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Catamounts vs. NC Central

Women's Basketball Denise Gideon, Director of Media Relations

Catamounts Face UNCW at Harrah's Cherokee Casino & Resort

Final game before holiday break

CULLOWHEE, N.C. - Western Carolina women's basketball will face off against UNC Wilmington at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday as part of the Cherokee Invitational / Women's College Basketball Showcase in Cherokee, N.C. at the Harrah's Cherokee Casino and Resort.

Tickets to Catamounts' game against the Seahawks is $15.
 
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AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE CATAMOUNTS:
  • Western Carolina is one win away from tying its win total of seven from the 2021-22 season.
  • Western Carolina has scored 60 or more points in back-to-back games.
  • The Catamounts will play its first neutral site game on Wednesday when WCU plays UNC Wilmington at Harrah's Cherokee Casino & Resort.
  • WCU has shot 40 plus percent from the field in the last two contests.
  • Graduate student Kyla Allison scored a career-high 25 points against North Carolina Central Monday. She bested her previous career total of 24 she set twice - once at her former school Middle Tennessee and once at Western Carolina.
  • Allison is 24-of-26 from the free throw line this season shooting 92.3 percent. That mark ranks second in the Southern Conference.
  • Junior Audrey Meyers has bested her seasonal scoring mark of 64 points, from the 2021-22 season, with 65 in the first 13 games with 65. She is one field goal shy of tying the most field goals in a season with 22 on the year and has hit a seasonal-best 19 free throws. She has also swatted a career-best six blocks on the year. Her 4.9 rebounds per game is ranked 17th in the SoCon.
 
 AN INSIDE LOOK AT UNC WILMINGTON:
  • UNCW, who played for the first time in 11 days, fell 68-53 at Coastal Carolina last Sunday. The Seahawks led all but 55 seconds of the first two quarters to enter halftime in front, 26-24. Coastal, however, dominated the final two periods by a 44-27 margin to claim its third straight win.
  • UNCW played Wofford, a 2022 WNIT team, close at home in late November before falling, 67-66.
  • Carrie Gross leads UNCW averaging 13.8 points per game. She is followed by Mary McMillan who is averaging 12.2.
  • The Seahawks are trying to break a three-game losing streak. UNCW is 0-5 in road games this year.
  • UNCW's last win came on Dec. 1 with a 79-61 victory over Winthrop.
 
 For the latest information on Western Carolina women's basketball, follow @catamounts on Twitter or go to www.catamountsports.com. Follow the Catamount women's basketball Twitter (@catamountWBB) for in-game updates.
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Kyla Allison

#3 Kyla Allison

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Audrey Meyers

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Players Mentioned

Kyla Allison

#3 Kyla Allison

6' 0"
Graduate Student
Wekiva HS / Middle Tennessee
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Audrey Meyers

#31 Audrey Meyers

6' 0"
Junior
G/F