The gaudy individual stats belonged to Wofford on Saturday. The win belonged to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Led by Kayla Christopher’s 17 points, the third-seeded Lady Mocs advanced to the semifinals of the Southern Conference women’s basketball tournament at McKenzie Arena with a 68-58 win over the No. 11 Terriers.
After missing their first nine shots to start the game, the Lady Mocs (17-13) led by 13 points at halftime and 21 with 7:57 to play. There were a few uneasy moments down the stretch as Wofford (8-22) cut the lead to 10 with 1:46 left, but UTC was able to finish the win.
“I felt like, since we were the last team to [start] play in the tournament, that we would come out a little rusty – and we did,” Lady Mocs coach Wes Moore said.
UTC has won 28 straight games against Wofford, its longest run of dominance against any Southern Conference team.