Soccer avenges regular season loss, hold off the Citadel 4-3 in SoCon tournament opener

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Western Carolina women’s soccer got its measure of revenge Friday night, jumping out to a four-goal lead and holding on for a 4-3 win over The Citadel in the first round of the Southern Conference Tournament The ninth-seeded Catamounts (5-11-3) advance to face top-seeded Samford in Sunday’s quarterfinal at 2 p.m. ET. […]

Asheville’s 16th annual Beer City Cup soccer tournament 

Adult soccer teams from across the country come to Asheville to compete and celebrate the sport at the annual Beer City Cup hosted on Labor Day weekend, Sept. 5-6. For tournament director and co-founder Usher, the event has become a primary event of Asheville’s soccer community. “It’s been a staple of the Asheville soccer community […]

Cats come up short against Georgia Southern

In the third game of the season for the Catamount women’s soccer team did not go in favor of the Cats. Despite great goalkeeping from Leanne Trudel, including a spectacular diving stop late in the second half, the Cats fell just short of the Georgia Southern Eagles for a final score of 1-0. Samantha Whitaker […]

WCU soccer heads to SoCon

For the first time in 10 years, the WCU women’s soccer team is headed to the final four round of the Southern Conference tournament. The Cats will travel to face Furman in Birmingham, Alabama on Friday, November 3 after a 1-0 victory over VMI on Sunday Oct. 29 with a goal by Emily Threatt. “It […]

Catamount spirit: Megan McCallister is coming back stronger

It was a crisp Friday, Oct. 7, night and WCU women’s soccer team was successfully battling Virginia Military Institute, when a piercing scream ripped through the air. This scream belonged to sophomore, Megan McCallister, and it ended her 2016 season. “Oh, I knew I had broken it. There was no question about that…it was just a matter […]

Soccer kicks into action

The Catamount women’s soccer team heads on the road this weekend for their last set of nonconference games. The Cats, who are fresh off of an overtime win against UT Martin, will be battling Campbell University on Friday, Sep. 15 and NC State on Sunday, Sep. 17. With the conclusion of the nonconference season, the […]