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Endia Holliday
51
Mars Hill MH 0-9,0-4 SAC
70
Winner Western Caro. WCU 4-3,0-0 SoCon
Mars Hill MH
0-9,0-4 SAC
51
Final
70
Western Caro. WCU
4-3,0-0 SoCon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Mars Hill MH 10 18 12 11 51
Western Caro. WCU 13 18 18 21 70

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

Catamounts Cruise Past Mars Hill 70-51

Hosts USC Upstate Wednesday

The Basics
 Score: Western Carolina 70, Mars Hill 51
 Records: Western Carolina 4-3, Mars Hill 0-9
 Location: Ingles Court at the Ramsey Center, Cullowhee, N.C.  
 
CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Western Carolina women's basketball returned home Monday and picked up a 70-51 win over Mars Hill on the Ingles Court in the Ramsey Center. 
 
Turning Point:
With Western Carolina leading by three, 31-28, at the half, the Catamounts picked up their offensive pressure outscoring Mars Hill 39-23 in the second half (18 in the third quarter and 21 in the fourth). 
 
 Individual Leaders  
 Inside the Box Score
  • Western Carolina opened the game on a 9-0 run. 
  • Mars Hill led once in the game, 28-27, with two minutes left in the second quarter. The Catamounts went on a 4-0 run to close out the quarter and lead 31-28 at the half. 
  • Western Carolina built its largest lead of the game, 66-46, with 2:11 left in the game. 
  • Western Carolina hit six three-pointers in the game while Mars Hill had seven. 
  • The Catamounts scored 40 of its 70 points inside the paint. 
  • WCU had 17 turnovers and forced Mars Hill to cough it up 21 times. 
  • The Catamounts shot 46 percent from the field and held Mars Hill to 36.5. 
 
 News & Notes
  • With the win, Western Carolina snapped a two-game losing streak. 
  • The Catamounts have four wins after seven games to start the 2021-22 season. The four wins are two away from tying the win total of the 2020-21 campaign. 
  • Western Carolina has scored 70 or more points in four of the seven games of the year. 
  • Holliday ripped down a career-best 11 rebounds as a Catamount. She is the second Catamount of the year to have double-digit rebounds. Marshall had 12 rebounds against Emory & Henry on Nov. 9.
  • Marshall has scored in double figures in back-to-back games. 
  • The Catamounts started its seventh different lineup against Mars Hill. 
  • WCU is 4-1 at home to open the season. 
 
Up Next
  • Western Carolina completes its two-game homestand Wednesday hosting USC Upstate at 7:30 p.m. The game is the nightcap of the doubleheader with men's basketball who hosts Warren Wilson at 5 p.m. 
 
 
For the latest information on Western Carolina women's basketball, follow @catamounts on Twitter or go to www.catamountsports.com.
 
 
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