CHATTANOOGA --- Chattanooga women's basketball is back in action for a non-conference matchup with Lipscomb on Monday, November 25.
The game, which is set to tip at 11 a.m. ET, will pit the 3-3 Mocs against the 6-1 Bisons in just the second meeting all-time between the two programs. The game's early start time can be credited to it being Education Day, in which numerous local schools are invited to attend.
Fans are also encouraged to bring clothing, non-perishable food items and toiletries to the game to help benefit the Chatt Foundation of Greater Chattanooga. Collection bins will be located at all entrances of McKenzie Arena.
Those who can't make it out to the Roundhouse for the game can still follow along with the action either on ESPN+ or by tuning into WFLI 96.1 FM/100.3 FM/1070 AM if they'd prefer to listen to Will Poindexter's radio coverage of the Mocs. Live stats will also be provided for the game through GoMocs.com.
GAME DAY INFORMATION
Date: Monday, November 25, 2024
Time: 11:00 a.m. ET
Follow the game live online on ESPN+, WFLI, The Varsity App or the GoMocs App. Links are available online at GoMocs.com.
EDUCATION DAY
Monday's game will serve as Education Day for Chattanooga women's basketball. Numerous local schools will be in attendance to cheer on the Mocs and pack the Roundhouse. It offers one of the more fun, and loud, environments of the season for the team.
SAAC DONATION DRIVE
The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee would like to welcome fans to take part in its donation drive, set to conclude this Monday. Fans are encouraged to bring clothing, non-perishable foods items and toiletries to the game to help benefit the Chatt Foundation of Greater Chattanooga. Collection bins will be located at all entrances of the following UTC games and matches:
November 25 – Chattanooga women's basketball vs. Lipscomb
November 25 – Chattanooga men's basketball vs. Tennessee State
WBB GATE INFORMATION
An important notice for fans planning to attend Chattanooga women's basketball games this season: over the course of the 2024-25 season, Chattanooga women's basketball will only be using Gates 1 & 3 of McKenzie Arena for fan entrances. Gate 2 will not be available, with the only exceptions being on days in which WBB and MBB will have true doubleheaders (Feb. 8 against Western Carolina). Gate 2 WILL be available for all Chattanooga men's basketball home games this season.
ABOUT CHATTANOOGA (3-3, 0-0 SoCon)
The Mocs enter their game against the Bisons sitting right at .500 on the year, having reentered the win column in their most recent matchup against King University. The team has prided itself on its defense to open the 2024-25 campaign, with the Mocs currently leading the Southern Conference in field goal percentage defense (.349) and three-point percentage defense (.242). Not only that, but UTC is also becoming your prototypical "Three-and-D" team, with the Mocs also ranking first in the SoCon in three-point attempts/game (24.2) and three-pointers made/game (8.0). The team's .331 three-point percentage is good enough to rank second in the conference as well. The Mocs haven't really relied on any one player to find their success this season, but the point guard duo of Sigrun Olafsdottir and Caia Elisaldez have certainly impressed to open the year. Olafsdottir currently leads the SoCon in numerous stat categories including assists/game (4.5), assist-turnover ratio (2.70) and three-point percentage (.424), while Elisaldez's 10.5 points/game average is good enough to pace the Mocs on the year.
ABOUT LIPSCOMB (6-1, 0-0 ASUN)
Following a season-opening loss at the hands of Vanderbilt, the Bisons have strung together an excellent stretch of basketball in which the team has won each of its last six games, now sitting 6-1 heading into Lipscomb's game against Chattanooga. A jack of many trades but really a master of none, Lipscomb has quietly built a well-rounded team that has earned wins over the likes of Tennessee State, ETSU, Morehead State and Evansville, to name a few. One area that the Bisons are a cut above the rest, however, would be the team's three-point shooting. Not only does Lipscomb currently lead the ASUN in three-point attempts/game (33.4) and three-pointers made/game (10.6), but both of those values currently rank fourth and seventh, respectively, in the entire NCAA. The Mocs will need to slow down the three-headed monster of Claira McGowan, Molly Heard and Ainhoa Cea in order to find success on Monday. McGowan currently leads the team with an average of 13.1 points/game, while Heard follows narrowly behind her at 12.3 points/game. That pair alone has accounted for a combined 26 made three-pointers on the season. Cea, on the other hand, has been the main distributor for the Bisons as her 34 total assists rank as the ninth-most by any player in the country right now.
THE LAST TIME THEY MET
The first and only time these two teams met before came on Dec. 14, 2023 last season in Nashville when the Mocs took on the Bisons on the road. Chattanooga would win that game 72-62 in what proved to be a back-and-forth contest, giving UTC a 1-0 series lead over Lipscomb. Last season's game against the Bisons was a landmark one for current sophomore Caia Elisaldez, as the youngster made her first-ever collegiate start that night. She would go on to log 11 points, her first double-digit scoring effort of her young career.
TOP NOTES
• This marks just the second time that these two teams have met in women's basketball, with the first time coming last season on Dec. 14, 2023 in Nashville.
• The Mocs won that game 72-62, giving UTC a 1-0 lead in the all-time series with the Bisons. This, of course, will be the first time these two teams play each other in McKenzie Arena.
• Deandra Schirmer has sent out a different starting lineup in each of the last three games for the Mocs:
vs. Troy: Elisaldez, Olafsdottir, Murphy, Corbitt, Davis
at Mississippi State: Elisaldez, Olafsdottir, McPherson, Murphy, van der Schans
vs. King: Elisaldez, Olafsdottir, McPherson, Murphy, Anya
• Chattanooga has yet to lose a game this season (3-0) in which the team has out-rebounded its opponent, as well as shot 40 percent from the floor or better.
• Sigrun Olafsdottir leads the SoCon in assistturnover ratio, assists/game, three-point percentage and minutes/game.
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