Western Carolina's Audrey Meyers
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Western Carolina's Audrey Meyers

Women's Basketball

Meyers hits game-winner in WCU's 52-51 win

Sophomore sank a jumper with three seconds left to propel Catamounts past Presbyterian on Tuesday

The Basics
 Score: Western Carolina 52, Presbyterian 51
 Records: Western Carolina 2-1, Presbyterian 0-3
 Location: Ingles Court, Ramsey Center, Cullowhee, N.C.
 
CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Sophomore Audrey Meyers hit the go-ahead basket with three seconds left and Western Carolina women’s basketball buckled down to propel the Catamounts to a 52-51 victory over Presbyterian on Ingles Court in the Ramsey Center Tuesday. The game was a noon tip-off for Education Day in which area school children were invited to the game. 
 
Turning Point:
With 13.7 seconds left Western Carolina had inbounds play under its basket. The ball went to the hot-handed Vanessa Oduah who missed the running jumper. Madison Pack ripped down the rebound, passed it to Meyers on the right corner, just inside the three-point arch and she swooshed it home for the lead and eventual win. 
 
 Individual Leaders
  • Oduah led the Catamounts with 16 points and also ripped down four rebounds. 
  • Endia Holliday was 9-of-10 from the free-throw line ending the game with 13 points. 
  • Zanoria Cruz just missed scoring in double figures with nine points. 
  • Nadia Marshall was solid with six points and six rebounds. 
  • Jade Compton led Presbyterian with 22 points scoring the Blue Hose first 11 points of the game. 
 
 Inside the Box Score
  • Western Carolina had its last lead of the first half at 8-6 and trailed the Blue Hose until taking a 46-44 lead with 2:43 to play. 
  • The game was tied thrice in the latter stages of the game until Presbyterian took a 51-50 lead with 18 seconds remaining. 
  • Presbyterian built its largest lead of the game, by nine 36-27, with 6:14 left in the fourth. Endia Holliday went to the free-throw line three times, in two minutes, hitting 5-of-6 from the charity stripe, to trim the Blue Hose lead to four, 36-32. 
  • Western Carolina was 12-of-13 from the free-throw line while Presbyterian was 13-of-15. 
  • The Catamounts did not hit a three-pointer in the game while the Blue Hose hit three. 
  • Western Carolina pounded the glass ripping down 37 rebounds to Presbyterian’s 22. 
  • The two teams combined for 41 turnovers in the game, 20 from Western Carolina and 21 from Presbyterian. 
  • Western Carolina shot 36.4 percent from the field while the Blue Hose shot at a clip of 41.5. 
  • The Catamounts were 9-of-10 from the free-throw line in the second half. 
  • Presbyterian had the lead for 30 minutes while WCU had it for 4:46 including the final three seconds of the game when it mattered.  
 
 News & Notes
  • Oduah scored in double figures for the second-straight game. She is averaging 21 points per game coming off the bench. 
  • The game with Presbyterian is the Catamount's second consecutive game decided by two points or less. 
  • Western Carolina is 2-1 to start the season for the first time since 2015-16 when the team also opened the year 2-1. 
  • The Catamounts are now 3-1 all-time against Presbyterian including 2-1 at home. 
  • Holliday scored in double figures for the first time in her Catamount career against the Blue Hose. Her nine made free throws were the most by a WCU player this season and the most for Holliday as a Catamount. 
  • After three games, Western Carolina has three players averaging in double figures paced by Oduah 15.3 and followed by Cruz (12.3) Marshall (11.7). 
 
Up Next
  • Western Carolina concludes its four-game homestand on Saturday hosting Charleston Southern at 4 p.m.