March 10th, 2008
March 10, 2008 - The UTC Lady Mocs will play for the SoCon title against conference foe Western Carolina tonight in Charleston, South Carolina at 5:00 p.m. Chattanooga got to the finals by defeating fifth seeded College of Charleston 68-53 in the semifinal matchup on Sunday. With their 23rd straight win, improving their overall record to 28-3, they will enter the North Charleston Coliseum to face the 25-7 Lady Catamounts.
This is UTC’s seventh appearance in the SoCon finals in eight years. Listen to the game on the radio at 1310 AM at 5:00 p.m.
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March 10th, 2008
March 10, 2008 - The UTC Mocs wrestling team won the Southern Conference wrestling tournament over the weekend. Chattanooga took the team title with a winning margin of almost 20 points over their closest competition (Appalachian State). Five wrestlers automatically advance to the nationals by winning their weight classes as well.
For a complete list of Mat Jam results, please click here.
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March 7th, 2008
March 7, 2008 - The UTC Lady Mocs set a record, following the leadership of SCSMA Player of the Year Alex Anderson, sa they wallopped the UNC Greensboro Lady Spartans 78-33 in the opening round of the Southern Conference basketball tournament in Charleston, South Carolina. Sophomore Shanara Hollinquest led the Mocs in scoring with 15 points. Anderson only played 19 minutes in the entire game.
The 45 point difference was the greatest ending margin in a conference game. It was also the fewest points allowed in league tournament.
Next up, the Lady Mocs will take on the winner of the College of Charleston versus Georgia Southern matchup to open up play on Sunday at 12:00 p.m.
If you are in Chattanooga, make sure to listen to the game on WDOD 1310 am radio.
The #2 ranked men’s team open up with play on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. to face the winner of the #7 Elon verses #10 Furman matchup.
For all your Mocs action, news and highlights, visit www.gomocs.com.
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March 6th, 2008
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Following a regular season in which she led the Southern Conference in scoring and helped her team achieve a perfect 18-0 league record,
Chattanooga’s Alex Anderson was named the Southern Conference Sports Media Association’s (SCSMA) women’s basketball Player of the Year. The SCSMA also selected two all-conference teams, an all-freshman team, a Freshman of the Year and a Coach of the Year.
Chattanooga coach Wes Moore was selected by the media as the Coach of the Year after guiding his squad to its third perfect SoCon season in the past five years. The Lady Mocs currently hold the nation’s longest win streak at 21 games. This marks the fifth time
Moore has been honored as Coach of the Year in his 10 seasons at the helm of the UTC program.
Wofford’s Mahagony Williams, who led all Southern Conference freshmen in both scoring (8.3 points per game) and rebounding (6.6 rebounds per game), was honored as the Freshman of the Year. Also the SoCon’s leading shot blocker with 2.03 swats per game, Williams shined down the stretch with three doubles in the final seven games, including a 19-point, 12-rebound effort against UNC Greensboro on Feb. 28.
Anderson earned Player of the Year honors for the second straight season after averaging 17.7 points and 8.7 rebounds per game.
Anderson topped the 20-point mark in a game 11 times this season, including a 39-point outburst against Davidson on Feb. 4. A six-time player of the week selection during the season,
Anderson becomes the fifth player in SoCon history to be honored as the league’s top player twice.
Joining Anderson on the all-conference first team was Tierra Bumbrey of Elon, Chevon Keith of
Western Carolina, Mercedes Robinson of Davidson and Whitney Tossie of Appalachian State. Bumbrey and Tossie are both among the league leaders in points, steals and assists while Chevon Keith is the SoCon’s leading rebounder with 8.8 boards per contest. Robinson, the only junior in the group, tallied a league-best 14 double-doubles on the season.
Georgia Southern placed two players on the all-conference second team in seniors Tiffany Brown and Shawnda Atwood. Joining the duo from Georgia Southern are senior guards Monique Dawson of Western Carolina and Jill Furstenburg of
College of
Charleston along with sophomore forward Shanara Hollinquest of
Chattanooga.
In addition, an all-freshman team was announced, headlined by Freshman of the Year Mahagony Williams of Wofford. Appalachian State placed two players on the all-freshman team in guards Frances Hernandez and Sam Ramirez. Also earning all-freshman accolades were Western Carolina’s Emily Clarke and
College of
Charleston’s Tonia Gerty.
SCSMA All-ConferenceFirst TeamAlex Anderson,
Chattanooga
Tierra Bumbrey, Elon
Chevon Keith,
Western Carolina Mercedes Robinson, Davidson
Whitney Tossie, Appalachian StateSecond Team
Shawnda Atwood, Georgia Southern
Tiffany Brown,
Georgia Southern
Monique Dawson,
Western Carolina Jill Furstenburg,
College of
Charleston Shanara Hollinquest,
ChattanoogaSCSMA All-Freshman TeamEmily Clarke,
Western Carolina Tonia Gerty,
College of
Charleston Frances Hernandez, Appalachian State
Sam Ramirez, Appalachian State
Mahagony Williams, WoffordPlayer of the Year: Alex Anderson,
ChattanoogaFreshman of the Year: Mahagony Williams, WoffordCoach of the Year: Wes Moore,
Chattanooga
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March 5th, 2008
The Arts and Education Council presents the Chattanooga Festival of Writers Friday and Saturday, March 28 and 29. This event, sponsored in part by UTC, is held during the off-years of the AEC Conference on Southern Literature.
The Chattanooga Festival of Writers explores the craft of writing through specialized workshops and discussions.
“I am pleased at the wide variety of workshops planned for this year’s festival, including fiction, poetry, drama, screen-plays, and non-fiction of various types,” said Dr. Verbie Prevost, Connor Professor of American Literature and Head of the Department of English.
“Successful writers in each of these genres will use their own experiences to provide suggestions for writing and publishing that will appeal to both experienced and beginning writers.”
Read about guest writers, schedule of events and how to register on the AEC website at http://www.artsedcouncil.org/page/chattanooga-festival-of-writers/
Also visit the UTC English Department for more information at www.utc.edu/Academic/English/ or call 423/425-4238.
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