CHATTANOOGA vs. PRINCETON
This will be the first meeting between the Mocs and Tigers.
 
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
vs. Princeton Tigers
Thursday, December 21, 2017 | 2:30 p.m.
Gainesville, Fla.
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Audio: 98.1 FM The Lake
Video: None
 
ABOUT THE MOCS
Chattanooga is 8-4 on the year. UTC's six-game win streak was snapped at home against Virginia Tech, but the Mocs rebounded with a win over FGCU, ranked third in the College Insider Mid-Major Top 25 Poll and Florida. UTC has wins over Indiana and Northwestern of the Big 10, Big East foe Georgetown and the SEC's Auburn and Florida.
 
UTC holds a narrow 1.4 points per game scoring advantage over its opponents and is shooting 42.3 percent from the field, 39.0 percent from beyond the arc and 74.4 percent from the free throw line. The Mocs have 32.2 rebounds, 6.9 steals and 3.7 blocked shots per game.
 
Keiana Gilbert leads Chattanooga with 14.0 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. Aryanna Gilbert is second with 13.9 points and 5.8 boards per game. She has a team-high 35 assists and is 28-of-30 from the free throw line. She recorded her first career double-double against the Gators with 20 points and 12 rebounds. Lakelyn Bouldin is third on the team in scoring with 12.8 points per game and leads Chattanooga with 25 from long range. Arianne Whitaker recorded her first double-double as a Mocs with 10 points and 10 rebounds against Floirda. She is third on the team in rebounding with 5.1 per game.
 
ABOUT PRINCETON
Princeton, ranked 12th in the latest College Insider Mid-Major Top 25 poll, is 8-3 on the year and 5-1 on the road and 1-0 in neutral site games after beating St. Joseph's on Day One of the Gator Holiday Classic. Princeton started the season with back-to-back wins over George Washington and Seton Hall and has fallen to Georgia Tech, Villanova and Rutgers.
 
The Tigers are averaging 63.4 points per games with a scoring margin of +5.5. They are shooting 40.4 percent from the field, 31.0 percent from long range and 72.6 from the free throw line. On the boards, Princeton is outrebounding its opponents 38.5-34.3.
 
Bella Alarie leads the team with 15.2 points, 9.3 rebounds per game and 25 blocked shots. Leslie Robinson is the other Tiger in double figures with 10.2 points per game and has 7.6 rebounds per game with a team-high 40 assists. Carlie Littlefield and Tia Weledji each have nine points per game. Littlefield has 31 assists and a team-high 17 steals this season.