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CHATTANOOGA, TENN. -- In her final game as a Terrier, senior forward Mahagony Williams scored a game-high 18 points, grabbed 19 rebounds, which was a career-high, Southern Conference season-high, Wofford school record and three rebounds shy of breaking the SoCon Tournament mark in a 68-58 loss to the host Chattanooga Lady Mocs Saturday morning in McKenzie Arena in the quarter finals of the SoCon Tournament.
Williams will end her prestigious career with school record 27 double-doubles after her career finale Saturday. She will go down in the records books with 1,135 career points, eight all-time, and 897 rebounds, second all-time. She was the fourth Terrier all-time with at least 1,000 points and 800 rebounds, and came three rebounds shy of at least 1,000 points and 900 rebounds.
“I was trying to play hard for my team and just do anything I can, but we came up short today,” Williams said. “I just want to add that my experience at Wofford was really all I could ask for. I could not think of a better school to play at – both athletically and academically. I really learned how to be a leader as an athlete and student.”
“That young lady has been a pillar in this program,” head coach Edgar Farmer sad. “I am so proud of her. I wish we had more time in the season. I am proud of the way she played; as well as our other two seniors.”
After Wofford started the game off on a 6-1 run, five points from April Moorhouse, the two teams stayed close until the Lady Mocs broke an 11-11 tie at the 8:48 mark with an 8-0 run to take a 19-11 lead with 5:16 to play on a Bailey Dewart three.
Wofford trimmed the lead to five points, on another Moorhouse basket with 4:57 remaining, only to see UTC open up with a 10-0 over the next four minutes to stretch the lead to 15 points, 29-14.
The Lady Mocs ended the half up 31-18, using a 20-7 run from the 8:48 mark when the score was tied at 11.
Wofford shot a dismal 23 percent from the floor and 11 percent from three in the half, while Chattanooga was 33 percent overall and 20 percent from three. Both teams made five free throws in the opening 20 minutes.
The Lady Mocs came out in the second and opened the lead to 20 points, 38-18 on a Kayla Christopher jumper two minutes into play. The Terriers were unable to trim the lead as Chattanooga took their largest lead of the game 55-34 on Capriee Tucker layup with just under eigth to play.
Wofford did mount a 14-4 over the next five minutes to cut the margin down to 59-48, on a Rachel Brittenham basket, and eventually pulled within nine points, 67-58, with 15 seconds to play, but the Lady Mocs held on to advance with the 68-58 win.
Wofford finished 35 percent from the floor, 30 percent from three and 88 percent from the free throw line, while Chattanooga ended 38 percent overall, 23 percent from three and 62 percent from the charity stripe.
Wofford had their second lowest turnover output of the season with 15 turnovers, while Chattanooga had 10 turnovers.
Following Williams 18 points and 19 rebounds, was follow senior Maddie Helms playing in her last collegiate game with 15 points. April Moorhouse chipped in ten points, while Rachel Brittenham tied a career-high with 11 assists giving her a school record 160 assists in a single season.
For the Mocs, Christopher finished with a team-high 17 points, while Whitney Hood and Tenisha Townsend added 11 points. Hood grabbed a team-high nine rebounds, while Christopher handed out four assists.
“I will tell them that this gives you a glimpse of what March is all about,” Farmer said. If you put everything into your teammates and become one mind and one heartbeat, we will succeed. These young ladies bought in this week and I am very proud of them. It just did not work out this time for us.”
With Chattanooga being the host school, Wofford, 8-22 overall, will end their season 1-12 in road contests. This was the program’s second closet’s quarter final game in seven appearances since joining the league in 1997-1998.
