2021-22 Western Carolina Catamount Women's Basketball Digital Game Day Program

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24 ................. 2021-22 Western Carolina Radio / TV Roster 27...............................Catamount Athletics Head Coaches 5.................................... Catamount Head Coach Kiley Hill

28 ..............Catamount Athletics Assistant Coaches & Staff

6....................... WCU Women's Basketball Coaches & Staff

30 .............................................Catamount Athletics Staff

8................................................Athletics Clear Bag Policy

32 ............................... Ingles Court at the Ramsey Center

10 .................................... WCU Athletics AD & Senior Staff

35.................WCU Women’s Basketball – Did You Know...?

14 ......2021-22 WCU Women's Basketball Schedule/Results

36 .............................................. the Cat House Pep Band

19-20 ....................................................Opponent Rosters

38 .................................................. the WCU Dance Team

21 ............ 2021-22 Catamount Women’s Basketball Roster

40 ............................................. Catamount Cheerleaders

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HEAD COACH KILEY HILL

Third Season as Head Coach at WCU KILEY HILL is amidst his third season as the head women's basketball coach at Western Carolina. A veteran coach with more than 25 years experience in collegiate women’s basketball including 19 as a head coach, Hill scored his 300th career coaching victory on the Catamount sidelines during the 2020-21 season.

The former associate head coach at Southern Mississippi and head coach at Valdosta State, Hill was named head coach at WCU on July 8, 2019.

In his first two seasons on the WCU sidelines, five Catamounts have earned postseason accolades including two collecting AllSouthern Conference plaudits in Jewel Smalls (2019-20) and Nadia Marshall (2020-21). Three first-year players have earned SoCon AllFreshman honors including Andrea Martin Ruiz and Alyssa Walker in 2019-20 and Zanoria Cruz in 2020-21.

His 2020-21 squad scored the most seasonal wins for Catamount women's basketball and earned the program's highest seed in the conference tournament since 2016-17.

During his career, Hill's experience also includes a 16-year stint as the head coach at Valdosta State in Georgia, and a four-year term at West Alabama in Livingston, Ala. – one as head coach preceded by three as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator.

As the associate head coach at Southern Miss, Hill helped the team amass a record of 56-40 including a 23-11 tally in the 2016-17 season that finished with a return to the Conference USA championship game.

Hill made the move to Southern Miss following a 16-year stint as head women’s basketball coach at Valdosta State where he compiled a 279-177 record. He established himself as one of the top NCAA Division II coaches in the nation and was recognized as the 2012 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s (WBCA) South Region Coach of the Year.

Year. He stacked that on top of being named the Gulf South Conference (GSC) East Division’s Coach of the Decade.. During his time at Valdosta, Hill garnered the GSC East Decade Coach of the Year twice.

THE KILEY HILL FILE PERSONAL:

Hometown: Hot Springs, Ark. Family: Molly Longing (wife); Whitley (daughter) and Skyler (son)

EDUCATION:

Arkansas Tech, 1995 & West Alabama, 1997

COACHING EXPERIENCE:

WESTERN CAROLINA......... Head Coach............2019-present Southern Mississippi.......... Associate Head......................2016-19 Valdosta State....................... Head Coach.......................2000-16 West Alabama....................... Head Coach.................. 1999-2000 West Alabama.................... Assistant Coach.................... 1997-99 Arkansas Tech..................Graduate Assistant.................. 1995-97

A four-year letter winner on the baseball diamond and a 1995 graduate of Arkansas Tech in Russellville, Ark., Hill got his start in collegiate coaching at his alma mater as a graduate assistant.

Hill is married to the former Molly Longing of Russellville, Ark., and the couple has two children; Whitley and Skyler.

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WESTERN CAROLINA ATHLETICS – DEPARTMENT SENIOR STAFF DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS ALEX GARY Alex Gary, a former student-athlete on the Western Carolina University baseball team was dubbed the next director of the Catamount athletics program in late February 2020. Gary had most recently served as senior associate athletics director for development at Oregon State University.

WCU Chancellor Kelli R. Brown announced the selection of Gary on Friday, Feb. 28 to serve as director of athletics following approval of his contract by the university’s Board of Trustees during a special conference call meeting earlier in the day. The appointment, which is effective May 1, follows a national search conducted by a 15-member committee working with the assistance of the North Carolina-based executive search consulting firm Collegiate Sports Associates.

Gary served as senior associate director of athletics and the department’s chief development officer at Oregon State since September 2017. He previously served as associate athletics director for development and external relations at the University of Maryland from 2014

Kyle Pifer

Deputy Athletics Director

Stacey Miller

Associate AD for Academics & Compliance (SWA)

until 2017. He also has held development positions at the University of Michigan and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Gary’s professional experience in major collegiate athletics conferences, such as the Pac-12 and Big Ten, combined with his personal familiarity with WCU as a former student-athlete make him a perfect fit to take over the helm of the Catamount athletics program, Brown said.

A native of Knoxville, Tennessee, who grew up in Charlotte, Gary was an outfielder on the WCU baseball team from 2001 until 2004, earning Southern Conference Player of the Week honors in March 2004. During his junior year of 2003, he was a member of WCU’s regular season and Southern Conference Tournament championship baseball team and participated in the NCAA regionals held in Wilson.

At Oregon State, he has been a member of the executive leadership team responsible for the athletics department’s $85 million budget, 150 employees and more than 500 student-athletes. He oversees the 16-member athletics development team, which raised nearly $26 million in 2019, a record for the Beavers’ athletics program. That fundraising effort included a $3.5 million sports performance center renovation, $2.3 million women’s locker room renovation, and $2.6 million baseball stadium expansion.

Chad Gerrety

Associate Athletics Director for External Affairs

Julie Miller

Associate Athletic Director for Development

During his stint at the University of Maryland, Gary chaired a committee focused on the financial sustainability of the athletics department, and he led annual giving growth in the Terrapin Club by 22 percent in 2015 and 13 percent in 2016. As a member of the development team at the University of Michigan from 2010 until 2014, he worked closely with the university’s athletics department, raising $12.8 million to support the Wolverines’ athletics program’s capital and endowment needs. He began his career in 2009 as assistant director of annual giving at UNC Charlotte.

He earned a degree in business administration in 2005 from Virginia Commonwealth University and his master’s degree in business administration at UNC Charlotte in 2009.

Gary was selected from a slate of more than 40 qualified candidates for the position after an initial narrowing of a larger list of possibilities, said Ivy Gibson, WCU associate general counsel and chair of the athletics director search committee. Six candidates were interviewed by the search committee off-site in Charlotte.

Gary and the former Katie Mavis of Saint Joseph, Mich., were married in a mountain-top ceremony in Oregon on Aug. 28, 2020.

Travis Chandler Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance

Daniel Hooker

Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations

Amanda Murchie Assistant Athletic Director for Business

Western Carolina Athletics Mission Statement: Catamount Athletics strives to foster a championship culture while preparing student-athletes for livelong success. #FIGHTON Guiding Principles and Beliefs: Derived from the lyrics of the Western Carolina University's Fight Song, the phrase “FIGHT ON” has been associated with Catamount Athletics for a long time. This acronym now helps to outline the guiding principles and beliefs that will support the success of Catamount Athletics.

FIRST CLASS STUDENT EXPERIENCE:

We want all Catamount student-athletes to have an experience that allows them to reach their personal and competitive goals.

INNOVATE AND BUILD THE BRAND:

We commit to continuous improvement and making Catamount Athletics known.

GROW IN EVERY WAY:

We believe growth in all areas is necessary to reach our mission.

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HOLISTIC STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT:

We believe that the future of a student-athlete is as important as the present.

TALENT AND CULTURE WINS:

We want Catamount Athletics to be a great place to be.

OUTREACH AND ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT:

We know that partnership is critical to reach our mission.

NOW IS OUR TIME!:

We believe that Catamount Athletics is positioned for a high level of competitive success.

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2021-22 SCHEDULE / RESULTS DATE OPPONENT

LOCATION

NOV. 9

EMORY & HENRY (Exh.)

CULLOWHEE

W, 72-48

NOV. 12

UNC ASHEVILLE

CULLOWHEE

L, 74-72 (OT)

NOV. 16

PRESBYTERIAN (Education Day) CULLOWHEE

W, 52-51

NOV. 20

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN

CULLOWHEE

W, 74-48

Nov. 23

at Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio

Nov. 26

at Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

NOV. 29

MARS HILL

CULLOWHEE

W, 70-51

DEC. 1

USC UPSTATE

CULLOWHEE

L, 58-51 (OT)

Dec. 4

at Winthrop

Rock Hill, S.C.

L, 71-55

Dec. 6

at Campbell

Buies Creek, N.C.

L, 53-40

DEC. 9

TENNESSEE TECH

CULLOWHEE

7:00 PM

Dec. 12

at South Carolina State

Orangeburg, S.C.

2:00 pm

DEC. 20

DAVIDSON

CULLOWHEE

5:00 PM

DEC. 31

SOUTHERN WESLEYAN

CULLOWHEE

2:00 PM

JAN. 2

MONTREAT

CULLOWHEE

2:00 PM

Jan. 6

at Wofford *

Spartanburg, S.C.

6:00 pm

Jan. 8

at Furman *

Greenville, S.C.

1:00 pm

JAN. 13

SAMFORD *

CULLOWHEE

7:00 PM

JAN. 15

MERCER *

CULLOWHEE

5:00 PM

Jan. 20

at Chattanooga *

Chattanooga, Tenn.

7:00 pm

Jan. 22

at ETSU *

Johnson City, Tenn.

Noon

JAN. 29

UNCG *

CULLOWHEE

5:00 PM

FEB. 3

FURMAN *

CULLOWHEE

7:00 PM

FEB. 5

WOFFORD *

CULLOWHEE

2:00 PM

Feb. 10

at Mercer *

Macon, Ga.

7:00 pm

Feb. 12

at Samford *

Birmingham, Ala.

3:00 pm

FEB. 17

ETSU *

CULLOWHEE

7:00 PM

FEB. 19

CHATTANOOGA *

CULLOWHEE

5:00 PM

Feb. 26

at UNCG *

Greensboro, N.C.

4:00 pm

MAR. 3-6 @ SoCon Championships

Asheville, N.C.

TIME/RESULT

L, 46-45 L, 77-43

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ZANORIA CRUZ

TBA

– Dates & Times are subject to change / HOME = ALL CAPS * denotes Southern Conference game

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TENNESSEE TECH GOLDEN EAGLES No.

Name

2 3 4 5 10 11 13 14 20 22 23 24 33 35 43 45

Jordan Brock Megan Clark Anna Walker Anna Jones Reagan Hurst Maaliya Owens (muh-LAY-uh) Ansley Hall Harley Paynter (Painter) Kesha Brady (KEY-shuh) Peyton Carter Grace Pelphrey (PELL-free) Jada Guinn (GWINN) Mackenzie Coleman DJ McFarlane Madison Brady Olivia Koontz

(Pronunciation)

Pos. Ht.

Cl.

Hometown (Previous School / High School)

G G F G / F G G G G G G G G F C C C / F

Gr. Gr. So. Gr. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. Gr. So. Sr. Jr. Gr. Jr. So. Fr.

Harlan, Ky. (Harlan HS) Tampa, Fla. (Freedom HS) Cleveland, Tenn. (Chattanooga) Jackson, Tenn. (Middle Tennessee) Bloomington Springs, enn. (Upperman HS) Georgetown, Ky. (Scott County HS) Watkinsville, Ga. (North Oconee HS) Grayson, Ky. (Boyd County HS) Smyrna, Tenn. (Smyrna HS) Abingdon, Va. (Abingdon HS) Cookeville, Tenn. (Alabama) Oak Ridge, Tenn. (Oak Ridge HS) Edmonton, Ky. (Metcalfe County HS) Beltsville, Md. (New Hope Academy) Jacksboro, Tenn. (Campbell County HS) Signal Mountain, Tenn. (Signal Mountain HS)

5-7 5-7 6-0 6-1 5-10 5-9 5-7 5-8 5-7 5-8 6-1 5-8 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-3

QUICK FACTS: HEAD COACH: Kim Rosamond (Ole Miss, 1998) • 6th season LOCATION: Cookeville, Tenn.

ASSISTANT COACHES: Allison Clark (Tennessee Tech, 2002) • 10th season ENROLLMENT: 10,177

Melanie Walls (Georgia College & State Univ., 1996) • 6th season CONFERENCE: Ohio Valley (OVC)

Jasmine James (Georgia, 2013) • 2nd season PRESIDENT: Dr. Phil Oldham DIRECTOR OF OPS: Emily Hatfield (Western Carolina, 2018) • 3rd season ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Mark Wilson ATHLETIC TRAINER: Randi Kaplan (SUNY Albany, 2004) • 11th season WEBSITE: TTUSports.com

DAVIDSON WILDCATS No.

Name

0 1 2 3 5 10 14 20 21 24 30 32 33 41 44

Suzi-Rose "Rosie" Deegan Mallorie Haines Chloe Welch Maddie Prather (PRA-thur) Keeley Evans (KEEL-ee) Sarah Konstans (KON-stinz) Cassidy Gould (GOOLD) Cameron Tabor (TAY-berr) Peyton Carter Adelaide Fuller (ADD-uh-laid) Sallie Schutz (rhymes with puts) Tomisin Adenupe (ADD-uh-noop-ay) Elle Sutphin (SUT-fin) Kelby Bannerman Issy Morgan (IZZY)

(Pronunciation)

Pos. Ht. G G G F F G / F G G F F G / F F F F G

Cl.

Hometown (Previous School / High School)

5-10 Jr. Marmion, Australia (Sacred Heart College) 5-10 Fr. Sherrills Ford, N.C. (Davidson Day School) 5-9 Sr. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Mesa Ridge HS) 6-0 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. (Hutchinson School) 6-3 Fr. Melbourne, Australia (Catholic Ladies College) 5-10 Sr. Dallas, Texas (Trinity Christian Academy) 5-10 Sr. Melbourne, Australia (Methodist Ladies College) 5-9 Jr. New Castle, Ind. (New Castle HS) 6-0 Jr. St. Augustine, Fla. (Nease HS) 6-3 Jr. Brisbane, Australia (All Hallow's School) 6-2 R-Fr. Watkinsville, Ga. (Westminster Christian Academy) 6-1 Fr. Marietta, Ga. (George Walton HS) 6-3 R-So. Pilot Mountain, N.C. (East Surry HS) 6-1 Fr. Hampshire, Ill. (Hampshire HS) 5-10 Fr. Sydney, Australia (Monte Sant'Angelo Mercy College)

HEAD COACH: Gayle Fulks (Fairleigh Dickinson, 2007) • 5th season ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: James Janssen (Deakin Univ., 2008) • 3rd season ASSISTANT COACHES: Daniel Metzefeld (Trinity International, 2013) • 3rd season

Jasmine Jenkins (Vanderbilt, 2016) • 1st season PLAYER DEVELOPMENT: Ariel Stephenson (Wake Forest, 2019) • 1st season ATHLETIC TRAINER: Brian Wheeler

QUICK FACTS: LOCATION: Davidson, N.C. ENROLLMENT: 1,983 CONFERENCE: Atlantic 10 PRESIDENT: Carol Quillen ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Chris Clunie WEBSITE: DavidsonWildcats.com CATAMOUNT WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

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SOUTHERN WESLEYAN WARRIORS No.

Name

1 2 3 4 5 10 11 14 20 21 22 23 24 34

Keyara Wooden (KEY-are-a) Brittany Mack Lonesha Lee (luh-KNEE-sha) Cambria Parker (CAM-bree-uh) Tristen Berry Brook Henricks Jamyah Montissol (juh-MY-uh) Shelby Glance Sasha Schoenborn (SHOWEN-born Nakia Hooks (nuh-KIA) Gracie Fetterman Kayla Garrett Caroline Reese Allie Newberry

(Pronunciation)

Pos. Ht.

Cl.

G G G G G G G G / F G PF G G G PF / C

Fr. So. R-Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. So. Jr. So. Fr. So. So. So.

5-5 5-4 5-7 5-6 5-6 5-10 5-8 5-11 5-8 5-9 5-4 6-1 5-7 6-0

HEAD COACH: John Davis (Indiana Wesleyan, 2002) • 12th year ASSISTANT COACH: Derek Forrester • 5th season MANAGER: Kaleigh Tollison

Hometown (Previous School / High School) Lawrenceville, Ga. (Young Harris) Spartanburg, S.C. (Spartanburg Methodist) Beech Island, S.C. (USC Aiken) Pinewood, S.C. (Scotts Branch HS) Brevard, N.C. (Brevard) Tiger, Ga. (Rabun County HS) Sugar Hill, Ga. (Johnson & Wales) Clyde, N.C. (USC Upstate) Burleson, Texas (Odessa HS) Auburn, Ga. (Lenoir-Rhyne) Lincoln, Dela. (Delmarva Christian) Reidsville, Ga. (East Georgia State) Boiling Springs, S.C. (Boiling Springs HS) Thomasville, Ala. (Coastal Alabama-South) QUICK FACTS: LOCATION: Central, S.C. ENROLLMENT: 1,883 CONFERENCE: Conference Carolinas PRESIDENT: Dr. Todd Voss ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Julia Reininga WEBSITE: SWUAthletics.com

MONTREAT CAVALIERS No.

Name

4 5 10 11 12 13 14 15 20 21 22 23 24 32 33 34 40 44

Adrianna Gullette (ay-dree-ON-uh GULL-let) Aebri Graham (AY-bree) Jessyka Leak Keyasia Meade (key-AY-shuh) Tee Bryant Caleigh Raby (KAY-lee) Triniti Lockhart Ania Sands (uh-NYE-uh) Amaya Adams (uh-MYE-uh) Tatiyana Cannon Destiny Lewis Alexis Marshall Kemani Watson (kay-MAH-knee) Daijahnae Anderson (day-JUH-nay) Ja'Liah Wilson (juh-LEE-uh) Alaina McPherson (uh-LAY-nuh) Vaniyah Petty (vuh-NYE-uh) Daisy Rice

(Pronunciation)

Pos. Ht.

Cl.

Hometown (Previous School / High School)

G G G G G G G G G G G G C F G / F F F F

Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.

Winston-Salem, N.C. (Ronald Reagan HS) Seymour, Tenn. (Seymour HS) Charlotte, N.C. (Concord First Assembly) Fletcher, N.C. (Erwin HS) Greenville, N.C. (J.H. Rose HS) Hudson, N.C. (Lenoir-Rhyne) Charlotte, N.C. (CFA Academy) Greenville, N.C. (J.H. Rose HS) Lawrenceville, Ga. (Caldwell CC) Winston-Salem, N.C. (Parkland HS) Matthews, N.C. (Butler HS) Shelby, N.C. (Crest HS) Dallas, Ga. (Paulding County HS) Huntington, W.Va. (Huntington HS) Martinsville, Va. (Magna Vista HS) Charlotte, N.C. (Victory Christian Center School) Shelby, N.C. (Crest HS) Marion, N.C. (McDowell HS)

5-6 5-5 5-6 5-4 5-5 5-9 5-8 5-3 5-6 5-6 5-3 5-5 6-1 5-10 5-8 6-0 5-7 5-10

HEAD COACH: Tim Lewis (Montreat, 2007) • 4th season ASSISTANT COACHES: Krys Burnett (Cincinnati, 2008) • 1st season

Mia Simpson (Mars Hill) • 1st season MANAGER: Andersyn Clontz

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QUICK FACTS: LOCATION: Montreat, N.C. ENROLLMENT: 979 PRESIDENT: Paul J. Maurer ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Jose Larios WEBSITE: MontreatCavaliers.com

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WESTERN CAROLINA CATAMOUNTS

2021-22 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER

No.

Name

(Pronunciation)

2

Mykaylyn "KK" Davis

G

5-8

So.

Riverview, Fla. (Seffner Christian Academy)

3

Kyla Allison

G

6-0

R-Sr.

Orlando, Fla. (Middle Tennessee / Wekiva HS)

5

Vanessa Oduah

G

5-8

Jr.

Asaba, Nigeria (Barton CC / St. Augustine's)

11

Sophia Singer

G

6-0

So.

Woodstock, Ga. (Woodstock HS)

12

Joi Reid

G

6-0

So.

Ellenwood, Ga. (Forest Park HS)

13

Zanoria Cruz

(zuh-NORE-e-uh)

G / F 5-10

So.

Orlando, Fla. (Lake Highland Prep School)

14

Jacey Justice

(JAY-cee)

Fr.

Peebles, Ohio (Peebles HS)

20

Andrea Martin Ruiz

Jr.

Granada, Spain (La Presentacion de Nuestra Senora)

22

Nadia Marshall

23

Madison Pack

25

Bailey Trumm

31

Audrey Meyers

32

Endia Holliday

33

Tembre Moates

34

Grace Yocum

(OH-dwahh) (JOY)

(an-DRAY-uh rue-EASE) (NAH-dee-uh)

(like India) (Timber) (YO-come)

Pos. Ht.

G

5-8

G

5-6

Cl.

Hometown (Previous School / High School)

G / F 5-9

R-Jr.

Bainbridge, Ga. (Gulf Coast State / Bainbridge HS)

F / C 6-3

Gr.

Sarasota, Fla. (Columbia Univ. / Sarasota HS)

5-7

Fr.

Powell, Tenn. (Appalachian State / Powell HS)

G / F 6-0

So.

Columbia, S.C. (Cardinal Newman HS)

G F

6-1

Jr. Ellisville, Miss. (Jones College / South Jones HS)

G / F 6-0 R-5th F

6-4

Jr.

Greenwood, S.C. (Greenwood HS) Frankfort, Ky. (Vincennes Univ. / Frankfort HS)

HEAD COACH:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kiley Hill (Arkansas Tech, 1995) • Third season at WCU ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kendra Samuels-Eaton (Western Carolina, 2009) • First season at WCU ASSISTANT COACH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shyla Coleman (Southern Wesleyan, 2015) • Third season at WCU ASSISTANT COACH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Megan Brown (Southern Miss, 2017) • Third season at WCU DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPS:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Darryln McDonough (Baylor, 2021) • First season at WCU ATHLETIC TRAINER:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alisha Grisby (Univ. of Central Oklahoma, 2014) • Third Season at WCU SPORTS PERFORMANCE:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Dryden (Arizona State, 2018) • First Season at WCU

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WESTERN CAROLINA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL – 2021-22 Radio / TV Chart

3

2 Mykaylyn 'KK' DAVIS 5-8 | G | So.

5 Kyla ALLISON 6-0 | G | R-Sr.

13

12

23

22 Nadia MARSHALL 5-9 | G/F | R-Jr.

Endia HOLLIDAY 6-1 | Post | Jr. 24 |

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Jacey JUSTICE 5-8 | G | Fr.

Tembre MOATES 6-0 | G/F | 5th Yr.

Andrea MARTIN RUIZ 5-6 | G | Jr.

31

Bailey TRUMM 5-7 | G | Fr.

33

Sophia SINGER 6-0 | G | So.

20

25

Madison PACK 6-3 | F/C | Gr.

32

Vanessa ODUAH 5-8 | G | Jr.

14

Zanoria CRUZ 5-10 | G/F | So.

Joi REID 6-0 | G | So.

11

Audrey MEYERS 6-0 | G/F | So.

34 Grace YOCUM 6-4 | F | Jr.

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WESTERN CAROLINA ATHLETICS – CATAMOUNT HEAD COACHES

BOBBY MORANDA baseball

mens basketball

JUSTIN GRAY

womens basketball

KILEY HILL

KERWIN BELL

TIM ECKBERG

COURTNEY GUNTER

CHAD MILLER

JIM CLIFT

mens golf

womens golf

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Taylor Sandefur Head Assistant Coach Baseball

Cody Cohen Video Coordinator Men's Basketball

Jon Cooper Assistant Coach Football

Greg McGruder Quality Control – Offense Football

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Jeff Lavin

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Jayson Gee

Brian Graves

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Molly Bachand

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Chazmon Scales

JJ Laster

Larry Murphy

Rudi Small

Dennis Thomas

Rylan Wells

Cody Edwards

Jeff Burger

Todd Shealy Director of Football Operations

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Todd Herman

Josh Hall

Chelsi Carter

Nick Collins

Ashley Morgan Crowe Kourtney Sandefur

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WESTERN CAROLINA ATHLETICS – DEPARTMENT STAFF MEMBERS

Denise Gideon Director of Media Relations

Ashley Buck

Greg Camillone Director of Creative Media

Justin Dowd

Patrick Mullaney

Tyler Pope

Ric Sisler

Ben Page

Zach Denitto

Director of Ticket Operations & Data Analytics

Athletics Ticketing Operations & Marketing Assistant

Mark Conlin

Rory Jimerson

Eynde Frazier

Director of Video Operations

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Director of Corporate Sponsorships

Haley Townsend

Travis Townsend

Assistant Director of Academic Support

Assistant Director of Academic Support

Assistant Director of Academic Support

Kim Jamison

Blake Cantrell

Anthony Miele Assistant Director of the Catamount Club

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Lauren Rhyne

Jeff Bewsey

Mike Taylor

Spencer Wright

Steven Honbarger

Rob Reyburn

Nicole Bohannon

Julia Daniel

Tyler Spain

Braxton Zeigler

Lindsey Bartle

Ben Jacobs

Collin Lawless

Bailey Forst

Ryan Gipson

Todd Lawing

Nick Mashburn

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RAMSEY CENTER QUICK FACTS:

DEDICATION: December 6, 1986 First Game / First Women’s Basketball Game: Western Carolina 65, Mars Hill 61 (12/4/86) First Men’s Basketball Game: N.C. State 96, Western Carolina 75 (12/6/86) First Men’s Basketball Win: Western Carolina 90, Tusculum 58 (1/5/87) 1.

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CATAMOUNT WOMEN'S BASKETBALL – DID YOU KNOW...?

• JAYNE ARLEDGE was the first female student-athlete to receive athletic grant-in aid at Western Carolina University in 1976 and was later the first female student-athlete to have her jersey retired in school history ... In 1992, Arledge was inducted into the Western Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame ... Prior to the 2012-13 season, the WCU women’s basketball staff sent a request to Arledge to allow Erika Joseph to wear the otherwise retired jersey ... Arledge whole-heartedly agreed and Joseph wore the honored No. 25 through her four-year career ... Arledge coached at North Greenville University for 36 years ... Remaining on-staff as the Senior Woman Administrator, she was inducted into the Crusaders’ Athletics Hall of Fame in 2019; • Western Carolina’s JAYNE ARLEDGE is the program’s all-time leading scorer, finishing with 1,928 career points, averaging 21.7 points per game over four seasons ... Arledge scored 30 points five times and owns 11 Western Carolina game, season and career records ... Arledge led the Catamounts to four-consecutive winning seasons and was twice named All-State; • Western Carolina’s 1969 women’s basketball team made history on March 22 as the first team to compete in the CIAW Championship, facing West Chester State (Pa.) in the title game, falling 65-39 ... Coached by BETTY WESTMORELAND, the team finished its fourth season with a 14-3 record, losing only to UNC Greensboro twice and West Chester in the final game ... the 1969 Catamount women’s basketball team was inducted into the WCU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003;

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• WCU won its first Southern Conference tournament title in 2005, outlasting fifth-seeded Georgia Southern, 97-95, in double overtime to earn the program’s first trip to the NCAA Tournament ...

WCU also became the first team in SoCon history to reach and win the tournament championship after playing in the opening round; • In 2007, Western Carolina won its first Southern Conference regular season title ... the Catamounts won a school-record 15 league games and tied Chattanooga for the regular season title, earning the program’s first-ever No. 1 seed in the SoCon tournament ... WCU went on to play in the post-season in the WNIT; • It took three overtimes, 101 points and clutch free throws down the stretch, but WCU weathered it all to capture the 2009 SoCon Tournament title, the second in program history ... the third-seeded Catamounts defeated No. 5 seed College of Charleston, 101-87, in the come-from-behind victory ... the game was the third-highest scoring game in SoCon Tournament history and also the first triple OT game in the tournament ... WCU earned a No. 13 seed in the NCAA tournament, the highest in school history.

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