Western Carolina Women's Basketball Opens 2022 With Win Over Montreat

Denise Gideon

Director of Media Relations / Social Media

    The Basics

     Score: Western Carolina 79, Montreat 23

     Records: Western Carolina 6-8

     Location: Ingles Court at the Ramsey Center, Cullowhee, N.C. 

     

    CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Western Carolina women’s basketball rang in 2022 with a 79-23 victory over visiting Montreat Sunday on Ingles Court in the Ramsey Center. 

     

    Turning Point:

    Tied at 2-2 to open the game, Western Carolina went on a 16-0 run ending the first quarter outscoring Montreat 28-11 in the first quarter and 22-2 in the second quarter. 

     Individual Leaders

    • Sophomore Zanoria Cruz led all scorers with 18 points and just missed a double-double with nine rebounds.
    • Freshman Bailey Trumm connected on five three-pointers scoring 15 points. 
    • Audrey Meyers was the third Catamount in double figures with 10. 
    • Caleigh Raby led Montreat with seven points. 

     Inside the Box Score

    • Western Carolina shot 48.4 percent from the field and held the Cavaliers to 20 percent. 
    • The Catamounts drained seven three-pointers in the game – game-high for WCU. 
    • Western Carolina led by as much as 58 points, with 2:19 left in the game. 
    • Western Carolina ripped down 46 rebounds, 29 on the defensive end, and held Montreat to 24. 
    • The Catamount had season highs in steals (16) and assists (19) against Montreat. 
    • Western Carolina scored 36 points off Montreat’s 26 turnovers. 
    • The Catamounts scored 40 points in the paint. 
    • Western Carolina held Montreat to single-digit scores in the second, third and fourth quarters. 

     News & Notes

    • The Catamounts’ six wins on the season tie the most victories the team had in the 2020-21 campaign. 
    • Trumm hit a career-high five three-pointers – the most by a Catamount this season. 
    • Cruz’s 18 points against Montreat is a season-high. She has scored in double figures in back-to-back games and three of the last four games. 
    • The 79 points scored by the Catamounts, against Montreat, is a season-best for WCU. It’s the fourth time this season the team has scored 70 or more points in a game. 
    • Western Carolina returned to the hardwood after an 11-day break from contests due to the holiday break. 
    • Mykaylyn Davis returned to the lineup after missing six games due to injury. She dished out a season-best six assists in the contest against Montreat. 

    Up Next

    Western Carolina begins Southern Conference play Thursday traveling to Wofford for a 6 p.m. tip-off.