SoCon tournament semifinal
UTC 49, Samford 41Samford (20-11)Elliott 1-7 0-0 2, Reece 3-10 0-0 8, Mayers 3-6 2-2 11, Stricklin 0-0 0-0 0, Stevens 1-7 0-0 2, Blevins 6-11 2-2 18, Fletcher 0-0 0-0 0, Riggins 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 14-44 4-4 41.UTC (23-7)Joyner 5-14 7-9 17, Payne 2-7 4-7 8, Alford 6-13 0-0 14, K. Gilbert 3-9 1-2 7, A. Gilbert 1-3 0-0 2, Johnson 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 17-48 13-20 49.Halftime—UTC, 29-18. 3-point goals—Samford 9-22 (Blevins 4-8, Mayers 3-4, Reece 2-5, Elliott 0-1, Stevens 0-4); UTC 2-13 (Alford 2-7, Joyner 0-1, Payne 0-1, A. Gilbert 0-1, Johnson 0-1, K. Gilbert 0-2). Rebounds—Samford 25 (Elliott 5); UTC 39 (Joyner 13). Assists—Samford 10 (Elliott 3, Stevens 3); UTC 6 (Payne 4). Turnovers—Samford 14 (Reece 4); UTC 11 (Payne 3). Blocks—Samford 2 (Reece, Stevens); UTC 9 (Joyner 8). Steals—Samford 4 (Elliott 2); UTC 8 (Payne 4). Total fouls—Samford 15, UTC 7. Fouled out—none.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball team played the third quarter of its Southern Conference tournament semifinal game not to lose, and the result was Samford erasing an 11-point deficit.
UTC played the fourth quarter to win, and a 49-41 win was the result.
The second-seeded Mocs weren’t great offensively in the final period Friday, but they limited the Bulldogs to 1-for-10 shooting and advanced to Sunday’s Southern Conference championship game against top seed Mercer, which defeated Furman in the other semifinal.
Jasmine Joyner had 17 points, 13 rebounds and eight blocked shots for UTC (23-7), while Queen Alford scored 14 points. Keiana Gilbert had 10 rebounds with seven points as the Mocs won their 10th consecutive game and 11th straight in conference tournament play.