CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Western Carolina women's basketball closed out the home portion of its schedule with a 42-39 win over Emory & Henry on Tuesday on Ingles Court in the Ramsey Center.
 
Turning Point:
Western Carolina and Emory & Henry were tied at 39 with 2:31 remaining. The Catamounts took the lead on a pair of free throws by Endia Holliday with 2:10 left and Andrea Martin Ruiz hit 1-of-2 in WCU's 3-0 run to close out the game.
 
Individual Leaders

• Holliday led the Catamounts with 11 points and added seven rebounds.
• Joi Reid had seven points, five rebounds and three blocks.
• Emory & Henry's Brylee Jones led all scorers with 15 points.

 
Inside the Box Score

• Emory & Henry led for 25 minutes in the game.
• Western Carolina outrebounded the Wasps pulling down 40 boards to Emory & Henry's 37.
• Western Carolina hit one 3-pointer to Emory & Henry's four.
• For the game, the Catamounts shot 32 percent from the field but in the fourth WCU was able to pull ahead of Emory & Henry shooting 50 percent.
• The Catamounts had a season-high eight blocks in the game.
• Western Carolina got 28 of its points inside the paint.

 
News & Notes

• Western Carolina won its seventh game on the season, marking the most wins by a Catamount team since the 2016-17 campaign.
• Holliday scored in double figures for the eighth time this season.
• Tembre Moates now has 538 career points and is tied for 21st in the WCU record books.
• Reid leads the team with 15 blocks on the year.
• Bailey Trumm has hit at least one 3-pointer in the last four games and six of the last seven.

 
Up Next
Western Carolina concludes the 2021-22 regular season traveling to UNCG on Saturday for the final Southern Conference game of the season. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m.