Postgame Notes
Chattanooga 69, Samford 63
Chattanooga, Tenn. | McKenzie Arena
Thursday, January 16, 2025
TEAM
- Tonight's game marked the 42nd meeting between the Mocs and the Bulldogs.
- UTC leads the all-time series 31-11.
- The Mocs are 17-5 all-time when hosting Samford.
- The Mocs currently have the NCAA's longest active streak for games with a made three-pointer (792).
- Coach Schirmer went with the following starting five: Elisaldez, Olafsdottir, Murphy, Corbitt, Anya.
- The Mocs are now 4-4 this season when playing that starting lineup.
- Chattanooga currently holds the longest active streak in the entire NCAA when it comes to consecutive games with a made three-pointer.
- Dating back to December 1999, UTC has made a three-pointer in 792 straight games.
- UTC finished 47.5 percent (28-for-59) from the floor. It marks the 11th time this season that the Mocs have shot above 40 percent as a team.
- The Mocs are now 7-4 as a team when shooting above 40 percent.
- UTC was out-scored in every quarter except for the fourth quarter (22-10 in favor of the Mocs).
- The Mocs finished with a season-low 10 turnovers as a team while forcing 13 out of the Bulldogs.
- The game ended with an even rebounding margin after both teams finished with 29 boards.
- 17 assists for UTC marked the second-most for the team against a Division I opponent (most was 19 at NC Central).
- Chattanooga out-scored Samford 40-28 in the paint.
- Of the 132 combined points scored between UTC and Samford, only 10 (7.5 percent) came from off the bench.
INDIVIDUAL
Jade Moore, Sr., G
- Played in her fifth game with the Mocs.
- It marks her 80th career game played.
Takia Davis, Sr., F/C
- Checked into her 84th career game (63rd as a Moc).
- Marks her 14th appearance of the season.
- Had one board for the Mocs.
Sigrun Olafsdottir, Sr., G/F
- Made her 133rd career start (all with the Mocs).
- Played in her 136th career game (all with the Mocs).
- Olafsdottir has officially tied the program record for most games played in program history (136).
- She now sits tied with Abbey Cornelius for the program record, a record that she can break on Saturday against Mercer.
- Olafsdottir is also 16 appearances away from tying David Jean-Baptiste and AJ Caldwell for the most games played by a men's OR women's basketball player in UTC history (152).
- Notched five assists for the Mocs.
- This marks her fourth time recording 5+ assists in a game this season. 15th time in her career.
- Also added four rebounds, two points, two steals and a block in the win.
- Marks just her 12th career block, fourth of the season.
- Played in all 40 minutes of the game, the 10th time she's done so this season.
Caia Elisaldez, So., G
- Made her 14th start of the season, 17th of her career.
- Appeared in her 48th career game, 15th of the season.
- Dropped 14 points after going 6-for-10 (60 percent) from the floor.
- Has scored 10+ points in a total of 10 games this season. 14 games in her career.
- Also tied her career-high for assists after tallying eight in the win.
- Has led the team in assists 10 times this season.
- Has recorded 5+ assists eight times this season. 11 times in career.
- Also added two rebounds and a steal to her stat line.
Frode Flos van der Schans, RSo., F/C
- Checked into her 14th game of the season. 24th of her career.
- Finished with three points and two rebounds.
- Connected on a three-pointer, marking the third made three-pointer of her career.
- All of her career three-pointers have come this season.
Ava Card, Fr., G/F
- Appeared in her 15th game of her rookie campaign.
- Recorded three points, three rebounds and an assist.
- This ties her career-high for assists in a game and marks the sixth assist of her young career.
Gianna Corbitt, Fr., F
- Made her 14th career start for the Mocs.
- Appeared in her 16th game of the season.
- Notched 15 points after going 5-for-10 (50 percent) from the floor and 5-for-6 (83.3 percent) from the free throw line.
- Marks her seventh time finishing as a double-digit scorer this season.
- Also nearly finished with a double-double after leading the team with nine rebounds.
- Has led the team in rebounding eight times this season.
- Added one assist, one steal and one block as well.
Brooke Anya, Gr., F/C
- Made her 11th start for the Mocs (69th start of her career).
- Appeared in her 121st career game (16th as a Moc).
- Scored a career-high 26 points after going 12-for-21 (57.1 percent) from the floor.
- Has been a double-digit scorer six times this season. 26 times in her career.
- This marks her first career 20+ point game.
- Has led the Mocs in scoring two times this season.
- Went 1-for-1 from three-point range, hitting her first three-pointer of the season.
- It marks her first made three since Feb. 8, 2023 when she played for Longwood.
- She has now made a total of 11 three-pointers in her career.
- Also had six rebounds, marking the sixth time this season that she's finished with 5+ boards in a game.
- Five of those performances have come in her last six games.
- Also led the Mocs with three steals, her fourth time leading the team in that stat this year.
- Also had a block for the Mocs.
Karsen Murphy, Sr., F/C
- Made her 58th career start (all with the Mocs).
- Played in her 119th career game (107th as a Moc).
- Recorded six points, two assists, one rebound, one steal and one block for the Mocs.
