Postgame Notes
Chattanooga 64, Western Carolina 43
Southern Conference Tournament
Asheville, N.C. | Harrah's Cherokee Center
Thursday, March 7, 2024
TEAM
- This marked the 99th meeting all-time between Chattanooga and Western Carolina.
- UTC now leads the all-time series 86-13.
- The Mocs have a record of 8-0 against Western Carolina in the SoCon Tournament.
- The last time these two teams met in the SoCon Tournament came on March 2, 2017 (UTC won 85-41).
- Chattanooga is now 3-0 against WCU this season.
- Chattanooga's all-time SoCon Tournament record now sits at 64-21.
- Chattanooga's record as a SoCon Tournament No. 1 seed moves to 39-4.
- Including this season, the Mocs have been the SoCon Tournament No. 1 seed a total of 18 times.
- The Mocs have won the SoCon Tournament 13 times as the No. 1 seed.
- The last time UTC won the SoCon Tournament as the No. 1 seed was in 2017.
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Shawn Poppie is now 4-0 in SoCon Tournament games.
- The Mocs have now hit 26 wins on the season. This is the 10th time in program history the Mocs have had 26+ wins in a season.
- Coach Poppie has led the Mocs to his second consecutive 20-win season, with UTC sitting at a 26-4 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 24-3 on the year.
- Guinn and Thompson have now accounted for 982 of Chattanooga's 1,940 total points on the year (50.6 percent of team's scoring output).
- UTC has now led 27 out of 30 games this season at the half.
- Held the Catamounts o just 15 second-half points, including just three points in the third quarter.
- Three points allowed in a quarter are the second-lowest allowed on the year.
- Lowest was two points allowed in the first quarter at Tennessee Tech (Nov. 15).
- With the 21-point win, the Mocs have now won four games by 21+ this season.
- UTC nearly eclipsed its season-high for assists by logging 18. The team's season-high was 19 in the season-opener against King.
- Ended the game with 10 steals, marking the fourth time this season the Mocs have logged double-digit steals.
- The Mocs never trailed to WCU, marking the team's third wire-to-wire win of the season.
- Other wire-to-wire victories for the Mocs this year came against King and Tennessee Tech.
INDIVIDUAL
Hannah Kohn, Fr., G
- Scored 15 points, all of which came from three-point range.
- Ended 5-for-9 (55.6 percent) from three on the day.
- This matched Kohn's career-high of five threes made in the team's season-opener against King.
- Her eighth time scoring double-digit points in her career.
- Has made a three-pointer in 25 out of 30 games this season.
- Has made multiple three-pointers in 18 out of 30 games this season.
- Has made 3+ three-pointers in 12 out of 30 games this season.
- Has made 4+ three-pointers in four out of 30 games this season.
- Is now three made threes away from tying Lakelyn Bouldin's record for most threes made in a single season by a UTC freshman.
- Is now four made threes from entering Chattanooga's Top 10 in single-season three-pointers made.
- Tied her career-high for assists (2) in the win.
- Logged her third career block for the Mocs in the game as well.
Sigrun Olafsdottir, Jr., G/F
- Made her 114th career start for the Mocs.
- Appeared in her 117th career game at UTC.
- Scored 15 points for the Mocs on 6-for-11 (54.5 percent) shooting.
- This matches her career-high of six field goals made.
- Also went 3-for-6 from three-point range.
- Her sixth time scoring double-digits this season, 20th time of her career.
- Has made multiple three-pointers in 11 out of 30 games this season.
- Finished +20 on the day.
Addie Grace Porter, Jr., G
- Made her 74th career start for the Mocs.
- Appeared in her 93rd career game at UTC.
- Finished with six rebounds and a team-high five assists while logging zero turnovers.
- Marks her fourth time having 5+ assists in a game this season, as well as back-to-back games.
Jada Guinn, Gr., G
- Made her 30th career start for the Mocs (120th of her career).
- Appeared in her 150th career game.
- Scored a team-high 16 points in the win on 7-for-12 (58.3 percent) shooting.
- Her 23rd time leading the team in scoring this season.
- Has scored double-digits in 29 out of 30 games this season. 72 times in her career.
- Has officially entered the program's Top 10 in single-season scoring, sitting at 565 points on the season.
- Currently ranks 10th on the single-season scoring list.
- Next four closest: Damita Bullock (568), Alex Anderson (570), Karen Wilson (576) and Whitney Hood (584).
- Also tied for the team-high in rebounding, logging eight boards.
- Has an additonal four assists for the Mocs as well.
Raven Thompson, So., F
- Made her 60th career start for UTC.
- Appeared in her 62nd career game with the Mocs.
- Scored nine points alongside a team-high eight rebounds in the win.
- Has led the team in rebounding 13 times this season.
- Also led the team with four steals, setting a new season-high and tying her career-high from a season ago.
Karsen Murphy, Jr., F/C
- Made her 39th career start for the Mocs.
- Appeared in her 100th career game (88 with the Mocs).
- Finished with six rebounds and two assists in the win.
- Marks her most rebounds since Feb. 3 against Furman (also had six).
- Her two assists tie her season-high from Jan. 13 against Samford.
