CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- It's time to FLIP THE SWITCH! The Chattanooga women's basketball team will take on Mercer Saturday afternoon at The McKenzie Arena in a WHITE OUT game.
 
GAME DAY INFORMATION
Mocs vs. Mercer
Site: Chattanooga, Tenn. | The Roundhouse
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Links for streaming video (ESPN+), audio (WFLI/The Varsity App) and live stats are available online at GoMocs.com.
Purchase tickets for the game online at GoMocs.com or at the arena box office.
Fans are encouraged to wear their white in support of the Mocs in the WHITE OUT game. The first 200 fans will receive a rally towel.
 
CHATTANOOGA vs. MERCER
The Mocs and Bears first met in 1983 in the season-opener with UTC winning in overtime. The Mocs were 9-1 against Mercer before they joined the SoCon in the 2014-15 season. The Bears lead the Mocs 9-7 in the SoCon regular season. Chattanooga is 9-3 against Mercer at home.
 
ABOUT CHATTANOOGA (9-8, 1-1 SoCon)
Against the Southern Conference, the Mocs are first in scoring defense (54.0) and rebounding defense (34.5) and second for 3-pointers made per game (6.0) and defensive rebounds (28.5).
Chattanooga is averaging 57.8 points per game and outscoring opponents by 4.1 points per game. On the boards, UTC averages 34.8 rebounds per game and outduels foes by 3.7 boards per game. The Mocs are shooting 40.4 percent from the field, 30.6 percent from long range and 75.6 percent from the free throw line.
Yazz Wazeerud-Din is second in the SoCon in scoring with 16.0 points per game followed by Raven Thompson with 13.5 points and Abbey Cornelius with 11.2 points per game. Wazeerud-Din is second for 3-pointers made and third for 3-point field goal percentage. Thompson and Cornelius lead the Mocs with 7.6 rebounds per game and are third in the league while Addie Grace Porter, seventh in overall rebounds in the SoCon, leads the conference in defensive rebounds with 6.5 per game.
 
ABOUT MERCER (6-10, 2-1 SoCon)
Against the SoCon only, Mercer leads the league in six categories including scoring offense (70.0), scoring margin (15.3) and field goal percentage (.446). The Bears are shooting 79.7 percent from the free throw line and 36.3 percent from the 3-point line. Overall the Bears are averaging 63.3 points and 34.7 rebounds per game.
Amoria Neal-Tysor leads Mercer with 16.0 points per game and Erin Houpt, the only other Bear in double digits, averages 12.2 points per game. Summah Evans has a team-best 6.4 rebounds per game and Jaron Dougherty is third on the team in scoring with 9.0 points and second in rebounding with 5.9 per game.
 
THE LAST TIME THEY MET
The Mocs took the battle to the second half but couldn't win the war Thursday night at The McKenzie Arena, falling 59-53 to Mercer. In the final frame, Sigrun Olafsdottir drove into the lane for a quick layup, sparking a 9-3 run by the Mocs that was capped off by a bucket from Dena Jarrells, cutting the lead to 54-51 with 4:07 to play. Chattanooga forced four turnovers with three steals in the final minutes and had five rebounds, four on the offensive glass, but managed just one bucket the rest of the way. UTC shot 16-of-62 in the game and was 7-of-28 from the arc. At the free throw line, the Mocs were 14-of-22 and outrebounded Mercer 44-41. Jarrells led the Mocs with 11 points, making 2-of-6 from beyond the arc and Brooke Hampel dropped in 10 points and each had five rebounds. Karsen Murphy came off the bench to score nine points and grab seven rebounds and added a pair of blocked shots. Mercer led 32-21 at the half. UTC came out of the locker room scoring a five quick points to close the gap to 33-26. Mercer, however, responded with a 7-1 run to put the lead back in double digits at 40-27 just over a minute later. But it would be the Mocs game for the last four minutes of the period. UTC went 6-of-8 from the line and Addie Grace Porter put a little English on her last second pull up jumper to end the third and cut the Bears' lead to 44-39. Some of the success of keeping Mercer's scoring low, was limiting the Bears' offensive rebounds. Mercer had just four in the game and was held scoreless on second chance points. The Mocs were 7-of-28 from long range with Jarrells and Murphy each connecting on a pair and 14-of-22 from the free throw line with Hampel and Porter combining for 11-of-16 at the charity stripe. Porter added eight points to the Mocs' effort. Mercer had 15 points on 12 Chattanooga turnovers, while the Mocs scored 13 on 13 Bears mistakes. Mercer's Amoria Neal-Tysor led all scorers with 25 points and Erin Houpt added 12. The pair combined for 5-of-6 from the 3-point line. Shannon Titus just missed a double-double with nine points and a game-high 12 rebounds and blocked five shots. The Bears shot 23-of-55 (41.8%) in the game and was 5-of-8 from deep.
 
MOCS LAST TIME OUT
The Mocs fell 59-53 to Samford at the Roundhouse Thursday night in UTC's SoCon home-opener. The Mocs led 53-52 with 2:29 to play but saw the Bulldogs score the final six points. Chattanooga shot 40.4 percent for the game and was 6-of-19 from beyond the arc. Abbey Cornelius recorded her fourth double-double of the year with a game-high 16 points and 10 rebounds. Yazz Wazeerud-Din added 16 points and was 5-of-8 from deep. Raven Thompson put up 13 points and had a career-high four assists. Addie Grace Porter had six points and eight rebounds.