UTC 65, ETSU 57
UTC (14-7, 5-2 SoCon)Joyner 7-14 4-4 19, Alford 3-7 4-7 11, A. Gilbert 2-3 2-2 6, Payne 2-4 1-4 6, K. Gilbert 6-14 0-0 14, Melton 0-0 0-0 0, Vanlandingham 1-2 0-0 2, Johnson 3-3 0-0 7, Burks 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-48 11-17 65.East Tenn. State (12-10, 4-3)Dean 1-4 1-2 3, Schurr 0-0 0-0 0, Bridges 8-21 3-3 23, Christopher 2-7 2-2 7, Tarter 7-14 1-1 16, Vaughan 0-0 0-0 0, Lytton 0-0 0-0 0, Kendrick 3-8 0-0 6, Tipps 1-2 0-0 0. Total 22-57 7-8 57.Halftime—UTC, 30-24. 3-point goals—UTC 6-14 (K. Gilbert 2-4, Payne 1-1 , Johnson 1-1, Alford 1-2, Joyner 1-4, A. Gilbert 0-1, Vanlandingham 0-1); ETSU 6-21 (Bridges 4-12, Christopher 1-4, Tarter 1-5). Rebounds—UTC 24 (Joyner 7); ETSU 38 (Kendrick 9). Assists—UTC 13 (Payne 7); ETSU 11 (Tarter 5). Turnovers—UTC 9 (K. Gilbert 5); ETSU 15 (6 with 2). Blocks—UTC 6 (Joyner 6); ETSU none. Steals—UTC 9 (Payne 3); ETSU 3 (Bridges, Christopher, Tarter). Total fouls—UTC 12, ETSU 18. Fouled out—none. A—1,034.
Despite missing her previous three attempts from 3-point range, Jasmine Joyner was not afraid to attempt a fourth Saturday against East Tennessee State.
And she was glad she did.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga junior forward put the game away with her fourth try, which put the Mocs up 61-53 with 38 seconds to play. The Mocs went on to defeat the Bucs 63-55 in front of 1,034 fans at Brooks Gym in Johnson City to end a two-game Southern Conference skid.
UTC (14-7, 5-2) will host two conference games this week, starting against Furman at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at McKenzie Arena. The Mocs remain a game behind Mercer and Samford in the SoCon race, and after five away games in their first seven in conference play, they will have five of their final seven at home.