Cats maul Bulldogs en route to coach Hunter’s 700th win

The Western Carolina University men’s basketball team put on a clinic against the Samford Bulldogs in an impressive fashion winning by double-digits, 88-71, in front of a raucous home crowd on Saturday night, Feb. 3. WCU coach Larry Hunter was able to achieve a milestone in the process by garnering career victory number 700 becoming […]

WCU men’s basketball 2017-18 season preview

Following a tumultuous year filled with inconsistencies leading to a 9-23 finish, the Western Carolina men’s basketball team are hoping to establish rhythm early in 2017-18 season as it braces for Clemson on the road in its season opener at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 10.   This will be the second year in a […]

Bulldogs send Catamounts home

The Catamounts fell to the Bulldogs in the first round of the Southern Conference Tournament , Friday , March 3, in the U.S Cellular Center. The score was 78-72. The entire game was a fight to the finish, and with the help of the SoCon’s freshman of the year, Preston Parks, the Bulldogs came out on top and […]

Lady Catamounts trounced by Chattanooga in SoCon tournament

Western Carolina’s women’s basketball team was crushed by Chattanooga Lady Mocs in the first round of the SoCon tournament Thursday, March 2, at the US Cellular Center in Asheville. The final score of the game 85-41. The game started out competitive, but soon the Lady Mocs went full-throttle and scored 30 points in the first quarter. […]

Gosselin’s hot hand leads to Catamount triumph in Cullowhee

Although it has been a rocky season, the Western Carolina Catamounts’ men’s basketball team looked to gain momentum with a win before heading into the Southern Conference tournament. This game against the Virginia Military Institute Keydets on Feb. 27 was pivotal because it decided seeds 8 through 10 in the conference tournament. Even though the […]

Cats Declawed

Catamounts lose a hard fought game and now have lost four straight after Saturday’s to the Lady Mocs 60-48. The first quarter was another slow start for the Catamounts as they go for 4-12 shooting adding to only 9 points. Chattanooga took advantage of this slow start and were able to come out of the first quarter […]