Friday, January 04, 2008

From Davidson website

'Cats Look to Remain Perfect in SoCon with 7 p.m. Tip Against WCU Saturday
Joey Beeler -- Assistant SID

WILDCAT UPDATE

- Fresh off a convincing 92-67 victory over Georgia Southern Thursday evening, Davidson enters tonight's SoCon affair with Western Carolina 5-6 overall and 3-0 in the league. In the Wildcats' 25-point triumph over the Eagles, Stephen Curry poured in a game-high 24 points and became the second quickest Davidson player to reach the 1,000-point plateau.

- Thomas Sander and Jason Richards also recorded double figure scoring performances in Davidson's last outing with 18 and 16 points, respectively. Richards contributed 11 assists to finish with his seventh career double-double.

- Curry, the SoCon’s Preseason Player of the Year, continues to lead the Wildcats in scoring, averaging 24.5 points per outing, which also ranks him fifth in the nation. The 6-3 guard is shooting 41.2 percent (49-119) from downtown. Curry’s 4.5 three-pointers per contest also ranks him second nationally.

- Along with Curry ranking among national leaders in scoring, his backcourt mate Jason Richards is also averaging double digits (13.2 ppg.) and still leads the country in assists at 8.9 per contest.

- The last time these two clubs met, Curry (25) and Richards (21) combined for 46 points and 11 treys as the Wildcats cruised by Western Carolina 92-59 in Cullowhee, N.C., Feb. 17, 2007. As a club, Davidson shot 50.8 percent overall and knocked 16-of-35 from long range.

- Davidson is looking to begin its SoCon slate 4-0 for the second consecutive season and fourth time under Head Coach Bob McKillop.

THE MATCHUP

Coaches: Davidson Bob McKillop, the all-time winningest coach in Davidson and SoCon history has compiled a record of 316-224 in 19 years at the helm. Western Carolina Larry Hunter is 28-46 in three seasons on the Catamounts' bench and 537-270 as a collegiate head coach.

Series: Davidson leads, 32-18.

Last Meeting: Stephen Curry (25) and Jason Richards (21) combined for 46 points and 11 treys as the Wildcats cruised by Western Carolina 92-59 in Cullowhee, N.C., Feb. 17, 2007.

Radio: John Kilgo and Logan Kosmalski will call the action on the Davidson Radio Network.

Next Up: Davidson will play its first of three straight away from home with a 9 p.m. contest at Elon Wednesday. Western Carolina hosts Furman Jan. 10 at 7 p.m.

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