Adams, Berryman named to HERO Sports All-America Teams

Selected as the Southern Conference Freshman of the Year and finishing fourth in the STATS FCS Freshman of the Year voting, Tyrie Adams was selected the first team freshman quarterback by HERO Sports.

Ian Berryman finished the season ranked second in the SoCon in punting average at 44.9 yards per punt – a mark which ranked him fourth nationally. The Marietta, Ga., native punted a combined 52 times for 2,335 yards including a career-long of 64 yards twice. He was a critical part of turning field position for the Catamounts, downing 18 punts inside the opponents’ 20-yard line with just four touch backs.

SoCon Daily Basketball Update (12-30-16)

Thursday's results.....
There was only one game on the SoCon schedule for Thurdsay

Savannah State at ETSU
Playing its final pre-conference tune-up game of the early season, the ETSU men’s basketball team stymied Savannah State’s high-powered offense and got a career high 30 points from senior guard T.J. Cromer (Albany, Ga.) on way to a 92-71 win over the Tigers Thursday night inside Freedom Hall. With the win, the Buccaneers improved to 10-3 on the season, marking the first time since the 1990-91 season that an ETSU team has collected 10 non-conference wins. Meanwhile, Savannah State dropped to 3-10 on the year. Cromer, Payne lead ETSU past Savannah State, 92-71

Standings......
UNCG         1-0  (10-4)
ETSU          0-0  (10-3)
UTC            0-0  (9-3)
Samford      0-0  (9-4)
Furman       0-0  (7-6)
Mercer        0-0  (6-7)
Wofford       0-0  (5-8)
WCU           0-0  (5-8)
VMI            0-0  (3-8)
Citadel        0-1  (7-6)


Conference RPI Standings (WarrenNolan RPI)
11 - CAA
12 - Missouri Valley
13 - MAAC
14 - Sun Belt
15 - Southern
16 - Ivy League

22 - Ohio Valley

25 - Conference USA
26 - Big South

28 - Atlantic Sun

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Friday's games.......
No SoCon games are scheduled for Friday,


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Friday & Saturday's Games

The women face Charleston Southern on Friday (2 pm) & the men face Chattanooga to open Southern Conference play.  

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SoCon Daily Basketball Update (12-29-16)

Wednesday's Results....
The conference season kicked off last night with one SoCon match-up on the schedule. Three other non-conference games were played Wednesday. A full slate of conference games are scheduled for Saturday.

UNCG  at  The Citadel 
The UNCG men’s basketball team opened Southern Conference play Wednesday night with a hard-fought 95-87 victory over The Citadel on the road at McAlister Field House. The Spartans led from start to finish to improve to 10-4 on the season and 1-0 in league play. The Spartans’ 10-4 start is the best since the 1995-96 season when UNCG opened the year with a 13-4 record. The Spartans also became the first team in the SoCon to reach double digits in wins this year.  Men’s Basketball Opens SoCon Play With 95-87 Road Win at The Citadel

Mercer  at   Kennewsaw State
Stephon Jelks and Demetre Rivers scored 19 points apiece as Mercer shot a combined 55 percent from the field to hold off Kennesaw State, 80-76, at the KSU Convention Center Wednesday night. The Bears (6-7) limited Kendrick Ray – the nation's fourth-best scorer at 23.4 points per game – to five points while additionally connecting for a season-best 14 three-pointers offensively. It was Mercer's first road win of the year and the sixth straight victory over its intrastate rival.  Hot-Handed Mercer Downs Kennesaw State, 80-76

Mars Hill    at   Western Carolina
The Western Carolina men's basketball team never trailed Wednesday afternoon inside the Ramsey Center but the visiting Lions of Mars Hill kept the game close before a late run pushed the lead out of reach, 87-71. A pair of Catamounts surpassed their career-highs in points while four scored in double-figures. WCU dished out a season-high 20 assists as a number of unselfish plays led for wide-open baskets for the Catamounts. WCU finishes the non-conference portion of its schedule with a 5-8 record which matches last season's record at the beginning of conference play. Catamounts Close Out Non-Conference Play With Victory

Fort Valley State  at  Samford
In its final nonconference contest of the regular-season Wednesday, the Samford University basketball team tallied a 94-74 home victory against the Fort Valley State Wildcats in a high-scoring matchup held at the Pete Hanna Center. Samford finished with five players scoring in double figures as junior point guard Christen Cunningham led the way with 19 points, six assists, three rebounds and two steals. The Bulldogs' dynamic floor general shot 7-of-9 from the field and 5-for-5 from the free-throw line. So far this season, Cunningham is shooting a sizzling 91.8 percent (45-of-49) from the charity stripe.  Bulldogs Cruise To 94-74 Win Over Fort Valley State


Standings......
UNCG         1-0  (10-4)
ETSU          0-0  (9-3)
UTC            0-0  (9-3)
Samford      0-0  (9-4)
Furman       0-0  (7-6)
Mercer        0-0  (6-7)
Wofford       0-0  (5-8)
WCU          0-0  (5-8)
VMI            0-0  (3-8)
Citadel        0-1  (7-6)



Conference RPI Standings (WarrenNolan RPI)

12 - CAA
13 - Sun Belt
14 - Southern 
15 - MAAC
16 - Ivy League

22 - Ohio Valley

25 - Conference USA
26 - Big South

28 - Atlantic Sun

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Thursday's games......
Only one game is on the schedule for Thursday.

Savannah State at ETSU     7pm   ESPN3


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Adams selected to Freshman All-American Team

Congratulations to WCU freshman quarterback Tyrie Adams on his selection to the HERO Sports FCS Freshman All-American Team  

Adams led freshmen nationally with nearly 3,000 total yards of offense

Player of the Week

Catamount Player of the Week is freshman Adam Sledd who scored career-high 14 vs. College of Charleston last Thursday.

Merry Christmas to all our Catamount friends.......

Up next - Mars Hill

Mars Hill
Date: Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Cullowhee, NC - Ramsey Center
Radio: Catamount Sports Network
Talent: Gary Ayers (PxP) and Daniel Hooker
Video Stream: None
Game Notes:   Western Carolina    -     Mars Hill
Series:  The Cats are 21-7 overall against the Lions, in a series that started in 1945.  Western is 17-5 against the Lions in game played in Cullowhee, and 4-2 on the road.

Division II Mars Hill is a member of the South Atlantic Conference. Back on Nov. 22 of this year, Head Coach Rick Scruggs stepped down as the men's head coach at Mars Hill. Scruggs was in his fifth season with the Lions at the time of his resignation. Mars Hill appointed men's basketball assistant coach Vic Finora as the Interim Head Coach, his record at Mars Hill is 1-5.

The Lions are currently 3-7 overall on the season (1-4 in conference play). They are 0-4 in road games and 3-3 at home. The Lions come into the game on a 3 game skid. They are averaging 77 points per game, hitting 44% of their fiels goals, 32% of three-pointers and 67% of their free throw attempts. So far this year, the Lions have played ETSU (loss 104-67), Wofford (loss 79-76), and UNCG (loss 108-56).

Mars Hill Probable Starters
Valentin Bauer. Guard - Sr. 6-0, 175  (9 ppg)
Bennett Wilson, Guard - Jr. 5'10" 195  (12 ppg)
Indiana Rotondo, Guard - Fr. 6'1"  183  (3 ppg)
Vernon Jackson. Guard - So.  6'4"  180 lbs  (15 ppg)
Brandon Watkins. Forward - Jr.  6'6" 220   (5 ppg)


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SoCon Daily Basketball Update (12-24-16)

Friday's Results.......
Only one game was scheduled for Friday.

VMI at Dayton
3-Point Shooting Lifts Dayton Past VMI, 92-56 - The Dayton Flyers canned 15 three-pointers and placed seven in double-figures scoring in a 92-56 win over VMI Friday night before a crowd of 12,612 at UD Arena.  Reserve forward Sam Miller (15 points) and guard Durrell Davis (14 points) led a balanced UD scoring attack that featured five other players that reached the 10-point plateau.


Standings......
ETSU         9-3
UTC           9-3
UNCG        9-4
Samford     8-4
Furman      7-6
Citadel       7-6
Mercer       5-7
Wofford      5-8
WCU         4-8
VMI           3-8


Conference RPI Standings (WarrenNolan RPI)

11 - CAA

14 - MAAC
15 - Southern Conference
16 - The Summit League

22 - Ohio Valley

25 - Conference USA
26 - Big South

28 - Atlantic Sun

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Saturday's games (Christmas Eve).....
No games are scheduled in the SoCon until Wednesday, December 28, but conference play will kick-off with one conference game.

Mars Hill  at  Western Carolina (4-8, 2-2 Home)

Mercer (5-7, 0-3 Away)  at  Kennesaw State (4-9, 3-1 Home)

UNCG (9-4, 1-2 Away)  at  The Citadel (7-6, 6-1 Home)

Fort Valley State   at   Samford (8-4, 4-1 Home)


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SoCon Daily Basketball Update (12-23-16)

Thursday's Results....... 
Not a very good outing for the conference, going 1-6 on the night. Out of several close games, only Samford pulled out a win.  We missed a great opportunity to improve the overall conference RPI.

Tennessee at ETSU 
The Vol's Detrick Mostella scored a career-high 25 points off the bench as the Volunteers outlasted ETSU 72-68. Desonta Bradford put up 14 points to lead the Bucs.

Furman at Michigan Michigan's Moritz Wagner scored 13 of his 18 points and Zak Irvin put up 16 points, helping Michigan hold off the Paladins in a 68-62 win. Devin Sibley had 16 points to lead Furman.

UNCG at Georgetown
Georgetown's Jessie Govan had a game high 20 points and nine reboundsto lead the Hoyas past UNCG 78-56 on Thursday for the Hoyas' sixth straight victory. RJ White score 14 points to lead the Spartans. Georgetown hit 51% of their field goals while holding the Spartans to 31% shooting.

Charleston at Western Carolina
The Cougar's Joe Chealey hit 3 of 4 from long range as Charleston shot 50% from three-point range to roll over Western Carolina 77-59.  Charleston hit 49% of their free throws, while holding the Catamounts to 36% shooting. Once again the Cats were dominated at the free throw line, as the Cougars made 23 points in their 35 attempts at the line, while the Cats hit 10 of 15 attempts.

La Salle at Mercer
La Salle's Pookie Powell hit a 3-point jumper and added two free throws in the third overtime to give the Explorers a 98-96 the win over Mercer. The Bears' Jordan Strawberry had a game high 31 points.

Wofford at Georgia Tech
Tech's Josh Heath made four free throws in the final five seconds as Georgia Tech hung on for a 76-72 win over Wofford.  Eric Garcia had a game high of 23 points as Ben Lammers led the Yellow Jackets with 19 points.

Florida A&M at Samford
The Bulldogs Triston Chambers had 20 points, including six 3-pointers as Samford cruised to a 83-63 win over Florida A&M.  Desmond Williams scored 20 points to lead the Rattlers.


Standings......
ETSU        9-3
UTC          9-3
UNCG       9-4
Samford     8-4
Furman      7-6
Citadel       7-6
Mercer       5-7
Wofford      5-8
WCU         4-8
VMI          3-7


Conference RPI Standings (WarrenNolan RPII)

10 - CAA

14 - MAAC
15 - Southern Conference
16 - The Summit League

22 - Ohio Valley

25 - Conference USA
26 - Big South

28 - Atlantic Sun


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Friday's games.....
only one game on the Schedule for Friday.

VMI (3-7, 0-5 Away)  at    Dayton (8-3, 5-1 Home)



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Cats fall to Charleston

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SoCon Daily Basketball Update (12-22-16)

Wednesday's Results....... 
only one game was on the schedule for Wednesday

Jacksonville State  at  Chattanooga
The Mocs' Tre' McLean had 14 points and 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the season as he led the Mocs all the way in a 73-57 victory over Jacksonville State on Wednesday. JSU's Malcolm Drumwright also put up 14 points for the Gamecocks.


Standings
ETSU        9-2
UNCG       9-3
UTC          9-3
Samford    7-4
Furman     7-5
Citadel      7-6
Mercer      5-6
Wofford     5-7
WCU        4-7
VMI          3-7


Conference RPI Standings (RealTimeRPI)
12 - Colonial Athletic
13 - Southern Conference
14 - Sun Belt
15 - Metro Atlantic Athletic 16 - Summit

21 - Ohio Valley

26 - Atlantic Sun

28 - Big South

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Thursday's games.......
......another big night in SoCon basketball, as seven games are on the schedule. The SoCon can really help their RPI with good out of conference wins Thursday night. Four of the seven games are on the SoCon team's home court. 

UNCG (9-3, 1-1 Away) at Georgetown (7-4, 4-2 Home)   6:30 pm  FS1

Tennessee (6-5, 1-1 Away)   at  ETSU. (9-2, 4-0 Home)   7 pm   ESPN3

Furman (7-5, 4-3 Away)  at  Michigan (9-3, 7-1 Home)   7 pm   BTN

Charleston (8-4, 2-2 Away)  at  Western Carolina (4-7, 2-1 Home)   7 pm   SDN

La Salle (5-4, 1-1 Away)  at  Mercer (5-6, 4-1 Home)   7 pm   SDN

Wofford (5-7, 1-3 Away)  at  Georgia Tech (6-4, 5-2 Home)  7:30 pm  ACCN

Florida A&M (2-9, 0-4 Away)  at  Samford (7-4, 3-1 Home)  8:30 pm    SDN 


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Cats pick up another win vs. High Point

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Up next - College of Charleston

Charleston
Date: Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016
Time: 7:00 pm
Location:  Cullowhee, NC - Ramsey Center
Radio: Catamount Sports Network
Talent: Gary Ayers (PxP) and Daniel Hooker
Video Stream: SoCon Digital Network
Game Notes:   Charleston     -    Western Carolina    (when available)
Series:  The Cats are 7-20 vs. the Cougars overall, in a series that began in the '52-'53 season. The Cats are 6-7 in games played in the Ramsey Center. Most of the games were played while Charleston was a member of the Southern Conference, and the Cats are 5-14 overall against the Cougars during that period.

On Thursday, former Southern Conference member College of Charleston travels to Cullowhee for a 7:00 pm contest. The Cougars are currently ranked #21 in the College Insider Mid-Major Top 25. The Cougars are coming off 65-75 loss to LSU on Monday night, which broke a 5 game winning streak for the Cougars. The Cats enter the game off a home win over High Point.

This season, the Cougars are 8-4 overall, are 5-2 in Charleston and 2-2 on the road. The Cougars have wins this season over the Citadel, Coastal Carolina. Boise State, USC Upstate, Navy, Davidson, Anderson, and East Carolina. So far this year, the Cougars are averaging 63 points per game, with three individuals scoring in double figures. Joe Chealey is averaging 14 points,  Jarrell Brantley averaging 13 ppg and Grant Riller is scoring 10 ppg, The Cougars are holding opponents to an average of 60 points per game.

Projected Charleston Starter
#13 Joe Chealey, G, 6-4, 195, RS-Jr.
#1 Grant Riller, G, 6-3, 185, RS-Fr.
#12 Cameron Johnson, G, 6-4, 200, Jr.
#5 Jarrell Brantley, F, 6-7, 250, So.
#23 Nick Harris, F, 6-10, 250, So.



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SoCon Daily Basketball Update (12-21-16)

Tuesday's Results.......

Only one game was on the schedule for Tuesday, VMI vs. Div. III Frostburg State


Frostburg State  at  VMI
VMI's QJ Peterson scored 15 points and six rebounds as the Keydets beat Division III Frostburg State 72-53 on Tuesday night in Lexington. FSU's Edwin Cole led a scorers with 17 points.



Standings
ETSU       9-2
UNCG      9-3
UTC         8-3
Samford   7-4
Furman    7-5
Citadel     7-6
Mercer     5-5
Wofford    5-7
WCU        4-7
VMI         3-7


Conference RPI Standings (RealTimeRPI)
12 - Colonial Athletic
13 - Southern
14 - Sun Belt
15 - Metro Atlantic Athletic
16 - Summit

21 - Ohio Valley

26 - Atlantic Sun

28 - Big South


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Wednesday's game.......
Only one game scheduled on Wednesday, but is should be a good one.

Jacksonville State (7-6, 4-6 Away)  at  Chattanooga (8-3, 4-0 Home)    2 pm   SDN  


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Peterson, Mutombo Lead Western Carolina Past High Point, 70-65 (video)

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A great last minute Christmas Gift.....

Gift Idea.  Give the gift of a Catamount Club membership this holiday season! Call the Catamount Club 828-227-3047 or online at:  http://www.catamountsports.com/catamountclub/   

SoCon Daily Basketball Update (12-20-16)

Monday's Results.......
The SoCon had a good night on Monday, going 4-2, with wins over High Point, Coastal Carolina, UNC Asheville, and Tennessee Tech.

Wofford  at  Coastal Carolina
Wofford's Fletcher Magee and Eric Garcia combined for 50 points, Ryan Sawvell made the game-winning layup with 17 seconds left, as the Terriers beat Coastal Carolina 75-74 in Conway. Magee had a game high of 27 points, while Jaylen Shaw scored 19 points for CCU.

UNCG  at  UNCA 
Greensboro's Marvin Smith led the scoring for the Spartans with 16 points, but it was James Dickey that scored six of his 12 points in the final six minutes as UNCG held on to knock off Asheville 75-73 in the Kemmel Arena. MaCio Teague lea the Bulldogs and all scoring with 29 points.

Furman  at  Tennessee Tech
Furman's Devin Sibley scored a game high 21 points to lead the Paladins to a 68-62 win over the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles. Hakeem Rogers scored 19 points to lead the Eagles. The Palading went 10 for 22 on three-point shots, for 46%, while holding Tenn Tech to 6 of 25.

High Point  at  Western Carolina
The Cat's Devin Peterson scored 18 points, and Haboubacar Mutombo added 13, as Western Carolina held on to beat High Point 70-65, snapping a six-game skid game win streak for the Panthers. The Cats held Panther leading scorer Andre Fox to 9 points, one field goal and 6 points at the free throw line. The Cats entertain former SoCon member College of Charleston on Thursday.

The Citadel  at  UMBC
UMCB's Jarius Lyles scored 32 points and pulled down 20 rebounds as Retrievers finally pulled away from the Bulldogs.in the second half. Preston Parks scored 24 points to lead The Citadel; UMBC led the Bulldogs in rebounding 65-50. The big difference in the game came at the free throw line, where the Retrievers hit 27 of 49 attempts, and the Dogs only had 18 opportunities, hitting 14.

Samford  at  Florida State
Florida State's Terrence Mann scored 19 points leading #21 Florida State past Samford 76-68. Christen Cunningham led the Bulldogs with 16 points.


Standings
ETSU         9-2
UNCG        9-3
UTC           8-3
Samford     7-4
Furman      7-5
Citadel       7-6
Mercer       5-5
Wofford     5-7
WCU         4-7
VMI           2-7


Conference RPI Standings  (RealTimeRPI)

11 - Colonial Athletic
12 - West Coast
13 - Sun Belt
14 - Southern 
15 - Metro Atlantic Athletic
16 - Western Athletic

21 - Ohio Valley
26 - Big South
27 - Atlantic Sun

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Tuesday's game.......

only one game scheduled for Tuesday night:
Frostburg State  at  VMI  



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Double Header today in Cullowhee.....

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SoCon Daily Basketball Update (12-19-16)

Sunday's Results.......
- only one game in the SoCon on Sunday

Mercer  at  Auburn 
Auburn's T.J. Dunans hit a buzzer-beating 3-point shot to lift Auburn to a 76-74 victory over Mercer on Sunday. The Bears' Ria'n Holland had 24 points for a game high, while Mustapha Heron put up 20 points for Auburn. The Bears are now 5-6 on the season.








Standings....
ETSU        9-2
UTC          8-3
UNCG       8-3
Samford    7-3
Citadel      7-5
Furman      6-5
Mercer      5-6
Wofford     4-7
WCU        3-7
VMI          2-7

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Monday's games......
Samford (7-3, 4-2 Away)  at  #23 Florida State (11-1, 8-0 Home) 2 pm  - ACCN

Wofford (4-7, 0-3 Away)  at  Coastal Carolina (5-7, 4-3 Home) 7 pm

UNCG (8-3, 0-1 Away)  at  UNC Asheville (8-3, 4-0 Home) 7 pm  - BSDN

Furman (6-5, 3-3 Away)  at  Tennessee Tech (4-9, 3-3 Home) 7 pm - OVCDN

The Citadel (7-5, 1-4 Away)  at  UMBC (7-3, 4-1 Home) 7 pm  - ESPN3

High Point (6-5, 1-3 Away)  at  Western Carolina (3-7, 1-1 Home) 7:30 pm - WMYA-TV, My40 SDN



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Up next - High Point

High Point
Date: Monday, Dec. 19, 2016
Time: 7:30 pm
Radio: Catamount Sports Network
Talent: Gary Ayers (PxP) and Daniel Hooker
TV: WMYA-TV, My40
Talent: Jack Connors (PxP), Jason Patterson (Analyst)
Video Stream: SoCon Digital Network (simulcast)
Game Notes:   High Point        Western Carolina 
Series Record: High Point leads 40-22 - High Point brings a six-game series winning streak into Monday night’s meeting – and the Panthers have won 8 of the past 10 ... the two teams have only played three times since 1970;

On Monday, the Cats return home from their grueling 7 game road trip, to meet the defending Big South regular season basketball champion, the Panthers of High Point University in the Ramsey Center. The game will be part of the Catamounts first double header of the season, as the women play Gardner-Webb in the 5:30 game.

Courtesy WCU Athletic Media Relations

The Panthers are 6-5 overall, and currently on a two game win streak. This season, High Point is 5-2 at home and 1-3 on the road. The Panthers sit atop the Big South and are ranked 31st in the nation in 3-point shooting at 40.3 percent. The Panthers set a school record for 3-point shooting percentage in a loss at Vanderbilt on Dec. 6, going 12-15 (.800) from behind the arc in the 90-63 loss.

The Panthers have wins over Averett, UNCG, Navy, Morgan State, Ferrum, and NC Wesleyan. Andre Fox is the Panthers leading scorer, averaging almost 15 points per game, while Miles Bowman leads in rebounds with an average of 9 per game. The team is averaging 68.2 points per game. and the Panthers are hitting 40% of their three-point attempts.

Probable HP Starters
-Jamal Wright, G (5-11) 175 Fr
-Andre Fox, G (6-4) 185 So.
-Anthony Lindauer, G (6-3) 195 Sr.
-Ricky Madison, G/F (6-7) 215 So.
-Miles Bowman, Jr. F (6-6) 220 R-Sr

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SoCon Daily Basketball Update (12-18-16)

Saturday's results.....
The Citadel at Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech's Ahmed Hill scored a game high & a career-high 22 points leading the Hokies to a 113-71 victory over The Citadel. Preston Parks scored 20 points for the Bulldogs. Tech hit a sissling 60.9% field goals.  


ETSU at Morehead State
The Bucs' T.J. Cromer scored a game high 23 points and dished out seven assists to lead ETSU to a 78-68 win over Morehead State. Xavier Moon scored 19 for Morehead, as the Eagles out rebounded ETSU 44 to 36,  


Western Carolina  at  UNC Asheville
The Bulldogs' Ahmad Thomas scored a game high 20 points, and MaCio Teague had the game-winning free throws, as UNC Asheville held off the Catamounts 59-57. Deriece Parks led the scoring for Western Carolina with 19 points. The difference in the game was the 20 points scored at the free throw line on 35 attempts. The Cats were hot at the free throw line, but only had 12 attempts, hitting 11.

Chattanooga  at  Vanderbilt
The Commaodores Matthew Fisher-Davis scored a game high 18 points as Vanderbilt survived a scare by the Mocs, winning 76-74  on a last second three-point jump shot by Luke Kornet. Justin Tuoyo scored 12 points and had 9 rebounds for the Mocs.  



Standings
ETSU        9-2
UTC          8-3
UNCG       8-3
Samford    7-3
Citadel      7-5
Furman     6-5
Mercer      5-5
Wofford     4-7
WCU        3-7
VMI          2-7

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Sunday's game......
Mercer (5-5, 0-2 Away)  at  Auburn (7-2, 5-0 Home)    1 pm     SECN

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SoCon Daily Basketball Update (12-17-16)

Friday's results.....
South Carolina State at Furman
State's Eric Eaves scored 17 points, Tashombe Riley had his second-career double-double and Greg Riley hit the winner with four seconds left as South Carolina State beat Furman 69-67 in Greenville.

Samford at South Alabama
The Bulldog's Christen Cunningham scored 20 points as Samford held off South Alabama 82-79 on Friday night for their fourth straight win.






Standings
UTC         8-2
ETSU       8-2
UNCG      8-3
Samford    7-3
Citadel      7-4
Furman     6-5
Mercer      5-5
WCU        3-6
Wofford    4-7
VMI          2-7


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Saturday's games...

The Citadel (7-4, 1-3 Away) at Virginia Tech (8-1, 5-0 Home)   1 pm    ACCN

ETSU (8-2, 1-2 Away) at Morehead State (2-7, 2-1 Home)   2 pm

Western Carolina (3-6, 2-4 Away) at UNCA (7-3, 3-0 Home)   4:30 pm   BSN

Chattanooga (8-2, 3-1 Away) at Vanderbilt (5-5, 4-1 Home)   8:30 pm   SECN

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Men's basketball preview (UNCA & HPU)

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The Teddy Bear Toss

The Teddy Bear Toss is coming.   Dec. 19 during double header against the Big South at the RAC. The women play Gardner-Webb and the men face High Point

Courtesy WCU  Athletic Media Relations              

Newsome named All-American by AP

Detrez Newsome named NCAA_FCS 1st team All-America by the Associated Press as an all-purpose back.

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John Wiley named DC at Western Carolina

John Wiley has been named the next defensive coordinator at Western Carolina by head football coach, Mark Speir. Wiley has over 30 years of coaching experience at a variety of levels to the Catamount football program.  Coach Speir worked with Wiley at App State from 2003-09.

"I am extremely pleased that John Wiley has accepted our defensive coordinator position," said Speir of his longtime colleague. "John is an experienced coach and a proven winner. We coached together at Appalachian State where John led our defense and was a part of that staff that won three national championships and six Southern Conference titles. He also brings over 20 years of experience in recruiting North Carolina to the position."

Speir added, "It is always comforting to hire a guy you have worked with and trust. John will move in from day one and understand our vision and the expectations for this Catamount football program. He will be a great representative for Western Carolina University."

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2017 Catamount Baseball Team Captains

Head Baseball Coach Bobby Moranda has announced the 2017 WCU Baseball Captains.

Bryson Bowman, Dillon Bray, JD Long, and Matt Smith will lead the Cats in 2017.

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               Bryson Bowman

Dillon Bray 

J.D. Long

Matt Smith

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Cats at App State

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