CULLOWHEE, N.C. – The Western Carolina men's basketball team opens a two-game roadtrip through the upstate of South Carolina on Wednesday as the Catamounts travel to Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium for a 7 p.m. matchup against Wofford.
 
Wednesday's game will be streamed on ESPN+ (paid subscription required) with live audio coverage on the Catamount Sports Network beginning at 6:30 p.m. Free live stats will be available via a link on CatamountSports.com.
 
The Catamounts are 13-12 overall and 6-6 in the Southern Conference following an 83-68 home win over Chattanooga on Saturday afternoon. Tre Jackson led five WCU players in double figures with 18 points. Tyzhaun Claude (10 points, 12 rebounds) and Vonterius Woolbright (12 points, 10 rebounds) both finished with a double-double in the winning effort. Russell Jones Jr. (15 points) and DJ Campbell (11 points) also finished in double figures.
 
Claude continues to lead WCU in scoring at 15.4 points per game and ranks second in the league with 8.5 boards per contest overall with his 8.5 rebounds per game in SoCon play leading the league. In conference games, Woolbright has increased his point production to 16.3 points per game – fifth-best in the league – while ranking tied for fourth with 7.5 rebounds per outing. The Albany, Ga., product also leads the conference with 4.9 assists per game and a conference-best 5.8 per game against SoCon foes.
 
Wofford has an identical overall record of 13-12 and is 5-7 in league games after an 80-67 loss to Furman at Greenville's Bon Secours Wellness Arena. BJ Mack led the Terriers with 17 points and eight rebounds. Jackson Paveletzke (14) and Amarri Tice (11) also finished in double figures offensively. Mack is tied with WCU's Claude with a team-best 15.4 points per game average this season.
 
WCU enters the week in fourth place in the SoCon standings at 6-6 while Wofford is mired in a three-way tie for fifth at 5-7 with both Mercer and ETSU. All four squads are trying to stay above the sixth-place cut-off for Friday's opening-round games of the 2023 Ingles Southern Conference Men's Basketball Championship, March 3-6. Tickets for the tournament are on sale now at CatamountSports.com.
 
The Terriers lead the all-time series 34-31 after the Catamounts earned a 76-71 win in Cullowhee on Jan. 18 as Jones Jr. drained the go-ahead 3-pointer with under 20 seconds to play to give the Catamounts the lead for good and snap a four-game losing skid in the series. WCU has lost its last two visits to Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium. 
 
WCU remains on the road this weekend, heading to chromatic rival Furman on Saturday for a 2 p.m. tip-off. Saturday's game will be televised over-the-air on the Nexstar family of stations (check local listings) and will be available through ESPN+ (paid subscription required) with audio on the Catamount Sports Network.
 
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