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UTC women’s basketball team debuts in coaches Top 25 at No. 22

UTC's Alicia Payne (1) passes around the Greensboro defense. The UNC Greensboro Spartans visited the Mocs in Southern Conference action at McKenzie Area.
UTC's Alicia Payne (1) passes around the Greensboro defense. The UNC Greensboro Spartans visited the Mocs in Southern Conference action at McKenzie Area.

As the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball team enters its fourth week ranked in the Associated Press women’s Top 25, the team is finally getting some notice from the coaches.

The Mocs (23-3, 11-0 SoCon) made their first appearance in the USA Today poll of league coaches at No. 22, one day after UTC moved up to No. 20 in the AP poll.

The coaches poll had been slower to recognize UTC’s success, and just three weeks ago the Mocs were receiving no votes in the coaches poll while being ranked No. 25 in the AP rankings.

UTC has won 19 consecutive games and will be back in action Saturday at 3 p.m. at Samford.