The Basics
 Score: Western Carolina 65, Wofford 54
 Records: Western Carolina 4-10, 2-3 SoCon; Wofford 8-4, 4-1 SoCon
 Location: Ramsey Center, Cullowhee, N.C.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Redshirt senior guard Lauren LaPlant scored a season-high 22 points helping Western Carolina women's basketball collar the SoCon leading Wofford Terriers 65-54 Saturday in the Ramsey Center. 

Turning Point:

Western Carolina built a 33-22 lead over Wofford, at the half, and did not allow the Terriers to hit a field goal until 4:06 left in the third quarter. The Terriers were also 1-of-16 from behind the three-point line – hitting its only three-pointer with 27 seconds left in the game. 

 Individual Leaders

• LaPlant led all scorers with 22 points – hitting all six of the Catamount's three-pointers in the game. 
• Zanoria Cruz and Nadia Marshall each had 10 points in the game. Marshall was one rebound, ending the game with nine, from a double-double. 
• Kyla Allison had eight points and dished out seven assists – one shy of tying her career-high. 
• Jamari McDavid and Jackie Carman each led Wofford with 11 points.  

 Inside the Box Score

• Leading by as much as 17, 45-28, with 3:07 left in the third quarter, the Catamounts weathered a furious comeback attempt by the Terriers. From the three minutes left into the third until 7:17 left in the fourth, Wofford outscored WCU 16-5. 
• Wofford would cut the WCU lead to six two more times, with the last 55-49 with 3:02 left. Tembre Moates made a huge play ripping down an offensive rebound and hitting a lay-up in the paint to push the WCU lead back to 57-49 with 2:41 remaining. 
• Cruz all but iced the game when she worked her way to the bucket and hit a shot inside the paint with 30 seconds left to give the Catamounts a 10-point, 61-51 lead. 
• Western Carolina was 6-of-6 from the free-throw line in the final 1:32 of the game. 
• The Catamounts shot 43.6 percent from the field shooting 53 and 57 percent in the second and third quarters. 
• Western Carolina was 11-of-14 from the free-throw line. 
• Catamounts ripped down 37 rebounds while Wofford had 31. 
• Western Carolina got 31 points from its bench. 

News & Notes

• The Catamounts extended its three-point streak as a team – WCU has hit at least one three-pointer in 347 straight games dating back to 2009. 
• Western Carolina scored over 60 points for the first time in four games. The Catamounts have scored 60 or more points in five games during the year. 
• Western Carolina halted a five-game losing streak to the Terriers. 
• LaPlant's six three-pointers are a career-high and ranks tied for third in the WCU record books for most three-pointers in a game. 
• LaPlant has 155 career three-pointers, ranking fifth in the WCU record books, and needs three to move into fourth. 
• Western Carolina's two conference wins ties its total amount of SoCon wins from the 2019-20 season. 
• The Catamounts are sitting with four wins on the year, just one shy of tying its win total from 2019-20. 
• Marshall has scored in double figures in back-to-back games. 
• Cruz scored in double figures for the first time in four contests. 

Up Next

Western Carolina hosts South Carolina State, in a rescheduled game, at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Ramsey Center. The contest will be broadcast on ESPN+.