Catamounts lose heartbreaker to Wildcats in SoCon Tourney Championship, 93-91 in 2OT

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 […]

Should student athletes be paid?

Western Carolina University joined the national debate on student athletes getting paid for their time as players in college teams. Former North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Robert Orr visited WCU on Feb.20, “to stir up a little controversy”. WCU SGA president TJ Eaves says it would be good if the athletes get paid, but on […]

March Madness at Western Carolina

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 […]

Western Carolina in the LeClair Classic

  Western Carolina baseball is going into the 9th Annual Keith LeClair Classic against the Maryland Terrapins this Friday, Feb. 24. The Catamounts are currently undefeated and as sophomore infielder, Aaron Attaway said, “We plan to keep it going that way.” Attaway also commented that this is the first game they will play against a […]

Flurry of Threes lead Catamounts past Bulldogs, 79-77

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

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 […]