Chattanooga’s Kayla Christopher (3) drives against Tennessee guard Ariel Massengale (5) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012, in Knoxville, Tenn.KNOXVILLE – Things started out pretty well for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball team Tuesday night at Thompson-Boling Arena. Much better than the Lady Mocs’ previous game against Tennessee.
But except for a career-best performance by former Lady Vol Faith Dupree, the good times ended rather abruptly.
The Lady Mocs trailed by only a basket, 10-8, after more than three minutes of play. A year ago UT jumped out to a 19-0 lead.
Sixth-ranked Tennessee took command from there, however, with a 30-0 run and cruised to a 90-47 win in front of an announced crowd of 11,754.
The start was more competitive than last season, but the end result was about the same. Tennessee won 103-43 last December.