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UTC women crush Catamounts at home, 83-52

Staff photo by Doug Strickland UTC guard Alicia Payne (1) rebounds the basketball away from Western Carolina's Sherae Bonner (11) and Kyia Hough (3) during the Mocs' game against the Western Carolina Catamounts on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015, at McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga.
Staff photo by Doug Strickland UTC guard Alicia Payne (1) rebounds the basketball away from Western Carolina's Sherae Bonner (11) and Kyia Hough (3) during the Mocs' game against the Western Carolina Catamounts on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015, at McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga. Staff photo by Doug Strickland UTC guard Alicia Payne (1) rebounds the basketball away from Western Carolina's Sherae Bonner (11) and Kyia Hough (3) during the Mocs' game against the Western Carolina Catamounts on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015, at McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga.

By Jim Tanner 4 min read

Home, sweet home.

After five straight away games, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball team put on a show for 1,722 fans Saturday afternoon in their Southern Conference home opener with an 83-52 win over Western Carolina.

That extended their winning streak to 11 games.

photo UTC guard Chelsey Shumpert (25) shoots over Western Carolina’s Lindsay Simpson during the Mocs’ game against the Western Carolina Catamounts on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015, at McKenzie Arena.

“We were glad to be back at home,” sophomore guard Chelsey Shumpert said. “I think it’s really good that we came back strong with a lot of intensity. The energy was really high, and we just had momentum throughout game.”

Shumpert led the offense with 15 points and a career-best nine assists. Four other UTC players scored in double figures, and every active player on the roster scored in the win.