Postgame Notes
Chattanooga 74, Western Carolina 59
Chattanooga, Tenn. | McKenzie Arena
Saturday, February 8, 2025
TEAM
- This was the 101st meeting between Chattanooga and Western Carolina.
- The Mocs currently lead the all-time series 88-13.
- This includes the Mocs having a record of 41-7 when hosting the Catamounts.
- UTC has won its last six meetings with WCU dating back to a Jan. 28, 2023 loss to the Catamounts.
- Chattanooga has also won 31 of its last 33 matchups with Western dating back to 2010.
- Coach Schirmer went with the following starting five: Elisaldez, Olafsdottir, Murphy, Corbitt, Anya.
- The Mocs are now 8-6 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 798 straight games.
- Put up 74 points on WCU, the Mocs' highest scoring game against a SoCon opponent this season.
- This is also the third double-digit conference win for the Mocs this season.
- The other two involved an 11-point win over the Catamounts in their first meeting, as well as a 23-point win against Mercer.
- UTC shot 57.8 percent (26-for-45) from the floor, marking the team's second-highest shooting percentage this year.
- The Mocs also shot above 50 percent from three, going 8-for-15 (53.3 percent) from behind the arc.
- This also ranked as the second-highest three-point percentage for the team this season.
- UTC out-rebounded the Catamounts 30-26.
- The Mocs out-scored WCU in the following categories: points off turnovers (22-18), points in the paint (34-20) and second chance points (11-10).
- Chattanooga never trailed in the game and held the lead for a total time of 36:53.
INDIVIDUAL
Jade Moore, Sr., G
- Played in her 11th game with the Mocs.
- It marks her 86th career game played.
- Scored four points for the Mocs, all of which came from the charity stripe after going 4-for-4 from the line.
- Added a rebound and an assist to her stat totals.
- The assist tied her season-high from the Salem game earlier this year.
Takia Davis, Sr., F/C
- Checked into her 88th career game; 22nd of the season.
- Mrks her 67th game played in a UTC uniform.
- Scored six points for UTC off the bench.
- Marks her highest point total for the Mocs since finishing with a career-high 17 against Penn back on Nov. 29.
- Led the Mocs with two blocks, tying her career-high for the stat.
- Has now led UTC in blocks five times this season.
- Also notched a steal, which tied her season-high for that as well.
Masa Buzic, Fr., G
- Appeared in her eight career game.
- Logged five minutes of action in the win.
- Marked her first game played for the Mocs since the Mercer game on Jan. 18.
Sigrun Olafsdottir, Sr., G/F
- Made her 139th career start (all with the Mocs).
- Played in her 142nd career game (all with the Mocs).
- Holds the program record for most games played in program history (142 and counting).
- Also holds the program record for most career starts (139 and counting).
- Olafsdottir is also 10 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).
- She also officially entered the program's Top 10 all-time in career steals.
- With her at 184 she now sits in sole possession of tenth place on the list. One more and she would tie Alex Anderson (2004-08) for ninth with 185.
- Tied her career-high of 16 points in the win after going 7-for-10 (70 percent) from the floor and 2-for-3 (66.7 percent) from three.
- Has been a double-digit scorer a total of nine times this season. 29 times in her career.
- Also led the Mocs in both assists (4) and steals (3).
- This marks her ninth time leading the team in assists this year.
- It's also her 15th time leading the team in steals this season.
- Has recorded multiple steals in 17 total games this year, including nine of her last 10 appearances.
- Brought in five rebounds.
- Has finished with 4+ rebounds in a total of 17 games this season.
Caia Elisaldez, So., G
- Made her 20th start of the season, 23rd of her career.
- Appeared in her 21st game of the season, 54th of her career.
- Led the Mocs in scoring once again after tallying a team-high 18 points.
- Ended her day 6-for-12 (50 percent) from the floor, 2-for-3 (66.7 percent) from three and 4-for-6 (66.7 percent) from the free throw line.
- Has now led UTC in scoring nine times this season, including each of the last five games.
- This marks her 15th time finishing with double digits this season. 19th time of her career.
- Also notched three assists and two steals for the Mocs.
- Has finished with multiple assists in every game she's played in this year.
- Has finished with multiple steals eight times this season.
Frode Flos van der Schans, RSo., F/C
- Checked into her 20th game of the season. 30th of her career.
- Set a new career-high for rebounding, finishing with five.
- Her previous career best was four rebounds, which she had done twice this year, most recently against ETSU.
Ava Card, Fr., G/F
- Appeared in her 21st game of her rookie campaign.
- Ended the day with five points, two assists and a steal off the bench for the Mocs.
- Her two assists mark a new career-high for the freshman.
Gianna Corbitt, Fr., F
- Made her 20th career start for the Mocs.
- Appeared in her 22nd game of the season.
- Led the way for the Mocs with a team-high eight rebounds.
- This is her 14th time leading the team in rebounding this season.
- Has finished with 7+ rebounds in all but two SoCon games this year.
- Also logged five points for UTC.
- Added two assists and two steals to her stat line.
- The two assists tie her career-high, which she has now done six times this season.
- Has had multiple steals in a total of 10 games this season.
Brooke Anya, Gr., F/C
- Made her 17th start for the Mocs (75th start of her career).
- Appeared in her 127th career game (22nd as a Moc).
- Scored nine points for the Mocs after going a perfect 4-for-4 from the floor and 1-for-1 from the free throw line.
- Added four rebounds and a steal as well.
Karsen Murphy, Sr., F/C
- Made her 64th career start (all with the Mocs).
- Played in her 125th career game (113th as a Moc).
- Recorded 11 points for the Mocs, nine of which came from three-point range after she finished 3-for-4 from behind the arc.
- This is the ninth time this season that she's made multiple three-pointers in the same game.
- It's also the ninth time this season that she's been a double-digit scorer. 17th time of her career.
- Also had two assists, two rebounds and a block in the win.
