The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball team is one of the deepest in the Southern Conference. That was especially evident in Monday’s win over Elon.
The Lady Mocs (15-6, 10-2 SoCon) posted a comfortable 80-65 win despite not having their top two scorers, forward Whitney Hood and guard Kayla Christopher. Hood came out after two minutes because of a sore knee and Christopher didn’t dress out due to illness.
Faith Dupree took over for Hood and took over the game, scoring a career-high 24 points. Meghan Downes replaced Christopher in the starting lineup and scored 18.
“I think our entire bench has been playing pretty well,” said coach Wes Moore, whose Lady Mocs play at Wofford (10-11, 3-9) tonight. “Obviously Meghan and Faith played extremely well the other night.”
The Lady Mocs’ bench has gotten a boost during the second half of the season due to the improved play of freshmen Ka’Vonne Towns and Ashley Southern. Their minutes and contributions are on the rise.