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Cullowhee, N.C. – The 2026 Western Carolina softball season will go down in the record books as one of the best in school history as the Catamounts claimed 34 victories, the most by a WCU softball program since 2016 with 33 wins.]]>Team Celebration during Thursday's opening round victory with ETSU at Frost Stadium in Chattanooga, Tenn.Thu, 28 May 2026 15:30:00 EST812043https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/28/mens-basketball-mens-basketball-finalizes-2026-27-roster.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/28/mens-basketball-mens-basketball-finalizes-2026-27-roster.aspxMen's Basketball

Cullowhee, N.C. – Western Carolina third-year head men's basketball coach Tim Craft finalized the next season's roster with the addition of 10 newcomers to join the Catamounts in 2026-27, including six transfers and four freshmen set to join four returners in #CatamountCountry.]]>Tim Craft vs Brevard Thu, 28 May 2026 10:30:00 EST412042https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/27/general-green-waitley-earn-socon-postgraduate-scholarship.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/27/general-green-waitley-earn-socon-postgraduate-scholarship.aspxGeneral, Cross Country, Track & Field, Softball

Spartanburg, S.C. – Two Western Carolina University student-athletes received post-graduate scholarships from the Southern Conference as the league announced its annual award winners on Wednesday. Catamount softball senior Taylor Waitley earned the David Knight Scholarship, while track and field/cross country senior Landey Green received the Ingles Presidential Scholarship.]]>2026 SoCon Postgrad Scholarship - FRONT Wed, 27 May 2026 15:00:00 EST312041https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/26/softball-lands-five-on-csc-academic-all-district.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/26/softball-lands-five-on-csc-academic-all-district.aspxSoftball

Cullowhee, N.C. – Five members of the Western Carolina University softball program were selected among an elite list of NCAA Division I student-athletes on Tuesday afternoon, each named to the 2026 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team.]]>Senior catcher Taylor Waitley, along with juniors in second baseman Lily Bell and outfielder Sydney Dirks, and a pair of sophomores in right-handed pitcher Amanda Fulton and outfielder Courtney Marks, each collected the academic honor. Tue, 26 May 2026 12:30:00 EST812039https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/26/womens-tennis-catamount-tennis-signs-two-transfers.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/26/womens-tennis-catamount-tennis-signs-two-transfers.aspxWomen's Tennis

Cullowhee, N.C. – Western Carolina women's tennis head coach Bret Beaver continues to build the Catamount 2026-27 roster, this time hitting the transfer portal to bring in two, Thalia Smith (Gastonia, N.C.) from Marshall and Nathalie Marinovitch (Cochabamba, Bolivia) from Elon, to help bolster the squad's lineup.]]>WTenn Transfer SigneesTue, 26 May 2026 16:00:00 EST1312040https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/25/womens-soccer-catamount-soccer-brings-in-six-transfer-additions-for-2026-season.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/25/womens-soccer-catamount-soccer-brings-in-six-transfer-additions-for-2026-season.aspxWomen's Soccer

Cullowhee, N.C. – Western Carolina women's soccer and head coach Chad Miller are reloading for the 2026 season, adding six transfers out of the portal to the roster for the upcoming campaign. The transfer additions join the Catamounts by way of NC State, Western Kentucky, USC Upstate, San Diego State, Louisiana Tech, and South Alabama.]]>WSocc Transfer SigneesMon, 25 May 2026 16:00:00 EST1212038https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/22/baseball-eliminated-from-socon-championship-in-13-inning-marathon.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/22/baseball-eliminated-from-socon-championship-in-13-inning-marathon.aspxBaseball

Greenville, S.C. – On the heels of one of the best games in the 2026 Southern Conference Baseball Championship, played in Thursday night's come-from-behind victory over No. 7 seed UNCG, Western Carolina baseball said "hold my beer bat" on Friday in the tournament's semifinal round.]]>Senior Cam Murray dives for home but was put out at the plate, keeping the Catamounts behind a run early in Friday's Southern Conference semifinal at Fluor Field.Fri, 22 May 2026 23:30:00 EST112037https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/20/mens-golf-tyler-jones-finishes-tied-for-37th-at-ncaa-winston-salem-regional.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/20/mens-golf-tyler-jones-finishes-tied-for-37th-at-ncaa-winston-salem-regional.aspxMen's Golf

Bermuda Run, N.C. – Western Carolina redshirt sophomore Tyler Jones closed the NCAA Men's Golf Winston-Salem Regional on Wednesday, carding a 2-over par round of 73, to finish the three-day event in a tie for 37th in his first appearance in the postseason event. Jones posted rounds of 4-under par 67, 3-over par 74, and 2-over par 73 in the final round for a 54-hole score of 214.]]>Tyler Jones - Round 3 - FINAL - FRONTWed, 20 May 2026 20:00:00 EST612033https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/20/womens-basketball-sydney-lowery-named-recruiting-coordinator.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/20/womens-basketball-sydney-lowery-named-recruiting-coordinator.aspxWomen's Basketball

Cullowhee, N.C. – Western Carolina women's basketball and head coach Jonathan Tsipis are shuffling the coaching staff heading into the summer, as assistant coach Sydney Lowery has been named the program's recruiting coordinator.]]>Sydney Lowery Recruiting Coordinator 2026Wed, 20 May 2026 15:00:00 EST912032https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/21/baseball-catamounts-rally-in-the-8th-bounce-no-7-uncg-in-thursday-thriller.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/21/baseball-catamounts-rally-in-the-8th-bounce-no-7-uncg-in-thursday-thriller.aspxBaseball

Greenville, S.C. – Trent Turner laced a one-out double off the Green Monster in left field, sending Jackson Lyda around to score the go-ahead run from first base, sliding around the tag at the plate as Western Carolina took its first lead in the 2026 Southern Conference Baseball Championship in the eighth inning of Thursday night's elimination game against No. 7-seeded UNC Greensboro.]]>Photos from Thursday's nightcap at the 2026 Southern Conference Baseball Championships, presented by Holston Gases at Fluor Field at the West End in Greenville, S.C.Thu, 21 May 2026 23:45:00 EST112036