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2022 Schedule
2022 Schedule
9th in Southern
Hightower carries W. Carolina past Mercer 85-61
— Cory Hightower had 16 points to lead five Western Carolina players in double figures as the Catamounts easily defeated Mercer 85-61 on Saturday. Xavier Cork and Matt Halvorsen added 14 points apiece for the Catamounts. Kameron Gibson chipped in 13...
Faulkner leads W. Carolina over UNC Greensboro 81-80
— Mason Faulkner had a season-high 28 points as Western Carolina narrowly beat UNC Greensboro 81-80 on Wednesday night.
Hunter leads UNC Greensboro past Western Carolina 77-56
— Kaleb Hunter and Isaiah Miller each had 15 points as UNC Greensboro easily defeated Western Carolina 77-56 on Monday.
Safford, Godwin lead Wofford over W. Carolina 80-56
— Morgan Safford had 14 points to lead five Wofford players in double figures as the Terriers easily beat Western Carolina 80-56 on Saturday.
Kenic lifts Chattanooga over Western Carolina 89-81 in OT
— Stefan Kenic scored a career-high 29 points and Malachi Smith added 20 as Chattanooga got past Western Carolina 89-81 in overtime on Wednesday night.
Slawson scores 16 to lead Furman past W. Carolina 88-70
— Jalen Slawson and Noah Gurley scored 16 points apiece to lift Furman to an 88-70 win over Western Carolina on Saturday.
Cork scores 23 to carry Western Carolina past VMI 74-72
— Xavier Cork had a career-high 23 points as Western Carolina edged VMI 74-72 on Wednesday night.
Smith scores 22 to lead Chattanooga past W. Carolina 74-67
— Malachi Smith had 22 points as Chattanooga defeated Western Carolina 74-67 on Wednesday night.
Faulkner lifts Western Carolina over The Citadel 76-75
— Mason Faulkner scored 21 points, including a runner in the lane with 5.5 seconds left, as Western Carolina beat The Citadel 76-75 on Monday to snap its seven-game losing...
Gurley, Hunter lift Furman past W. Carolina 75-69
— Noah Gurley had 17 points to lead five Furman players in double figures as the Paladins topped Western Carolina 75-69 on Saturday.
Parham scores 23 to lift VMI over Western Carolina 87-61
— Greg Parham had 23 points as VMI easily defeated Western Carolina 87-61 on Wednesday night.
Murphy's career-high 28 carry Wofford over Western Carolina
— Storm Murphy had a career-high 28 points as Wofford defeated Western Carolina 91-78 on Saturday.
Defense shines as ETSU defeats Western Carolina 59-48
— Ledarrius Brewer recorded 15 points as East Tennessee State got past Western Carolina 59-48 on Wednesday.
Guess, Tryon lift Samford past Western Carolina 82-78
— Christian Guess had 19 points to lead five Samford players in double figures as the Bulldogs edged past Western Carolina 82-78 on Monday.
Alvarez carries Mercer over W. Carolina 78-76
— Neftali Alvarez had a career-high 24 points as Mercer edged past Western Carolina 78-76 on Saturday. Maciej Bender added 22 points for the Bears. Bender also had seven rebounds.
W. Carolina beats Coll. Of Charleston 76-70 in OT
— Cory Hightower came off the bench to score 17 points to carry Western Carolina to a 76-70 overtime win over College of Charleston on Friday night.
Halvorsen, Cork carry W. Carolina past NC A&T 104-98 in OT
— Matt Halvorsen scored 23 points, Xavier Cork added 22 and Mason Faulkner had 20 as Western Carolina topped North Carolina A&T 104-98 in overtime on Saturday.
Faulkner lifts Western Carolina over Tennessee Tech in OT
— Mason Faulkner sank a 3-pointer with 0.6 seconds left in overtime as Western Carolina narrowly beat Tennessee Tech 76-75 on Sunday.
McCray scores 26 to lift W. Carolina over Newberry 91-84
— Travion McCray poured in a career-high 26 points as Western Carolina topped Division II Newberry 91-84 on Thursday night.
Halvorsen leads W. Carolina past UNC-Asheville 83-81 in OT
— Matt Halvorsen scored 21 points as Western Carolina beat UNC-Asheville 83-81 in overtime on Saturday.
Woods scores 20 to lead Troy past Western Carolina 66-64
— Kam Woods had 20 points as Troy defeated Western Carolina 66-64 on Friday.
ETSU demolishes W. Carolina to head to SoCon final
Daivien Williamson scored 20 points on 7-of-9 shooting and Tray Boyd III scored 18 and East Tennessee State beat Western Carolina 97-75 on Sunday in a Southern Conference semifinal game.
Western Carolina upsets Mercer, 70-56; faces ETSU in semis
Mason Faulkner had 22 points as fifth-seeded Western Carolina defeated fourth-seeded Mercer 70-56 in the Southern Conference Tourney quarterfinals on Saturday.
Good's 3-pointer gives ETSU outright Southern title
Patrick Good scored a season-high 26 points including a 3-pointer with 7.5 seconds left to boost East Tennessee State to a 68-67 win over Western Carolina on Saturday with the Buccaneers winning the outright Southern Conference title in their...
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2020-21 Southern Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Greensboro | 13-5 | - | 21-9 |
| Wofford | 12-5 | 0.5 | 15-9 |
| Furman | 10-5 | 1.5 | 16-9 |
| Chattanooga | 9-7 | 3 | 18-8 |
| East Tennessee State | 8-7 | 3.5 | 13-12 |
| VMI | 7-7 | 4 | 13-12 |
| Mercer | 8-9 | 4.5 | 18-11 |
| The Citadel | 5-11 | 7 | 13-12 |
| Western Carolina | 4-13 | 8.5 | 11-16 |
| Samford | 2-9 | 7.5 | 6-13 |
Team Stats
Points Per Game75.584th
Rebounds Per Game34.4252nd
Assists Per Game13.3189th
Points Allowed78.9
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 0-1 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 1 |