive games against the league, seventh best all-time.

Doubleheaders on the Slate • The Chattanooga men's and women's teams will take part in six doubleheaders. The first will be on the road at Furman on January 9. The next five will be at home with one more in January and the last four in February.

Tournament Champions • UTC defeated East Carolina 72-61 in Game One of the UNCW Seahawk Christmas Classic. The Mocs followed that with a 61-33 win over the host Seahawks in the finale.

SoCon Tournament • The Southern Conference Tournament will be held in Asheville, N.C., March 5-8. All rounds will be played in the U.S. Cellular Center this year.