TROY, Ala. --- The Chattanooga women's basketball team has seen its March extended following a win over Alabama A&M last night in the Roundhouse, as the Mocs are now headed to Troy, Alabama, to take on the Troy Trojans in the Second Round of the 2025 Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT).
The Mocs (17-14, 9-5 SoCon) picked up their first WNIT win in 20 years less than 24 hours ago in McKenzie Arena, and now they'll get a chance at redemption in a rematch from the 2024-25 regular season in which the Trojans (20-13, 13-5 Sun Belt) were able to best the Mocs in the Scenic City.
It will be a 7 p.m. ET (6 p.m. CT) start time for Monday night's Second Round clash in Trojan Arena. Fans who aren't up for the drive down to Troy can catch the game live on ESPN+ or over the radio via WFLI 96.1 FM/100.3 FM/1070 AM or on The Varisty app. Links to those coverages as well as live stats can eventually be found on the Chattanooga women's basketball schedule page on GoMocs.com.
GAME DAY INFORMATION
Opponent: Troy (20-13, 13-5 Sun Belt)
Date: Monday, March 24
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. CT)
Follow the game live online on ESPN+, WFLI, The Varsity app of the GoMocs App. Links are available online at GoMocs.com.
ABOUT CHATTANOOGA (17-14, 9-5 SoCon)
The Mocs opened their 2025 WNIT by grinding out a hard-fought 53-49 win over Alabama A&M to secure UTC's first WNIT win since 2005 in front of the McKenzie Arena faithful. Chattanooga is a team that prides itself in its defense, and the proof of that is truly in the pudding as the Mocs enter their game against Troy ranked Top 20 in the nation in both scoring defense (16th – 55.7 points allowed/game) and three-point percentage defense (17th – .270). The Mocs also rank 34th in the country in field goal percentage defense, holding their opponents to a .372 shooting clip over the course of the 2024-25 season. The main player to watch for the Mocs is the young standout Gianna Corbitt, who helped will the Mocs to a victory over Alabama A&M on Saturday. Corbitt dropped a career-high 27 points in the win while also grabbing a team-high 11 rebounds. The double-double marked the youngster's sixth of the season and she now ranks seventh amongst all NCAA freshmen when it comes to double-doubles this year. Corbitt is currently averaging 11.1 points/game and 7.3 rebounds/game this season for the Mocs.
ABOUT TROY (20-13, 13-5 Sun Belt)
Troy saw a strong 2024-25 run come to a bitter end in the Sun Belt Tournament Semifinals, as the No. 3 seeded Trojans fell to No. 2 Arkansas State 81-66, putting an end to the squad's Sun Belt title hopes. A big and physical team, Troy is not a team to take lightly as their 49.5 rebounds/game currently leads the entire NCAA for the 2024-25 season. Their height has also given them a defensive edge, with Troy ranking 21st in the country in blocks/game (4.6). The Trojans can also score at will on a hot shooting night, as the team averages 78.5 points/game this year, ranking 19th in the nation in scoring offense in the process. Zay Dyer is the woman to watch for the Trojans. A First Team All-Sun Belt selection, Dyer has notched 15 double-doubles for Troy this season while averaging team-highs in scoring (13.4 points/game) and rebounding (10.3 rebounds/game). Shaulana Wagner is another dynamic weapon for the Trojans, as the senior has averaged 8.4 points/game, 6.5 assists/game and 5.9 rebounds/game for the Trojans this season. Her breakout game came back on Dec. 14 in a non-conference win over Memphis, in which Wagner earned the first-ever triple-double in program history, finishing with 12 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds.
THE LAST TIME THEY MET
You don't have to go back far to find the last time these two teams met, as earlier this season on Nov. 14, the Mocs hosted the Trojans in a non-conference battle in McKenzie Arena. Troy came away victorious in the matchup thanks in large part to a 21-3 scoring run by the Trojans early-on in the game. While UTC was able to chip away that Troy's large advantage, the scoring drought was too much for the Mocs to overcome as Troy came away victorious with a final score of 76-66. The all-time series between Chattanooga and Troy now stands at 4-3 in favor of the Trojans. The Mocs are 1-1 when playing the Trojans in Troy, however. The last three games have gone in favor of Troy with Chattanooga's most recent win against the Trojans coming in 2002.
TOP NOTES
• Chattanooga's all-time WNIT record: 5-6
• Number of times UTC has been in WNIT (including this year): 7
• Last time UTC earned WNIT bid: 2020 (cancelled due to COVID)
• Last time UTC played in WNIT: 2018
• Last time UTC was in WNIT Second Round: 2005 (Chattanooga won 50-40 against Villanova in the First Round)
• The farthest UTC has made it in the WNIT was in 1984, when the Mocs reached the WNIT title game before falling 67-66 to Vanderbilt to finish as the tournament runners-up.
• UTC is the only SoCon school to ever reach the WNIT title game in the conference's history.
• Gianna Corbitt is coming off a 27-point, 11-rebound outing in UTC's WNIT First Round game against Alabama A&M. Corbitt now sits at six double-doubles this season, a total that ranks seventh amongst all NCAA freshmen this year.
• Caia Elisaldez earned First Team All-SoCon honors at the conclusion of the regular season. She was joined by Sigrun Olafsdottir and Gianna Corbitt when it came to postseason recognition, with Olafsdottir being named to the All-Defensive Team and Corbitt the All-Freshman Team.
• Karsen Murphy and Caia Elisaldez both received spots on the SoCon's All-Tournament First Team. Gianna Corbitt earned Second Team All-Tournament honors as well.
• Deandra Schirmer is just the third head coach in UTC's 51-season history to lead the Mocs to the SoCon Tournament title game in their first season as the program's head coach. She joins Shawn Poppie and Jim Foster on that prestigious list.
• Chattanooga actively ranks 16th in the entire NCAA when it comes to scoring defense this season, only allowing 55.7 points/game.
CHATTANOOGA WBB ALL-TIME WNIT APPEARANCES & RESULTS
1984 WNIT (Chattanooga Record: 26-5)
First Round: Chattanooga def. Oklahoma, 84-78
Semifinals: Chattanooga def. Clemson, 70-66
Championship: Vanderbilt def. Chattanooga, 67-66
2000 WNIT (Chattanooga Record: 26-5)
First Round: Chattanooga def. Alabama, 70-68
Second Round: Georgia Tech def. Chattanooga, 81-74
2005 WNIT (Chattanooga Record: 25-5)
First Round: Chattanooga def. Villanova, 50-40
Second Round: Kentucky def. Chattanooga, 91-54
2009 WNIT (Chattanooga Record: 22-10)
First Round: Kentucky def. Chattanooga, 81-76 (OT)
2012 WNIT (Chattanooga Record: 22-10)
First Round: Memphis def. Chattanooga, 60-59
2018 WNIT (Chattanooga Record: 17-13)
First Round: UAB def. Chattanooga, 60-50
2020 WNIT (Chattanooga Record: 11-18)
Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2025 WNIT (Chattanooga Record: 17-14)
First Round: Chattanooga def. Alabama A&M, 53-49
Second Round: Chattanooga vs. Troy
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