Chattanooga UTC 17-11,9-4 SoCon

Western Caro. WCU 9-19,2-11 SoCon

Chattanooga UTC

17-11,9-4 SoCon

Final

Feb. 23, 2023

Western Caro. WCU

9-19,2-11 SoCon

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Chattanooga UTC	21	13	16	12	62
Western Caro. WCU	8	17	12	7	44

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 2/23/2023 9:59:00 PM | Denise Gideon, Director of Media Relations

Catamounts Fall at Home to Chattanooga

Hosts ETSU on Senior Day Saturday

The Basics
Score: Chattanooga 62, Western Carolina 44
Records: Western Carolina 9-19, 2-11 SoCon; Chattanooga 17-11, 9-4 SoCon
Location: Ingles Court | Ramsey Center | Cullowhee, N.C.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Western Carolina women's basketball dropped its home contest against Chattanooga 62-44 Thursday on Ingles Court in the Ramsey Center.

Turning Point:
Chattanooga outscored Western Carolina 21-8 in the first quarter and scored 25 points off 25 Catamount turnovers.

Individual Leaders

Tamori Plantin and Zanoria Cruz each came off the bench to lead the Catamounts with nine points.
Endia Holliday ripped down a team-leading six rebounds.
Chattanooga's Yazz Wazeenrud-Din scored a game-leading 23 points.

Inside the Box Score

Chattanooga held Western Carolina to single-digit scoring in the first (8) and fourth quarters (7).
Western Carolina attempted a comeback, after being down 13 (21-8) after the first quarter to outscore the Mocs 17-13 in the second quarter. The Catamounts shot 66.7 percent in the second quarter.
The Catamounts shot 42.1 percent from the field holding Chattanooga to 38.6 percent.
Chattanooga drained six three-pointers in the game and held the Catamounts to two.
Western Carolina was 10-of-15 from the free throw line while the Mocs were 12-of-16.
The Catamounts just edged Chattanooga in rebounds pulling down 31 to the Mocs' 27.
Western Carolina had five blocks in the contest two from Plantin.

News & Notes

Kyla Allison had her double-figure scoring streak snapped at three.
For the first time this season, Western Carolina failed to have a player score in double figures.
With the loss to Chattanooga, the Catamounts have lost six consecutive games.
Plantin hit a career-high five free throws in the game.

Up Next

Western Carolina plays its final regular season game of the season hosting ETSU at 7 p.m. Saturday in the second game of a doubleheader with men's basketball. It is senior day and Kyla Allison, Endia Holliday, and Joi Reid will be honored before the game.

For the latest information on Western Carolina women's basketball, follow @catamounts on Twitter or go to www.catamountsports.com. Follow the Catamount women's basketball Twitter (@catamountWBB) for in-game updates.

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