The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's basketball team will play host to Belmont Monday, December 17 in the first of two games at the McKenzie Arena this week. It will be UTC's first two-game home stand since opening the season against Lee and Louisville in early November.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
DATE: Monday, December 17, 2018
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Chattanooga, Tenn. | The McKenzie Arena
LIVE STATS: Sidearm | GoMocs.com
AUDIO: Real 96.1 FM | Streaming on GoMocs.com/TuneIn Radio
VIDEO: ESPN3 | Streaming on GoMocs.com
TICKETS: GoMocs.com
CHATTANOOGA vs. BELMONT
UTC is 11-3 all-time against the Bruins. The Mocs are on a nine-game win streak against Belmont. Chattanooga won the last meeting between the two teams at home in 2015 by a 62-53 margin. UTC is averaging 59.8 points and 33.4 rebounds per game.
Lakelyn Bouldin is the only Chattanooga player in double figures with 14.0 points per game. She has a team-best 22 3-pointers and leads the Southern Conference in free throw percentage making 90.9 percent (30-33) of her attempts. She was 9-of-9 in the Mocs' last outing.
Brooke Burns is second on the team in scoring with 7.7 points per game and
Eboni Williams leads the Mocs on the boards with 4.4 rebounds per game.
Molly Melton has a team-high 19 steals and is second in assists with 19 despite missing nearly four games.
ABOUT CHATTANOOGA
The Mocs are 4-7 on the year and have lost their last five games, three on the road. Two of those losses were by a total of five points and included an overtime loss at Northern Colorado in their last outing.
ABOUT BELMONT
The Bruins are 5-3 on the year under second-year head coach Bart Brooks. Belmont is getting back on the court after a near-two week break in the schedule for exams. The Bruins drained 17 3-pointers in an 83-43 win over Lipscomb. Belmont has wins over Wright State, MTSU, Northern Kentucky and Tulsa while falling to NC State, Toledo and Clemson. The Bruins received 292 points in the latest College Insider Mid-Major Top 25 and rank 16
th in the poll.
Ellie Harmeyer leads the Bruins with 14.4 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. She is shooting 44.8 percent from the field and is 21-of-28 from the free throw line. Darby Maggard is the other Bruin in double figures with 13.8 points per game. She leads the team from long range with 24 3-pointers and has 28 assists. Jenny Roy has a team-best 38 assists and 19 steals. She is third on the team in scoring with 9.4 points and leads the Bruins with 7.4 rebounds per game.
Up Next:
Former Chattanooga head coach Wes Moore makes his first return to the McKenzie Arena when he brings the 10
th-ranked NC State Wolfpack to the Roundhouse. He will sit on the visitor's bench for just the second time. The Mocs were the "visiting" team against Vanderbilt in the NCAA Tournament second round.
Tickets are on sale at the McKenzie Arena box office. Log onto GoMocs.com to get your ticket for this all-reserved game today!
Did you know?
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Lakelyn Bouldin made a career-high nine free throws at Northern Colorado. She went 9-for-9. That ranks seventh all-time at UTC for the most free throws made without a miss. Shanaara Hollinquest went 14-of-14 against Samford in the 2010 SoCon Tournament. Taylor Hall made 11-of-11 against App State in the 2012 SoCon Tournament and four different players have made 10-of-10. Bouldin is one of four to make 9-of-9. Her previous best was 8-of-8 against UT Martin earlier this year.
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Lakelyn Bouldin ranks ninth all-time at UTC for 3-pointers made. She has 148 in 72 games. She is one behind Nneka Irons (1999-2003).
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Arianne Whitaker is ranked ninth all-time at UTC for blocked shots. She had 45 last season, eighth best at Chattanooga. She is currently ranked ninth all-time with 60 through 38 games at UTC. She had 56 in her freshman year at Winthrop and has 116 for her career.