Whitney Hood of the Lady Mocs goes up for a shot against Lee University at McKenzie Arena on Tuesday night.The Lady Mocs eventually accomplished some of their first-game goals.
Most importantly for coach Wes Moore, they won.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball team shook off a poor first-half performance to prevail 55-40 over NAIA power Lee University in an exhibition Tuesday night in McKenzie Arena.
“I normally don’t walk off the court with an opposing coach, but I told Marty [Rowe] that we set the game back about 10 or 20 years in the first half,” Moore said. “It was pretty ugly. Maybe we can attribute it to having fans in the stands and the lights on. Whatever the reason, it was not a pretty game.”
Senior center Whitney Hood led the Lady Mocs with 20 points and seven rebounds, while her teammates shot 4-of-18 from the 3-point line.