CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- It all comes down to the last day. The Chattanooga women's basketball team, currently tied with Wofford at the top of the Southern Conference standings, must win Saturday to ensure at least a share of a 23^rd regular season title.
 
The Mocs and Terriers are 9-4 in league play with Mercer (8-5) and ETSU (8-5) one game behind.
 
GAME DAY INFORMATION
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Site: Greensboro, N.C. | Fleming Gym
The game will be carried live on ESPN3. Links for streaming video, audio and live stats are available at GoMocs.com.
 
CHATTANOOGA vs. UNCG
The Mocs and Spartans have met 60 times with UTC holding a 47-12 lead in the series that dates back to 1998. Chattanooga is 21-4 while playing at home and leads the regular season conference series by a 39-8 mark. The teams split the two games last year with each winning at home.
 
CHATTANOOGA (17-11, 9-4 SoCon)
The Mocs moved into first place last week in the Southern Conference. A loss to Wofford at home on week, Chattanooga and Wofford remain tied for the league lead. A win Saturday ensures the Mocs of at least its first SoCon regular season title since 2019-20 and 23^rd overall.
 
The Mocs are averaging 59.2 points per game and are second in the SoCon in scoring defense, holding foes to 55.4 points per game. Chattanooga has a slim advantage on the boards, outdueling opponents 32.8-31.0.
 
Yazz Wazeerud-Din leads Chattanooga in scoring with 16.0 points per game while freshman Raven Thompson is second with 14.4. Addie Grace Porter is the Mocs top rebounder with 7.1 boards per game and leads the league in defensive rebounds. Abbey Cornelius is second on the team in rebounding (6.8) and third in scoring (9.9) while third in the SoCon for blocked shots with a team-high 29.
 
UNC GREENSBORO ( 14-13, 7-6 SoCon)
The Spartans took down ETSU Thursday. The Bucs were in a three-way tie with Chattanooga and Wofford for the league lead and now tied for third with Mercer. The Spartans average 66 points per game, outscoring opponents by 1.6 points per game. On the boards, UNCG averages 37.2 rebounds per game.
 
Akira Wiggins leads the team in scoring with 11.6 points per game and is the top in the SoCon in assists with 118. Also in double digits is Faith Price with 10.1 points per game and a team-best 70 3-pointers. Khalis Cain is UNCG's top rebounder with 9.1 per game.
 
THE LAST TIME THEY MET
Chattanooga held a slim 26-25 lead at halftime, but it soon fell aside as UNCG outscored the Mocs 17-4 in the fourth quarter, leading 41-30 heading into the final period. However, the Mocs went on a 15-0 run in the fourth sparked by a Spartan turnover. That miscue became Karsen Murphy's second 3-pointer of the game and her first of three in the fourth quarter. More turnovers helped the Mocs cut the lead to single digits, 49-40 with 4:18 to play. Brooke Hampel took advantage of a pair of UNCG mishaps and connected on back-to-back 3-pointers. She had eight points in the run and cut the lead to 49-48 with 2:49 on the clock. UNCG pushed the lead to 52-48, but Murphy hit from deep again to pull Chattanooga to within a point, 52-51. UNCG went up 54-51 and Murphy's 3-pointer at the buzzer tied it up and sent the game in to overtime. In extra time, Chattanooga and UNCG held an even battle with the score tied 61-61 with 14 seconds to play. The Mocs drove the lane but a turnover gave the ball to the Spartans who advanced the ball for the final play. Aja Boyd stumbled in her drive to the basket and a heave found its way into the net with 1.9 seconds to play. Chattanooga's last chance at the buzzer would not  fall and the Mocs fell 63-61 to the Spartans in overtime.