Western Carolina University NCAA NewsNews on Western Carolina University Sports continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.W. Carolina blown away in WNIT- March 20, 2008 Western Carolina women's basketball got a glimpse of the future with freshman Emily Clarke scoring a career-high 18 points, but it wasn't enough to stave off hot-shooting Middle Tennessee (22-11), as the Lady Catamounts fell 104-69 Wednesday in the first round of the Women's National Invitation Tournament.Western Carolina ends the season with a school-record 25-9 record.Middle Tennessee opened the game on a 13-5 run and Western Carolina could never recover. The Blue Raiders connected on 13...http://www.topix.net/ncaa/western-carolina/2008/03/w-carolina-blown-away-in-wnit?fromrss=1 Big game arrives for Pisgah- March 15, 2008 "I've heard (Pisgah) really passes the ball well, and obviously they have a good team to still be playing. "They sound a lot like us. We're fairly well-balanced, and we don't rely on one person." West Bladen basketball coach Ken Cross didn't let on Thursday that he knew much about Pisgah's physical makeup and tendencies. via Asheville Citizen-Timeshttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/western-carolina/2008/03/big-game-arrives-for-pisgah?fromrss=1 Sports: Lady Mocs Capture SoCon Tourney Title- March 13, 2008 "One of the hardest things that you will have to do as a head coach is go into the locker room and talk to a broken-hearted team when you know that's the game they wanted more than anything" " Chattanooga captured its seventh SouthernConference women's basketball crown in eight years and its 12th overall with a 71-59 defeat of Western Carolina in the finals of the 2008 tournament. via WDEF-TV Chattanoogahttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/western-carolina/2008/03/sports-lady-mocs-capture-socon-tourney-... WCU men face an uphill battle- March 11, 2008 "I would have thought we'd really have trouble winning one game" If someone had told Jake Robinson before this season that Western Carolina might lose its top three scorers, the sophomore from Pisgah High would not have been too optimistic about the Catamounts' chances. via The Asheville Citizen-Timeshttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/western-carolina/2008/03/wcu-men-face-an-uphill-battle?fromrss=1 WCU's hard-luck season finally ends- March 9, 2008 "Our guys were a lot of fun to coach the last 2 12 months" Western Carolina's Brandon Giles accepted his all-Southern Conference award Friday night, resplendent in pink shirt and red tie. via Post and Courierhttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/western-carolina/2008/03/wcus-hard-luck-season-finally-ends?from... Western Carolina Wofford- March 8, 2008 "We call half the game. That's why we wear these" Western Carolina advanced to the semifinals of the Southern Conference woimen's basketball tournament after beating Wofford, 78-61, at the North Charleston Coliseum. via Post and Courierhttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/western-carolina/2008/03/western-carolina-wofford?fromrss=1 Wofford men knock WCU out of SoCon tournament- March 8, 2008 After trailing for most of the game, Western Carolina briefly took the lead twice but could not hold on in the opening round of the Southern Conference Men's Basketball Championship. via The Asheville Citizen-Timeshttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/western-carolina/2008/03/wofford-men-knock-wcu-out-of-socon-tour... Mountaineers' Minter honored by SoCon- March 6, 2008 Donte Minter of Appalachian State was named to the all-Southern Conference first team men's basketball team as selected by the Southern Conference Sports Media Association, the league announced Tuesday. via The Asheville Citizen-Timeshttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/western-carolina/2008/03/mountaineers-minter-honored-by-socon?fr... Hines leads UNC-Greensboro rally to beat Western Carolina- March 4, 2008 GREENSBORO, N.C. : Kyle Hines scored 11 of his 17 points in the second half as North Carolina-Greensboro recovered from poor shooting in the first half and took a 60-55 victory over Western Carolina for its ... via International Herald Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/western-carolina/2008/03/hines-leads-unc-greensboro-rally-to-bea... Recap: Appalachian St vs. Western Carolina- March 3, 2008 Kellen Brand scored a team-high 18 points off the bench, as the Appalachian State Mountaineers clinched their second straight Southern Conference North Division title with a 74-63 win over the Western Carolina ... via SanLuisObispo.comhttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/western-carolina/2008/03/recap-appalachian-st-vs-western-carolin... |