Postgame Notes
Chattanooga 66, Mercer 55
Southern Conference Tournament
Asheville, N.C. | Harrah's Cherokee Center
Friday, March 8, 2024
 
TEAM
- With the win, the Mocs advance to their 20th SoCon Tournament Championship appearance in program history.
- The Mocs have never lost (19-0) in the conference final.
- This was the 34th meeting between UTC and Mercer.
- The Mocs now lead the all-time series 23-11.
- Chattanooga has now played Mercer in the SoCon Tournament four times.
- UTC is 3-1 against Mercer in SoCon Tournament action.
- The last time these two teams met in the SoCon Tournament was in 2017.
- Mercer won that March 5 contest 63-55.
- Chattanooga is now 3-0 against the Bears on the season.
- Chattanooga's all-time SoCon Tournament record now sits at 65-21.
- Chattanooga's record as a SoCon Tournament No. 1 seed moves to 40-4.
- 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.
- Shawn Poppie is now 5-0 in SoCon Tournament games.
- The Mocs have now hit 27 wins on the season. This is the seventh time in program history the Mocs have had 27+ wins in a season.
- Coach Poppie has led the Mocs to his second consecutive 20-win season, with UTC sitting at a 27-4 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 25-3 on the year.
- The Mocs trailed 24-23 at the half, marking just the fourth time this season that UTC trailed at the halftime break.
- Guinn and Thompson have now accounted for 1,028 of Chattanooga's 2,006 total points on the year (51.3 percent of team's scoring output).
- Out-rebounded the Bears 39-36 on the day.
- Went on a 15-2 run to close out the final 4:42 of the fourth quarter.
- Jada Guinn scored the final 17 points scored by the Mocs.


INDIVIDUAL
Hannah Kohn, Fr., G
- Scored nine for the Mocs, all coming from three-point range.
- Finished 3-for-6 (50 percent) from behind the arc.
- Officially tied Lakelyn Bouldin's UTC freshman record of most three-pointers made in a single season at 64.
- Is now just one mae three-pointer away from entering the program's Top 10 in single-season three-pointers made.
- Has made a three-pointer in 26 out of 31 games this season.
- Has made multiple three-pointers in 19 out of 31 games this season.
- Has made 3+ three-pointers in 13 out of 31 games this season.

Sigrun Olafsdottir, Jr., G/F
- Made her 115th career start for the Mocs.
- Appeared in her 118th career game at UTC.
- Tied for the team-best in assists (2).

Addie Grace Porter, Jr., G
- Made her 75th career start for the Mocs.
- Appeared in her 94th career game at UTC.
- Logged seven rebounds in the win.
- Tied for the team-best in assists (2).

Jada Guinn, Gr., G
- Made her 31st career start for the Mocs (121st of her career).
- Appeared in her 151st career game.
- Scored a new career-high of 33 points on the day.
- Accounted for Chattanooga's final 17 points scored in the game.
- Guinn's 33-point outing ties her for the 12th most points scored by a Moc in a game.
- Last Moc to score 33+ points?
- Brooke Burns when she scored 36 for the Mocs on March 1, 2018 against UNCG.
- Shot the ball at a 10-for-14 clip (71.4 percent) from the floor.
- Also connected on a career-high for free throws made with 13.
- Now ranks third on Chattanooga's Top 10 single-season scorers list (598).
- Next highest: Regina Kirk (654) is second. First is Alex Anderson (677).
- Her 24th time leading the team in scoring this season.
- Has scored double-digits in 30 out of 31 games this season. 73 times in her career.
- Has scored 20+ points in 12 out of 31 games this season. 16 times in her career.
- Has scored 30+ points twice in her career, both with the Mocs.
- The Mocs are 11-1 when Guinn scores 20+ points.
- The Mocs are 2-0 when Guinn scores 30+ points.

Raven Thompson, So., F
- Made her 61st career start for UTC.
- Appeared in her 63rd career game with the Mocs.
- Logged her fifth double-double of the season, ninth of her career.
- Finished with 13 points and 13 rebounds.
- Her 24th time scoring in double-digits this season. 49th time of her career.
- Her fifth time recording double-digit rebounds this season. 10th time of her career.
- Finished +21 on the day.

Karsen Murphy, Jr., F/C
- Made her 40th career start for the Mocs.
- Appeared in her 101st career game (89 with the Mocs).
- Finished with nine points and seven rebounds in the win.