Women’s basketball returns home to host Troy

CHATTANOOGA — The Chattanooga women’s basketball team returns to the Roundhouse this Thursday for the first half of what will be a doubleheader with Chattanooga men’s basketball as UTC women’s hoops first welcomes Troy University to McKenzie Arena at 6 p.m. ET.

Following the conclusion of the showdown with the Trojans, the men’s team will take on Morehead State in the first of two true doubleheaders that will take place in the Roundhouse during the 2024-25 season.

Thursday night’s women’s basketball game against the Trojans will be streamed on ESPN+. Additionally, fans can tune into WFLI or the Varsity app to tune into Will Poindexter’s radio broadcast of the game.

GAME DAY INFORMATION
Date: Thursday 14 November 2024
Time: 6:00 PM ET
Follow the game live online on ESPN+, WFLI, the Varsity app or the GoMocs app. Links are available online at GoMocs.com.

ABOUT CHATTANOOGA (2-1, 0-0 SoCon)
The Mocs are coming off a dominating 75-36 road win over NC Central earlier this week, moving UTC to a 2-1 record to open the year. Chattanooga has been able to hang its hat on a solid defense through the first three games of 2024-25 as the Mocs are actively ranked 20th.^th in the nation in scoring defense (44.3), while also sitting 43rd^rd in field goal percentage defense (.315), 48th^th in turnovers forced/game (24.0) and 89^th in theft/gambling (11.3). The Mocs have really spread the wealth offensively, with the team’s newly implemented offense allowing any given player to put together double-digit scoring. That said, some of UTC’s individual standouts include Sigrun Olafsdottirwho nearly dropped a triple-double for the Mocs last Monday, tallying 10 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, as well as true freshman Gianna Corbittthat comes off a career-high 12-point effort against NC Central. Karen Murphy (10.0 points/game) and Caia Elisaldez (9.3 points/game) have also been frequent contributors to UTC’s offense.

ABOUT TROY (0-3, 0-0 SBC)
Despite an 0-3 start to their 2024-25 season, the Troy Trojans will pose a threat against the Mocs on Thursday night at the Roundhouse. The Trojans stand as a very tall lineup and it shows in the team’s rebounding numbers, where Troy is currently 11th.^th in the NCAA in defensive rebounds per game (35.0) as well as 15th^th in the country in total rebounds per match (50.0). The Trojans suffered a pair of narrow losses to open the year, first falling to Buffalo 80-78 before going on to lose a 73-63 score to Montana State. Troy then had the big task of taking on No. 24 ranked Alabama in Tuscaloosa, a game the Trojans eventually fell 94-71. Key players to watch would be Ashley Baez, a three-point threat who currently leads the team in scoring (13.3 points/game), as well as Fortuna Ngnawo, who is nearly averaging a double-double on the year ( 11.7 points/game, 9.7 rebounds/game).

THE LAST TIME THEY MET
The last time these two teams met was back on December 9, 2020 when UTC traveled to Troy, Alabama to take on the Trojans. Troy ended up coming away with a 95–74 victory over the Mocs in that game, moving the all-time series between the two sides to 3–3. Chattanooga’s last win over Troy came on December 12, 2002, when the Mocs were able to sneak past the Trojans in a 59-58 victory in the Scenic City. Of the six games that have already happened between UTC and Troy, the Mocs are 1-2 when hosting the Trojans.

TOP NOTES
• The all-time series between the Mocs and Trojans is currently at 3-3. Troy won the last meeting between the teams on December 9, 2020, while UTC’s last win over Troy came back on December 12, 2002.
• UTC actively ranks as one of the nation’s top defenses across multiple statistical categories, with the Mocs currently 20th in the nation in scoring defense (44.3), 43rd in field goal percentage defense (.315) and 48th in turnovers forced /game ( 24.0).
• Sigrun Olafsdottir nearly made history for the Mocs on Monday as the Iceland native nearly finished with a triple-double, finishing the night with 10 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists. Had Olafsdottir hit the mark, it would have marked just the fourth triple-double in program history.
• True freshmen Gianna Corbitt has been on a tear to start his college career. She started things off with a double-digit rebounding effort against Shorter, followed by five steals against Tennessee Tech. Corbitt most recently dropped a team-high 12 points in UTC’s road win over NC Central.

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