It should come to no surprise of anyone, but a focused University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball team is a very good team.
The Mocs showed that Thursday.
Led by 18 points from Lakelyn Bouldin, another double-double from Jasmine Joyner and a defense that stiffened after the first quarter, UTC cruised to a 66-43 victory over Furman at McKenzie Arena.
It was a 40-point turnaround from the teams’ first meeting, a 65-48 win by the Paladins on Jan. 28 in Greenville, S.C., as the Mocs improved to 17-10 and 11-2 in the Southern Conference, tied with Mercer for first in the league.
“We came out hungry,” Joyner said. “We had energy, played together and focused. At times we take possessions off or don’t play all four quarters, but we have to bring our best game and continue to play like us.”