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  • Ue a ae ee Oe a Catamounts go 1-2 in season opening tournament Ryan Sarda WCnewsmagazine The Western Carolina Catamounts went 1-2 in the Peggy Cronin Classic in Cincinnati, giving the Catamount fans a sense of pride and a feeling of winning, something they have not felt for a long time following the disastrous football season. In the tournament opener, the Catamounts defeated the Bowling Green Falcons 63-60, winning their season opener for the third consecutive year. Two seasons ago, head coach Larry Hunter earned his first victory against the Falcons. This year would be no different. The Catamounts were carried by sophomore Nick Aldridge who recorded a game- high 17 points, while fellow sophomore Brigham Waginger nailed three of his 15 points in the closing minutes that put WCU in front 58-55. Following the 3-pointer by Waginger, Nate Miller of the Falcons nailed a jumper to cut the game to one at 58-57. Then with 2:31 remaining in the game, sophomore Jake Robinson swished a 3-pointer of his own that put WCU ahead for good at 61-57. Turnovers and missed shots were prevalent during the final minute as both teams struggled to make any buckets down the stretch. The game was decided when senior Arnold Gore nailed two free-throws to win the game 63-60. On the very next night, the Catamounts proved that they could play with the big boys. However, the Cincinnati Bearcats were able to edge WCU 66-64 in the Catamounts second game of the Peggy Cronin Classic. The Catamounts fell to 1-1 following the loss, but they did not go down without a fight. Cincinnatis Marcus Sikes scored his only basket of the game with less than a second to play and won the game for the Bearcats. In a very hard-fought game, the Catamounts were led by Aldridge who scored 22, leading the Cats in scoring for the second consecutive game. With 23.5 seconds remaining in the game, Aldridge was fouled as he scored on a lay-up. He sunk the free-throw to set up the three-point play, tying the contest at 64 apiece. This set up the final shot by the Bearcats. Joining Aldridge in double-digits against the Bearcats was Robinson with 12 points, all of which came from behind the arc, and freshman Michael Porrini with 11. Playing their third game in three nights, the Catamounts were looking to rebound from the Cincinnati loss and were hoping to end the Cronin Classic with a victory over Belmont. However, the Bruins had other plans as they edged the Catamounts 79-70. Trailing by as much as 17, the Catamounts came back and took a five point lead with 8:13 remaining in the game. The Bruins, however, were just too much for WCU to handle down the stretch. They overcame the blown lead and pulled away by making 7-of-8 from the free-throw line down the stretch. Once again, Aldridge, Robinson, and Porrini recorded double digits to lead the Cats in scoring. Aldridge scored 20 points and five boards, while Porrinihad 15 andsevenrebounds, and Robinson finished with 11 including a 5-of-6 showing from the free-throw line. Following his teams 1-2 start, head coach Larry Hunter is pleased with his teams overall performance early on in the season. We are a relatively young team and we are still in the process of establishing our roles, learning to play together and learning the system. | have been extremely pleased with our energy and competitive nature in our first few games, said Hunter. After playing three games in three consecutive nights, the Catamounts got two days of rest before playing in their home opener against the Monarchs of Methodist College on Nov. 14 in the Ramsey Center. Catamounts win home opener against Methodist 87-76 By Ryan Sarda WCnewsmagazine Playing their fourth game in six nights, the Catamount mens basketball team overcame a tough Methodist team and pulled away with the 87-76 victory in the Ramsey Center in front of a crowd of 1,731. Tired legs and inexperience among the younger players were part of the struggles that the young Cats faced during the game. Our legs were very tired out there. We tried to play a lot of people, but some of our younger players are still learning and | thought we were a step slow in a lot of things we were doing, said head coach Larry Hunter. The sluggishness of the Catamounts allowed the Monarchs to cut a 20-point second half deficit to single digits in the closing moments of the game. With 1:25 remaining, the Monarchs were able to trim the deficit to nine (85-76), but that would be as close as they could get as sophomore Nick Aldridge nailed the final bucket of the game to move the lead back to 11 for the Catamounts. For the final minute, both teams struggled offensively, as neither team scored any more points for the remainder of the game. sesttiicalitlen cits. tthe. te Aldridge blames the Catamounts sloppy play on the teams tiredness following the Peggy Cronin Classic earlier in the week. Maybe coming off a big tournament, we overlooked them a little bit. But give them credit. They did what they did well, said the native of South Webster, Ohio. Aldridge finished with 22 points, five rebounds, four assists, and three blocks in the contest. Freshman Michael Porrini recorded his first career double-double in his young career for Western as he finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Also contributing for VWWCU with double-digits was sophomore Brandon Giles, who finished with 13 points. Despite winning against Methodist, Hunter knows that it was not an easy feat for his WCU team and he was very complimentary of his teams opponent following the game. Give Methodist credit, they are a very dangerous type team to be playing when you are like that. | thought they were very athletic and very explosive and came in here with a great mindset, said Hunter. The Catamounts, who rebounded from i ee ee ee ke ee Ua ee ei re ee an early two-game losing streak to Cincinnati and Belmont, know that there are some things they need to improve on as the season moves along. At this early point in the season, we are a little farther along as a team with our defense and rebounding than we are with some of our offensive execution, said Hunter. Coming off of the Peggy Cronin Classic and their home opener against Methodist, the Catamounts will get a much needed six days off before coming back to the Ramsey Center to play the UNC-Asheville Bulldogs on November 20. With some early experience playing big name schools like Cincy, the Catamounts are optimistic that they can hang in there with any team, which could help give them an edge when Southern Conference play begins. We are excited about our season and | think we are capable of playing with anyone on our schedule. Two key areas we need to shore up on as the season moves along are the turnovers and free throw shooting, said Hunter. newsmagazine | Se a oe oa Be 2 o
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