HOMEWOOD, Ala. — Top-seeded Samford scored 62 seconds into the match and never let up, ending Western Carolina’s season with a 5-1 victory in the Southern Conference Tournament quarterfinals Sunday at Shauna Yelton Field. The ninth-seeded Catamounts finish the year 5-12-3. Gabriela Vatrano scored in the 69th minute for WCU’s lone goal, but the Bulldogs, […]
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 […]
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 […]
WCU prepares to face Mercer after coming off the highs of the blowout victory against Tennessee Tech
October 6, 2026 by
After coming off the highs of securing a landslide victory against longtime WCU rivals Tennessee Tech, who rank no.15 nationally, WCU prepares to face a team with an albeit impressive SoCon ranking at No.5 and an even more impressive ranking of No. 20 nationally among FCS teams. It’s no secret that WCU has won every […]
Catamounts make a statement at home with a 44-20 victory over Tennessee Tech
October 4, 2026 by
Seven days after enduring a stinging 27-point beating in their Southern Conference opener at ETSU, the Western Carolina Catamounts found themselves backed firmly into a corner. Entering Saturday’s night showdown at E.J. Whitmire Stadium, head coach Kerwin Bell challenged his young roster to grow up in a hurry against an unblemished, top 10 nationally ranked […]
