The Chattanooga women’s basketball team will play host to Tennessee State Wednesday night at The McKenzie Arena. The Mocs are 1-2 on the year while the Tigers are 2-1.
GAME DAY INFORMATION
Mocs vs. Tennessee State
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Site: Chattanooga, Tenn. | The McKenzie Arena
Follow all the action online at GoMocs.com. Links for Live State, Streaming Audio and the ESPN+ broadcast are available on the women’s basketball schedule page at GoMocs.com.
UTC leads the series with Tennessee State 14-7. In Chattanooga, the Mocs are 8-3 against the Tigers. After ending the series in 2002, the two programs picked it back up in 2020 but cancelled that game in Chattanooga due to the pandemic. Last year, the Mocs won 63-57 in Nashville.
After starting the season with a win at home against Young Harris, the Mocs have fallen in the last two outings. After leading at Belmont by 14, the Mocs were edged out 56-54 by the Bruins. At home against Austin Peay, the Mocs overcame a nine-point late game deficit and grabbed a 51-50 lead with less than two minutes to play, but the Govs retook the lead for the win. Chattanooga is outscoring its opponents by more than six points per game and shooting 40.4 percent from the field. On the boards, UTC holds a 5.3 advantage.
Yazz Wazeerud-Din leads the team with 16.3 points per game and a pair of 20-point games. Abbey Cornelius is second on the team in scoring with 10.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. She nearly pulled off a double-double against Austin Peay with 19 points and nine boards. Freshman Raven Thompson is third on the team in points with 9.0 points per game and leads the team with 7.7 rebounds per game. She has twice flirted with a double-double scoring 10 points twice and pulling down nine rebounds in the season opener and eight against Austin Peay.