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Lauren LaPlant Wofford
Noah Sautter, WCU Athletics
63
Western Caro. WCU 3-16,0-4 SoCon
76
Winner Wofford WOF 10-10,3-2 SoCon
Western Caro. WCU
3-16,0-4 SoCon
63
Final
76
Wofford WOF
10-10,3-2 SoCon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Western Caro. WCU 14 10 21 18 63
Wofford WOF 27 6 22 21 76

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Denise Gideon, Director of Media Relations

Three Catamounts Score in Double Figures in Gritty Loss to Wofford

Jewel Smalls pours in 23 points to lead team

The Basics
Score: Wofford 76, Western Carolina 63
Records: Western Carolina 3-16, 0-4 SoCon, Wofford, 10-10, 3-2 SoCon
Location: Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium, Spartanburg, S.C.   


 
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Western Carolina Catamount women's basketball had three players score in double figures, turning in a gritty performance, in the 76-63 loss at Wofford Thursday in the Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium. 
 
Turning Point:
Wofford outscored Western Carolina 27-14 in the first quarter, and though the Catamounts cut the Terrier down to single digits seven times in the game, scoring droughts and missed field goals hampered WCU's attempt to even the score or take the lead. 
 
Individual Leaders
  • Sophomore Jewel Smalls was back in form pouring in 23 points to lead Western Carolina. She also dished out five assists. 
  • Redshirt junior Lauren LaPlant drained five three-pointers for 15 points in the game. 
  • Fellow redshirt junior Tembre Moates rounded out the double-figure scoring for the Catamounts with 12.
  • Moates topped the Catamounts ripping down eight rebounds in the game. 
  • Cairo Booker led Wofford with 25 points. 
 
 
Inside the Box Score
  • Western Carolina held Wofford to six points, two field goals and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, in the second quarter. 
  • For the game, Wofford shot a scorching 51.9 percent from the field. Western Carolina shot 42.3 percent. 
  • It was a three-point battle between the Catamounts and Terriers with it ending in a draw as each team connected on 11 three-pointers in the game. 
  • Western Carolina had 11 turnovers in the game – as season-low. 
  • Each team ripped down 27 rebounds in the game. 
  • Wofford led for 39:37 minutes of the game. 
  • Western did not go to the free-throw line in the game. Wofford was 9-of-14 from the charity stripe. 
 
 
News & Notes
  • LaPlant became the 12th player in Western Carolina women's basketball history to hit 50 or more three-pointers in a season. She currently ranks tied for eighth in the record books with 53 on the season. She needs 14 three-pointers to break the school record for three-pointers in a season. 
  • After going four games without scoring in double figures, Smalls got back into the double scoring game against Wofford. 
  • Smalls' 23-point performance is her fourth 20-or more point performance in her career. 
  • Smalls has now scored in double figures in 14 games.
  • LaPlant's five three-pointers against the Terriers is a career-high. She also keeps her streak alive scoring at least one three-pointer in all 19 games on the season. 
  • Smalls (5) and LaPlant combined to hit 10 for Western Carolina's 11 three-pointers in the game. 
  • Moates has scored in double figures in the last three games and five of the last six.
  • LaPlant has scored in double figures in the last five games and 11 of the last 13. 
  • As a team, Western Carolina has hit 10 or more three-pointers in four games and 11 twice. The 11 three-pointers against Wofford is two shy of tying the school record for most three-pointers in a game. 
  • The Catamounts' 62 points against the Terriers is the ninth time this season WCU has scored 60 or more points in a game. 
 
Up Next
Western Carolina concludes its three-game road swing with a short trip to Greenville, S.C. to take on Furman at 2 p.m. Saturday. 
 
For the latest information on Catamount women's basketball, follow @catamounts on Twitter or go to www.catamountsports.com.
 
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