Chattanooga Basketball Postgame Notes
Chattanooga at Western Carolina
Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.
Thursday, January 9, 2020
 
TEAM
- The Mocs beat Western Carolina 59-52 snapping an 11-game losing skid … UTC is 2-13 overall, 1-0 in SoCon play … WCU is 3-13 overall and 0-1 in SoCon play.
- This was the SoCon opener for both teams.
- After giving up a 3-pointer to start the game, UTC went on a 9-0 run … UTC outscored Western Carolina 14-8 in the first quarter.
- Chattanooga's largest lead of the game was 11 points with 4:27 to play in the third quarter.
- UTC is 78-11 against the Catamounts and 32-6 in Cullowhee dating back to 1979.
- Jewels Smalls was held to five points and eight rebounds, far shy of the 14.9 points and 10.8 rebounds she averages per game … LaPlant, however, picked up some of the slack with 15 points, better than the 10.5 ppg she averages.
- 59 points is the third most points scored by UTC this season … 17 free throws is the second most made this year … 10 steals matches the second most by the Mocs.
- UTC forced 18 turnovers, tied for most by a Mocs' opponent this year.
- 52 points by WCU is the second fewest points scored against the Mocs this season and the second lowest shooting percentage (.339).
- Mocs scored 18 points on 18 turnovers … WCU had 11 points on 16 UTC turnovers … Catamounts outscored UTC 26-14 in the paint and 9-3 on second chance points.
- Western Carolina's bench had 19 points led by Andrea Martin Ruiz' 15 points.
 
INDIVIDUAL
- Lakelyn Bouldin, Sr, G
22 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals
9-10 from free throw line including 7-of-7 in the fourth quarter
Led all scorers. She moved to 16^th on the all-time scoring list for UTC with 1,288 points. She passed Jennifer Wilson (1999-2003) and Lisa Porter (1980-83).
She was 9-of-10 from the free throw line … 19-of-20 over the last two games. She made 12 in a row over both games before missing an "and 1".
 
- Bria Dial, Jr., G
12 points, 4 rebounds, 5 steals
Five steals are the most by a UTC individual this year.
 
- NaKeia Burks, RSr., G
11 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists
FG: 4-10; FT: 3-4
Four offensive rebounds
 
- Abbey Cornelius, So., F
Nine rebounds, 4 points, 2 blocked shots
Game-high nine rebounds