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Maurice Joseph scored 19 points to lead Vermont in an 88-49 win over New Jersey Institute of Technology on Saturday.

A night before the majority of Southern Conference teams open league play, Western Carolina and Wofford squared off in the first SoCon game of the season Wednesday at the Ramsey Center.

You have to flip a page in Western Carolina's media guide to find the last time the Catamounts won five of their first six men's basketball games.

Headlines Panthers mum on Peppers' injured hand The right hand in question wasn't wrapped in a cast Monday.

Jake Robinson scored 25 points and Harouna Mutombo broke a late tie with consecutive baskets as Western Carolina defeated Duquesne 83-77 on Wednesday night.

Mike Williams scored 15 points to lead Western Carolina to a 73-44 victory over Binghamton on Tuesday night.

Harouna Mutombo led three Western Carolina players in double figures with 17 points and the Catamounts coasted past Arkansas-Monticello, 70-44, Monday night at the Ramsey Center.

Two men's basketball games into this season, a pair of truths are clear about Western Carolina.

The Catamounts, favorites in the Southern Conference's North Division, opened with 65-41 victory over St.

Damion James scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds as No. 3 Texas rolled to a 73-41 win over visiting Western Carolina on Wednesday night.

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The O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic presents a major mismatch tonight, as the third-ranked Texas Longhorns play host to the Western Carolina Catamounts.

Hampered by nervous energy, some of Texas ' newcomers got off to a slow start in their collegiate debuts.

Brandon Giles and Kendall Russell scored 12 points each to lead Western Carolina to a 65-41 win over St.

Stephen Curry's departure for the NBA was big news, and no doubt gave opposing coaches in the Southern Conference reason for optimism.

SPARTANBURG - College of Charleston and Western Carolina are the favorites to capture the Southern Conference's divisional men's basketball titles in 2009-10, according to a vote by the leagues head coaches.

OUTLOOK: Once again the Southern Conference was dominated by the Davidson Wildcats in 2008-09, as Bob McKillop's squad reeled off 27 victories and another regular-season title.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: The Catamounts are fortunate in that every major contributor to last year's team returns.

College basketball fans have plenty of preseason publications to explore to become more knowledgeable for the coming season.

Today, we continue our conference countdown. We're working backward, from our No.