Catamounts fall to Mocs in semifinal of SoCon Tournament

The Western Carolina University men’s basketball team was defeated by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Mocs 73-69, Sunday, March 6, in the Southern Conference semifinal game. The crowd provided plenty of energy throughout the second half of the game at the SoCon Basketball Championships in Asheville, NC. The Catamounts rallied late in the game, after […]

Catamounts beat Terriers in double-overtime thriller

Calvin Inman contributed to this story   The Western Carolina University men’s basketball team defeated the Wofford Terriers 88 to 83 in double-overtime, Saturday, March 5, in the U.S. Cellular Center, in front of a crowd of 5,667 at the SoCon Basketball Championships in Asheville, NC.   The critical moment in the game came with […]

Catamounts beat Terriers

The Western Carolina University men’s basketball team outlasted the University of Wofford Terriers 53 to 48, Thursday, Feb. 25, in the Ramsey Center, in front of a crowd of more than 1,100. The games critical moment came on a steal by Catamount forward Justin Browning with only 25 seconds remaining and the Catamounts leading Wofford […]

Catamounts triumph over Mocs

  The video was shot, edited, and produced by Calvin Inman. The Western Carolina University men’s basketball team won, despite a late rally by the University of Tennessee Chattanooga Mocs, Thursday, Feb. 11, in the Ramsey center, in front of a crowd of just under 2,000. The Catamounts started the game hot and established an early […]

SOCON tournament kicks off this week

The men’s Southern Conference basketball tournament kicks off Friday, March 6, in Asheville. “The tournament is one of the most unique experiences that WCU has all year,” said Kyle Rush, the radio voice for the Lady Catamount basketball team, over text message.” The biggest question surrounding the tournament is can last year’s winner and this […]

Bad news for the Mercer Bears, Catamounts win 60-52

Western Carolina University’s most important conference game of the season ended in triumph tonight as the Catamounts defeated the Mercer Bears 60 to 52. The 9-11 Catamounts took on the 11-10 Bears of Mercer who were still riding high from their win over Duke in the 2014 NCAA tournament. There was much speculation leading up […]