ELON, N.C. – Katasha Brown knocked down 13 points and Nicole Mattison posted 12 markers as Chattanooga dispatched Elon 58-42 in Southern Conference women’s basketball action Saturday afternoon at Alumni Gym, extending the nation’s longest winning steak to 21 games.

The Lady Mocs (23-2, 18-0 Southern Conference) became the first women’s basketball team to ever amass 18 SoCon victories. The previous best mark was established by the 1999-2000 Chattanooga squad, which finished 17-1 in league play en route to the first of five consecutive regular season titles for the Lady Mocs program.

In the early going, Chattanooga reeled off eight points in a row to turn a 6-4 deficit into a 12-6 advantage on a jumper by Miranda Warfield with 9:43 remaining in the opening stanza. Those eight markers led off a 13-2 run that gave the Lady Mocs a 17-8 lead on a three-pointer by Lyndi Sippel with 7:49 to play before the intermission.

The Phoenix (15-10, 11-7) responded with a 9-2 spurt to pull within 19-17 on a pair of free throws by Brittany Winner with 4:06 left in the first half. Elon never inched any closer and had to settle for a 25-21 deficit at the break. Chattanooga opened the second period with a 26-9 surge to pull away 51-30 – the largest spread of the contest – on a jumper by Mattison with 7:47 on the clock.

Elon – which edged the Lady Mocs on the boards 35-34 – was led by Lisa Miller (15 points), Courtney Nyborg (11 points, nine rebounds) and Winner (10 points, three steals). Chattanooga fired 41.1 percent (23 of 56) from the field while the Phoenix shot 36.0 percent (18 of 50). The Lady Mocs forced 21 Phoenix turnovers while surrendering 14 of their own.

Elon returns to action with its final home game of the season when it hosts East Tennessee State at 7 p.m. Monday at Alumni Gym. Chattanooga visits UNC Greensboro at 5:15 p.m. Monday.

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