Chattanooga scored the first 13 points of the game and never looked back as the Lady Mocs defeated the Lady Bucs, 75-47, Monday night at The McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga.
Chattanooga had a double-digit lead less than four minutes into the game and rolled to their season-best sixth consecutive victory.
ETSU falls to 8-12 and 3-8 in Southern Conference play. The Lady Mocs are 14-6 overall and 8-3 in the conference.
Miranda Warfield’s 14 points led balanced UTC scoring as every player saw action for the fourth time in the last five games. Jennifer Wilson scored 12 points, Heather Dykes nine and Nneka Irons seven.
UTC won it with defense, holding ETSU to 34.4 percent shooting overall and just 2-for-20 on three-pointers (10 percent). Senior Erin Thurman went 1-for-11 from the field and 0-for-3 on her three-point attempts, while Ashley Reed went 3-for-13 from the field and was 1-for-11 on her three-point attempts.
The Lady Mocs forced 23 turnovers and Warfield tied her season high with three steals.
ETSU was led by Misty Copas’ 10 points and three steals.
The Lady Bucs also received seven points each from Kiya Verdell, Megan Jackson and Ashley Reed.
Lauren Trantham led ETSU on the boards with six, all on the defensive end.
ETSU shot just 28.6 percent (8-28) from the field in the first half and were 0-for-9 on three-point attempts.
The Lady Bucs improved their shooting percentage slightly in the second half, shooting 39.4 percent (13-33) from the floor and 18.2 percent (2-for-11) from three-point territory.
UTC controlled the backboard 49-32 as Wilson and Dykes both had eight and Shamya Sermons pulled seven.
Heather McDivitt had five assists and Mandy Rollins had three assists. Wilson and Warfield were both 6-for-9 from the field and Warfield canned a pair of three-pointers.
The Lady Bucs return to the road on Saturday night as they face Georgia Southern at 7 p.m. from Statesboro, Ga.

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