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The Basics
Score: Western Carolina 106 - Warren Wilson 52
Records: Western Carolina 4-10, Warren Wilson 7-9
Location: Ramsey Center - Cullowhee, N.C.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. - Six players scored in double figures as Western Carolina women's basketball closed out non-conference play with a 106-52 win over Warren Wilson Monday in the Ramsey Center. The Catamount victory halts a six-game losing streak.

The 106 points scored by Western Carolina was the third most points scored in a game in school history.

The Catamounts opened play on a 12-0 run outscoring Warren Wilson 30-10 in the first period and never looked back. Sophomore forward Sherae Bonner scored the first eight points of the game for Western Carolina in route to her second straight double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds.

Warren Wilson was held scoreless for the first four minutes until Danasia Dumas drained the first of eight three pointers the Owls would make in the game. After Dumas' trey Western Carolina built a quick 16-4 lead before the first media timeout.

Western Carolina shot a season-high 50 percent from the field and held Warren Wilson to an anemic 27 percent. The Owls were limited to under 20 points in each of the four periods scoring period lows 10 in the first and 12 in the third.

Besides Bonner's 12 points other Catamount double figure scorers included: Lindsay Simpson (14), Raziyah Farrington (12), Ace Easter (11), Julia Brown (11) and Emily Hatfield (11). Dumnas paced Warren Wilson with a game-leading 17 points.

Turning Point
Western Carolina went on a 12-0 run to start the game and outscored Warren Wilson 30-10 in the first period to set the tone for the contest.

Individual Leaders
- Bonner recorded her second straight double-double, and third of the season, with 12 points and 13 rebounds.
- Simpson led the Catamounts with 14 points tying her season-high.
- Hatfield's 11 points was a career-high.
- Angle Allen dished out a career-high five assists and also had a career-high two blocks.

Inside the Box Score
- Western Carolina shot a season-high 50 percent from the field.
- The Catamounts ripped down a season-high 61 rebounds which also ranks third in the Catamount record books for rebounds in a game.
- Western Carolina scored 65 of its 106 points inside the paint.
- The Catamounts held Warren Wilson to 27 percent shooting from the field.
- Western Carolina had a season-low 10 turnovers only coughing the ball up twice in the third and fourth period.
- Western Carolina got 30 points off 22 Warren Wilson turnovers.

News & Notes
- All 12 Catamount players who saw action scored and also had at least one rebound.
- With 11 points against Warren Wilson, Ace Easter has now scored in double figures in four straight games and five out of the last six.
- Western Carolina's win over Warren Wilson halts a six-game losing streak.
- The 106 points scored by Western Carolina is the third most in school history, in a game, and the second straight season WCU has eclipsed the 100 point mark - WCU scored 110 points against Montreat on January 5, 2015.
- Six players scoring in double figures, in a game, is the most this season.
- Western Carolina connected on a season-high 43 field goals - which also ranks third most in a game in school history.
- The eight three-pointers made by Warren Wilson ties for the most Western Carolina has allowed this season.
- In the last two games, for which she is averaging a double-double, Bonner is averaging 12.5 points and 13 rebounds per game.

Up Next
Western Carolina opens up Southern Conference play Thursday hosting Samford at 7 p.m. in the Ramsey Center.

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