The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball team will have a couple of tough tests early in the 2010-11 season. Just four days after taking on Pat Summitt’s Tennessee Lady Vols on Nov. 14, UTC coach Wes Moore and the Lady Mocs will travel to Athens, Ga., to face coach Andy Landers’ Georgia Lady Bulldogs on Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. Georgia announced its schedule on Thursday. Georgia will play a minimum of 13 games versus teams that played in either the NCAA Tournament or WNIT last season. UTC has not announced its full schedule yet, but the Lady Mocs will have at least one other SEC foe this season, as Kentucky is scheduled to visit McKenzie Arena.
College Football
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is giving local businesses an opportunity to get involved with the 2010 Mocs footballl season opener. On Thursday, UTC announced its “Marquee Mania” promotion that will give two free tickets to the Saturday, Sept. 4 showdown with Appalachian State to establishments which promote the game on signs at their businesses. Businesses are asked to display signs with sayings encouraging the Mocs and promoting the game with slogans that promotes the matchup with the third-ranked Mountaineers. In order to receive the tickets, businesses need to email a photo of their marquee with the slogan promoting the game to William Kent at william-kent@utc.edu in the UTC Athletics Marketing Office. Other benefits of participating in the “Marquee Mania” promotion include a Mocs Football schedule poster autographed by head coach Russ Huesman and discounts on group rate tickets.