The Chattanooga Mocs return to the Roundhouse Sunday hosting Troy. It’s a non-conference double-header with the women’s squad taking on the Trojans at 1:30 p.m., followed by the men’s rematch at 4 p.m.
Rematch? The Troy Trojans are a rare non-conference, in-season home-and-home opponent. How rare? The last time the Mocs played a non-conference opponent twice in the same campaign was Jacksonville State in 2016-17. But the home matchup with the Gamecocks was the championship game of the Cayman Islands Classic in Chattanooga.
It was not a scheduled home-and-home.
You have to go all the way back to was December 2003 for a true non-conference home-and-home. The Mocs hope to conjure up the same mojo from that series sweeping Tennessee State. It started with a 93-86 road win, coming back from 14 points down at the half, and then claiming a 74-70 home win 21 days later.
The first meeting with Troy was a come-from-behind 74-68 triumph. The Trojans led by 14 early in the second half before the Mocs chipped away. A.J. Caldwell’s and-1 with 2:00 minutes to go gave the squad the lead for good sparking a 10-0 run before a couple of late scores settled the margin at six. The Trojans enter the contest 4-6 fresh off a 60-55 win at Jacksonville State.
Chattanooga athletics in conjunction with the Salvation Army are hosting a winter coat drive. Donate a new or gently-used coat to help those in the area in need during the cold season and get buy one, get one free tickets.