Western Carolina needed overtime to slip past ETSU 67-61 in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Championship last night in Asheville, but would not be denied a rematch with the team that has knocked them out of the tournament three of the last five seasons. The Catamounts will take on top-seeded Wofford in […]
Lady Cats go cold, bounced from SoCon Tournament
March 5, 2015 by
The Western Carolina women’s basketball team could not put it together for a full 40 minutes, as No. 2 seed East Tennessee State used a 47-26 second half surge to power past the No. 7 seeded Catamounts 73-53 in the first round of the Southern Conference Tournament. Western Carolina finished 0-15 this season when held […]
SOCON tournament kicks off this week
March 4, 2015 by
The men’s Southern Conference basketball tournament kicks off Friday, March 6, in Asheville. “The tournament is one of the most unique experiences that WCU has all year,” said Kyle Rush, the radio voice for the Lady Catamount basketball team, over text message.” The biggest question surrounding the tournament is can last year’s winner and this […]
Men win, women lose in WCU basketball double header
February 8, 2015 by
In a basketball-filled Saturday at Western Carolina University, the men hold on to their win, but the women got edged out in the final moments. For the Lady Cats, Saturday’s double header did not end the way that they wanted it to. They were beaten in the final minutes of the game by the ETSU Buccaneers. […]
Catamounts notch their first conference win
January 24, 2015 by
Western Carolina (1-4) and UNC Greensboro (0-5) both came into the day looking for their first conference win of the season. With neither team having much success early in conference, the winning team would be looking at this as a game to jumpstart their season. That team this Saturday, Jan. 24, turned out to be […]
Bad news for the Mercer Bears, Catamounts win 60-52
January 22, 2015 by
Western Carolina University’s most important conference game of the season ended in triumph tonight as the Catamounts defeated the Mercer Bears 60 to 52. The 9-11 Catamounts took on the 11-10 Bears of Mercer who were still riding high from their win over Duke in the 2014 NCAA tournament. There was much speculation leading up […]
