Down by six points with 13:47 left tonight at McKenzie Arena, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball team produced a strong finish to beat UNC Greensboro 74-68 and remain in first place in the Southern Conference.
A 14-0 run, including three Kayla Christopher 3-pointers, helped the Lady Mocs pull ahead. Christopher scored 20 points and hit five 3s to move into a tie with Katasha Brown for second place all-time at UTC in career 3s with 216.
The Lady Mocs have now won 11 straight games and 24 in a row at the Roundhouse
UNCG led 32-31 at the half thanks to 10 UTC turnovers and four Jessica Collins 3s.
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John Frierson is in his fifth year at the Times Free Press and fifth year covering University of Tennessee at Chattanooga athletics. The bulk of his time is spent covering Mocs football, but he also writes about women’s basketball and the big-picture issues and news involving the athletic department. A native of Athens, Ga., John grew up a few hundred yards from the University of Georgia campus. Instead of becoming a Bulldog he attended Ole ...
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