Postgame Notes
Chattanooga 60, Furman 53
Greenville, S.C. | Timmons Arena
Thursday, February 29, 2024
TEAM
- This was the 92nd meeting all-time between Chattanooga and Furman.
- UTC now leads the all-time series 61-31.
- The Mocs are 28-16 when playing the Paladins in Greenville.
- Today marked the fourth time in program history that the Mocs have played on a Leap Day.
- UTC is now 3-1 all-time when playing on a Leap Day.
- The other times include in 1980 against Tennessee, 1984 against ETSU and 2020 against ETSU.
- The Mocs have now won their last five meetings with Furman in a row.
- The last UTC loss to Furman came on March 3, 2022 in the SoCon Tournament.
- Coach Poppie is now 5-0 when coaching against the Paladins.
- This win also secures the 2-0 season sweep for the Mocs over Furman.
- Chattanooga moves to a perfect 10-0 record in true road games this season.
- The last time UTC started 10-0 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 10 straight true road games in a season: 2014-15 season (10 straight road wins).
- UTC has won 10+ games on the road in a single season a total of 13 times including this year, most recently in 2014-15 (went 11-2).
- The Mocs have only ever finished undefeated on the road once before in program history in 1999-2000 (12-0).
- The Mocs have now hit 24 wins on the season. This is the 15th time in program history the Mocs have had 24+ wins in a season.
- Mocs now move to 12-1 in SoCon play.
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Shawn Poppie is now 21-6 in Southern Conference games at UTC.
- Coach Poppie has led the Mocs to his second consecutive 20-win season, with UTC sitting at a 24-4 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.
- Starters: Porter, Guinn, Olafsdottir, Thompson and Murphy. This starting five now is now 22-3 on the year.
- Guinn and Thompson have now accounted for 915 of Chattanooga's 1,792 total points on the year (51.1 percent of team's scoring output).
- UTC has now led 25 out of 28 games this season at the half.
- Held a lead as large as 16 points at one point.
INDIVIDUAL
Hannah Kohn, Fr., G
- Ended with nine points on the night.
- Shot a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line, marking a new career-high.
- Made one three (1-for-3) in the win.
- Has made a three-pointer in 23 out of 28 games this season.
- Is now 11 made threes away from tying Lakelyn Bouldin's record for most threes made in a single season by a UTC freshman.
Sigrun Olafsdottir, Jr., G/F
- Made her 112th career start for the Mocs.
- Appeared in her 115th career game at UTC.
- Scored seven points in the win, making a pair of threes in the process.
- Has made multiple three-pointers in nine out of 28 games this season.
Frode Flos van der Schans, R-Fr., F/C
- Appeared in her eighth game of her career.
Addie Grace Porter, Jr., G
- Made her 72nd career start for the Mocs.
- Appeared in her 91st career game at UTC.
- Scored 11 for the Mocs on 4-for-10 shooting.
- Her fourth time scoring double-digits this season, 30th time of her career.
- Swiped away a team-high three steals.
- Her 11th time leading the team in steals this season.
- Also came up with a clutch block down the stretch for the team.
- This is her ninth block of the season, 15th of her career.
Jada Guinn, Gr., G
- Made her 28th career start for the Mocs (118th of her career).
- Appeared in her 148th career game.
- Scored a team-high 12 points in the victory.
- Her 21st time leading the team in scoring this season.
- Has scored double-digits in 27 out of 28 games this season. 70 times in her career.
- Logged a team-best seven assists as well, marking a new season-high for her.
- Swatted two blocks for the Mocs, tying her season-high.
- Also came away with five boards.
- Her 21st game with 5+ rebounds this season.
Raven Thompson, So., F
- Made her 58th career start for UTC.
- Appeared in her 60th career game with the Mocs.
- Came away with a double-double for the Mocs, scoring 11 points and grabbing 14 rebounds.
- This marks her fourth double-double of the season, eighth of her career.
- Her 14 boards also mark a new season-high for her.
- This marks her 22nd time scoring double-digits this season. 47th time in her career.
Karsen Murphy, Jr., F/C
- Made her 37th career start for the Mocs.
- Appeared in her 98th career game (86 with the Mocs).