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UTC notebook: Women’s basketball loses season opener due to COVID-19; athletics programs boasts record-high graduation rate

Chattanooga women's basketball coach Katie Burrows directs players during the Mocs' home basketball game against the Paladins at McKenzie Arena on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Chattanooga women's basketball coach Katie Burrows directs players during the Mocs' home basketball game against the Paladins at McKenzie Arena on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Chattanooga women's basketball coach Katie Burrows directs players during the Mocs' home basketball game against the Paladins at McKenzie Arena on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, in Chattanooga, Tenn.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball program has canceled its first two games of the 2020-21 season due to an undisclosed number of positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing within the program which prompted a two-week quarantine.

“During our routine testing of all members of our program, we had some positive results,” UTC head coach Katie Burrows said in a statement. “We are following all of the guidelines for isolation and quarantining, which unfortunately means we will not have enough players available for the first two games.

“I hate that we are missing games, but the health and safety of everyone involved comes first.”

The Mocs were scheduled to begin the year on the road on Nov. 25 at Tennessee State, before returning home to face Tennessee Tech on Nov. 29. Now the season opener is Dec. 6 against Alabama-Birmingham, which is scheduled to tip off at 2 at McKenzie Arena.

Graduation success