“We can be a physical team, too.”
It was a simple statement by University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball coach Deandra Schirmer at the end of a question posed to her players following Friday night’s Southern Conference battle with Mercer at McKenzie Arena, but it rang true after the Mocs won 72-59 and secured their 10th consecutive victory.
It took a quarter, more or less, for UTC to adjust to the physicality of the game against the Bears, but once the Mocs did, they took control and ultimately cruised. The 13-point win wasn’t ever really in doubt after a dominant second quarter for the home team.
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Now 6-0 in the Southern Conference and 14-5 overall this season, the Mocs return to action quickly, hosting Samford (8-15, 1-5) at 2 p.m. Sunday. The Bulldogs fell 53-44 to East Tennessee State on Friday, extending their losing streak to four games.