CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Western Carolina looks for its third straight home Southern Conference victory on Saturday as the Catamounts host Wofford at 2 p.m. on Ingles Court at the Ramsey Center in the frontend of a WCU hoops doubleheader.
Admission to the game between Catamounts and Terriers is $11 for adults and $6 for youth 12 and under. Kids 2 and under get in free. WCU students gain free admission to the game by showing their Cat Card at the Northwest Entrance and are encouraged to sit in the Cat Cage student section located in sections QR. Approved face coverings that properly cover the nose and mouth are required to be worn at all times within WCU campus buildings including the Ramsey Center when not actively eating or drinking. Fans are also asked to physically distance with arena seating limited to every other row inside the Ramsey Center. Additionally, fans are asked to leave two seats between their party and others.
See WCU's Updated Spectator Policies for Home Basketball Games for more information and review WCU's Clear Bag policy and game day parking maps located in the right column.
Saturday's game will be streamed on ESPN+ (
paid subscription required) with live audio coverage on the Catamount Sports Network online at CatamountSports.com and locally on 105.7/540 AM WRGC, The River beginning at 1:30 p.m. Free live stats will also be available via a link on CatamountSports.com.
WCU will honor former men's basketball coach and WCU Athletics Hall of Fame member Jim Hartbarger, who guided the Catamounts to a pair of NAIA District 6 regular-season titles and a tournament championship between 1969 and 1975. Hartbarger will be honored during a ceremony at the beginning of halftime.
The Catamounts enter Saturday's game on the heels of a 70-59 home victory over preseason SoCon favorite Chattanooga on Wednesday to improve their record to 2-2 in league games and 8-9 overall.
Vonterius Woolbright led WCU with his second double-double of the season, scoring 14 points and grabbing 11 defensive rebounds.
Nicholas Robinson tallied a team-best 15 points while
Marvin Price came off the bench and added 12 points.
Wofford is 10-7 overall and 2-3 in conference games thanks to an 87-64 home victory against Samford on Wednesday. B.J. Mack led four Terriers in double figures with 18 points along with Max Klesmit with 16 and Isaiah Bigelow and Morgan Safford with 10 each. All but one of Wofford's starters in the game finished in double figures. Klesmit leads the team and ranks ninth in the league with an average of 15.4 points per game. The Terriers boast the second-best shooting offense (47.5%) this season while ranking third in the league defensively, surrendering just 65.1 points per game.
Saturday's matchup is the 63rd all-time meeting in the series with the Terriers holding a 32-30 edge after winning both games last season. WCU is 17-11 all-time against Wofford in Cullowhee.
Following Saturday's game, the Catamounts begin a three-game road swing on Wednesday, traveling to chromatic rival Furman for a 7 p.m. tip-off. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ (paid subscription required) with Catamount Sports Network audio coverage beginning at 6:30 p.m.
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