Freshman Raven Thompson’s career-best game came at an opportune time for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball team.
Thompson had career highs in points with 20 and rebounds with 12 — her first double-double — as the Mocs won at UNC Asheville, 60-48, Wednesday afternoon.
Nine of Thompson’s rebounds came on the offensive end as UTC out-rebounded the hosts, 39-33, and outscored them 34-22 in the paint.
“Raven did a phenomenal job for us today,” said UTC coach Shawn Poppie, whose team won its second consecutive game and third in its last four to improve to 4-3 overall. “She has all year, but today she really stood out. We struggle to finish plays at times, but Raven seemed to come up with every offensive rebound when we needed it most.
“I’m proud of her to get over the hump and finish with a double-double today. She had been flirting with one all year.”