Postgame Notes
Mercer, Ga. | Hawkins Arena
February 28, 2026
Final: Chattanooga 55, Mercer 68

Quick Records/Series
Chattanooga: 18-9, 10-4 SoCon | Mercer: 17-12, 7-7 SoCon
Series: Chattanooga leads the all-time series 27-12... UTC is 10-8 in away games at Mercer... The loss ends a nine-game winning streak against Mercer... Series dates back to 1983... Saturday is the 39th all-time meeting.

Deandra Schirmer (USC Aiken, 2011)
Overall (7):149-55 | Chattanooga (2): 35-24

NOTABLES

• Chattanooga clinched a share of the SoCon Regular Season Title... 24th Regular Season Championship in program history... Leads all SoCon schools... First under second-year Head Coach Deandra Schirmer... Wofford and ETSU also earned a share... Chattanooga earns the No. 1 seed in the SoCon Tournament by way of best record against Furman: UTC 2-0, ETSU 1-1, Wofford 0-2... Second time there has ever been a three-way tie for first in SoCon Women's Basketball (2019-20 season: Samford, UTC, UNCG).
• The Mocs finished SoCon play 10-4... One-win improvement from a 9-5 mark last year. 
• Chattanooga finishes regular season with 18 wins... Four-win improvement from 14 in the regular season last year.
• After going 7-0 in the first round of SoCon games, UTC played the second round of SoCon games in a 3-4 record... Ended the year with two consecutive losses.
• Mocs were held to a 34.4% (21-61) shooting percentage while the Bear had a 43.9% (25-57) shooting percentage... Are 3-9 this year when opponents shoot better than 40%.
• Chattanooga led after one quarter... Were outscored 55-41 in the final three quarters.
• Mercer won the battle on the glass, outrebounding Chattanooga 39-36... Only second time during SoCon play that the Mocs have lost the rebound battle (at Wofford).
• Chattanooga was a perfect 100% (9-9) at the foul line... Second time shooting 100% as a team this year (10-10 at ETSU). 

INDIVIDUAL STANDOUTS

• Caia Elisaldez scored 18 points with five assists and four rebounds... Surpassed 1,000 career points in the third quarter... Becomes the 31st Moc in program history to reach this mark.
• Gianna Corbitt had a game-high 21 points on 50% (8-16) shooting... Also had a game-high nine rebounds... Ninth game this year with 20 or more points.

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