Postgame Notes
Asheville, N.C. | Harrah's Cherokee Center - Asheville
March 6, 2026
Final: Chattanooga 76, Furman 65

Quick Records/Series
Chattanooga: 20-9, 10-4 SoCon | Furman: 18-13, 9-5 SoCon
Series: Chattanooga leads the all-time series 65-32 in a series that dates back to 1985... The Mocs are 7-4 in SoCon Tournament games against the Paladins... Second year in a row UTC has knocked Furman out of the SoCon Tournament in the Semifinals... Chattanooga has won four in a row in the series... UTC has won 10 of the last 11 games between the two.

Deandra Schirmer (USC Aiken, 2011)
Overall (7):151-55 | Chattanooga (2): 37-24
 

NOTABLES

• Chattanooga advances to the SoCon Championship game for the 22nd time in program history... Fourth year in a row the Mocs will play in the Title Game.
• Chattanooga moves to 68-22 all-time in the SoCon Tournament... UTC is 42-5 all-time as the No. 1 seed.
• Coach Schirmer is 5-1 in SoCon Tournament games... Reached Championship game in both of her first two seasons... Fourth Chattanooga Head Coach to reach the Championship game in their first two years (Wes Moore, Jim Foster, Shawn Poppie).
• The Mocs won the rebound battle 34-24... 18-3 when outrebounding their opponent.
• Knocked down 11 triples... 24 across two games in the Tournament... First time this year having 10 or more 3-pointers in consecutive games. 
• 24 points off turnovers for UTC... Forced 16 Furman turnovers.
• Gianna Corbitt and Caia Elisaldez combined for 75% of Chattanooga's scoring in the win... Total of 57 points.
• Chattanooga led for 37:12 of gametime... Furman never had the lead during the game... Led by as many as 20 points in the fourth quarter before Furman cut it to eight points at the 4:07 mark... UTC scored the first eight points of the game behind two triples from Izzy McPherson. 
• 76 points is the most UTC has scored against Furman its three wins against them this year... Most since scoring 79 against Furman on 2/3/24.
• Chattanooga was 47% (27-58) from the field... 12-3 this season when hitting that mark.
• Scored 29 points in the third quarter, which is the most it has had in the third all season... Second most in any quarter (31 in 4th vs. Bellarmine).

INDIVIDUAL STANDOUTS

• Gianna Corbitt scored 29 points and brought in 13 rebounds for a double-double... Seventh double-double of the year... Averaging 24.5 ppg in two games during the Tournament... Shot 62.5% (10-16) from the field... 50% (5-10) from 3FG... Has made 11 triples in two SoCon Tournament Games... She is one triple away from tying SoCon Tournament record for most 3FG... Also had four steals. 
• Caia Elisaldez scored a career-high 28 points with four assists... Was 62.5% (10-16) from the field... 10th game this year with 20 or more points... Was 66.7% (2-3) from 3FG... Had a +/- of +17, most of any Moc... Scored 20 of her 28 after halftime.
• McPherson scored nine points and made three triples.

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