Score: Kennesaw State 59, Chattanooga 72
Records: Kennesaw State (1-4), Chattanooga (3-3)
Key Players: Stacie Jones (15 pts, 3 rebs, 1 blk);
Jah'Che Whitfield (9 pts, 6 rebs, 1 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk); Keyarah Berry (8 pts, 2 rebs, 1 stl)
THE STORYLINE
Kennesaw State women's basketball fell 72-59 against Chattanooga Monday night at McKenzie Arena.
Stacie Jones led the KSU attack by posting a season-high 15-point performance and
Jah'Che Whitfield finished with nine points and team-best six boards and Keyarah Berry tied a career-high with eight points. Yazz Wazeerud-Din led the Chattanooga offense, scoring a game-high 24 points, and was 4-of-6 from beyond the arc.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Kennesaw State had four fouls and two turnovers five minutes into the first quarter, leading UTC to start with an early 13-4 lead with Wazeerud-Din accounting for 10 quick points.
The Owls closed the quarter on a 6-0 run to cut the deficit to six, 18-12.
Gillian Piccolino opened the second quarter with KSU's first triple of the contest, as Chattanooga committed two turnovers and limited the Mocs to two field goals over the first four minutes. Whitfield got the offense rolling with back-to-back jumpers as the Owls outscored the Mocs 11-10 to go into the half down five, 28-23.
Both teams struggled on the floor early in the third. Driving layups by
Amani Johnson and Keyarah Berry cut the deficit to pull the Owls within nine before Chattanooga answered to extend the lead back to double digits on the following possession.
Eight fouls by Kennesaw State allowed Chattanooga to win the free throw battle as the Mocs went 13 for 15 from the charity stripe to pull ahead for a 20-point lead heading into the fourth quarter.
KSU showed signs of making a comeback scoring 24 points in the fourth quarter with Lyndsey Whilby going 2-of-2 from beyond the arc and Jones adding nine of her 15 points over the final 10 minutes but came up short as the Mocs closed the door en route to a 72-59 victory.
UP NEXT
Kennesaw State heads to Boca Raton for a matchup against Florida Atlantic on Dec. 2 at 7 p.m.
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