Despite a rash of early injuries that limited the depth of her first University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball team, coach Deandra Schirmer still guided the 2024-25 Mocs to a winning record, a Southern Conference runner-up finish in both the regular season and the league tournament, and an appearance in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament.
After nearly upsetting top-seeded UNC Greensboro in the SoCon tourney final — the Spartans needed overtime to become the first team ever to beat 20-time champion UTC in that matchup — the Mocs picked up a home win against Alabama A&M in the first round of the 48-team WNIT before falling at Troy in the second round. UTC wound up 17-15 overall after going 9-5 against league opponents in the regular season.
Unless something drastic changes, Schirmer and her staff have cemented UTC’s roster for the 2025-26 season, when the Mocs will once again be one of the SoCon favorites, if not the outright expected champion.
Here’s a player-by-player breakdown of the roster turnover and what the 2025-26 Mocs will look like.
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