Senior All-American second baseman, Ross Heffley went 4-for-4 and freshman first baseman, Jacob Hoyle drove in five RBI as Western Carolina took down Duke on Tuesday night, 12-4 in Cullowhee, N.C. “This year we have been off to a hot start. The starting pitching has been awesome. It really helps when innings are flowing quick […]
Catamounts lose heartbreaker to Wildcats in SoCon Tourney Championship, 93-91 in 2OT
March 6, 2012 by
Western Carolina’s NCAA tournament chances came to an end on Monday night as their SoCon tournament run came up short in a double-overtime loss to Davidson, 93-91. Four wins in four days proved to be too much as the top seed in the south was eventually too much to handle for the Catamounts. WCU overcame […]
March Madness at Western Carolina
February 24, 2012 by
The Madness This has definitely been a down season for the Western Carolina men’s basketball team in the eyes of many including mine. They have struggled this year closing out teams and pulling out hard-fought wins. This has led to a 13-17 (7-10) record in the SoCon division and currently a fourth place standing in […]
Flurry of Threes lead Catamounts past Bulldogs, 79-77
February 23, 2012 by
Keaton Cole broke a Western Carolina Catamounts men’s basketball record Thursday night and helped the Catamounts win a crucial game against the Samford Bulldogs, 79-77. Assistant coach, Anquell McCollum’s record of 99 three pointers in a single-season was broke by Cole who hit 100 for the year on a season-high nine, three pointers and led […]
Catamounts Top Bulldogs, 70-53
February 16, 2012 by
Harouna Mutombo scored 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds as Western Carolina defeated the Citadel Bulldogs, 70-53 and notched their fifth conference win of the season on Thursday night. Keaton Cole delivered 15 points (5-of-13 from three) and Tawaski King nearly missed out on a double-double with eight points and 15 rebounds. King helped the […]
Athletic quarterbacks highlight Speir’s first recruiting class
February 4, 2012 by
It was pretty clear what type of players Western Carolina head football coach, Mark Speir and his staff was looking for when they began their short recruiting trips in early January. “What we decided as a staff is that we better just go out and find the best athletes and the best football players we […]
