Women’s soccer wins SoCon championship, faced Alabama in first round NCAA tournament

The story was originally published in The Western Carolinian. After a historic season, WCU’s women’s soccer team traveled to Tuscaloosa to face off against Alabama in the first round of the NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament.  The Catamounts lost to the Crimson Tide 2-0. The Catamounts capped off the Southern Conference Championship in winning fashion, defeating […]

Catamount sports spring in full swing

Western Carolina Athletics has been off to a busy start to the spring season. When the Southern Conference postponed all fall competitions in August last year to the spring season, it led WCU sports to operate on an abnormal schedule for many sports.   The abnormal schedule also has required an abnormal attendance policy that […]

WCU women’s soccer off to a flying start

While cats are traditionally known for batting around balls of yarn, it seems like the Catamounts have more of a penchant for soccer balls. The Western Carolina women’s soccer team will take on East Tennessee State University in Cullowhee Friday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. ETSU has played the same teams that Western has, Mercer […]

WCU women’s soccer trumps Chattanooga

The Cats beat their rival the Mocs, Friday night, Oct.23, on home turf, 2-0, with a strong comeback in the second half. The game kicked off at 7 p.m. with Chattanooga in possession.  WCU almost immediately took the ball, but after that they lagged behind.  The Cats took a long time to get into the […]

WCU soccer girl beat the odds and continues to play

Samantha Hodge never expected that following her passion for soccer meant so much pain. The 22-year old WCU senior and soccer player for the WCU Catamounts is playing but that comes at a price. Hodge started playing soccer when she was 6 years old because her parents wanted her to get more involved. “Neither of my parents […]