Jack Isenbarger scored 26 points (5-of-8 from three-point range) for Elon as the Phoenix handed Western Carolina a loss on their home court Thursday night, 71-63. In a game that the Catamounts needed badly to keep pace in the Southern Conference division, they had no answer for Isenbarger and lost for the fourth time in […]
Catamounts cruise past Eagles, 141-39
January 18, 2012 by
Fans wanted tacos. The Catamounts delivered. James Sinclair scored 16 points and grabbed a team-high 13 rebounds as the Western Carolina Catamounts cruised to a 141-39 victory over the Toccoa Falls Eagles on Tuesday night. “James (Sinclair) has a lot of potential,” said WCU head coach Larry Hunter. The 102 point margin of victory was […]
Catamounts second half comeback falls short; loses to Furman, 58-55
January 14, 2012 by
Trey Sumler scored 18 points for Western Carolina, but their second half comeback was not enough as the Catamounts fell to Furman 58-55 on Saturday in Cullowhee, N.C. Harouna Mutombo added 11 points and Brandon Boggs had 9 points for the Catamounts who fell to 8-10, 3-3 in SoCon on the season. The Paladins (8-9, […]
Wildcats down Catamounts, 88-67
January 13, 2012 by
Harouna Mutombo had 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Catamounts, but it was not enough as Western Carolina lost to Davidson in Southern Conference play in Davidson, N.C., 88-67. Brandon Boggs had 14 points in the losing effort for the Catamounts (8-9, 3-2 SoCon) who dropped to 20-37 in the all-time series with […]
WCU athletic director fired
October 24, 2011 by
Chip Smith was fired as athletic director of Western Carolina University effective Tuesday Oct. 25. Smith has been the director of athletics at Western since 2004, before that he was over athletics at Morehead State University. The decision came from Chancellor David Belcher Monday. Belcher sent an email message thanking Smith for his services at […]
Catamounts claw past Samford
February 12, 2011 by
The Catamount men’s basketball team won 85-63 over the Samford Bulldogs at their 3 p.m. game. The Cats improve to 13-13 overall and 9-5 in the Southern Conference. The win against Samford continues the undefeated record at home and puts WCU on a 4-game win streak. Mike Williams led the purple and gold as the […]
