The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball team struggled early, but pulled away down the stretch to pick up a 55-40 win over Morgan State on Saturday to wrap up day one of the Chattanooga Christmas Classic at McKenzie Arena.
UTC (8-3) was led by Keiana Gilbert with 19 points, eight rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Mocs post player Jasmine Joyner had a double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds, and she set a Mocs record at McKenzie Arena with seven blocks.
UTC was up 24-22 at halftime as the Bears press confounded the Mocs, but in the second half, UTC shot 47.8 percent from the field to pull away for the win.
Morgan State (2-9) was led by Braennan Farrar and Suri White with seven points each.
UTC will be back in action Sunday at McKenzie Arena against North Carolina A&T at 2 p.m.