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CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs remain on the road for this weekend's Southern Conference matchups. It starts Thursday at Western Carolina before shifting Saturday to ETSU.
 
Chattanooga is coming off a season-best 52.9 percent (27-51) shooting performance at UNCG. The squad made 50 percent or better in each of the last three games (51.4%, 90-175). Last time with four in a row? Feb. 2007 at Georgia Southern (50.0%), at Davidson (54.3%), The Citadel (50.0%) and at Western Carolina (51.9%). That squad shot 51.4 percent (95-185) over that run.
 
Dig a little deeper and it's clear what's fueling it. While the Mocs are continuing an impressive run of 3pt shooting making more than 10 per game (10.8) and better than 40 percent (40.4%) from beyond the arc over the past eight, it's inside it that getting better and better as the season marches on. The group is 57.3 percent (67-117) INSIDE the arc in the last three. It was 47.2 percent (202-428) over the opening 12.
 
The offense has been sufficient, but it on the defensive end where the Mocs have won games. When they play modestly well limiting opposing offensive, they're nearly perfect. The squad is 6-1 when holding opponents to less than 75 points, 0-7 when that number is reached.
 
Both contests are on the ESPN web family. The Catamounts matchup airs on ESPN3, while the Mocs move to ESPN+ on Saturday at ETSU.
 
This ends stretch of three in a row and six of seven away from Chattanooga. The Mocs return to the Roundhouse on Saturday, Jan. 12, hosting Samford. Home tickets are available at the link above or by calling (423) 266-MOCS (6627).
 
Game No. 16: Chattanooga (6-9/1-1) at Western Carolina (3-12/0-2)
Site: Cullowhee, N.C. | Ramsey Center (7,826)
Time (EST): 7 p.m.
Watch: ESPN3 | Daniel Hooker (PxP) & Jeff Bryson (Analysis).
 
Game No. 17: Chattanooga at ETSU (11-4/1-1 | Host Samford on Thursday)
Site: Johnson City, Tenn. | Freedom Hall (6,500)
Time (EST): 4 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+ | ETSU Broadcast Crew.
 
Listen: There are three places where you can find "Voice of the Mocs" Jim Reynolds' call. In Chattanooga, listen on 96.1 FM on the dial. Away from the Scenic City, catch it either on GoMocs.com or the TuneIn app. Links to video, audio and live stats are provided on the men's basketball schedule page.
Tickets: Tickets for home events can be purchased on GoMocs.com or by calling (423) 266-MOCS (6627).
Clear Bag Policy: Click the link above for our "Clear Bag Policy" for ALL home events.
 
PROBABLE STARTERS
F – 1 – Jonathan Scott: 6.8 ppg | 3.7 rpg
F – 34 – Kevin Easley: 14.2 ppg | 6.3 rpg
C – 15 – Ramon Vila: 10.4 ppg | 3.0 rpg
G – 3 – David Jean-Baptiste: 9.2 ppg | 2.0 rpg
G – 2 – Jerry Johnson, Jr.: 10.7 ppg | 3.5 rpg
 
SERIES VS. WESTERN CAROLINA
Chattanooga leads 65-26 | SoCon Regular Season: 53-23 | Home: 38-4 | Away: 21-21 | Neutral: 6-1
Last 10 meetings:

Date	Site	Result	Score
2/27/2014	A	W	83-81 (OT)
1/8/2015	H	W	66-60
2/7/2015	A	L	70-73
1/14/2016	H	W	77-58
2/11/2016	A	L	61-67
3/6/2016	N	W	73-69
12/31/2016	A	W	64-48
2/4/2017	H	W	77-65
1/4/2018	H	L	63-75
2/1/2018	A	L	68-70

 
 
SERIES VS. ETSU
Chattanooga leads 47-37 | SoCon Regular Season: 34-22 | Home: 24-9 | Away: 16-22 | Neutral: 7-6
Last 10 meetings:

Date	Site	Result	Score
1/10/2015	A	W	74-71 (OT)
2/21/2015	H	W	67-59
1/16/2016	H	W	94-84
2/13/2016	A	W	76-68
3/7/2016	N	W	73-67
1/28/2017	A	L	71-76
2/18/2017	H	L	51-65
1/6/2018	H	L	66-85
2/3/2018	A	L	61-81
3/3/2018	N	L	59-77

 
 
NOTABLE

• Through 10 games, Chattanooga was shooting 42.0 percent from the field. In the last five, coinciding with Ramon Vila becoming eligible after transfer from Arizona State, the group shot 48.8 percent (148-303). Vila has become an immediate scoring threat in the low post averaging 10.2 ppg shooting a team-high 61.5 percent (24-39) in his five appearances.
• Kevin Easley narrowly missed his first double-double in each of the last three averaging 11.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per contest. He's recorded double figures in 12 of 15 games.
• David Jean-Baptiste had one of his top SoCon performances last year at Western Carolina. He scored 11 points making 3-5 from the floor, all three coming on three 3pt attempts, and 2-2 at the FT line. He's averaging 17.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists per SoCon game in 2018-19.

 
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Jan. 5 at ETSU, 4 p.m.
Jan. 12 vs. Samford, 4:30 p.m. (DH-Women vs. ETSU at 2 p.m.)
Jan. 17 vs. Mercer, 8 p.m. (DH-Women vs. Wofford at 5:30 p.m.)
 
SOCON WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Jan. 3 (Thursday)
Chattanooga at Western Carolina, 7 p.m.
The Citadel at Wofford, 7 p.m.
Samford at ETSU, 7 p.m.
Mercer at Furman, 7 p.m.
 
Jan. 5 (Saturday)
Chattanooga at ETSU, 4 p.m.
UNCG at VMI, 1 p.m.
Samford at Western Carolina, 2 p.m.
The Citadel at Furman, 4 p.m.
Mercer at Wofford, 7 p.m.
 
GOMOCS.COM IN A WORD FEATURE SERIES
David Jean-Baptiste – Engaged
Thomas Smallwood – Dad
Rod Johnson – Mayor
Kevin Easley – Goofy
Justin Brown – Waffle
Jerry Johnson, Jr. – Buckets
Jonathan Scott – Energy
Keigan Kerby – Hair
Duane Moss – Dwight
Ramon Vila – Everyman 
 
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