Once the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball Mocs figured out where their big advantage was against Presbyterian on Saturday, they figured out a way to exploit it.
The Mocs pounded the interior for easy baskets and their defense frustrated the Blue Hose throughout in gaining their first win of the season, 71-51 in front of 2,780 at McKenzie Arena.
UTC (1-3) is back on the road Monday, with a game at Indiana at 7 p.m.
Lakelyn Bouldin scored a career-high 21 points, going 4-for-7 from 3-point range. Aryanna Gilbert added 16 points and four steals, while Arianne Whitaker had eight points, six rebounds and three assists. The Mocs had 18 assists, with 11 coming from the trio of Gilbert, her sister Keiana and Whitaker as the team found success going high-low and taking advantage of its superior size.
Bouldin entered the game averaging 8.7 points and shooting 30 percent from 3-point range.