GREENVILLE, S.C. — The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball team won its ninth game in a row Saturday, and like so many before, there was drama in the closing minutes.
The Lady Mocs got hot from 3-point range in the second half against Furman at Timmons Arena and led by 20 with 3:38 remaining. But the Paladins went on a late run against UTC’s reserves to make things interesting before the Lady Mocs held on for a 58-52 Southern Conference win.
“It was unfortunate the way things went down the stretch when we let them back in a little bit, but at the same time I’m not going to let the last five minutes ruin today,” UTC coach Wes Moore said. “It was a good win.”
After leading 19-12 at the end of an ugly first half — at least offensively — for both teams, the league-leading Lady Mocs (14-6, 9-2) went 7-for-11 from 3-point range during their second-half surge.
Megan Rollins hit a 3 to put UTC up 46-26 with 6:44 to play, and 41 seconds later Kayla Christopher hit her third 3 of the half to make it 49-26.