Postgame Notes
Birmingham, Ala. | Pete Hanna Center
February 26, 2026
Final: Chattanooga 70, Samford 77
Quick Records/Series
Chattanooga: 18-8, 10-3 SoCon
| Samford: 13-17, 6-7 SoCon
Series: In a series that dates back to 1998, UTC is 32-13 all-time against Samford… The Mocs are 12-8 on the road at Samford… Have lost two in a row in Birmingham... Tonight was the 45th all-time meeting.
Deandra Schirmer (USC Aiken, 2011)
Overall (7):149-54 | Chattanooga (2): 35-23
NOTABLES
- Chattanooga trailed by as many as 18 points at the 7:44 mark of the third quarter... Cut the lead to four points at the 1:18 mark of the fourth quarter.
- UTC did not make its first triple until London Weaver made one with 2:44 left in the third quarter... Had missed its first 11 shots from deep.
- The Mocs did not lead the entire game... Samford led for 37:55 of gametime.
- Chattanooga drops to a tie for first with Wofford in the SoCon Regular Season standings at 10-3... Each team has one remaining game on the road on Saturday... UTC at Mercer... Wofford at Furman.
- The Mocs are 3-3 in the second round of conference games... Were 7-0 in the first round of conference games.
- Chattanooga made four 3-pointers while Samford made 10... UTC's 19% (4-21) mark from three is the worst in a SoCon game this year and second worst in any game overall (14.3% vs. Sac State)... The Mocs are 21.1% (15-71) from 3FG in their last three games.
- The Mocs were 48% (29-61) from the field while the Bulldogs were 46% (24-52)... Drop to 10-3 this year when shooting over 40% as a team... On the flip side, UTC is 3-8 when opponents shoot better than 40%.
- Chattanooga won the rebound battle 34-31... Drop to 17-3 this year when outrebounding its opponent... Have won the rebound battle in all but one SoCon game (2/7 at Wofford).
- Samford shot more than twice as many free throws as Chattanooga with 26 (19-26)... UTC shot 11 (8-11)... Nine of those free throws for Samford came in the final two minutes.
- 70 points is the most the Mocs have scored in a road conference game this year... Third most in any SoCon game.
INDIVIDUAL STANDOUTS
- Caia Elisaldez led Chattanooga with 24 points on 64.2% (9-14) shooting... Also had nine assists and seven rebounds, tying a career high... Moved into UTC's top 10 in career assists tonight... Has 340 assists for her career... Averaging 22.8 ppg across her last five games... Ninth game this year with 20 or more points.
- Gianna Corbitt scored 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds... Was 62.5% (10-16) from the field... Has had eight rebounds in three straight games... Also totaled four steals and two blocks in the loss... Eighth game this year with 20 or more points.
- London Weaver scored a career-high 11 points off the bench... Was 66.7% (4-6) from the field... 60% (3-5) from 3FG... New career highs in field goals made and 3-pointers made in a game.
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