Western Carolina accomplished something significant in dominating the Bulldogs on Wednesday night. They finally looked like a team capable of not only contending for a bye spot out of the North, but they finally looked like they could be a real challenger to Elon for the North title. Everyone has been looking for that contender for the North title to come up and challenge Elon, and the Catamounts looked like that team on Wednesday night.
Haroumba Mutombo scored 18 points and collected 13 rebounds. Brandon Boggs made 7 of 9 from the floor and put in 17 points. Keaton Cole added 13, and Ishmael Hollis poured in ten. Boggs scored 14 of his points during a stretch in the first half that saw the Catamounts go from down two to up by 17.
The Catamounts beat down a pretty good UNC-Asheville team. This was a great win for Western Carolina. This boosted their RPI up into the Top 170, and they clearly now the second team to beat for a bye in the North along with Elon. With Chattanooga, UNC-Greensboro, and Samford all struggling, and Appalachian State just getting by so far, this may not be a huge compliment, but it is critical as conference play gets going again in just about a week.
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