Western Carolina Catamounts women's basketball

Western Carolina Catamounts
Western Carolina Catamounts
	2018–19 Western Carolina Catamounts women's basketball team
University	Western Carolina University
Head coach	Kiley Hill (1st season)
Conference	SoCon
Location	Cullowhee, North Carolina
Arena	Ramsey Center ; (Capacity: 7,826)
Nickname	Catamounts
Colors	Purple and Gold[1];
NCAA Tournament Appearances
	2005, 2009
Conference Tournament Champions
	2005, 2009
Conference Regular Season Champions
	2007

The Western Carolina Catamounts women's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Southern Conference.[2][3]

History

The Catamonts began play in 1965. They joined Division I in 1981. In their two NCAA Tournament appearances, they have lost in the First Round both times. In 2005, they lost 94–43 to Tennessee. In 2009, they lost 73–44 to Vanderbilt. In 2007, they were invited to the WNIT after winning a share of the regular season title with Chattanooga, where they lost 74–64 to Virginia Tech in Round 2.[4]

References

Western Carolina University Athletic Guidelines (PDF). October 1, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
"CATAMOUNTSPORTS.COM – Western Carolina Official Athletic Site – Women's Basketball". Retrieved 25 February 2017.
"2016–17 CATAMOUNT WOMEN'S BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS" (PDF). Grfx.cstv.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
"WCU All-Time History and Records". Catamountsports.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.

External links

Official website

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[1] Western Carolina University Athletic Guidelines (PDF). October 1, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2016.

[2] "CATAMOUNTSPORTS.COM – Western Carolina Official Athletic Site – Women's Basketball". Retrieved 25 February 2017.

[3] "2016–17 CATAMOUNT WOMEN'S BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS" (PDF). Grfx.cstv.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.

[4] "WCU All-Time History and Records". Catamountsports.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.

Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball
Venues	Breese Gymnasium (1929–1956) Reid Gymnasium (1956–1986) Ramsey Center (1986–present)
Culture & lore	Paws "Fight on! You Catamounts"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21

Southern Conference women's basketball
Teams	Chattanooga Mocs East Tennessee State Buccaneers Furman Paladins Mercer Bears Samford Bulldogs UNC Greensboro Spartans Western Carolina Catamounts Wofford Terriers
Championships & awards	Southern Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

Western Carolina University
Campus	History Academics Campus Centers, Institutes, & Affiliates Cullowhee
Athletics	Western Carolina Catamounts Football Men's basketball Women's basketball Hennon Stadium North State Conference Old Mountain Jug Ramsey Center Southern Conference E. J. Whitmire Stadium
Administration	Presidents and Chancellors University of North Carolina System
Student life	Pride of the Mountains WWCU Greek life