SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Tuesday afternoon the Southern Conference named sophomore forward Gianna Corbitt its Women's Basketball Player of the Week. It's the second time this season and the third time in her career she has won this distinction. It marks the third week in a row a Chattanooga player has been awarded the title of Conference Player of the Week (Caia Elisaldez, 12/2 and Corbitt, 11/25).

In Chattanooga's lone game of the week against Bellarmine, Corbitt scored a career-high 30 points, helping lead her side to a 78-73 win after trailing by 14 points in the second quarter. 23 of her 30 points came in the second half when it mattered most. She is the first Moc to score 30+ points in a game since Jada Guinn scored 32 vs. UNCG on 3/10/24 in the SoCon Championship Game. 

The Orange Park, Florida native was an efficient scorer in the win, shooting 76.9% (10-13) from the field and knocking down 71.4% (5-7) of her 3-point attempts. 10 made shots ties a new career high for Corbitt while five made triples is her new career best. Additionally, she was 83.3% (5-6) at the foul line, making four crucial free throws in the final 10 seconds of the game to clinch the win. Other stats from the game for Corbitt included five rebounds and a game-high four steals. 

After her 30-point performance, Corbitt now averages 14.8 points per game, which leads the SoCon. In four of Chattanooga's last five games, Corbitt has scored at least 18 points. On the glass, Corbitt averages a team-high six rebounds, which ranks fifth in the SoCon. Defensively, Corbitt leads the league in steals per game at a mark of 2.2. 

Corbitt and the rest of the Mocs return to competition on Thursday at Tennessee State. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. EST from Nashville. ESPN+ will broadcast the game while WFLI 96.1 FM/100.3 FM/1070 AM will have the radio call. 

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