Monday's Women's Basketball Roundup

Western Carolina 112, Southern Wesleyan 53

 Jada Burton posted the first triple-double in program history as the short-handed Catamounts recorded the fourth-most points in a single game in their 112-53 victory over the Southern Wesleyan Warriors. The Catamounts move to 9-5 on the season, marking the first time WCU has earned nine victories before New Year's Eve in program history. Southern Wesleyan drops to 3-9 and will face the Furman Paladins to open 2025.  

Mercer 62 vs Kennesaw State 59

Visiting Mercer used a go-ahead 3-pointer from Kayla Smith with 32 seconds left to retake the lead, and then got two clutch free throws from Talia Harris 22 seconds later, to grind out a 62-59 victory at Kennesaw State on Monday evening inside the KSU Convocation Center. The result snapped a five-game losing streak for the Bears (5-10) who have now captured four-straight meetings in the series with their in-state counterparts.

North Carolina Central 77, Furman 76

Aysia Hinton bottomed out a 14-foot jump shot with three seconds remaining on the clock to lift North Carolina Central past Furman, 77-76, in women's basketball action Monday afternoon at McDougald-McLendon Arena. Johnson led Furman with 17 points and nine rebounds, followed by Sydney Ryan with 15 points.  Tate Walters finished with 11 points for the Paladins.