Postgame Notes at Western Kentucky - University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics

Postgame Notes
Bowling Green, Ky. | E.A. Diddle Arena
Nov. 4, 2026
Chattanooga 50, Western Kentucky 61

Quick Record/Series
Chattanooga: 1-1
Western Kentucky: 1-0
Series: Chattanooga moves to 2-2 all-time against Western Kentucky... Tonight was the first meeting between the two programs in Bowling Green since Feb. 14, 1983... UTC is now 0-2 against the Lady Toppers on their home court.

Deandra Schirmer (USC Aiken, 2011)
Overall (8): 152-58 | Chattanooga (3): 38-27

Notables

Chattanooga has lost its first away game of the year in two consecutive seasons (L, at Florida in 2025-26 season).
The Mocs started TaTianna Stovall, Gabbie Grooms, Izzy McPherson, Ava Card, and Sarah Owona for the second game running to start the season.
Chattanooga scored two points in the first quarter... Trailed 11-2 at the end of the quarter... Scored 21 points in the second quarter... 14 in the third... 13 in the fourth.
Chattanooga was 38.5% (20-52) from the field while WKU was 32.2% (19-59) from the field... From 3FG UTC was 20% (3-15) and WKU was 18.2% (4-22).
The Lady Toppers had the edge in free throws shooting it at a rate of 79.2% (19-24) while the Mocs were 53.8% (7-13).
UTC committed 19 turnovers while WKU had 12... The Mocs had 13 assists to the Lady Toppers' 10.
WKU won the rebound battle 41-37... 16 of WKU's rebounds were offensive.
UTC overcame a 13-point deficit to tie the game at 35 at the 3:41 mark of the third quarter... WKU led for 37:59 of game time... The Mocs never led.
WKU's bench outscored Chattanooga's 21-11.

Individual Standouts

Stovall led UTC in scoring for the second game in a row with 15 points and five rebounds... Was 50% (6-12) from the field... Had a buzzer-beater layup to end the second quarter.
Gabbie Grooms and Evie Bruce each had a team-high six rebounds.

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Players Mentioned

Evie Bruce

Ava Card

Gabbie Grooms

Izzy McPherson

Sarah Owona

TaTianna Stovall

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