Lady Raiders roll past Chattanooga

BRONX, N.Y. – Middle Tennessee started strong and led wire-to-wire in disposing of Chattanooga, 58-47, in the Fordham Holiday Classic here Saturday.

The Lady Raiders (9-3) will face host Fordham in the Classic Championship Sunday at 2 p.m.

Seniors A'Queen Hayes, Alex Johnson and Jess Louro led the Lady Raiders, who won for the seventh time in eight outings.

Hayes scored a game-high 18 points to go with seven rebounds, four assists, four steals and three blocks – all game highs. The senior guard also surpassed the 1,000-point mark in her career during the game. Johnson was a force inside with 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting. Johnson's performance enabled her to move into the Top 10 on the…