Western Carolina University NCAA News

There were plenty of reasons to expect things would not go well for Western Carolina on Saturday in its men's basketball game at Louisville.

Western Carolina got off to a strong start in its bid to make a little more men's basketball history this evening in front of one of the largest crowds in recent memory at the Ramsey Center.

Mike Williams scored a career-high 24 points and Jake Robinson added 23 as Western Carolina stunned reeling Louisville 91-83 on Saturday.

Western Carolina used a 23-4 second-half run to erase a 10-point deficit and the Catamounts made all six of their free throws in the final minute of the contest to post a 75-67 road victory against Bradley Monday at Carver Arena.

Jake Robinson scored 21 points and Western Carolina rallied from 10 points down in the second half Monday night to defeat Bradley 75-67. The Catamounts trailed 56-46 midway through the second half, but went on a 23-4 run in the next six minutes to take a 69-60 lead with 4:13 to play.

Amanda Thompson had 16 points and 14 rebounds, and made a layup on a baseline drive with 9 seconds left in overtime to lift No.

Richie Gordon scored 15 points and Jake Robinson added 13, helping Western Carolina hold off Furman 64-57 on Saturday.

The UNC Asheville men's basketball team has been a disappointment, but the Western Carolina men's team has lived up to its preseason hype.

Western Carolina beats Wofford 72-67 Eds: APNewsNow. Western Carolina 72, Wofford 67.

In much the same manner as it dominated the Southern Conference regular season, the Appalachian State football program also won most of the league's awards and all-conference honors handed out on Tuesday.

Brandon Giles scored 24 points and had six steals in Western Carolina's 75-59 win over Gardner-Webb on Saturday 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.

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.

Duquesne vs. Western Carolina , 7:30 p.m. today, Ramsey Center, Cullowhee, N.C., in the O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic.

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

Woody Hayes would have loved the old style of Haywood County football, but not so much the new style being played at Pisgah and Tuscola high schools.

Appalachian State's high-scoring offense cooled significantly yesterday, but it got the result it wanted.

Regardless of what happens today when Appalachian State and Western Carolina battle for the Old Mountain Jug at Kidd Brewer Stadium, ASU will be in the playoffs next weekend and the Catamounts' season will be over.

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.

Damion James scored 18 points and No. 3 Texas continued to break in its talented group of freshmen with a 73-41 win over Western Carolina on Wednesday night.