CHATTANOGA, Tenn. --- The Chattanooga women's basketball team returns home to host Western Carolina Thursday evening in the first game of a double header with the men's team who will also be hosting the Catamounts
 
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Date: Thursday, January 31, 2019
Time: 5:30 p.m. (DH – men's game at 8:00 p.m.)
Site: Chattanooga, Tenn. | The McKenzie Arena
Live Stats: Sidearm | GoMocs.com
Audio: Real 96.1 FM
Video: ESPN+
Streaming links available at GoMocs.com
 
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PROMOTIONS
WHITE OUT!! Put on your white Mocs gear and get there early to score a white Chattanooga rally towel. Gym Masters will perform at halftime. This is one of the most anticipated halftime performances of the season!
 
TICKETS
Purchase tickets online at GoMocs.com or at the McKenzie Arena box office. One ticket for either game is good for both. Must have a women's reserved ticket to sit in the women's reserved section during the women's game. Must have a men's reserved ticket to sit in the lower section during the men's game. Those holding a women's ticket must move to the upper level general admission seats.
 
CHATTANOOGA
After falling at Mercer in a battle of the Southern Conference's top two teams, the Mocs rebounded and dominated the fourth quarter to get a 73-63 win over Samford and retains sole possession of second place in the league at 4-1. UTC is 9-11 overall and has won five of its last six games.
 
Chattanooga is averaging 62.5 points per game overall and 73.8 against the conference. On the boards, UTC is pulling down 34.5 rebounds per game and is shooting 39.9 percent from the field.
 
Lakelyn Bouldin leads the team with 12.8 points per game and a team-best 32 makes from beyond the 3-point line. She leads the SoCon in free throw shooting making 87 percent of her attempts. Eboni Williams is second on the team in scoring with 8.2 points per game and has a team-best 5.2 rebounds per game. Brooke Burns is averaging 7.9 points per game and is one of four Chattanooga players averaging double digits against the SoCon. She is shooting 42 percent from the field and has 40 assists. Bria Dial has stepped up her 3-point shooting and has 20 on the year and 10 against the SoCon. Arianne Whitaker leads the Mocs with 28 blocked shots and ranks sixth all-time at Chattanooga in two years.
 
WESTERN CAROLINA
The Catamounts are 4-16 overall and still in the hunt for a win against the Southern Conference at 0-5.
 
The team is averaging 56.2 points and 35.7 rebounds per game. WCU is shooting 37.1 percent from the field, 28.4 percent from long range and 63.6 percent from the free throw line.
 
Jewel Smalls is leading the team with 9.9 points per game, is one of three players with 4.5 rebounds per game and is one of two players to start all 20 games for the Cats. Tess Harris is second on the team in scoring with 8.6 points per game and has a team-high 37 3-pointers. Angel Allen, the second player to start all 20 games, is averaging 8.3 points, 4.5 rebounds per game and has 47 assists. Judith Martin Ruiz has a team-high 81 assists and is fourth on the team in scoring with 7.1 points per game and 11 blocked shots. Gabby Smith leads Western Carolina on the boards with 5.0 per game.