GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Saturday, December 3 Â | Â 7:00 p.m. Eastern
Martin, Tenn. Â | Â Kathleen and Tom Elam Center
Radio: 98.1 FM The Lake
Television: OVC Digital Network
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
CHATTANOOGA vs. UT MARTIN
Chattanooga and UT Martin have met 11 times since 1975. The Mocs won the first eight meetings before falling to the Skyhawks in 1997. It would be 17 years before the two teams would meet again. The Mocs have won each of the last two meetings including a 65-54 win in Martin in 2014.
CHATTANOOGA
It's been a tough start for the Mocs who have lost four straight for the first time since the 2010-11 season. UTC is 3-6 overall will losses to four Top 25-ranked teams including #4 Louisville and #2 Connecticut. Chattanooga is averaging just over 56 points and 32 rebounds per game. From the field, the Mocs are shooting 37.8 percent and 26.6 percent from beyond the arc, averaing 5.9 three-pointers per game. UTC has a 0.5 turnover margin and has 10.8 assists per game. Queen 'Alford leads the team in scoring with 10.7 points per game and has 11 shots made from long range.
Jasmine Joyner recorded her second double-double of the year against Maine. She has 9.9 points and a team-high 9.9 rebounds per game. She holds the Southern Conference record for blocked shots, passing Davidson's Sophia Aleksandravicius (2010-13) for first on the all-time chart. She ranks third in the nation in total blocked shots and rebounds and is ranked 11th for blocked shots per game averaging just over 3.1 per game. With her next score, she will become the 27th member of UTC's 1,000-point club and is 10th all-time at Chattanooga for total rebounds at 735. Freshman
Lakelyn Bouldin entered the starting lineup and is now fourth on the team in scoring with 9.1 per game. She has a team-best 15 3-pointers and has scored in double figures in four games.
Chattanooga is led by Hall of Famer
Jim Foster in his fourth year on the UTC bench. He has 868 career wins in his 39th year, ranking him eighth all-time. At UTC he is 85-22.
UT MARTIN
The Skyhawks are 2-5 overall, snapping a three-game losing skid with a win over Southern Illinois at home. UTM opened the season with a 100-57 loss to Louisville and North Carolina A&T before getting its first win against Western Carolina, 84-72, on the road. The Skyhawks then lost at Ohio and Samford then returned home with a narrow, two-point loss against Vanderbilt. UT Martin is averaging 67 points and 34 rebounds per game along with 13.9 assists and 8.3 steals per game. Ashton Feldhaus leads the team in scoring with 12.0 points and has 4.3 rebounds per game. Emanye Robertson is one of three more players in double figures with 11.6 points. Myah Taylor is third with 11.1 points per game and Kendall Spray has a team-high 18 3-pointers and averages 10 points per game. Janekia Mason has a team-best 5.6 rebounds per game.
Kevin McMillan is in his ninth season as head coach of the Skyhawks with an overall record of 144-88.