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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.]]>2026 CSC Academic All-District - FRONT Tue, 26 May 2026 12:30:00 EST812039https://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/2026/5/21/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 EST112036https://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-second-seeded-catamounts-dropped-by-no-3-samford.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/21/baseball-second-seeded-catamounts-dropped-by-no-3-samford.aspxBaseball

]]>Trent Turner went 3-for-5 during Thursday's tournament opener against Samford at Fluor Field in Greenville, S.C.Thu, 21 May 2026 18:00:00 EST112035https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/21/baseball-catamounts-face-third-seeded-samford-at-socon-championship.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/21/baseball-catamounts-face-third-seeded-samford-at-socon-championship.aspxBaseball

Greenville, S.C. – Late Wednesday, Western Carolina baseball learned its first opponent as third-seeded Samford dropped No. 7-seeded UNC Greensboro into the loser's bracket at the 2026 Southern Conference Baseball Championship, presented by Holston Gases at Fluor Field.]]>Carter Burnette - SoCon Baseball LogoThu, 21 May 2026 01:58:00 EST112034https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/19/mens-golf-tyler-jones-tied-for-25th-entering-wednesdays-final-round.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/19/mens-golf-tyler-jones-tied-for-25th-entering-wednesdays-final-round.aspxMen's Golf

Bermuda Run, N.C. – Western Carolina's Tyler Jones battled through a tough second round on Tuesday at the NCAA Winston-Salem Regional, matching Monday's trio of birdies on the front nine but carding four bogeys and one double-bogey in turning in a 3-over par 74 at the par-71, 7,013-yard Bermuda Run Country Club. Jones slipped into a six-way tie for 25th overall with a two-round score of 1-under par, 141.]]>Tyler Jones - NCAA W-S Regional - Round 2 - FRONTTue, 19 May 2026 23:30:00 EST612031https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/19/baseball-five-diamond-catamounts-named-all-southern-conference.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/19/baseball-five-diamond-catamounts-named-all-southern-conference.aspxBaseball

Cullowhee, N.C. – Senior middle infielder Trent Turner and junior reliever Mason Snyder headlined five Catamounts named to the 2026 All-Southern Conference postseason teams released Tuesday afternoon ahead of this week's championship event at Fluor Field at the West End, in Greenville, S.C.]]>2026 SoCon BSB All-Conference - FRONT Tue, 19 May 2026 15:05:00 EST112030