On this episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, host Chris Goforth sits down with men's head tennis coach Chuck Merzbacher and women's head tennis coach Chad Camper to discuss the start of the 2023 spring campaign.

The women's tennis team is off to a 2-0 start for the fourth-straight season after picking up season-opening road wins at UNC Asheville and WKU in the early stages of the spring season.

The men's program kicked off its spring slate with a battle in Tuscaloosa against SEC-power Alabama last week. Both team's are set to make their home debuts this weekend (January 28-29).

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On this episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, host Chris Goforth takes us back with Hall of Fame inductees Meg Glass and Lacey Swarthout.

Meg Glass Bandy was the MVP of the 1991 Southern Conference Women’s Tennis Tournament and a three-time SoCon singles champion. She is one of nine individuals in SoCon history to win three or more singles titles in a career and was a member of the SoCon 100th Anniversary Team. She also won two SoCon doubles titles and was a two-time All-SoCon honoree. Glass helped the Mocs to SoCon team championship in 1988, 1990 and 1991. As a senior in 1991, she won both No. 2 singles and doubles, guiding the team to a 23-1 overall record. Chattanooga was 31-4 her junior year when she won trophies at No. 3 singles and doubles. As a freshman in 1988, she won the No. 6 singles crown at the SoCon Tournament. She was also a member of the 1987 SoCon Volleyball Tournament Champions.  

Lacey Swarthout Paris was a two-time Southern Conference Pitcher of the Year in 2004 and 2005. She won 30 games in 2005 and 28 games in 2004, both are still the top two marks for a season in school history. A two-time All-SoCon honoree, she was also on the All-Region team in 2004. Her 41 appearances in 2004 are still a SoCon single-season record, while her 75 complete games are a school record. She helped the Mocs to the 2004 SoCon regular season and tournament titles and an appearance in the NCAA Regionals. She was also a member of the SoCon 100th Anniversary Team. 

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On this week’s episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, host Chris Goforth talks with Mocs head coach Kyle Ruschell about the upcoming Southern Scuffle.

Coming up January 1-2 is the 2023 Southern Scuffle, presented by Compound Sportswear. One of the toughest in-season collegiate tournaments in the nation, the Scuffle field includes nearly 20 All-Americans, three national champions and top-10 competitors at every weight. Oklahoma State, Missouri, Iowa State, Stanford, Minnesota, Duke, Maryland and many more join the Mocs on the mat In McKenzie Arena. Tickets are on sale now on GoMocs.com. 

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It’s that time of year.

No not Christmas. Southern Conference season is just around the corner for the Mocs men’s and women’s basketball teams.

On this episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, host Chris Goforth talks with head coaches Shawn Poppie and Dan Earl recapping the season thus far and what the SoCon play looks like.

The women head into the holiday break with an 8-6 record and return home for the first time in a month to close out non-conference play on December 29 against Jacksonville State. Southern Conference play opens on the road for the women at ETSU on January 5. The next weekend the Mocs will host Samford and Mercer.

First-year head coach Shawn Poppie highlights the newcomers and their impact on the team including Yazz Wazeerud-Din, Raven Thompson and Brooklyn Crouch. He also talks about graduate Abbey Cornelius and her journey to 1,000 points. He also looks ahead to league play and who is the favorite and where his team needs to improve to return to the top of the SoCon.

The Chattanooga men hit Southern Conference play in the week before the new year with both games on the road. The Mocs open up on December 29 at The Citadel then head to Mercer for a New Year’s Eve matchup.

Coach Earl sees a competitive conference season and feels that a strong non-conference season where UTC went 8-5, will work to his team’s advantage. It’s four games into the season before Earl and the Mocs will take on his former team VMI in Chattanooga on January 7.

Jake Stephens is a proven leader who has garnered all but one Player of the Week nod from the league and was named USBWA Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week. However, Coach Earl looks to the rest of the squad and feels a great amount of depth, unselfish, coachable and high character players on his squad. AJ Caldwell got the mask off and the shots have started falling.

Tickets are on sale at The McKenzie Arena box office and online at GoMocs.com. Mini-packs and single-game tickets are on sale now. Get your tickets to support the Mocs.

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On this episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, host Chris Goforth explores the Mocs golf programs with head coaches Colette Murray and Blaine Woodruff.

Both of the Mocs golf teams wrapped up fall play and look forward to a full spring season. Listen to Coach Murray as she talks about the spring tournaments and what to expect in Southern Conference play. Coach Murray talks about her new assistant coach and the positives she brings to her team. Senior Dorota Zalewska heads up a young squad of three sophomores and two freshmen.

Coach Woodruff discusses the leadership of Paul Conroy, Sam Espinosa and John Houk on the course. The Mocs had strong showings in the fall with wins at NC State and Furman. This spring looks to be a competitive season as the Mocs head into the Southern Conference Tournament in April.

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On this episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, host Chris Goforth goes back in time to talk with the most recent inductees into the Chattanooga Mocs Hall of Fame. Today’s episode features former wrestling head coach Ethan Reeve (1985-90) and former wrestler John Feldhacker (1982-85).

Reeve led the Mocs program to five Southern Conference titles in his six seasons as head coach. He was a three-time SoCon Coach of the Year and developed and coached 28 Southern Conference Individual Champions. The Mocs ranked as high as 12th in the nation during his tenure and he recruited three wrestlers who would go on to earn All-American honors.

John Feldhacker is a three-time Southern Conference champion and three-time NCAA Division Wrestling Tournament qualifier. He won the SoCon title at 150 pounds in 1982, 1984 and 1985 and is a member of the SoCon 100th Anniversary Team. He won the prestigious Southeastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Tournament in 1982 and his 22 career pins ranks seventh all-time at UTC.

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On this episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, host Chris Goforth looks back at the 2022 women’s soccer season with head coach Gavin McKinney and senior Shelby Hash.

The Mocs claimed their first-ever Southern Conference title in the program’s 27-year history. McKinney was named the Southern Conference Coach of the Year, his second in three seasons. Senior Maggie Shaw earned her second SoCon Defensive Player of the Year honor and was named All-Conference First Team along with fellow captain Mackenzie Smith. Four were named to the All-Conference Second Team and four made the All-Freshman Team.

After falling to Wofford in the regular season, the Mocs avenged its only league loss with a quarterfinal victory over the Terriers, advancing to the semifinal. However, in overtime, the Mocs fell 2-1 to UNCG, ending a magical run. Hash and freshman Caroline Richvalsky were selected to the all-tournament team.

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You’ve heard “Name, Image, Likeness”, but do you know what it really means?

Tune in to this episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank to hear UTC Associate AD for Compliance Ken Jones and host Chris Goforth discuss this new normal in college athletics.

Implemented in the summer of 2021, NCAA college athletes now have the opportunity to benefit from their name, image and likeness.

Hear how Chattanooga is working with our student-athletes to navigate the NCAA, state and university rules for Name, Image, Likeness.

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On this episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, host Chris Goforth sits down with women’s basketball head coach Shawn Poppie and graduate center Abbey Cornelius.

The season is the last as a Chattanooga player for Cornelius, a two-time all-conference performer and the first for head coach Shawn Poppie. What does the season have in store? What is the excitement around the team? Come to the Boo and Gold tonight to get a feel for what’s in store this season!

The season opens Monday, November 7 at the Roundhouse against Young Harris. Single game, season and mini pack tickets are on sale now at The McKenzie Arena box or online at GoMocs.com. Click here for more information: https://bit.ly/3zlb3eG

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On this episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank, host Chris Goforth is joined by men’s basketball head coach Dan Earl and graduate transfer Jake Stephens to discuss the final preparations heading into the 2022-23 season.

Chattanooga opens the season on Monday, November 7 when it travels to face College of Charleston on the road. The home schedule opens Thursday, November 10 with a 7 p.m. ET matchup against Oakland City.

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