Chattanooga Basketball Postgame Notes
Chattanooga at ETSU
Brooks Gym – Johnson City, Tenn.
Thursday – Feb. 25, 2021

TEAM
- The Chattanooga Mocs scored a 65-54 win at ETSU to close out the regular season tonight.  UTC improved to 14-9 overall and 9-5 in Southern Conference action, while the Bucs dropped to 3-14 and 1-9 in league play.

- Sophomore Dena Jarrells led the Mocs with 17 points.  Senior Bria Dial added 15 points and junior Abbey Cornelius had 10. 

- Mocs were down 28-18 with 3:26 left to play in the first half … closed the second period on a 12-0 run to lead 30-25 at the break … 11-2 when leading at the half this season …

- Held the Bucs scoreless for almost seven minutes in the third quarter … led 47-33 heading into the fourth. 

- ETSU did not reach double figures in the second or third quarters (eight points in each). 

- UTC had just five turnovers in the second half after giving up 11 in the first 20 minutes.

- Mocs had 11 steals in the game … fifth time this season with 10+ … all in SoCon play.

SoCon Standings (SoCon, Overall)
Samford – 11-2, 14-8
Mercer – 9-3, 15-6
Chattanooga – 9-5, 14-9
Wofford – 7-7, 11-10
Games left include UNCG at Western Carolina (Friday) and Mercer at ETSU (Saturday)

SERIES NOTES
- 85^th meeting.
- 61-24.
- 27-14 on the road.
- Won four in a row.
- 5-1 under Katie Burrows.

INDIVIDUAL
Bria Dial – Sr.-G
- 15 points on 6-14 shooting, 3-8 from three.
- Added two boards, an assist and a steal.
- Tied for the team lead with Eboni Williams with 16 games in double-figures … 38 career.

Abbey Cornelius – Jr.-G
- 10 points and tied for game-high with eight boards.
- Shot 3-5 from the field and 4-4 from the FT line.
- Added three assists and a steal.
- 13th game in double-figures … 26th career.

Dena Jarrells – So.-G
- Career-high and game-high 17 points.
- Shot 5-9 from the field, 3-7 from three and 4-5 from the FT line.
- Added two boards and two assists.
- Second time this season leading the team in scoring.
- Seventh game in double figures … ninth career.