Katie Burrows made no University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball players available to the media after Friday’s 62-45 home loss to Eastern Kentucky, with the frustrated coach saying the Mocs needed to “figure out who they are.”
The Mocs are talented. They’ve been in almost every game they’ve played so far this season – even having multiple good quarters in some of their losses – but they haven’t been able to put a complete performance together.
Sunday’s result, a 96-87 victory over Georgia Southern at the Georgia State Classic in Atlanta, won’t erase the earlier frustration, and UTC still turned the ball over 25 times. But the feeling for the Mocs, who improved to 3-4, was much better than two days prior.
They shot 56% from the field against the Eagles (3-3) and topped 90 points in regulation for the first time since scoring 91 against Davidson on Feb. 12, 2011. They made 14 3-pointers, the first such instance since that same game. Five UTC players reached double figures in points, led by Bria Dial’s 23 as the senior hit a career-high seven 3s.
Eboni Williams added 20 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Freshman guard Sigrun Olafsdottir had her best game as a Moc, totaling 16 points, six rebounds and eight assists, and Abbey Cornelius matched Olafsdottir’s scoring output while adding five rebounds and five assists. Morgan Hill made all five of her shots, including a trio from 3-point range, as she scored 13 points.