The 2015 Southern Conference Basketball Tournament Schedule

2015 Southern Conference Tournament Schedule

Friday, March 6 
Game 1 - (8) UNCG vs. (9) Samford, 6:00 p.m.
Game 2 - (7) The Citadel vs. (10) Furman, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 7 
(1) Wofford vs. Game 1 winner, 12:00 p.m.
(4) Western Carolina vs. (5) ETSU, 2:30 p.m.
(2) Chattanooga vs. Game 2 winner, 6:00 p.m.
(3) Mercer vs. (6) VMI, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 8 
Semifinal 1 – 6:00 p.m.
Semifinal 2 – 8:30 p.m.

Monday, March 9 
Championship Game – 7:00 p.m

WCU - 2015 Men & Women's SoCon Indoor Track and Field Champions

Final Men’s Team Results

1. Western Carolina - 228
2. Samford - 155
3. VMI – 98.50
4. Furman - 92
5. The Citadel – 40.50
6. Chattanooga - 32
7. Wofford - 12
8. UNCG - 4

Final Women’s Team Results

1. Western Carolina - 226
2. Samford - 155
3. ETSU - 96
4. Furman – 83
5. Chattanooga - 46
6. The Citadel – 24
7. VMI - 23 8. Wofford - 5
8. UNCG - 5

Men’s Individual Awards 
Most Outstanding Field Performer Jared Johnson, Western Carolina
Freshman of the Year Brenden Caldwell, Western Carolina

Coach of the Year Danny Williamson, Western Carolina 

Women’s Individual Awards 
Most Outstanding Athletes Xaveria Bass, Western Carolina
Most Outstanding Field Performers Xaveria Bass, Western Carolina Alisha Bradshaw, Western Carolina

Coach of the Year Danny Williamson, Western Carolina 


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Basketball: Today in the SoCon (2-28-15)

Saturday, February 28, 2015 

Men's Basketball Games in the Southern Conference

Saturday is the final day of the regular season for the SoCon, and all 10 teams are playing.  

Saturday's games -
1:00 pm games......
-Western Carolina (13-16, 8-9 SoCon) at The Citadel (11-17, 6-11 SoCon) watch on SDN
Bulldogs by 4 points

-Samford (12-18, 5-12 SoCon) at VMI (11-17, 7-10 SoCon) watch on SDN
Keydets by 8 points

4:00 pm games.......
-Wofford (24-6, 15-2 SouCon) at Furman (8-20, 5-12 SoCon) watch on SDN
Terriers by 9 points

-ETSU (16-12, 8-9 SoCon) at Mercer (16-14, 11-6 SouCon) watch on ESPN3
Bears by 5 points

5:00 pm game......
-Chattanooga (21-9, 14-3 SoCon) at UNCG (10-20, 6-11 SoCon) watch on SDN
Mocs by 3 points 

Thursday's results -
Western Carolina at Furman -
Furman snapped a seven-game skid with a 53-49 win over Western Carolina Thursday. Trailing by five at the half, Furman took the lead during a 17-0 run against the seemingly helpless Cats.
Attendance: 925

ETSU at The Citadel -
The Citadel's Ashton Moore went the length of the court and nailed a pull-up jumper with three seconds left to give the Bulldogs a 74-73 victory over ETSU on Thursday.
Attendance: 1,358

Wofford  at Mercer -
Wofford's Spencer Collins scored 26 points as the Terriers wrapped up their third Southern Conference regular season championship and the No. 1 seed into the conference tournament with a 76-72 win over Mercer Thursday night.
Attendance: 3,870 

Samford at UNCG -
UNCG's RJ White scored 24 points and had 12 rebounds, leading four Spartan players in double figures, as the Spartans beat Samford 81-67 on Thursday night.
Attendance: 1,893

Chattanooga at VMI -
Chattanooga's Casey Jones had 17 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots, and Eric Robertson scored 19 to help the Mocs to a  86-82 victory over Virginia Military Institute  in double overtime on Thursday night.
Attendance: 1,127

Current SoCon Standings -

1.  Wofford 15-2
2.  Chattanooga  14-3
3.  Mercer  11-6
4.  ETSU  9-9
5.  Western Carolina 8-9
6.  VMI  7-10
7.  (tie) The Citadel  6-11
7.  (tie) UNCG  6-11
9.  (tie) Samford  5-12
9.  (tie) Furman  5-12


Conference RPI  (RealTimeRPI.com)
CAA - 19
Sun Belt - 21
OVC - 23
Southern - 24
Big South - 25
A-Sun - 30




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Basketball: Today in the SoCon (2-27-15)

Friday, February 27, 2015 

Men's Basketball Games in the Southern Conference

Thursday's games -
Western Carolina at Furman -
Furman snapped a seven-game skid with a 53-49 win over Western Carolina Thursday. Trailing by five at the half, Furman took the lead during a 17-0 run against the seemingly helpless Cats.
Attendance: 925

ETSU at The Citadel -
The Citadel's Ashton Moore went the length of the court and nailed a pull-up jumper with three seconds left to give the Bulldogs a 74-73 victory over ETSU on Thursday.
Attendance: 1,358

Wofford  at Mercer -
Wofford's Spencer Collins scored 26 points as the Terriers wrapped up their third Southern Conference regular season championship and the No. 1 seed into the conference tournament with a 76-72 win over Mercer Thursday night.
Attendance: 3,870 

Samford at UNCG -
UNCG's RJ White scored 24 points and had 12 rebounds, leading four Spartan players in double figures, as the Spartans beat Samford 81-67 on Thursday night.
Attendance: 1,893

Chattanooga at VMI -
Chattanooga's Casey Jones had 17 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots, and Eric Robertson scored 19 to help the Mocs to a  86-82 victory over Virginia Military Institute  in double overtime on Thursday night.
Attendance: 1,127

Current SoCon Standings -

1.  Wofford 15-2
2.  Chattanooga  14-3
3.  Mercer  11-6
4.  ETSU  9-9
5.  Western Carolina 8-9
6.  VMI  7-10
7.  (tie) The Citadel  6-11
7.  (tie) UNCG  6-11
9.  (tie) Samford  5-12
9.  (tie) Furman  5-12


Conference RPI  (RealTimeRPI.com)
CAA - 19
Sun Belt - 21
OVC - 23
Southern - 24
Big South - 25
A-Sun - 30




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Softball Cats to Seahawk Spring Classic this weekend

2015 Seahawk Softball Spring Classic Central

Boseman Field, Wilmington, N.C. | Feb. 27-Mar. 1, 2015
Live Stats (all games): Click Here | 

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Participating Teams

UNCW "Seahawks"	Delaware "Blue Hens"	Marist "Red Foxes"	North Carolina A&T "Aggies"	Western Carolina "Catamounts"
Roster	Roster	Roster	Roster	Roster
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Tournament Schedule

Friday, Feb. 27
Delaware vs. Marist, 10 a.m.	Box Score
Western Carolina vs. Marist, 12:30 p.m.	Box Score
North Carolina A&T vs. UNCW, 3 p.m.	Box Score
Western Carolina vs. Delaware, 5:30 p.m.	Box Score

Saturday, Feb. 28
Delaware vs. North Carolina A&T, 9:30 a.m.	Box Score
Marist vs. UNCW, 12 p.m.	Box Score
Western Carolina vs. UNCW, 2:30 p.m.	Box Score
Western Carolina vs. Delaware, 5 p.m.	Box Score
North Carolina A&T vs. Marist, 7:30 p.m.	Box Score

Sunday, Mar. 1
Delaware vs. Western Carolina, 9:30 a.m.	Box Score
Marist vs. UNCW, 12 p.m.	Box Score
North Carolina A&T vs. UNCW, 2:30 p.m.	Box Score

Courtesy UNCWSports.com

Basketball: Furman (Game #29)

Game Day: Thursday

Date: February 26, 2015

Location: Timmons Arena (5,000), Travelers Rest, SC

Time: 7:00 p.m. ET

Radio: Catamount Sports Network

TV / Video: ESPN3

On Thursday, the Catamounts continue SoCon play as they travel to Travelers Rest, SC to play their second game versus Furman. The Cats (13-15, 8-8 SoCon) have won three straight meetings between the two teams, including a 72-53 victory in Cullowhee, N.C., back on January 5.

The Cats are 28-37 all time against the Paladins, and are just 9-22 in games between the two played in Travelers Rest. Western is 2-2 in their last four games, but have lost their last two games, while the Paladins last won a game back on January 29th.

The Paladins have lost seven straight games and are 7-20 overall and 4-12 in Southern Conference play entering the final weekend of the regular season. Furman is no locked into playing the in the opening round of the SoCon Tournament on Friday, March 6, in Asheville, N.C. regardless of the outcome of this game.  

Furman Probable Starters 

Stephen Croone - Guard,  6-1 170 (Jr.) Covington, Ga. - 17.3 ppg
Devin Sibley - Guard,  6-2 175 (Fr.) Knoxville, Tenn. - 10 ppg
Kendrec Ferrara - Forward,  6-9 235 (Jr.) Cape Coral, Fla. - 7.0 ppg\
Daniel Fowler - Guard,  6-4 195 (Fr.) Acworth, Ga. - 8.1 ppg 

Kris Acox - Forward, 6-6 215  (So.) Reykjavik, Iceland. - 6.8 ppg 

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Basketball: Today in the SoCon (2-24-15)

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 

Men's Basketball Games in the Southern Conference

Thursday's games -
ETSU (16-11, 8-8 Southern) at The Citadel (10-17, 5-11 Southern) watch on SDN
Bulldogs by 5 points

Western Carolina (13-15, 8-8 Southern) at Furman (7-20, 4-12 Southern) watch on ESPN3
Cats by 10 points

Wofford (23-6, 14-2 Southern) at Mercer (16-13, 11-5 Southern) watch on ESPN3
Terriers by 2 points

Samford (12-17, 5-11 Southern) at UNCG (9-20, 5-11 Southern) watch on SDN  
Bulldogs by 3 points

Chattanooga (20-9, 13-3 Southern) at VMI (11-16, 7-9 Southern) watch on American Sports Network
Keydets by 7 points

Current SoCon Standings -

1.  Wofford 14-2
2.  Chattanooga  13-3
3.  Mercer  11-5
4.  (tie) ETSU  8-7
4.  (tie) Western Carolina 8-8
6.  VMI  7-9
7.  (tie) Samford  5-11
7.  (tie) The Citadel  5-11
7.  (tie) UNCG  5-11
10. Furman  4-12


Conference RPI  (RealTimeRPI.com)
CAA - 19
Sun Belt - 20
OVC - 23
Southern - 24
Big South - 25
A-Sun - 30




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Basketball: Today in the SoCon (2-21-15)

Saturday, February 21, 2015 

Men's Basketball Games in the Southern Conference

Today only eight SoCon teams are in action in the next to last weekend of the regular season.

Saturday's Games-
4:30 pm start time
VMI (10-16, 6-9 SoCon) at Western Carolina  (13-14, 8-7 SoCon) watch on ESPN3
Cats by 10 points

7:00 pm start time

ETSU (16-10, 8-7 SoCon) at Chattanooga  (19-9, 12-3 SoCon) watch on SDN
Mocs by 5 points

Mercer (15-13, 10-5 SoCon) at Samford  (12-16, 5-10 SoCon) watch on SDN
Bulldogs by 3 points

The Citadel (10-16, 5-10 SoCon) at Wofford  (22-6, 13-2 SoCon) watch on SDN
Wofford by 7 points

Thursday's results -
Mercer at Chattanooga-
Chattanooga's Greg Pryor had 13 of his 16 points in the second half as the Mocs pulled away in the final 10 minutes to beat Mercer 74-61 on Thursday night.
Attendance: 4,043

The Citadel at Furman -
The Citadel's Ashton Moore scored 20 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out six assists to lead the Bulldogs to a 62-56 overtime victory over Furman on Thursday night.
Attendance: 1029

UNCG  at Wofford -
Wofford;s Karl Cochran scored 18 points in the second-half comeback as the Terriers defeated UNCG, 77-62 on Thursday.
Attendance: 1,755

Current SoCon Standings -

1.  Wofford 13-2
2.  Chattanooga  12-3
3.  Mercer  10-5
4.  (tie) ETSU  8-7
4.  (tie) Western Carolina 8-7
6.  VMI  6-9
7.  (tie) Samford  5-10
7.  (tie) The Citadel  5-10
9.  (tie) Furman  4-11
9.  (tie) UNCG  4-11

Conference RPI  (RealTimeRPI.com)
CAA - 19
Sun Belt - 20
OVC - 23
Southern - 24
Big South - 25
A-Sun - 30




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VMI (Game #28)

Game Day: Saturday 
Date: February 21, 2015 
Time: 4:30 p.m. ET
 Location: Ramsey Center, Cullowhee, NC
  Radio: Catamount Sports Network
 TV / Video: SoCon Digital Network

On Saturday, the Keydets travel to Cullowhee to meet the Catamounts for the second time this season, as Western looks for the seasonal sweep of VMI.  The Cats currently own a 29-21 record over the Keydets all time, and are sporting a three game win streak over VMI,.

The Cats have only three games remaining in the regular season, with the VMI game as the last home game of the regular season for the Cats, before next week's road trip to both Greenville and Charleston, South Carolina. 

The Keydets are 8-13 overall this season, and own a 6-9  SoCon record, and are coming off a road victory over their biggest rival, The Citadel, 84-69. VMI currently has a two game winning streak, and have won with fairly substantial numbers, 93-59 over Furman and 84-69 over the Citadel.

The Keydets are averaging 80.4 points per game, while holding opponents to a average of 79.3 points per game.

Chart Courtesy Daily Catramount    

VMI Probable Starters

Junior Guard  - Tim Marshall,  6-3 185 lbs - 12 ppg
Senior Guard - Brian Brown,  5-11 185 lbs-  11 ppg
Junior Forward  - Phillip Anglade,  6-5 210 lbs - 6.3 ppg
Sophomore Guard - Julian Eleby,  6-3 190 lbs - 8.5 ppg
Redshirt Junior Forward - Jordan Weethee, 6-6 210 lbs - 5.9 ppg




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Basketball: Today in the SoCon (2-20-15)

Friday, February 20, 2015 

Men's Basketball Games in the Southern Conference.

Thursday's results -
Mercer at Chattanooga-
Chattanooga's Greg Pryor had 13 of his 16 points in the second half as the Mocs pulled away in the final 10 minutes to beat Mercer 74-61 on Thursday night.
Attendance: 4,043

The Citadel at Furman -
The Citadel's Ashton Moore scored 20 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out six assists to lead the Bulldogs to a 62-56 overtime victory over Furman on Thursday night.
Attendance: 1029

UNCG  at Wofford -
Wofford;s Karl Cochran scored 18 points in the second-half comeback as the Terriers defeated UNCG, 77-62 on Thursday.
Attendance: 1,755

Current SoCon Standings -

1.  Wofford 13-2
2.  Chattanooga  12-3
3.  Mercer  10-5
4.  (tie) ETSU  8-7
4.  (tie) Western Carolina 8-7
6.  VMI  6-9
7.  (tie) Samford  5-10
7.  (tie) The Citadel  5-10
9.  (tie) Furman  4-11
9.  (tie) UNCG  4-11

Conference RPI  (RealTimeRPI.com)
CAA - 19
Sun Belt - 20
OVC - 23
Southern - 24
Big South - 25
A-Sun - 30




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Basketball: Today in the SoCon (2-19-15)

Thursday, February 19, 2015 

Men's Basketball Games in the Southern Conference.

Thursday's games - all games start at 7:00 pm
Mercer (15-12, 10-4 SoCon) at Chattanooga (18-9, 11-3 SoCon) watch on SoCon Digital Network
Bucs by 8 points 

The Citadel (9-16, 4-10 SoCon) at Furman (7-18, 4-10 SoCon) watch on SoCon Digital Network
Paladins by 8 points 

UNCG (8-19, 4-10 SoCon) at Wofford (21-6, 12-2 SoCon) watch on SoCon Digital Network
Terriers by 18 points

Current SoCon Standings -

1.  Wofford 12-2
2.  Chattanooga  11-3
3.  Mercer  10-4
4.  (tie) ETSU  8-7
4.  (tie) Western Carolina 8-7
6.  VMI  6-9
7.  Samford  5-10
8.  (tie) The Citadel  4-10
8.  (tie) Furman  4-10
8.  (tie) UNCG  4-10

Conference RPI  (RealTimeRPI.com)
CAA - 19
Sun Belt - 20
OVC - 23
Southern - 25
Big South - 26
A-Sun - 30




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SoCon Basketball Power Rankings (2-17-15)

Welcome to Purple & Gold's SoCon Basketball Power Rankings for the week of February 16, 2015.

Each week, on Tuesday, we will bring you our power rankings for Southern Conference basketball.





 1.  (1)  Wofford 
 Record: 21-6 (12-2 SoCon)


2.  (2)  Chattanooga 
Record: 18-9  (11-3 SoCon)


3.  (3)  East Tennessee State 
Record: 16-10   (8-7 SoCon)


4.  (4) Western Carolina 
Record: 13-14  (8-7 SoCon)


5.  (4) Mercer 
Record: 15-12  (10-4)



6.  (6) Samford 
Record: 12-16  (5-10 SoCon)


7.  (7) Virginia Military Institute 
Record: 10-16  (6-9 SoCon)


8.  (8) Furman 
Record: 7-18  (4-10 SoCon)


9.  (9) UNCG 
Record: 8-19  (4-10 SoCon)

10.  (10) The Citadel 
Record: 9-16  (4-10 SoCon)

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Basketball: Today in the SoCon (2-17-15)

Tuesday, February 17, 2015 

Men's Basketball Games in the Southern Conference.

One out of conference game scheduled  today.  

Tuesday's game -
Cleveland State (16-11) at Western Carolina (13-14) watch on SoCon Digital Network
Cats by 3 points

 
Monday's game results -
Tenn Tech at ETSU-
ETSU's Jalen Riley scored 31 points as the Bucs edged Tennessee Tech 87-79 in an in-state, non-conference matchup on Monday.
Attendance: 2072 

Current SoCon Standings -

1.  Wofford 12-2
2.  Chattanooga  11-3
3.  Mercer  10-4
4.  (tie) ETSU  8-7
4.  (tie) Western Carolina 8-7
6.  VMI  5-9
7.  (tie) Samford  5-10
7.  (tie) The Citadel  4-9
9.  (tie) Furman  4-10
9.  (tie) UNCG  4-10


Conference RPI  (RealTimeRPI.com)
CAA - 19
Sun Belt - 20
OVC - 23
Southern - 25
Big South - 26
A-Sun - 30




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Speir has made his mark on WCU football

A video by Janson Silvers

Cleveland State (Game #28)

Game Day: Tuesday 

Date: February 17, 2015 

Time: 7:00 p.m. ET 

Location: Ramsey Center, Cullowhee, NC 

Radio: Catamount Sports Network 

TV / Video: SoCon Digital Network

On Tuesday, the Cleveland State Vikings will be in Cullowhee for the final out of conference game of the season for Western Carolina. The Vikings bring a 16-11 overall record to the Ramsey Center, and are 10-3 as members of  the Horizon League.

The Vikings and Catamounts have only met once, as the Vickings beat the Cats last season in Cleveland, 55-66. Cleveland State comes to Cullowhee off a 67-59 win over the UIC Flames and have won 4 of their last 5 games, but are 4-9 in road games this season.   

The Vikings are averaging 68 points per game while allowing only 62 points, and are hitting an average of 7 three pointers per game,

Cleveland State Probable Starting Lineup 
Trey Lewis. Guard 6-2 190 Jr. 17  ppg
Kaza Keane, Guard 6-2 185 Jr. 5 ppg
Charlie Lee, Guard 5-8 160 Sr. 13 ppg
Marlin Mason, Forward 6-6 220 Sr. 8 ppg
Anton Grady, Forward 6-8 225 Jr. 14 ppg

 Chart Courtesy Daily Catamount

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Basketball: Today in the SoCon (2-16-15)

Monday, February 16, 2015 

Men's Basketball Games in the Southern Conference.

Monday's game -
Tenn Tech (12-14, 4-9 OVC) at ETSU (15-10, 8-7 SoCon)
Bucs by 8 points


Sunday's game results -
VMI  at The Citadel -
VMI;s Tim Marshall drained eight 3-pointers and finished with career-high 26 points to help the Keydets rally to an 84-69 over the Bulldogs, giving VMI three wins this season over the Citadel.
Attendance: 4,248

Current SoCon Standings -

1.  Wofford 12-2
2.  Chattanooga  11-3
3.  Mercer  10-4
4.  (tie) ETSU  8-7
4.  (tie) Western Carolina 8-7
6.  VMI  6-9
7.  Samford  5-10
8.  (tie) The Citadel  4-10
8.  (tie) Furman  4-10
8.  (tie) UNCG  4-10

Conference RPI  (RealTimeRPI.com)
CAA - 19
Sun Belt - 21
OVC - 23
Southern - 24
Big South - 27
A-Sun - 30




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