For a half, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball team stood relatively toe to toe with Louisville.
In the third quarter, the fourth-ranked Cardinals flexed their muscle.
The 2018 national runners-up outscored UTC by 20 points in the decisive third period and were able to roll to a 75-49 victory Friday night in front of 1,802 at McKenzie Arena. The Mocs (1-1) play at Hampton next Friday and at Virginia Tech on Nov. 19 before playing at home again against Liberty on Nov. 21.
Louisville (2-0) made 10 of 13 shots in the third quarter, when All-America guard Asia Durr scored 14 of her game-high 24 points. Durr made all eight of the shots she took, hitting a trio of 3-pointers, and added five free throws. Bionca Dunham was the only other Cardinal in double figures, with 12 points.
The Cardinals outscored the Mocs 30-10 in the third quarter, blowing open a game that was tied at 11 after a period and led by Louisville 28-21 at halftime.