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ATHENS, Ohio – The Ohio women's basketball team (2-7, 0-0 MAC) will stay at home to play in the Convocation Center (Dec. 18), facing the University of Tennessee Chattanooga (7-5, 0-0 SoCon). This matchup will tipoff at 1 pm on Sunday and will be on ESPN+.
ALL-TIME SERIES
Ohio University and UT Chattanooga have only met once before in their recorded school history's. This singular matchup took place on the road in Chattanooga only 3 seasons ago in 2019. The Bobcats took the win 70-58, making the all-time series 1-0. In this upcoming matchup, UT Chattanooga is looking to tie the all-time series 1-1.
LAST MEETING RESULTS
Dec. 29, 2019 @ Chattanooga, TN..............W, 70-58
MOCS 2022-23 FACTS
Starters Returning/Lost.......................................3/2
Letterwinners Returning/Lost............................9/3
MOCS 2020-21 SEASON OVERVIEW
Overall Record........................................................7-23
SoCon Record........................................................5-9
SoCon Finish...........................................................6th
THE MOCS 2022-23 SEASON
UT Chattanooga has played 12 games already in their 2022-23 basketball season, winning 7 and losing 5. Their season started at home with a win against Young Harris (65-39), followed by a heartbreaking road lost to Belmont (54-56). The Mocs then returned home to play Austin Peay (53-58) and Tennessee State (60-31), followed by a 3 point defecit to Murray State in Kentucky. The Mocs then went on a four game win streak defeating: Kennesaw State (72-59), UNC Asheville (60-48), King University (62-47), and Georgia State (74-60). The winning streak came to an end for the Mocs as they faced two SEC teams back to back: Alabama (52-61), and Tennessee (39-69). Chattanooga's most recent matchup was a on Thursday (12/15) against North Alabama, which resulted in a victory (55-44).
SCOUTING THE MOCS
In Chattanooga's last game, sophomore guard, Sigrun Olafsdottir scored a season-high of 10 points which included two 3-pointers and Abbey Cornelius became the 30th member of the Mocs 1,000-Point Club. Abbey is tied for 27th all-time with 1,014 career points and has accumulated 766 career rebounds. Raven Thompson also proved to be a key player, leading the Mocs with 18 points.
LEADING CHATTANOOGA
Currently, Yazz Wazeerud-Din leads the Mocs in scoring with 201 points, averaging 16.8 a game. Yazz also holds an impressive FT% at .769, going 30-39 this far into the season. In terms of rebounding, the Mocs have several standouts, but it is Raven Thompson who holds the lead with 96; 63 defensive and 33 offensive reboubds. Not far behind Thompson is Abbey Cornelius and Addie Porter with 83 apiece.
TEAM OVERALL STATS
In Chattanooga's first 12 games of the season they have accumulated 702 points, averaging 58.5 per game. They are currently shooting at 41.2% from the field and 31.9% from the 3 point line. The team has also recorded 421 rebounds, averaging out to 35.1 a game. The Mocs currently average 6.4 steals a game with a total of 77. They have also collected 30 blocks, and average 10.8 assists a game with a total of 129 overall.
OHIO'S MOST RECENT STATS
The Bobcats ended their last game with a FG% of .31 (16-51), a 3PT% of .14 (3-21), and a FT% of .60 (9-15). Ohio also accumulated 22 rebounds, 11 steals, and 10 assists.
LAST TO LEAD
In the Bobcats last contest, Yaya Felder grabbed 18 points to lead Ohio in scoring, followed by Caitlyn Croll with 9 points and 6 from Abby Garnett. Leading Ohio in rebounds was Ella Pope with 6 total. Kroll and Felder also had 4 assists apiece.
NOW LEADING OHIO
The Bobcats have been led by many different individuals thus far in the 2022-23 season, but currently Yaya Felder holds the lead in scoring with 138 total points. Caitlyn Kroll holds 81 points, then Jaya McClure with 60. Yaya Felder and Caitlyn Kroll also lead Ohio in rebounds: Kroll with 44 and Felder with 43. In terms of steals Yaya holds 16 for the season.
MATCHUP NOTES
- The Bobcats are coming off a Wednesday loss and Chattanooga is coming off a Thursday win
- UT Chattanooga has played two SEC teams in the 2022-23 season
- This will be the Mocs first MAC matchup of the 2022-23 season
- Yaya Felder continues to dominate the offense for Ohio coming off another double figure game
- The two teams recently met in 2019, where Ohio defeated the Mocs 70-58
- Ohio is looking for their first home win at the Convocation center this season
Up Next:
Ohio will travel to Lexington, Kentucky for an SEC matchup on Wednesday, December 21st. The Bobcats will face off against the Wildcats for another non-conference matchup. The game is scheduled to tip-off at 11 am and can be streamed on SECN+.
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