Changes in athletics should include jump to FBS classification

By Aaron Wells, Chattanooga, TN—As the 2012-2013 school year comes to a close, there are many changes abound that will likely shape the future of the University. When incoming Chancellor Steve Angle comes into office July 1, he will be faced with a variety of challenges, including implementation of the master plan and the hiring [...]

Lady Mocs sweep road games at Western Carolina

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Out of the park: Sam Taylor, a freshman from Chickamauga, Ga., bats in two teamates in the same inning helping overcome WCU.

By Zack Kirby, Chattanooga, TN—Last weekend, the Chattanooga women’s softball team completed a three game sweep at Western Carolina to improve their record to 21-16 (6-3 in SoCon). On Friday night, the Lady Mocs held off the Catamounts with a 7-5 victory, despite a comeback from their opponent. Both teams were tied at 1-1 before [...]

NCAA preview for the Lady Mocs

By Adam Stephens, Chattanooga, TN–With their victory at the Southern Conference tournament over Davidson in the finals the Chattanooga Lady Mocs received an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Women’s Tournament. With the earning of their 14th SoCon championship the Lady Mocs received a chance to go on to post season play and compete in [...]

Men’s and women’s tennis teams record victories over spring break

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Serving up a win: Jackson Tresnan, a senior from Apopka, Fla., defeated Cameron Smith 6-2, 6-4 at No. 5.

By Natalie Powers, Chattanooga, TN–The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men’s and women’s tennis teams took no vacation from winning this spring break. Both teams came out victorious from their matches on March 13, 2013. The men’s team defeated UNCG Greensboro and snapped a two-match slide to improve to 7-5 overall and 2-1 in Southern [...]

Mocs take tournament championship, advance to NCAA

By Zack Kirby–On Saturday, March 9, the Chattanooga Mocs wrestling team won their 27th Southern Conference Tournament in Lexington, Ky. Along with winning the tournament championship, head coach Heath Eslinger was named SoCon coach of the year for the 2012-2013 season. This is the second time in four years that he has received this honor. [...]

Lady Mocs win 14th SoCon Championship

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By Adam Stephens, Chattanooga, TN–The Chattanooga Lady Mocs finish the SoCon tournament with victories against Georgia Southern, Appalachian State and Davidson. Chattanooga started off its SoCon tournament strong when the Lady Mocs took down the Lady Eagles in the first round with a dominating score of 78-53. UTC might have finished off the game with [...]

Mocs eliminated in SoCon Tournament

By Adam Stephens, Chattanooga, TN—Chattanooga basketball was eliminated early in the Southern Conference Tournament when they lost to the University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG) in the first round 87-81. With the post season over the Mocs took to the road on Thursday when they traveled to Asheville, N.C., for the Southern Conference Tournament. With [...]

Lady Mocs basketball takes regular season championship, heads to SoCon Tournament

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Nothing can stop them: The Lady Mocs ended the regular season with a  69-45 win against Appalachian State. They will travel to Asheville for the SoCon Tournament.

By Adam Stephens, Chattanooga, TN—The women’s basketball team ends its regular season schedule with another win against Appalachian State and with another SoCon championship. It was a long road for the Lady Mocs but the journey of their regular season ended Saturday when Chattanooga took down Appalachian State on their own turf. “It has been [...]

Chattanooga wrestling team ready to extend dominance at SoCon tournament

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Eyes on the prize: Niko Brown, a senior from Kissimmee, Fla., is currently ranked No. 15 in the nation at 125 pounds and has an overall record of 27-3 for this season.

By Zack Kirby, Chattanooga, TN—This Saturday, the Chattanooga Mocs wrestling team will head to VMI, in Lexington, Ky., to compete in the SoCon tournament. The Mocs (11-6, 7-0 in the SoCon) are the top team entering the tournament and already clinched the regular season SoCon championship after defeating Campbell on Feb. 25. The dominating 30-4 [...]

Men’s, women’s tennis teams ratchet up wins

By Natalie Powers, Chattanooga, TN—The University’s tennis program went home happy this weekend with two solid wins from both the men’s and women’s teams. The men’s team faced the defending Southern Conference champion, College of Charleston, at the Hixson Racquet Club Friday night. The Mocs broke a six-match losing streak to the Cougars with a [...]