GREENSBORO, N.C. — Capriee Tucker was an offensive force in the paint during the first half Saturday while filling in for Whitney Hood, who picked up two quick fouls.
Hood then came back and dominated the second half of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s 65-53 Southern Conference women’s basketball win over UNC Greensboro.
Hood, the conference’s leading scorer, finished with 18 points in 20 minutes of play. Tucker scored a career-high 14 points in 16 minutes, nearly all of those coming in the first half after Hood went to the bench with two fouls at the 16:15 mark.
Tucker came in averaging 1.5 points and 5.1 minutes per game, but the 6-foot-1 forward went 5-for-5 from the field and 4-for-5 from the free-throw line.
“We probably wouldn’t have won this game without Capriee Tucker,” Lady Mocs coach Wes Moore said. “I always tell players that maybe aren’t playing as much as they would like to stay ready, so when their number’s called they’re in a position to take advantage of it. She did that, big time.”