Montreat Mont 0-1

Western Caro. WCU 6-6,0-0 SoCon

Montreat Mont

0-1

Final

Dec. 11, 2022

Western Caro. WCU

6-6,0-0 SoCon

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Montreat Mont	12	11	10	18	51
Western Caro. WCU	13	18	21	17	69

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 12/11/2022 5:14:00 PM | Denise Gideon, Director of Media Relations

Kyla Allison Paces Catamounts in Win over Montreat

Three Catamounts score in double figures

The Basics
Score: Western Carolina 69, Montreat 51
Records: Western Carolina 6-6; Montreat (Exhib. For Cavaliers)
Location: Ingles Court | Ramsey Center – Cullowhee, N.C.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Kyla Allison's 18 points led three Catamounts in double figures as Western Carolina women's basketball defeated Montreat 69-51 Sunday on Ingles Court in the Ramsey Center.

Turning Point:
Tied at 20 with 6:29 left in the second quarter, Western Carolina kicked it into another gear with an 11-3 run to close out the quarter and lead 26-20 at the half. WCU parlayed its six-point lead into double digits, never looking back, with a 21-10 scoring spurt in the third quarter.

Individual Leaders

Allison paced all scorers with a season-best 18 points. She added five rebounds and two assists.
Shyane Poirot-Allard had 15 points and dished out three assists.
Mya Love closed out the double figure scoring for the Catamounts with 10 points. She just missed a double-double with a team-leading eight rebounds.
Virginia Edmondson and Mariya Williams led Montreat with 12 points each.

Inside the Box Score

Western Carolina hit six three-pointers in the game.
The Catamounts shot 47.3 percent from the field. WCU shot 53.8 percent in the third quarter leading to a 21-10 advantage over Montreat.
Western Carolina ripped down 41 rebounds while Montreat had 26. The Cavaliers had just two offensive boards.
Western Carolina scored 32 of its points inside the paint.
WCU's bench accounted for 18 points.
As a team, Western Carolina dished out 11 assists.
The Catamounts had a season-high six blocks.
In the game there were four lead changes and four ties.
Western Carolina reclaimed the lead for good, in the game, at the 4:55 mark of the second quarter, leading for the remaining 30:39 of the game.

News & Notes

Junior Joi Reid got her fourth start of the season against Montreat and the first starting nod since Nov. 13 at LSU.
Allison had a season-best 18 points and has scored in double figures in three of the last four games. In the last three games she is averaging 11.3 points per game.
With the home win against Montreat, Western Carolina is now 5-1 at home this season.
Western Carolina earned its sixth victory on the year with the win over Montreat. The Catamounts are one win shy of tying its win total of seven from the 2021-22 campaign.
As a team, Western Carolina dished out 11 assists against Montreat. The Catamounts have had double digit assists in back-to-back games and in seven games on the year.
Love got back in the double-digit scoring game with 10 points against Montreat, after failing to score against Clemson and five points against Campbell.
Poirot-Allard scored in double figures for the first time in three games.

Up Next

Western Carolina will take a seven-day break, for finals, before returning to the hardwood Monday Dec. 19 to host North Carolina Central at 7 p.m. on Ingles Court in the Ramsey Center.

For the latest information on Western Carolina women's basketball, follow @catamounts on Twitter or go to www.catamountsports.com.

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