CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Chattanooga women picked up their first road win of the season Thursday morning, beating Northern Kentucky 75-67, while the Mocs men head to North Carolina for a Friday night date at Elon.
Coach Deandra Schirmer had been asking for quicker starts, and her team delivered. Chattanooga piled up 49 of its points in the first and fourth quarters combined, bookending the game with its best stretches.
Four Mocs reached double figures for the first time this season. Izzy McPherson led the way with 14 points on 5-of-12 shooting, hitting two 3-pointers in a team-high 38 minutes. TaTianna Stovall, a Bradley Central product, scored 11 of her 13 in the final quarter and grabbed a season-best seven rebounds. She is the only player on the roster with double figures in all four games so far.
Evie Bruce matched her career best with 11 points off the bench on 5-of-6 shooting, and Gabbie Grooms knocked down two 3-pointers on her way to 10. Ava Card pulled down 10 rebounds.
Chattanooga made 29 of 55 shots, or 52.7%, and went 12-for-16 at the line, its best free throw mark of the year. The defense held Northern Kentucky to 39.7% shooting, and the Mocs owned the boards 38-30. The women come back to McKenzie Arena on Sunday against Lipscomb.
On the men’s side, coach Dan Earl’s team is in the middle of a rough opening run, with four of its first five games away from home. The Mocs opened at No. 11 Louisville, then played at Penn State before a home date with Division III Covenant College.
Elon brings wins over UNCG and Columbia into the game. Earl has said the staff is still sorting out rotations after slow starts in the first two games, and Friday is his first real look at his team against comparable competition. Tipoff at the Schar Center is set for 7 p.m.
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