CULLOWHEE, N.C. — Western Carolina women’s basketball opened the 2026-27 season in dominant fashion Monday night, forcing 29 turnovers, shooting 47 percent from the field and routing Carolina University 96-31 at the Ramsey Center. Ally Hollifield led the Catamounts with a game-high 25 points on 9-of-12 shooting, including 5-of-8 from three-point range. Hollifield also grabbed […]
Catamounts Stay Close, but North Carolina Pulls Away Late in 80-72 Opener
November 2, 2026 by
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Western Carolina twice pulled within one point of North Carolina in the second half Monday night, but the Catamounts never found a way to take the lead, falling 80-72 to the Tar Heels before a 15,735 attendance at the Dean E. Smith Center in the season opener for both teams. Matt […]
Western Carolina survives Furman 27-26 on last-second field goal
November 1, 2026 by
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Saturday’s game at Paladin Stadium was sloppy from start to finish, but the Catamounts found a way to win, edging Furman 27-26. Kicker Bryan McCollum’s 36-yard field goal with four seconds left lifted WCU to a 27-26 victory over Furman. It was the Catamounts’ first road win of 2026 and their first […]
Catamounts go 2-0 in exhibitions, turn attention to Chapel Hill
October 29, 2026 by
A roster that is largely brand new passed its first two tests. Western Carolina men’s basketball beat Appalachian State 83-76 in Boone on Oct. 20, then routed USC Upstate 95-65 at the Ramsey Center on Oct. 26, finishing the preseason unbeaten ahead of Monday’s regular-season opener at North Carolina. The Catamounts opened the preseason Oct. […]
Mocs pull away in second half, spoil Catamounts’ homecoming
October 25, 2026 by
Western Carolina spent Saturday afternoon desperately trying to get into a rhythm to keep up with a physical Chattanooga squad, but all hope seemed to be lost after two quick interceptions on back-to-back drives, turning a one-score game into a rout. The Mocs left homecoming with a 41-18 SoCon victory. The Catamounts (3-5, 1-3 SoCon) […]
Game-winning Mercer field goal sinks Catamounts in a heartbreaking loss on the road
October 13, 2026 by
MACON, Ga. – Simon Zeidan’s 42-yard field goal as time expired gave No. 18 Mercer a 17-14 win over Western Carolina on Saturday, Oct. 10, at Five-Star Stadium. The kick ended a Catamount rally in heartbreaking fashion, and dropped WCU 3-4 overall and 1-2 in the Southern Conference. The loss was Western Carolina’s 11th straight […]
