CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The Chattanooga women's basketball team tips off the 2019-20 season Wednesday night at Belmont.
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GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Date: Nov. 6, 2019
Time: 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Site: Nashville, Tenn. | Curb Event Center
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SEASON OPENERS
• UTC is 24-21 all-time in season openers. The Mocs are 7-11 when opening play on the road.
• Tonight will be the third season-opener against Belmont, all on the road. In 1978 the Mocs fell 58-52 to the Bruins. In 1980, Chattanooga came away with an 83-75 victory.
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Katie Burrows begins her second season as head coach.
• The Mocs return eight letterwinners from last season including all-conference performer
Lakelyn Bouldin and 2019 SoCon Freshman of the Year
Eboni Williams.
• UTC has three newcomers available tonight including transfer
Kallie Searcy.
• Mocs defeated Lee University (DII – Gulf South) 71-55 in an exhibition contest on Oct. 29.
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Lakelyn Bouldin ranks 24
th all-time at UTC for scoring with 1,096 points.
• Chattanooga has seven sophomores on the roster.
• Mocs were picked to finish sixth by the SoCon coaches in the preseason poll. Picked to finish third by the league media.
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Lakelyn Bouldin and
Eboni Williams were selected to the SoCon Preseason All-Conference Team.
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MOCS vs. BELMONT
Chattanooga is 11-4 all-time against the Bruins. On the road, UTC is 5-2 against Belmont.
Last Meeting: 12/17/18 | Belmont 67, Chattanooga 51 | Chattanooga, Tenn.
Eboni Williams had 16 points and 10 rebounds in the game last season.
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