Women's Basketball Southern Conference

Women's Basketball Results from February 6

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Tiffany Hamm produced a double-double (17 points and
10 rebounds) to lead Western Carolina to a 73-69 Southern Conference
victory over Chattanooga Thursday night at McKenzie Arena.

Western's victory was its first over UTC since Feb. 13, 1999, and it
tightened up the SoCon standings. Chattanooga (17-4 overall, 10-2 SoCon)
remains in first place, but Western Carolina (16-5, 9-3) is just a game
behind.

The Catamounts took control of a see-saw game late in the second half with
a 10-0 run that gave WCU a 63-55 lead on Yoneko Allen's 3-pointer with 1:35
to play. UTC crawled back, but the Cats went 9-for-12 at the free throw
line over the last minute to keep the Lady Mocs at bay.

The Lady Mocs hit a season-high 13 3-pointers, which tied for the third
most in school history, and they hit 65 percent of their treys. That was
about the only category where UTC had success.

"We struggled all night long," said UTC coach Wes Moore. "They out-hustled
us and that's very disappointing. It's rare that it happens, but it
happened tonight."

Chattanooga led 30-29 at halftime built an eight-point in the early stages
of the second half as Katasha Brown warmed up from outside. Western
Carolina chipped away at the deficit knotted the game at 55-all on Jennifer
Gardner's layup with 6:00 to play. UTC misfired or committed a turnover on
seven straight possessions while WCU took control.

Brown and Heather McDivitt both finished with 15 points. Brown was 3-for-3
on 3-pointers and McDivitt was 3-for-5. Katie Galloway scored 13 on the
strength of 4-for-5 3's. Jennifer Wilson grabbed seven rebounds and Miranda
Warfield six.

Western Carolina outrebounded UTC 33-30 and the Cats forced 22 turnovers.
WCU's Janetta Heggins tied season highs with five steals and two blocks.
Allen finished with 14 points, while Gardner and Christy Blackwell both
scored 13.

The Lady Mocs have the weekend off before taking on UNC Greensboro Monday
at 5:15 p.m. in the first half of a women's-men's doubleheader. Western
Carolina travels to Georgia Southern Monday for a 7 p.m. date.