Senior All-American second baseman, Ross Heffley went 4-for-4 and freshman first baseman, Jacob Hoyle drove in five RBI as Western Carolina took down Duke on Tuesday night, 12-4 in Cullowhee, N.C. “This year we have been off to a hot start. The starting pitching has been awesome. It really helps when innings are flowing quick […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Three-point shooting helps Hunter capture 100th win with Catamounts
A sea of white watched Western Carolina’s men head basketball coach, Larry Hunter capture his 100th win with the team on Thursday night, 82-76 over the Chattanooga Mocs. Fans were given free “White-Out” t-shirts to help support the Catamounts and the intensity from the crowd helped to deliver the win. Brandon Boggs scored 21 and […]
Phoenix use strong second half to take down Catamounts, 71-63
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 […]