The week of October 3 was a great week for Freshman Shannon Fowkes. She started off with two goals against the Appalachian State Mountaineers, including a game-winner. Later that week she scored her third collegiate goal against the Citadel Bulldogs as she led the Lady Catamounts (7-5-2, 3-1-1 SoCon) to […]
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WCU Men’s basketball picked to finish 5th in SoCon North by media
In the media polls for the upcoming basketball season, the WCU men’s basketball team was picked to finish last in the SoCon North. The Cats received only 14 votes. They had zero players on the preseason all-conference teams. While the media is not very hyped about the Catamount’s chances for […]
Western upset by Elon, 37-19
Since Elon joined the Southern Conference in 2003, Western Carolina had not lost a game to them. That was three straight wins over the Phoenix and four straight overall including a game in 1998. Those statistics were thrown out the window on Oct. 7, when the Phoenix upset the Catamounts […]
WCU no match for Wofford in 35-7 road loss
WCU (2-6, 0-6 SoCon) came to Wofford (4-4, 3-2 SoCon) on Oct. 28 expecting a tough game after last year’s 24-0 shutout win in Cullowhee. A tough game is exactly what the Catamounts received as the Terriers exacted revenge for last year’s loss with a 35-7 drubbing of WCU. Wofford […]
Disc golf puts a spin on an old game
A new game has been sweeping the nation over the last couple of years; it is called disc golf. Disc golf combines the distance of golf with the accuracy and wind factor of playing Frisbee.On Sept. 29, Western Carolina University cut the ribbon on the university’s first disc golf course. […]
A little this and that with Alesha Row
With soccer season in full swing and beginning the meat of their conference schedule, the Western Carolinian was able to sit down with senior goalkeeper Alesha Row and get a little background information on one of last season’s most pivotal players and literally the Lady Catamounts last line of defense. […]
Head Football Coach Kent Briggs gets to build continuity with 3-year extension
On September 13, the executive committee of Western Carolina University’s board of trustees unanimously agreed to a three-year contract extension with head football coach Kent Briggs. With this extension, Coach Briggs will get to keep building onto the Western football program and have a chance to prove that he can […]
Catamount volleyball opens conference play with 1&4 record
Conference play is here, and for the Catamount volleyball team that means that everything they have worked for in the opening tournaments has come down to this. Playing talented teams like South Carolina, Pittsburgh, Ole Miss, and Clemson has all been to prepare for the Southern Conference. In what is […]
Row ties all-time shut-outs record
Western Carolina goalkeeper Alesha Row moved one step closer to becoming the all-time record holder for shut-outs in a career. She picked up shut-out number 18 against Francis Marion to move into a tie with former record holder Mandi Tinsley. Tinsley achieved the feat from 1999-2002. Row’s 18th shut-out came […]
Neumann offers advice to youthful Catamounts
Youth and inexperience has plagued this year’s Western Carolina volleyball team. Thus far in the season, the Catamounts are 5 and16 overall and 1 and 4 in the Southern Conference. Leadership is something that the young Cats look for in their seniors. Senior Krista Neumann is one of four seniors […]
