Senior Day was a good one for the UTC women’s basketball team as four seniors helped lead the Mocs to a convincing, 76-56, win against visiting Wofford Saturday at McKenzie Arena.u
The Mocs closed out the regular season at 18-10 overall and 12-2 in the Southern Conference while Wofford fell to 13-16 overall and 3-11 in the SoCon.
Team Highlights
Mocs gain No.1 seed in upcoming SoCon tourney which starts Thursday in Asheville, N.C. …. Mocs face No.8 seed Western Carolina (8-21, 3-11) in the tourney opener at 11:30 a.m. on ESPN3 …
A UTC win moves the Mocs to a Friday quarterfinal game against the No.4-5 winner at 11 a.m.
Saturday’s victory is the 100th in the four years under coach Jim Foster
UTC goes for its fifth straight SoCon title this weekend and a trip to the NCAA tourney
Good Game on the Stat Sheet:
UTC shot 50% (29-58) from the field, including 64% (9-14) in the fourth quarter
Led in rebounds (39-18), points in the paint (38-14), 2 nd chance points (23-10) and from the bench player (26-13)
Lowest team turnovers of the season with 5
Individual Stats
Seniors – Jas Joyner posted her fifth straight double-double with 19 points and 14 rebounds plus 4 assists and two blocked shots …
Queen Alford had 7 points and 1 rebound … Moses Johnson had 8 points and 4 boards (tied her season high) … Sydney Vanlandingham scored on a 3-pointer and had an assist and a steal.
Joyner is now tied for 10th all-time in the NCAA in blocked shots with 427.
Four Seasons- 100 Wins
2016-17.. 18-10
2015-16 ... 24-8
2014-15 ... 29-4
2013-14 --- 29-4
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100-26 ...
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