CHATTANOOGA MOCS at UNCG SPARTANS February 3, 2018 • 4:00 p.m. EST • Fleming Gymnasium • Greensboro, North Carolina Radio: 98.1 FM | Video Streaming: ESPN3 | Live Stats/Audio Streaming: GoMocs.com Facebook.com/GoMocs | Twitter.com/GoMocsWBK | Instagram.com/GoMocsWBK 2017-18 CHATTANOOGA WE ARE CHATTANOOGA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE On first reference, it is acceptable to refer to us as “The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga”. After that, our preferred name is “Chattanooga” or “UTC”. Date Opponent Time/Result Please DO NOT use “Tennessee-Chattanooga”, “UT Chattanooga”, or or any other variation. N.11 at Wisconsin - Green Bay L, 30-60 N.13 UCF ** L, 57-58 We are the MOCS! N.15 at Stetson L, 67-78 N.18 Presbyterian W, 71-51 MEET THE COACHES N.20 at Indiana W, 64-61 N.24 1 - vs. Northwestern W, 61-44 Chattanooga | Southern | 14-8, 5-3 UNCG | SoCon | 10-13, 4-4 N.25 1 - vs. Georgetown W, 54-41 Jim Foster (Temple, 1980) Trina Patterson (Virginia, 1987) N.26 1 - vs. Auburn W, 50-41 Career Record: 900-342/40th year Career Record: 213-328/19th year D.02 Tennessee Martin WOT, 87-82 Chattanooga Record: 117-35/5th year UNCG Record: 30-28/2nd year D.10 Virginia Tech L, 44-64 D.17 Florida Gulf Coast W, 68-61 MOCS PROBABLE STARTERS D.20 2 - at Florida W, 65-60 D.21 2 - vs. Princeton L, 49-59 D.28 Hampton W, 64-52 J.04 • UNCG - DH W, 49-42 J.06 • Western Carolina - DH W, 47-32 J.12 • at East Tennessee State L, 58-65 J.18 • at Wofford W, 54-47 J.20 • at Furman L, 57-58 J.25 • Samford WOT, 68-58 4 12 20 33 35 J.27 • Mercer - DH L, 50-71 Arianne Whitaker Bria Dial Keiana Gilbert Lakelyn Bouldin Aryanna Gilbert F.01 • at Western Carolina - DH W, 58-41 6-2 | RSo. | Forward 6-0 | Fr. | Guard 5-11 | Sr. | Guard 5-8 | So. | Guard 5-9 | RSr. | Guard F.03 • at UNCG 4:00 p.m. Pts ...................5.5 Pts ...................2.0 Pts .................13.5 Pts .................12.6 Pts .................13.1 F.10 • East Tennessee State - DH 2:00 p.m. Rebs ................3.2 Rebs ................6.1 F.15 • Furman 6:30 p.m. Rebs ................5.4 Rebs ................2.0 Rebs ................5.7 F.17 • Wofford - DH 2:00 p.m. Asts .................0.6 Asts .................0.0 Asts .................2.4 Asts .................0.9 Asts .................2.9 F.22 • at Mercer 7:00 p.m. Stls ..................0.6 Stls ..................0.5 Stls ..................0.9 Stls ..................0.8 Stls ..................1.4 F.24 • at Samford 3:00 p.m. Blks .................1.0 Blks .................0.9 Blks .................1.0 Blks .................0.1 Blks .................0.7 M.1-4 3 – SoCon Tournament TBD Mins ..............22.1 Mins ..............14.8 Mins ..............38.1 Mins ..............31.5 Mins ..............37.0 All Times Eastern. MOCS OFF THE BENCH All home games played at the McKenzie Arena unless otherwise noted. No. PLAYER POS HT CL Min PPG RPG APG SPG BPG ** at Maclellan Gym. • indicates SoCon opponent 3 Mya Long G 5-9 Fr. 6.6 2.3 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.0 1 – Music City Challenge, Nashville, Tenn. 10 Jacobi Lynn* G 5-7 Fr. 8.0 3.0 0.6 0.7 0.3 0.0 2 - Gator Holiday Classic, Gainesville, Fla. 14 Molly Melton G 5-4 Jr. 27.6 2.3 3.0 2.6 1.6 0.0 3 – Southern Conference Tournament, Asheville, N.C. 22 Shelbie Davenport G 6-0 RJr. 13.5 2.5 1.6 0.9 0.6 0.1 23 Brooke Burns G 5-10 Fr. 9.9 3.1 1.4 0.6 0.3 0.1 24 Nakeia Burks* G 5-10 Jr. 9.0 0.7 2.0 0.3 0.7 0.3 Athletics Communication 32 Rochelle Lee F/C 6-3 Fr. 7.7 1.6 1.1 0.0 0.3 0.1 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ....................Anne C. Wehunt 41 Ashlyn Wert F 6-5 RJr. 6.4 1.0 1.5 0.1 0.0 0.4 * out for the season EMAIL [email protected] PHONE (OFFICE) ................................ 423-425-4618 OPPONENT’S PROBABLE STARTERS PHONE (CELL) .................................... 423-933-5764 Mocs vs. UNCG WEB .....................................................GoMocs.com No. P Ht. Cl. Name PPG RPG APG 2 G 6-0 So. Alexus Willey 9.9 3.7 1.4 Overall ............................ 42-7 #GoMocs TWITTER ................................. @GoMocs Home .............................. 18-3 5 G 5-6 Jr. Brandi Fier 6.6 1.7 3.9 Away ............................... 17-3 23 F 5-10 So. Te’ja Twitty 9.2 6.3 1.0 Neutral.............................. 7-1 25 C 6-3 Sr. Ije Ajemba 11.7 12.3 0.5 Overtime .......................... 0-2 900 Career Wins 35 G 5-10 So. Nadine Soliman 14.0 3.7 1.4 Last: 01/06/18 ......... W, 49-42 21-Time SoCon Champions • 18-Time SoCon Tournament Champions Facebook.com/GoMocs | Twitter.com/GoMocs | Instagram.com/GoMocs 2017-18 Chattanooga Women’s Basketball GENERAL INFORMATION This week in Chattanooga Women’s Basketball The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Preferred Name ................................ Chattanooga Short Name ..................................................... UTC Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Location ..................................Chattanooga, Tenn. 2/4 2/5 2/6 2/7 2/8 2/9 2/10 Founded .............. 1886 at Chattanooga University Enrollment ..................................................11,328 Colors (PMS) ....... Navy Blue (295), Old Gold (124) OFF Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice vs. ETSU Nickname ...................................................... Mocs 8:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. TBD 2:00 p.m. Mascot ...................................................... Scrappy Lawson Lawson Lawson Lawson McKenzie Arena Facility (Cap) ............The McKenzie Arena (10,526) Affiliation........................................NCAA Divsion I 900 Celebration Conference ..............................................Southern Time Zone ..................................................Eastern Press Row Phone ..............................423.756.5476 Last Time Out | Mocs Give Foster 900th Win; Down WCU | 58-41 ADMINISTRATION Chattanooga head coach Jim Foster joined an exclusive club UP NEXT: UT System President ..................... Dr. Joe DiPietro Thursday night with the Mocs’ win over Western Carolina. He Chancellor ....................................Dr. Steven Angle became just the eighth coach in NCAA women’s basketball vs. ETSU (DH) Vice Chancellor/AD ........................Mark Wharton history, at all levels, to reach the 900-win plateau. Foster, Feb. 10 | 2:00 p.m. Faculty Athletics Rep .................Dr. Debbie Ingram tied with Jody Conradt for seventh, becomes the eighth McKenzie Arena Sr. Associate AD/SWA ........................Laura Herron fastest to 900 wins, reaching it in his 1,242nd game. “I’ve got Sr. Associate AD ...................................Scott Altizer really good players and really good assistant coaches,” Foster Sr. Associate AD .............................Andrew Horton said. “When I’m done, I might look back and think about things. I just don’t look at things that way. For Sr. Associate AD ........................... Dr. Jay Blackman me, we got a little bit better today and we’ve got to get a little bit better tomorrow and get a little bit Sr. Associate AD ................................Rob Robinson Associate AD ........................... Dr. Emily Blackman better next week.” The Mocs got past Western Carolina Thursday evening 58-41 at the Ramsey Center McKenzie Arena Box Office ..............423.266.6672 in Cullowhee, N.C., to move to 14-8 overall and 5-3 in Southern Conference action. The Catamounts fall to 4-19 on the year and 0-8 in league play. Sophomore Lakelyn Bouldin hit a 3-pointer with 4:47 to play COACHING STAFF in the second quarter, snapping a 12-2 run by the Cats, to make it 18-14. That started an 18-0 run that COACHING STAFF spanned two quarters, giving UTC a 19-point lead with 5:24 to play in the third quarter. Senior Keiana Head Coach ........................................... Jim Foster Gilbert led the Mocs with 16 points and four assists. She was 7-of-11 from the field and 2-of-3 from Alma Mater .................................... Temple, 1980 the 3-point line. Sophomore Arianne Whitaker recorded her second double-double this season with Career Record/Years ................865-323/38 years 15 points and 10 rebounds. She added in a pair of steals and blocked shots. Freshman Brooke Burns UTC Record/Years ..........................82-16/3 years had a career night with 10 points, three rebounds and four assists. She was 4-of-4 from the field with Assistant Coach ............................... Katie Burrows two 3-pointers. Bouldin added eight points and senior Aryanna Gilbert had five points, five assists and Alma Mater ..........................Chattanooga, 2004 Assistant Coach ...........................Brittany Johnson three steals. Chattanooga got out to a 13-2 lead over the first seven minutes, but the Cats responded, Alma Mater .............................. Ohio State, 2011 outscoring the Mocs 12-2 over the next 6:15 to pull to within a point at 15-14 with 6:29 to play in the Assistant Coach .................................Jon Goldberg first half. That was stopped by the Mocs’ 18-0 run. The Mocs shot just 35.7 in the opening frame but Alma Mater .................................Emerson, 2014 responded each quarter and averaged 52 percent over the final two periods. UTC was 24-of-53 from Director of Operations ......................Debbie Black the field and 7-of-23 from beyond the arc. Western Carolina was held to a 27.6 percent performance, Alma Mater .............................St. Joseph’s, 1984 making 16-of-58 for the game and was 3-of-17 from long range. The Catamounts outrebounded UTC 44- Dir of SA Development .................Ka’Vonne Towns 30 with 20 coming off the offensive glass. They converted that into 11 second chance points compared Alma Mater ..........................Chattanooga, 2015 to the Mocs’ five.