The Mocs and Samford will meet once again on the court at McKenzie. Samford came away with a 71-60 win, holding off several Chattanooga rallies to remain atop the Southern Conference standings.

GAMEDAY INFORMATION
DATE: Saturday, January 23
TIME: 5:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Chattanooga, Tenn. (The McKenzie Arena)
AUDIO: WFLI 1070 AM/97.7 FM
VIDEO:  ESPN+
LIVE STATS: GoMocs.com
Check out the women's schedule page at GoMocs.com for links to the audio and video broadcasts and live stats.
 
ABOUT CHATTANOOGA
The Mocs are 7-6 overall and 2-2 in Southern Conference play after falling to Samford in the first of the two-game series between the two teams. UTC averages 67.8 points per game, third in the SoCon overall standings and ranks second for field goal percentage making 42.2 percent of its tries. The Mocs are also third in 3-point shooting making 39 percent and second in 3-pointers made with 6.7 per game. Eboni Williams leads UTC with 14.4 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. She has a team-high 25 steals and is shooting 44.8 percent. Bria Dial is second in the SoCon with 2.4 3-pointers per game and second on the team in scoring with 12.8 points per game. Abbey Cornelius leads the SoCon in blocked shots with 2.0 per game and is shooting a team-best 54 percent averaging 9.3 points and 8.1 rebounds per game.

ABOUT SAMFORD
The Bulldogs lead the Southern Conference, tied with Wofford at 4-0. Samford leads the league in scoring (70.2), field goal percentage (.446), 3-point field goal percentage (.367) and 3-pointers made with 7.6 per game. Andrea Cournoyer ranks fourth in the SoCon for scoring with 16.0 points per game and Natalie Armstrong is second on the team with 12.5 points per game. Annie Ramil averages 10.1 points per game and is the team's top rebounder with 7.8 per game and leads the Bulldogs with a field goal percentage of .575. Omar Raven leads the SoCon with 4.8 assists per game and is shooting 35 percent from 3-point range.

MOCS NEWS AND NOTES
• Abbey Cornelius ranks 22nd in the NCAA for blocked shots.
• Bria Dial is ranked 26th in the NCAA for 3-pointers made.
• Eboni Williams Player of the Week by the Southern Conference and College Sports Madness in back-to-back weeks - 12/22, 1/2. She was the TSWA Player of the Week Dec. 22.
• Eboni Williams has three straight double-doubles - Georgia State (30/10), N. Alabama (17/12), ETSU (18/15).
• Bria Dial has topped the 20-point mark three times this season with 20 pts against UAB and ETSU and matched her career-high with 23 against Georgia Southern.
• The Mocs were 14-of-27 from the 3-point line against Georgia Southern, fourth most by UTC in a single game. The SoCon (tied with Samford) and UTC record is 16 vs. Georgia Southern.
• Bria Dial's 23 points and Eboni Williams 20 points was the second time the two both topped 20 points in the same game. Last was UTC's triple overtime win at ETSU 2/1/20.
• Bria Dial dropped in a career-best seven 3-pointers, second-best all-time at Chattanooga, against the Georgia Southern.
• Abbey Cornelius had a career game against Vanderbilt with a career-high 18 rebounds and matched her all-time best for blocked shots with five.
• Dena Jarrells' day against the Commodores had career-bests for points with 15 and she dished out a career-high eight assists.
• Freshman Anna Walker, assisted by Dena Jarrells, scored the game winning shot at Austin Peay.
• Amaria Pugh just missed a double-double at Troy with 16 points and nine rebounds.
• Chattanooga is 1-0 in overtime, defeating host Georgia State in the GSU Holiday Classic 73-70.
• Eboni Williams scored a career-high 30 points in her first double-double of the year with 10 rebounds. That ranks 35th all-time at UTC for scoring.
• UTC posted a winning non-conference record for the 28th time in school history.
• Bria Dial and Eboni Williams were selected to the SoCon Preseason all-conference team by the league coaches.
• UTC was picked to finish second by the league coaches and first by the SoCon media.
• Katie Burrows begins her third season at the helm. She led UTC to its 22nd Southern Conference regular season title and her first as head coach.
• UTC's schedule was altered after the delay, adding Vanderbilt to the slate. The Mocs and the Commodores have not met since the NCAA second round in 2004.
• NCAA delayed the start of the 2020-21 season due to the Coronavirus pandemic to Nov. 25 causing the Mocs to lose its first four presecheduled games.