The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball team broke an eight-game losing streak Sunday in the consolation matchup of the Fordham Holiday Classic, beating Maine 66-61 in The Bronx, New York.
The Mocs (5-10) had one of their best shooting days of the season, making 24 of 50 from the field. Shelbie Davenport, who had started each of the 13 games she had played this season before Sunday, came off the bench to lead UTC with 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting. Freshman super sub Eboni Williams added 11 points and a team-high 10 rebounds.
Reserves scored 37 of the Mocs’ points, compared to just nine bench points for Maine (7-6).
UTC held the Black Bears to 33 percent shooting, including just 5-of-23 from 3-point range, though Maine’s Blanca Millan led all scorers with 25 points.
The game was tied at 45 entering the final quarter before Maine took a four-point edge on jumpers from Millan and Maddy McVicar for their team’s largest lead. The Mocs took a 55-54 lead on Davenport’s 3-pointer with 3:58 to play, the start of a 9-0 run over the next two minutes that included a 3-pointer from Bria Dial.