Keep It Going
The Chattanooga Lady Mocs have not seen the losing side of a box score since November 25. Wes Moore’s club is in the midst of one of the longest winning streaks in the nation after winning its 14th straight on Monday against Furman in Greenville. The 14 straight wins place them third-best in the nation behind only Duke (19) and North Carolina (18).
All Good Things Must End
Elon’s Kitara McMoore has compiled a league-best eight double-doubles in the 2005-06 season. McMoore had garnered six consecutive double-doubles before seeing her streak end in a loss to UNC Greensboro on Saturday. McMoore narrowly missed seeing the feat extended, as she finished the loss with 14 points and eight rebounds.
One Away
UNC Greensboro’s game last Monday against College of Charleston marked the 700th game for Lynne Agee at the helm of the Spartans’ program. Agee, who two weeks ago recorded her 525th win overall, has 99 career SoCon victories and with one more will join Wes Moore and Rusty Cram as the only head coaches to ever accomplish the feat in the league. Agee can join Moore and Cram on Tuesday, Jan. 24, when the Lady Spartans host Wofford at Fleming Gym.
UNCG Hold ?Em
The Spartans surrendered just 35 points to Elon in a 56-35 conference win on Saturday. The 35 points given up by UNC Greensboro were the least points that the program has allowed in the NCAA Division I era of the institution, besting the previous record of 36 points given up by UNCG in win over North Carolina A&T on January 19, 2000.
Still One Away
Furman head coach Sam Dixon has been staring at win No. 60 as the man in charge of the Lady Paladin program for over two weeks, as the Lady Paladins have not chalked up a win since January 9. Furman right now is in the midst of a six-game slide, the longest for the Lady Paladin program since a period that saw the Paladins drop 11 consecutive league games between Jan. 29, 1987 until Jan. 23 1988. Nevertheless, that year the Lady Paladins never surrendered more than five games in a row .
One More
Davidson’s Brynn Kelly became the first women’s basketball player in the league to win Player of the Week that did not play for Chattanooga or Elon. A Chattanooga player has earned the nod a league-high four times, with Alex Anderson (twice), Katasha Brown and Brooke Hand all earning the accolade, while Elon’s Kitara McMoore has tallied the award three times in the 2005-06 season thus far.
Put It In The Books
College of Charleston’s Melissa Chamber’s placed her name in the record books last week. The junior forward went 11-for-11 from the field in a win over Anderson (SC), tying a league record and breaking the Cougars’ institutional Division I record.
Appalachian State (8-9, 4-4 SoCon)
Appalachian State snapped a year-opening four-game losing streak with its win over Wofford last Tuesday ... Prior to the victory, the Mountaineers had remained winless in 2006 ... The win was the first of two on the week for Appalachian, which also garnered a win over Georgia Southern on Saturday ... The victory over the Lady Eagles snapped a 14-game losing streak to Georgia Southern.
College of Charleston (8-9, 5-4 SoCon)
College of Charleston was 2-1 last week, earning a non-conference win over Anderson (SC) and a league win over Western Carolina on Monday ... Melissa Chambers tied the SoCon record for field goal percentage in the Cougars’ game with Anderson last week, going a perfect 11-for-11 from the field ... Chambers’ night is tops in Charleston Division I history ... The Cougars’ 5-4 record in league play leaves the program above .500 after the first half of the season for the first time since the 2000-01 campaign.
Chattanooga (15-3, 9-0 SoCon)
Perfect once again last week, Chattanooga is now in the midst of a 14-game winning streak, which is third-best in the nation ... Duke (19) and North Carolina (18) are the only institutions with more consecutive wins than the Lady Mocs ... The streak is the third-longest in school history and one shy of second ... Chattanooga is also 9-0 in conference play, besting every team in the league ... Three players are averaging double figures per contest: Katasha Brown (13.9), Tifanni Roberson (12.7) and Brooke Hand (10.2).
Davidson (10-7, 6-2 SoCon)
Davidson won both of its contests last week and have won three straight overall ... The Wildcats have also won nine of their last 11 to sit second in the SoCon at 6-2 in league play behind Chattanooga ... Brynn Kelly record her first career double-double in Davidson’s victory over Elon, scoring 10 points and procuring 10 caroms ... It was Kelly’s third 10-plus rebounding game of the season.
Elon (8-9, 4-5 SoCon)
Elon was 1-2 last week, earning a victory over Furman on Monday at Alumni Gym ... The win over Furman left Elon at 8-9 on the season ... The eight wins double their win total of four in the 2004-05 season ... The victory over the Lady Paladins was also significant for the Phoenix because it marked the first time that the Phoenix had overcome Furman since joining the SoCon ... Elon’s only other win over the Lady Paladins came on Jan. 27, 1973 ... Kitara McMoore saw her consecutive double-double streak end at six last week in the Phoenix’s loss to Davidson ... McMoore still owns a league-high eight for the season.
Furman (7-12, 3-6 SoCon)
Furman was 0-2 last week ... The Lady Paladins have now lost a season-high six games ... The six-game conference losing streak is the longest for the Lady Paladin program since a period that saw the Paladins drop 11 consecutive league games between Jan. 29, 1987 until Jan. 23 1988 ... Still, that year the Lady Paladins never surrendered more than five games in a row ... Lauren Few went down in the Furman game with a knee injury and was inactive for the loss to Elon on Monday due to further testing on her knee ... The loss to Elon marked the first time that Furman had fallen to the Phoenix since they joined the SoCon ... Sam Dixon is still one away from win No. 60 at the helm of the Lady Paladin program.
Georgia Southern (7-11, 4-5 SoCon)
Georgia Southern went winless last week, dropping contests to Appalachian State and Chattanooga ... The Lady Eagles’ loss to Appalachian snapped a 14-game losing streak for the Mountaineers against Georgia Southern ... It also was the first time in this campaign that the Lady Eagles succumbed to an opponent when leading at intermission ... Lee Dubose continued her exploits from beyond the arc last week, as the senior has now nailed a shot from beyond the three-point line in every game in the 2005-06 season ... Shawnda Atwood netted a career-high 17 points on Monday in the Lady Eagles’ loss to the Lady Mocs.
UNC Greensboro (8-9, 4-4 SoCon)
The Spartans were a perfect 2-0 last week, garnering wins over Western Carolina and proximity rival Elon ... Kristen Boone, who leads the league with an average of 4.92 steals per game, has matriculated 34 steals in UNCG’s last five games to move herself into second place in the nation ... Sophomore center Meghan Chamberlain has been pivotal for the Spartans recently, averaging 10.8 points and 7.6 rebounds per game since being inserted into the starting lineup eight games ago ... In the Spartans’ win over Elon last Saturday, UNC Greensboro allowed the Phoenix just 35 points ... The 35 points were the fewest allowed by the program since joining the Division I ranks, besting the previous record of 36 in a game against North Carolina A&T on Jan. 19, 2000 ... UNCG is 7-3 on the season when turning the ball over less frequently than its opponents.
Western Carolina (3-15, 3-6 SoCon)
Western Carolina went 1-2 last week, acquiring a victory over Furman ... The win over Furman was the first home victory of the season for the Catamounts ... The overtime win over Furman also was the Cats’ first extra stanza win of the season ... The Cats’ loss to College of Charleston on Monday once again denied the team of winning back-to-back contests ... The Catamounts had held a seven-game winning streak over the Cougars before their loss on Monday.
Wofford (5-12, 1-7 SoCon)
Wofford was winless last week, losing to Appalachian State and Davidson at home ... The Terriers were 1-2 in their season-long three-game homestand that concluded with the overtime loss to Davidson ... Jenny Weurding, with 39 blocks on the season, is the SoCon leader with an average of 2.29 blocks per outing.