CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The Chattanooga women's basketball team will open the season at home Saturday afternoon against Hampton. The game is set to tip off at 2:00 p.m. and be the first game in a double-header with the men's team who host Tennessee State.
 
This will be the fourth meeting between the Mocs and Lady Pirates. UTC has won all three games including a 58-50 win over Hampton last year on the road. In 2017, the Mocs defeated the Pirates 64-52 at the Roundhouse.
 
Chattanooga opened the season at Belmont Wednesday night and fell to the Bruins 63-50 after an 11-1 run by Belmont in the fourth quarter put the Mocs down by 59-44 with five minutes to play. Lakelyn Bouldin stepped up in the game and led Chattanooga with 21 points and Abbey Cornelius had a team-best seven rebounds and nine points. NaKeia Burks added 12 points while freshman Dena Jarrells had four assists and sophomore Pare Pene added three.
 
Hampton opened the season with a buzzer beating win over Alabama (64-61). MaKayla Timmons, playing in her first game for the Lady Pirates, hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to beat the Tide. Laren VanArsdale led Hampton with 17 points, Ashley Bates had 16 points with five assists and four steals. Timmons' 3-pointer made her the third Pirate in double figures with 10 points.
 
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
DATE: Saturday, November 9, 2019
TIME: 2:00 p.m.
SITE: Chattanooga, Tenn. || The McKenzie Arena
Live stats on GoMocs.com
Audio on WFLI 95.7 FM and TuneIn Radio
Video on SoCon Digital Network at GoMocs.com
Promotions: Student Tailgate in West Campus courtyard
 
NOTES:
• Transfer Ruona Uwusiaba cleared waivers on Nov. 8 and is available to play immediately.
• This begins the Mocs 46^th season.
• Lakelyn Bouldin has 1,117 career points. She needs five more to reach Nancy Smith for 23^rd on the list.
• Chattanooga returns eight letterwinners from the 2018-19 roster including all-conference performer Lakelyn Bouldin and SoCon Freshman of the Year Eboni Williams.
• Transfer Kallie Searcy cleared waivers and is available to play immediately at post.
• Mocs signed freshman Dena Jarrells to the lineup to play point guard.
• Chattanooga has two foreign student-athletes on the roster. Pare Pene, from New Zealand, is in her second year at UTC and the Mocs' added transfer Ruona Uwusiaba from Nigeria. She is a transfer from UCF and went to high school at Southwest DeKalb County in Georgia.
• Letterwinners from last year on the roster: Redshirt senior NaKeia Burks opted to return for her final season. Junior Bria Dial and sophomores Abbey Cornelius and Morgan Hill round out the roster.
 
PROMOTIONS
Student Tailgate and Giveaways at Basketball on Saturday
Both the men's and women's basketball programs open their home schedules this Saturday, November 9 with a doubleheader in McKenzie Arena. Women's basketball hosts Hampton at 2 p.m. followed by the men taking on Tennessee State at 4:30 p.m.

We're celebrating with a Tip-Off Tailgate for students at the West Campus Housing Courtyard, with free food, music and games! The tailgate runs from 12-1:30 p.m.

After the tailgate, head over to McKenzie Arena for doubleheader basketball, featuring a Nooga Nation t-shirt giveaway, even more free food, and major prize giveaways throughout! And don't miss halftime of the men's game, when Lambda Chi and Chi Omega will show off their 2019 Lip Sync winning performances!
 
Mocs Club Day of Giving is This Saturday
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's Mocs Club announced plans for the second annual "Drive for 25" campaign.  This Nov. 9 day of giving is centered around the home-opening doubleheader for the men's and women's basketball teams at McKenzie Arena.
 
Last year was the first time that Chattanooga Athletics participated in a day of giving. The campaign was a major success with $25,000 raised. An anonymous donor matched the total gifts resulting in $50,000 in support for our student-athletes. The campaign received 126 gifts and welcomed 32 first-time donors in the process.
 
The campaign again focuses on the Mocs' most crucial need; unrestricted dollars towards the annual budget enhancing the complete student-athlete experience. Unrestricted philanthropic gifts allow Vice Chancellor & Director of Athletics Mark Wharton the ability to assess the most immediate needs of all 300+ student-athletes. Scholarship support, academic funding and strength and conditioning upgrades are all areas impacted by these gifts.
 
2020 Football Season Ticket Deposits
Chattanooga Athletics is now taking deposits on 2020 football season tickets, for just $25 per ticket. Reserve yours now because the first 150 fans to make their deposit will receive free access to a pregame tailgate when the Mocs close out the 2019 season at home, hosting The Citadel on November 16 at 2 p.m.