Postgame Notes
Chattanooga 61, Mercer 52
Macon, Ga. | Hawkins Arena
Saturday, February 10, 2024
 
TEAM
- This marks the 43rd meeting all-time between Chattanooga and Mercer.
- UTC now leads the series 22-11.
- The Mocs are now 9-7 when playing Mercer in Macon.
- With the win, the Mocs now secure the 2-0 regular season sweep against the Bears.
- UTC has won its past four meetings against Mercer. The last win for the Bears came on February 3, 2022.
- The last time UTC lost in Macon came on January 8, 2022, falling 69-52.
- Chattanooga's win streak has now reached a season-best 10 straight victories.
- This is the longest win streak for the Mocs since stringing together 11 straight wins during the 2015-16 season.
- 12th straight win over a SoCon opponent (9 regular season wins). Longest since 16 from Jan. 30-Jan. 26, 2017.
- The Mocs have now hit 21 wins on the season. This is the 17th time in program history the Mocs have had 21+ wins in a season.
- 21 wins in first 24 games are most since same total in the 29-4 2015 SoCon Championship campaign.
- Coach Poppie has now led the Mocs to his second consecutive 20-win season, with UTC sitting at a 21-3 record overall this season.
- Poppie is now just the second coach in program history to have 20-win seasons in each of his first two seasons with the team.
- The other coach was Jim Foster, who had 29-win seasons in 2013-14 and 2014-15.
- The team remains undefeated in the 2024 calendar year.
- The Mocs also remain undefeated in SoCon play at 9-0 at the halfway point of the SoCon season.
- The last time Chattanooga started 9-0 in conference action: 2014-15 season (the Mocs went on to finish a perfect 14-0 in SoCon play that year).
- UTC has started 9-0 in SoCon action a total of eight times in program history including this season.
- The team has finished undefeated in the SoCon regular season a total of fives times: 2014-15, 2013-14, 2007-08, 2005-06 and 2003-04.
- Chattanooga moves to a perfect 8-0 record in true road games this season.
- The last time UTC started 8-0 in road games in a season: 1999-2000 season (went on to finish 12-0 on the road that year).
- The last time UTC won eight straight true road games in a season: 2014-15 season (10 straight road wins).
- Starters: Porter, Guinn, Olafsdottir, Thompson and Murphy. This starting five now is now 19-2 on the year.
- UTC has now led 21 out of 24 games this season at the half.
- Jada Guinn and Raven Thompson both finished over 20 points on the day. Last time the pair did that was against Samford on January 13 this season.
- Guinn and Thompson have now accounted for 776 of Chattanooga's 1,552 total points on the year (50 percent of team's scoring output).
- The Mocs shot 38.8 percent (19-for-49) from the floor, just the third time the team has shot below 40 percent from the floor in a game this year.


INDIVIDUAL
Hannah Kohn, Fr., G
- Finished with two points.
- Just the fifth game of her career where she's failed to score a three-point basket. First where she failed to log a three-point attempt.

Sigrun Olafsdottir, Jr., G/F
- Made her 108th career start for the Mocs.
- Appeared in her 111th career game at UTC.
- Ended the day with six points, all of which came from three-point range.
- Her seventh game of the season where she's had multiple three-pointers made.

Caia Elisaldez, Fr., G
- Finished tied for a team-high two assists.
- Her sixth time leading the team in assists this season.

Addie Grace Porter, Jr., G
- Made her 68th career start for the Mocs.
- Appeared in her 87th career game at UTC.
- Logged eight rebounds for the second consecutive game.
- Has recorded 5+ rebounds in a total of 15 games this season.

Jada Guinn, Gr., G
- Made her 24th career start for the Mocs (114th of her career).
- Appeared in her 144th career game.
- Earned her fifth double-double of the season, eighth of her career, with a 21-point, 11-rebound outing.
- Has scored 20+ points in a total of eight games this season. 12 times in her career.
- Has scored double-digits in 23 out of 24 games this season. 66 times in her career.
- The Mocs are undefeated 8-0 when Guinn scores 20+ points this season.
- Her 10th time leading the team in rebounding this year.
- Also led the Mocs in assists with two. Her 13th time leading the team in the category.
- Scored nine of her points from the charity stripe, going 9-for-11 from the line.

Raven Thompson, So., F
- Made her 54th career start for UTC.
- Appeared in her 56th career game with the Mocs.
- Finished with a team-high 23 points in the victory.
- Has led the team in scoring eighth times this season.
- Has scored 20+ points five times this season. 13 times in her career.
- This marks her 18th time scoring double-digits this season. 43rd time in her career.

Karsen Murphy, Jr., F/C
- Made her 33rd career start for the Mocs.
- Appeared in her 94th career game (82 with the Mocs).
- Led the team with two blocks on the day.
- Her ninth time leading the team in blocks this season.