After the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball team finished a 55-40 win over Morgan State on Saturday, coach Jim Foster revealed his secret weapon in the postgame news conference.
Foster’s grandsons, 7-year-old George and 5-year-old Oliver were in town with Foster’s son, Christian, and joined their grandfather on the podium to discuss the Mocs’ win in the opening day of the Chattanooga Christmas Classic at McKenzie Arena.
While George and Oliver proved to be the strong silent types, Coach Foster said he was happy with how his team responded against a pressing Morgan State team that was within 24-22 at halftime and held UTC to 34.8 percent shooting from the field in the first half.
“They were good defensively,” Foster said of the Bears. “They’re long and athletic, and we settled for the 3 too much in the first but did a much better job in the second half of mixing up our shots.”
UTC (8-3) managed to do most of its damage with interior shooting, led by freshman Keiana Gilbert’s 19 points and a double-double by sophomore Jasmine Joyner with 14 points, 13 rebounds and seven blocked shots.