Hampton gave the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball team – namely Lakelyn Bouldin and Aryanna Gilbert – a number of wide-open 3-point looks Thursday afternoon at McKenzie Arena.
And the UTC pair made them pay.
Led by six 3s and 32 points from Bouldin – both career highs for the sophomore – the Mocs overcame 24 turnovers to defeat Hampton 64-52 and finish 9-5 in nonconference play. They’ll begin Southern Conference play with a home game against UNC Greensboro next Thursday.
Bouldin was 9-for-17 from the floor and 6-for-8 from 3-point range, setting a career high in 3-pointers made. She was 8-for-9 from the foul line and chipped in seven rebounds for the first 30-point game at UTC since Jasmine Joyner had 31 against UT-Martin on Nov. 28, 2015.
“In the game my shot was feeling pretty good,” Bouldin said. “It was one of those days. I was spotting it, my teammates were finding me and I was hitting shots today.”