Congratulations to the UTC women’s basketball team and Chattanooga wrestlers!
The Chattanooga women’s basketball team drew a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament, its highest in school history, and players learned Monday night they will take on No. 10 Pittsburgh Saturday, March 21, at 11 a.m. at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville. This will be Chattanooga’s 13th trip to the NCAA and its highest seed in school history.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team won its 29th Southern Conference Tournament Championship. The Mocs took home three individual titles and grabbed two more automatic bids to outdistance the field by 18.5 points at Kimmel Arena in Asheville, North Carolina. UTC is sending seven individuals to the NCAA Tournament, which begins on Thursday, March 19. It is the most individuals UTC has sent to the NCAAs in one year since eight went in 2008.
The Chattanooga Mocs Southern Conference tournament came to an abrupt end with a loss of 69-67 in the quarterfinals to Furman. Chattanooga drops to 22-10 on the season, while the Paladins improve to 10-21.
Keep up with all the Mocs in SoCon tournament play at gomocs.com