Chattanooga Hosts Women's Basketball Saturday
1/11/2013 4:29:24 PM | Women's Basketball
Georgia Southern (2-12, 1-4) vs. Chattanooga (10-3, 3-1)
Date: Jan. 12, 2013 - 6 p.m.
Site: The McKenzie Arena (10,966 capacity) - Chattanooga, Tenn.
Audio: No GSU Broadcast (Chattanooga Broadcast)
Video: Live on MocsVision
Web sites: GSEagles.com, GoMocs.com
Coaches: Chris Vozab (2-12, 1st season), Wes Moore (539-168, 15th season)
Full game notes (PDF) // Live stats
VIDEO: Preview interview with Coach Chris Vozab
Layup Line
¦ Georgia Southern heads back on the road to face SoCon opponents Chattanooga and Samford this weekend.
¦ The Eagles take on the Lady Mocs Saturday at 6 p.m. in McKenzie Arena.
¦ It's the fourth game in the middle of a stretch where the Eagles play five games in 10 days.
¦ The remaining 15 contests on the Eagles' slate are all SoCon games, and eight will be in Hanner Fieldhouse.
¦ Georgia Southern is coming off a 56-42 home loss to Furman Wednesday.
¦ Three of GSU's last five games have been decided by a basket or less.
¦ Georgia Southern is searching for its first true road win of the season (0-8).
¦ MiMi DuBose is leading the team in scoring at 14.8 points a game. The junior ranks ninth on school career list in 3-pointers (112) and posted career highs of 27 points and eight rebounds at CofC last Saturday.
¦ DuBose has led the Eagles in scoring in 11 contests this season and passed the 500-point mark for her career with 21 in a win over Kent State Nov. 24.
¦ Meredyth Frye has led the Eagles in scoring and rebounding in each of the last two seasons. The senior is 137 points away from the 1,000 mark for her career.
¦ Frye had season highs of 18 points and 11 rebounds at College of Charleston Saturday. She posted a season-high five assists against Western Carolina Monday.
¦ Chattanooga is 6-2 in its last eight and is coming off a 70-60 overtime loss to Elon on the road Monday.
¦ The Lady Mocs are coming off a four-game road swing and are playing their first home game since Dec. 12.
¦ Chattanooga is 5-0 at home this season, which includes an 80-71 win over then No. 20 Tennessee in the season opener.
¦ Ashlen Dewart leads the Lady Mocs in scoring and rebounding, averaging 16.2 points and 6.8 rebounds. She is shooting 52.4 percent from the field.
¦ Kayla Christopher averages 12.6 points and 2.7 assists and shoots 46.8 percent from the field and 41.7 percent from 3-point range.
¦ Taylor Hall averages nine points and 5.8 rebounds.
¦ The Eagles were picked ninth in the Southern Conference Preseason Coaches and Media Polls. Chattanooga was picked third in both polls.
Series History
¦ Chattanooga leads the all-time series, which began in 1979, 31-18.
¦ The Lady Mocs have won the last two and 19 of the last 22, dating back to 2003.
¦ Chattanooga is 19-4 against GSU at home.
¦ The Lady Mocs defeated GSU 67-52 in the last meeting, which took place in The McKenzie Arena last February.
¦ Taylor Hall led Chattanooga with 19 points, and Whitney Hood scored 17.
¦ Meredyth Frye and Jordi Cook netted 12 points each to pace Georgia Southern.
Quick Hitters
¦ The Eagles are 43-25 in Hanner Fieldhouse in their last six seasons.
¦ The Eagles' six-game road trip this season is their longest since a seven-game stretch in the 2010-11 campaign.
¦ GSU played 10 of its first 12 games on the road.
¦ The Eagles have tallied double-digit steals in four games.
¦ GSU has held five opponents under 35 percent field goal shooting.
¦ MiMi DuBose (112) ranks ninth in all-time 3-pointers at Georgia Southern.
¦ DuBose has scored 20 or more points in five games this season.
¦ Meredyth Frye played in her 100th career game vs. Western Carolina Jan. 7.
¦ With 11 rebounds at College of Charleston Jan. 5, Frye surpassed 400 caroms for her career.
¦ Frye has led the Eagles in scoring and rebounding in each of the last two campaigns, becoming the first Eagle since Tiffany Brown to lead the team in scoring in back-to-back seasons (2006-08).
¦ Frye posted her third career double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds at College of Charleston Jan. 5.
¦ DuBose played all 40 minutes at George Mason (12/29) to become the first Eagle to play 40-plus minutes since Jamie Navarro played 41 against Chattanooga Dec. 18, 2010.
¦ The Eagles opened SoCon play at Davidson Dec. 1. It's the fourth straight season GSU has opened league play on the road. The Eagles' first three league games were on the road.
¦ The Eagles' 13 steals at Georgia State were the most since posting 17 against Wofford Jan. 24, 2011.
¦ GSU's 71 points against Kent State were the most the Eagles have scored against a Division I opponent since a 72-49 win over Jacksonville State Nov. 26, 2011.
¦ The Eagles' 24-point margin of victory over the Golden Flashes was their most over a Division I opponent since topping Mercer 76-45 Dec. 11, 2009.
¦ Since the 2010-11 season, Georgia Southern has five losses by one point and 11 losses by five points or less. The Eagles have suffered three losses by four points or less this season.
¦ GSU finished the 2012-13 campaign with a 1-8 record in non-conference games. Four of those opponents (James Madison, Stetson, Florida Atlantic, Georgia State) have winning records, and those squads have combined for a 34-22 mark.
