Thursday, March 2, 2023
Postgame Notes
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TEAM
- Chattanooga had a comeback 63-52 win over Furman in the SoCon Tournament quarterfinal round … UTC improves to 18-12 overall … Furman drops to 11-19.
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- Third straight SoCon Tournament quarterfinal meeting between the two teams … Furman won the last two, in overtime in 2022.
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- UTC is 8-4 against Furman in the SoCon Tournament and 3-3 in the quarterfinal round … UTC is 24-9 in the quarterfinal round.
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- The Mocs rallied from 10 points down in the third (39-29, 2:30) to beat the Paladins by 11 and led by as much as 13, 63-50 with 20 seconds to play.
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- UTC scored 16 points on 18 Furman turnovers and gave up 10 points on 10 turnovers … 10 is the third fewest of the season for the Mocs.
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- The Mocs shot 63.6 percent in the fourth quarter, 7-of-11 … made three of its seven 3-pointers in the fourth quarter … was 10-of-11 from the free throw line.
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- Five blocked shots is second most of the season.
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- Chattanooga outscored Furman 27-11 in the fourth quarter … the Paladins were 5-of-15 (.333) in the fourth with one 3-pointer and no free throw attempts.
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- 739 consecutive games with at least one 3-pointer.
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INDIVIDUAL
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Raven Thompson, Fr., F
17 points, 13 rebounds, 4 steals
FG: 6-16; FT: 5-7
Third double-double of the year
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th time leading the Mocs in scoring, 10
th time in rebounding, ninth time in steals.
Matched her career-high for steals.
Has 130 career free throws, a UTC freshman record (previous was 120).
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Yazz Wazeerud-Din, Gr., G
16 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals
FG: 5-11; 3FG: 5-8; FT: 1-2
Matched her season-best for 3-pointers made.
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Abbey Cornelius, Gr., G
12 points, 4 rebounds, 3 blocked shots
FG: 5-7; FT: 2-2
161 career blocked shots, third all-time at UTC.
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Addie Grace Porter, So., G
11 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals
FG: 3-11; 3FG: 1-6; FT: 4-4
40 minutes – 15th time playing every minute… career-high 50 in double OT at Furman.
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