Jade Groen has broken the record for the most singles wins in Catamount women’s tennis program history. The history-making win came with her 10th singles victory of the season, boosting her overall win tally to 39. The record had been held by Jordan Strickland who graduated in 2020 with 38 career singles wins. The milestone […]
WCU Women’s basketball midseason review
February 22, 2025 by
The Catamounts Women’s Basketball team has struggled this season. They are sitting at 12-14 overall and 2-9 in conference so far this season under new head coach Jonathan Tsipis. The Catamounts started 4-1 with their first loss coming to number 9 ranked Oklahoma Sooners 122-56. The Catamounts ended up 10-5 during non-conference play. Their losses […]
WCU Women’s basketball head coach ready for the season
September 26, 2024 by
Women’s basketball head coach, Jonathon Tsipis, has made a positive impact on the team since joining WCU in April. The WCU Athletic Department and WCU Board of Trustees announced the new head coach role on April 5. Tsipis becomes the 14th different women’s basketball head coach in Western Carolina history. Tsipis is enjoying getting to […]
WCU alum returns to head important athletics position
November 16, 2021 by
In November 2020, Tyler Pope was self-employed and producing a sports podcast with two of his friends from his undergraduate and graduate years. A year removed, he holds one of the most important positions in the Western Carolina University Athletic Department. Pope, a native of Burlington, N.C., was hired in September 2021. A WCU graduate […]
WCU baseball team producing highest run differential through first 15 games over the past 4 seasons
April 20, 2021 by
The Catamounts baseball team reached the 20 win mark this season and have yet to play 30 games total, which bares the question. How much better are they this year than in years of the past? Considering the 2020 season was cut short due to the global pandemic shutdown, the Catamounts only played 16 games […]
WCU baseball coach not letting the end of winning streak deter the team
April 7, 2021 by
The WCU baseball team was riding an 8 game win streak into their March 30 meeting against the top 10 ranked Tennessee Volunteers who would end up bringing their win streak to an end. “You have to play your “A” game against a nationally ranked top 10 team, they’re not going to give it to […]
