2019-20 WOMEN's BASKETBALL at Western Carolina
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2019-20 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL at Western Carolina Thursday, January 9, 2020 | 7:00 p.m. Cullowhee, N.C. | Ramsey Center TV: ESPN+ | WFLI 1070 AM • 97.7 FM G15 2019-20 Schedule/Results 9 We Are CHATTANOOGA October On first reference it is acceptable to refer to us as “The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga”. 29 Lee (Exh) W, 71-55 After that, our preferred name is “Chattanooga” or “UTC”. November 6 at Belmont L, 50-63 Please DO NOT use “Tennessee-Chattanooga”, UT-Chattanooga” or any variation. 9 HAMPTON (DH) L, 55-84 11 at Liberty W, 71-54 CHATTANOOGA vs. WESTERN CAROLINA 14 PURDUE L, 34-66 19 at Cincinnati L, 53-72 This will be the 89th meeting between the two teams dating back to 1979. UTC 21 at #8 Louisville L, 37-86 holds a 77-11 advantage against the Catamounts and is 31-6 in Cullowhee. The 24 AUSTIN PEAY L, 49-50 27 NORTHERN COLORADO L, 42-59 Mocs are 65-10 in Southern Conference play against Western Carolina. December 1 at Eastern Kentucky L, 65-71 8 at UT Martin L, 51-78 CHATTANOOGA MOCS WESTERN CAROLINA CATAMOUNTS 11 at South Dakota State L, 56-71 Head Coach: Katie Burrows (Chattanooga, 2004) Head Coach: Kiley Hill (Arkansas Tech, 1995) 15 TROY (DH) L, 51-90 19 at #9 N.C. State L, 38-74 Overall: 1-13, 0-0 Southern Conference Overall: 3-12, 0-0 Southern Conference 29 OHIO (DH) L, 58-70 Overall Record: 15-30 | second season Overall Record: 297-200 | 18th season January Chattanooga Record: same WCU Record: 3-12| first season 9 • at Western Carolina 7:00 p.m. 11 • at UNCG 4:00 p.m. 16 • WOFFORD 7:00 p.m. CHATTANOOGA FAST BREAK NOTES 18 • FURMAN 2:00 p.m. 23 • at Samford • Lakelyn Bouldin became the fifth UTC player to record 200 or more 3-pointers ... she is the 29th member 7:00 p.m. of the 1,000-Point Club and ranks 18th at UTC with more than 1,200 points ... she is fifth for career 25 • at Mercer 2:00 p.m. 3-pointers and is the Mocs’ all-time leader in free throw percentage. February • Abbey Cornelius was named the College Sports Madness Player of the Week for the Southern Conference 1 • at East Tennessee State 1:00 p.m. 6 • UNCG 7:00 p.m. for the week ending Nov. 17 ... she recorded her first career double-double with 11 points and a career-high 8 • WESTERN CAROLINA 2:00 p.m. 11 rebounds at UT Martin. 13 • at Furman 7:00 p.m. • Eboni Williams has led UTC in scoring four times and rebounding eight times this season ... she recorded 15 • at Wofford 2:00 p.m. her first double-double of the year and fifth of her career with 23 points and 11 rebounds at Eastern 20 • MERCER 7:00 p.m. Kentucky. 22 • SAMFORD (DH) 2:00 p.m. • Lakelyn Bouldin and Eboni Williams were named to the Southern Conference Preseason All-Conference 29 • ETSU (DH) senior day 2:00 p.m. March Team. 5-8 ^ SoCon Tournament TBD • Transfers Kallie Searcy and Ruona Uwusiaba were cleared by the NCAA to play immediately this season. • Chattanooga has two foreign-born student-athletes on the team this season ... Pare Pene, from New Schedule is tentative and subject to change. All times eastern. Zealand, is in her second season with the Mocs ... Ruona Uwusiaba transferred to Chattanooga from UCF All home games at The McKenzie Arena. • denotes Southern Conference opponent. DH denotes double header. ^ SoCon after one season ... she is from Nigeria but attended high school in Southwest Dekalb High School. Tournament in Asheville, N.C. • The Mocs schedule is not one for the timid. Two Top 10 foes highlight Katie Burrows’ second season along with a multitude of powerhouse Mid-Major programs. Mocs on the Air Larry Ward is in his 22nd season calling MOCS PROBABLE STARTERS games for the Mocs. He started with three seasons with Craig Parrott, 12 seasons with Wes #3 Eboni Williams #12 Bria Dial #12 Bria Dial #13 NaKeia Burks #33 Lakelyn Bouldin Moore, all five of the Jim Foster era and both seasons with Katie Burrows. Follow the Mocs on ESPN 3 at Western Carolina Thursday night and against Saturday at UNCG. Find the links at GoMocs.com Athletics Communication ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ....................Anne C. Wehunt EMAIL [email protected] 6-0 | So. | Forward 5-8 | Fr. | Guard 6-0 | Jr. | Guard 5-10 | RSr. | Guard 5-8 | Sr. | Guard Hoover, Alabama Dunlow, W.Va. Murfreesboro, Tenn. Huntsville, Alabama Spencer, Tenn. PHONE (OFFICE) ................................ 423-425-4618 MOCS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SOCIAL MEDIA PHONE (CELL) .................................... 423-933-5764 WEB .....................................................GoMocs.com Facebook Twitter Instagram #GoMocs TWITTER ................................. @GoMocs @GoMocsWBK @GoMocsWBK @GoMocsWBK 2 CHATTANOOGA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GENERAL INFORMATION Last Time Out: Third Quarter Rally Not Enough against Ohio The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Preferred Name ................................ Chattanooga The Chattanooga women’s basketball team pulled to within a bucket late in the third quarter, outscoring Short Name ..................................................... UTC Ohio 16-8 in the period, but could not get past the Bobcats, falling 70-58 Sunday afternoon at the Location ..................................Chattanooga, Tenn. McKenzie Arena in UTC’s final non-conference game of the season. “The fight was there,” Chattanooga Founded .............. 1886 at Chattanooga University head coach Katie Burrows said. “There are very few games where I would say my kids have given up; Enrollment ..................................................11,328 they’re never going to do that. They’re going to keep fighting. I just felt like every time we would chip Colors (PMS) ....... Navy Blue (295), Old Gold (124) away and get within a couple points, we’d give up a couple fast break opportunities or didn’t match up. Nickname ...................................................... Mocs “If we could just get the ball to go in, we could put some more pressure on them. When you get within Mascot ...................................................... Scrappy Facility (Cap) ............The McKenzie Arena (10,526) a few points, you have to buckle down. You just have to.” The Mocs put up five quick points to start Affiliation........................................NCAA Divsion I the third, starting with a Lakelyn Bouldin 3-pointer from the right corner. NaKeia Burks’ layup made it Conference ..............................................Southern a 39-33 game with 6:20 to play in the quarter. Ohio responded with five to push the lead back to 11 Time Zone ..................................................Eastern points, 44-33, but Chattanooga ran the rest of the way, outscoring Ohio 11-3 to make it a 47-44 game Press Row Phone ..............................423.756.5476 at the end of the third quarter. The two teams traded 3-pointers at the start of the fourth but a 17-2 run gave the Bobcats another double-digit lead, 67-49 with 3:21 on the clock. The Mocs put up the next ADMINISTRATION nine points, including five free throws, but couldn’t get any closer. Bouldin led the Mocs with 19 points. Interim UT System President...............Randy Boyd She had a season-best nine rebounds and was 10-of-10 from the free throw line. That is third best for Chancellor ....................................Dr. Steven Angle the Mocs in a game for most made free throws without a miss. Shanara Hollinquest (‘10) holds the Vice Chancellor/AD ........................Mark Wharton record at 14-14 against Samford in the 2010 Southern Conference Tournament. Eboni Williams moved Faculty Athletics Rep .................Dr. Debbie Ingram to center for the game and pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds. She added eight points and Bria Deputy Athletics Director ....................Scott Altizer Dial added 11 points, matching her best field goal effort making 5-of-12, and had six rebounds. Pare Sr. Associate AD/SWA ........................Laura Herron Pene was 3-of-7 from the field and had a career-high seven points and NaKeia Burks had a game-high Sr. Associate AD .............................Andrew Horton five assists and chipped in six points. The Mocs were 20-of-55 from the field and outrebounded the Sr. Associate AD ....................... Dr. Emily Blackman Bobcats 40-38. However, 22 UTC miscues led to 28 points for Ohio and the Bobcats edged UTC 32-28 Sr. Associate AD ...........................Dr. JAy Blackman in the paint. “It seemed like every time we turned the ball over, they capitalized on it, and we turned it McKenzie Arena Box Office ..............423.266.6672 over a lot,” Burrows said. “I keep telling them that at some point they have to take some responsibility COACHING STAFF over that. We only had six fewer shots than they did and we had 22 turnovers.” COACHING STAFF Head Coach ..................................... Katie Burrows MOCS PROBABLE STARTERS Alma Mater ........................... Chattanooga, 2004 Career Record/Years ..............................first year Pos. No. PLAYER HT Min PPG RPG APG SPG BPG UTC Record/Years ....................................... same Assistant Coach .................................Debbie Black F 3 Eboni Williams 6-0 26.8 9.4 7.8 1.5 1.5 0.8 Alma Mater .............................St. Joseph’s, 1984 G 10 Dena Jarrells 5-6 17.1 3.7 1.1 1.5 0.1 0.1 Assistant Coach ...........................Brittany Johnson G 12 Bria Dial 6-0 32.4 7.0 3.7 1.3 1.1 0.6 Alma Mater .............................. Ohio State, 2011 Assistant Coach .................................Jon Goldberg G 13 NaKeia Burks 5-10 32.7 5.5 3.3 2.4 0.9 0.1 Alma Mater .................................Emerson, 2014 G 33 Lakelyn Bouldin 5-8 36.6 12.1 3.9 1.6 0.9 0.1 Director of Operations .................Ka’Vonne Towns Alma Mater ..........................Chattanooga, 2015 MOCS OFF THE BENCH Student Assistant ........................