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UTC women fall to Pitt in first round of NCAA tournament (with gallery)

UTC guard Moses Johnson (23) tries to shoot around Pittsburgh guard Fred Potvin (14) in the first half of the Mocs' NCAA tournament basketball game against the Pittsburgh Panthers on Saturday, March 21, 2015, at the Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn. UTC guard Moses Johnson (23) tries to shoot around Pittsburgh guard Fred Potvin (14) in the first half of the Mocs' NCAA tournament basketball game against the Pittsburgh Panthers on Saturday, March 21, 2015, at the Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn.

By Jim Tanner March 21, 2015 1 min read

Photo Gallery

SYNC @ 300 Third Tower Opening

Welcome to 300 3rd Tower! Sponsored by SYNC

Megan and Chris Thomas enjoy the reception at 300 3rd Tower.

Chris Collier speaks to the crowd. The sponsors of the reception introduced themselves and services.

Sarah and Justin Tucker smile for SYNC at the reception.

Crystal Thurman signs in at the door before the party.

SYNC sponsors the opening celebration for 300 3rd Tower in Downtown Little Rock

SYNC's Crystal Thurman welcomes and thanks the crowd.

Kathy Taylor enjoys some goodies from Capers.

Sharon Priest welcomes the crowd and tells the agenda for the evening.

"Welcome to 300 3rd Tower!"
Sharon Priest

Olivia Hough reads SYNC while enjoying the reception. Olivia was part of group visiting from North Carolina.

SYNC's Christy Smith and Crystal Thurman smile for the camera, during a tour of the new tower condominiums.

Jimmy Moses welcomes the crowd to his new tower.
"We want the sidewalks of Downtown Little Rock as crowded as this lobby is this afternoon!"

Rett Tucker, SYNC'S Lauren Clark and Jimmy Moses

Guests were treated to a tour of the new condos at 300 3rd Tower.

Mark and Lisa Legitt enjoy hearing about the new building.

The new 300 3rd Tower held an opening reception to welcome the construction to downtown Little Rock.

KNOXVILLE – The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball team battled to the end but couldn’t get the shots to drop on Saturday.

The seventh-seeded Mocs lost 40-51 to Pittsburgh in the first round of the NCAA tournament, shooting just 26.2 percent from the field.

The Mocs tied the game 33-33 on two free throws by Alicia “Red” Payne, but the Panthers outscored UTC 18-7 the rest of the way.

UTC (29-4) was led by Jasmine Joyner with 10 points and nine rebounds, and Payne had nine points.

Pittsburgh (20-11) was led by freshman Stasha Carey with 16 points and 13 rebounds, and the Panthers will face the winner of the Tennessee-Boise State game later Saturday.