The Chattanooga Lady Mocs travel 5-6 hours north Saturday in search of their first NCAA win in a decade when UTC posted a 74-69 triumph against Rutgers.
No. 11 UTC vs No.6 Syracuse -. March 22 1:30 p.m. EDT Lexington, Ky.
winner faces No.3 Kentucky-No.14 Wright State winner Monday
Syracuse - 22-9 ... started hot winning its first eight games ... won five of last six ... lost in second round of ACC tourney
UTC 29-3 ... has 25 game win streak intact ... won Southern Conference title
NCAA Appearances:
Syracuse: 5th appearance (0-4) ... lost to Creighton in 2013 in Knoxville
UTC: 12th appearance (1-11) ... lost to Nebraska in 2013 in College Station, Texas
Coaches:
Syracuse: Quentin Hillsman (8th yr) 166-97 ... NCAAs (2) 0-2 ... WNIT (4) 11-4
Chattanooga: Jim Foster 1st yr - 29-3 .. (36th yr overall) ... 812-310
Coach Foster - first D-I women's coach to take four schools to the NCAAs; St. Joseph's, Vandy, Ohio State and Chattanooga
Team Comparisons
Points: Syracuse (73.5) UTC (70.3%)
FG% Syracuse (39.8%) UTC (45%)
3-Pt FG% Syracuse (31.9%) ... UTC (31.8%)
FT% Syracuse (72.8%) UTC (72.7%)
Rebounds: Syracuse (41.2/game) UTC (37.9/game)
Turnovers: Syracuse (14/game) UTC (12.7/game)
Steals: Syracuse (10/game) UTC (8.7/game)
Syracuse: Players
starts 2 seniors, 2 freshman, 1 soph.
Brittany Sykes 5-9 So G ... 16.7 ppg, 4.9 rebs
Tasia Bulter 6-1 Fr G ... 14.6 ppg 3.7 rbpg
Shakeya Leary 6-3 Sr. C ... 8 ppg, 7.4 rbpg
Isabella Slim 6-0 Fr. G ... 3.2 ppg, 1.8 rbpg
Rachel Coffey 5-7 Sr F ... 5.9 ppg, 2.2 rbpg
Chattanooga: Players
Taylor Hall 6-1 Sr. F ... 14.9 ppg, 8.6 rbpg
Ashlen Dewart 6-3 Sr. C ... 10.1 ppg, 5.1 rbpg
Chelsey Shumpert 5-4 Fr. G ... 7.1 ppg, 2.2 rbg
Aryanna Gilbert 5-9 Fr. G ... 4.5 ppg, 2.2 rbpg
Alex Black 5-8 Sr. G ... 6.8 ppg, 2.0 rbpg
contact B.B Branton at william.branton@comcast.net