11-5, 1-0 SoCon

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Mercer MER	13	19	28	24	84
W Carolina WCU	15	24	17	19	75

Western Carolina CatamountsW CarolinaWCU

3-12, 0-1 SoCon

Mercer Bears @ Western Carolina Catamounts

Game Information

Cullowhee, NC

Referee:Kristie Weed

Referee:Tommi Paris

Referee:Cesar Tejada

NCAA Division I

Southern Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Chattanooga	10-4	-	20-11
East Tennessee State	10-4	-	18-13
Wofford	10-4	-	16-13
Furman	9-5	1	18-13
Mercer	7-7	3	17-13
Samford	6-8	4	16-19
UNC Greensboro	4-10	6	14-16
Western Carolina	0-14	10	3-26

Women's College Basketball News

Breaking down the women's college basketball national player of the year race

JuJu Watkins is back. But so is Sarah Strong and other player of the year contenders. We handicap the race.

Big 12 commish mulls new event if conference title games end

Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark said the league would find a new event to replace any lost conference title games should they be casualties of an expanded College Football Playoff.

15h

Breaking down the women's 2026-27 AP preseason Top 25 basketball poll

The first poll of the 2026-27 season is here. We look at the projected starters and biggest game for each team.

21h

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