It wasn’t the most awe-inspiring victory Saturday for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball team, but it was way better than the alternative.
The Mocs got 33 points from the two-headed monster of guard Jada Guinn and forward Raven Thompson and led for the final 31 minutes of a 75-62 win over Division II member UVA Wise at McKenzie Arena.
Next up for the Mocs (4-1) is a trip to Florida for the Daytona Beach Classic, with games against Kent State (1-1) on Friday and Northern Kentucky (1-2) on Saturday.
Guinn (17 points, five rebounds, three assists) and Thompson (16 points, eight rebounds) have become the most consistent part of the offense so far in Shawn Poppie’s second season as head coach at UTC, but point guard Addie Porter contributed 13 points and four rebounds, knocking down a pair of 3-pointers.
She was 1-for-11 from 3-point range this season prior to Saturday.