chattanooga MOCS

Moore on Kori: "Kori will be looked on to knock down shots and stretch the 'D'. Also has a nice mid-range game off the bounce. Needs to get stronger and more physical on both ends of the floor."

2008-09 (Freshman): Played in 12 games for the Lady Mocs ... sat out the beginning of the season with an injury and had season-ending shoulder surgery in January ... had a career game at Wofford with a team-high 15 points, five field goals made, three 3-pointers made, two free throws and played a career-high 20 minutes ... grabbed a career-best four rebounds at Furman ... nabbed two steals against Alabama A&M and dished out two assists against the College of Charleston ... named to UTC's Dean's List and Athletics Directors Honor Roll both semesters ... recorded a perfect 4.0 in the spring semester ... participated in various community service events such as Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, Bethel Bible and collected food for the Chattanooga Area Food Bank.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letter winner for the Trojans...led her team to four Region finals and two championships...team earned four state berths and Gordon Lee reached the Elite 8 in the state tournament her senior year...coached by Lester Galyon and Lee Bohannon...over a four-year period, Kori averaged 22 points per game...she set school records for career points with 2,415, career 3-pointers made with 282, career free throws made with 518 and career assists with 462...she tallied 458 career rebounds, 302 career steals...her team set a four-year school record with an overall mark of 83 wins and 31 losses...scored 766 points as a junior and 678 in her senior year...made 92 3-pointers as a junior and 88 as a senior...made 190 free throws in her junior season...notched 167 assists in her senior year...nominated to the McDonald's All-American Team...Gordon Lee MVP for four years...four-year selection to the GACA All-State Team...four-time Northwest Georgia Tip-Off Club Player of the Year...shared the Northwest Georgia Tip-Off Club All Area MVP Award with now teammate Kiara Smith (Model HS) in both their junior and senior years...selected the Chattanooga Times Free Press Best of Preps Player of the Year in both her junior and senior years...four-time selection to the Chattanooga Times Free Press All-Area Team...All-North Georgia Team MVP for four years...three-time Region MVP and four-time All-Region team member...three-year member of the Atlanta Journal Constitution All-State Team...Chattanooga Times Free Press 2008 Venus Lacy Award as a senior...received the Carolyn Chambers Basketball Award as a senior...voted MVP of the PGA Roundball Classic All-Star game...played in the North/South All-Star game in Savannah...All-Tournament Team member of the 2007 Battle of the States and the 2006 Century Bank Holiday Hoopfest...was a member of the 10-13-year-old Georgia Road Runners coached by Wayne Weaver...12-year-old AAU National Champions in the Silver Division...13-year-old Runner-Up at YBOA Nationals...played 14-under for Augusta Sixers coached by Arthur Marshall...14-year-old YBAOA State Champions...played 15-under for Georgia Pistols Gold coached by Tim Wilcox...AAU State Champions...played 16-under for Peach State Basketball coached by Renardo Hudson...Honors Graduate ranked seventh in her class at Gordon Lee.

PERSONAL: Full name is Kori Elizabeth Penland...nickname is KP...daughter of Rick Penland...has two older brothers, Rick and Jake...born April 9, 1990 in East Ridge, Tennessee ... Education/Pre K-3 major.