Postgame Notes vs. Lipscomb - University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics

Postgame Notes
Chattanooga 74, Lipscomb 63
Nov. 15, 2026 | McKenzie Arena

Quick Record/Series
Chattanooga: 3-2
Lipscomb: 2-3
Series: Chattanooga moves to 4-0 all-time against Lipscomb and 2-0 on its home court against the Bisons… Each of the four wins have come in the last four seasons... The 11-point win over the Bison was the largest win UTC has had in the series.

Deandra Schirmer (USC Aiken, 2011)
Overall (8): 154-59 | Chattanooga (3): 40-28

Notables

Coach Schirmer earned her 40th career win at UTC... Did it 68 games... Holds a 58.8 winning percentage.
The Mocs started Gabbie Grooms, Sarah Owona, Izzy McPherson, TaTianna Stovall, and Ava Card for the fifth game in a row to start the season.
UTC had four players score in double figures... Second game in a row that has happened.
UTC is back above .500 for the first time since starting 1-0... First time this season winning two games in a row.
Chattanooga led for 37:46 of gametime... Lipscomb only led for 1:33 of gametime... Six lead changes... Mocs biggest lead was 16 points (3x in the 4th quarter).
UTC won three of the four quarters... 21-17 in the first... 17-11 in the second... 19-13 in the fourth... Lipscomb won the third 22-17.
Led 38-28 at the half... Second game in a row with a double-digit lead at halftime... Third time this season... 38 points was one off the season high in most points scored in the first half.
Had a 14-2 run in the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach for Lipscomb... Mocs only led by five points at 55-50 to begin the final quarter.
Second game in a row scoring 70+ points in the game... Third time this season... 3-0 this season when the Mocs reach that mark.
Shot 48% (30-of-63) from the field... Move to 3-0 when shooting 40% or better... Held Lipscomb to a 27% (22-of-71) mark.
Knocked down a season-high eight threes... Shot it at 50% (8-of-16)... Five players contributed to the 3-pointer count.
Won the rebound battle 45-42... Most rebounds UTC has had in a game this season... 3-0 when winning the rebound battle.
Posted 16 second-chance points... Lipscomb only had seven.
The Mocs had 36 points in the paint... 22 came in the first half.
UTC is 2-1 on its home court this season... Next three games will come away from McKenzie Arena... Next home game is on Nov. 30 vs. King (Tenn.).
Freshman guard Sinae Hill came in for the final 2:34 of the game to make her collegiate debut... Picked up her first college rebound.

Individual Standouts

Ava Card scored a game-high 18 points... Also was a career high for the junior... Most points by a Moc this season... Was 6-of-9 from the field... Perfect 2-of-2 from 3FG... Previous high in scoring this year was eight points in the season opener vs. UVA Wise... Also had five rebounds... Was 4-of-6 from the foul line.
TaTianna Stovall tallied 12 points... Fifth game in a row to begin her UTC career scoring in double figures... Was 6-of-14 from the foul line... Had six points in the first four minutes of the fourth quarter... Also tied a season high in rebounding with seven.
Izzy McPherson scored 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting... Knocked down her only 3-point attempt of the afternoon... Third game this season with 10 or more points, which has been UTC's last three games... Also had four rebounds.
London Weaver scored 10 points off the bench... Sets a new season high in scoring... Buried two threes... Also had three rebounds.

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Players Mentioned

Ava Card

Gabbie Grooms

Sinae Hill

Izzy McPherson

Sarah Owona

TaTianna Stovall

London Weaver

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