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The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s baskeball team survived its first test of the season, beating Villanova 49-45 on Friday night, and now the Mocs face another tough opponent after a single day of rest.
The Mocs will host South Florida today at 2 p.m. in the final game of the three-team Chattanooga Tip-Off Challenge at McKenzie Arena. USF edged Villanova 57-56 Saturday afternoon at McKenzie in its season opener, and the Bulls should pose a more athletic challenge for UTC.
“They’re a lot more aggressive,” UTC sophomore Jasmine Joyner said of today’s opponent. “Instead of just being a 3-point shooting team, they can drive and post up.
“We focused our defense around the 3 (against Villanova), because they have really good 3-point shooters, but next game we can’t do that.”