NASHVILLE — The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball team did the little things well Thursday at Belmont’s Curb Event Center to snap a four-game losing streak.
The Lady Mocs had just eight turnovers, won the rebound battle and made their free throws late to beat Belmont 66-61. It was UTC’s first win since beating Georgia Southern on Dec. 4.
Tenisha Townsend went 5-for-6 from the line in the final 30 seconds to seal the victory and led UTC (4-8) with a career-high 18 points. Whitney Hood had 15 points and nine rebounds and Bailey Dewart added 11 points and eight rebounds.
Belmont (4-7) led 50-48 with 7:11 remaining before the Lady Mocs went on a 13-4 run to pull away for good. Townsend’s 3-pointer with 1:57 left put UTC up 59-54 and she went on to score eight of the Lady Mocs’ final 10 points.
The Lady Mocs came in averaging 15.5 turnovers a game, but protected the ball against the Bruins, who had 16 giveaways. UTC finished with a 13-1 advantage in points off of turnovers.