Western Carolina Catamounts vs. Samford Bulldogs

Feb 22, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
WCU	36	36	72
SAM	44	49	93

Game Recap

Fort's 24 lead Samford past Western Carolina 93-72. Trey Fort had 24 points in Samford's 93-72 victory over Western Carolina on Saturday.

Player Stats

WESTERN CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Marcus Kell	31	7-10	3-4	2-2	2	3	0	3	1	2	19
3Bernard Pelote	26	6-9	2-4	0-0	6	2	0	0	7	4	14
5Brandon Morgan	29	2-6	0-2	0-0	4	4	1	0	4	0	4
8Chevalier Emery	32	5-9	3-7	2-8	2	4	1	0	6	0	15
0Cord Stansberry	31	1-7	0-4	2-2	5	2	1	0	6	0	4
33Vernon Collins	10	1-2	0-0	1-4	3	0	0	1	2	2	3
1Chase McKey	18	2-3	0-0	2-2	8	0	3	0	2	0	6
20Fischer Brown	23	2-5	1-4	2-2	4	1	2	0	0	2	7







TOTAL	-	26-5151.0%	9-2536.0%	11-2055.0%	34	16	8	4	28	10	72

SAMFORD	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
33Jaden Brownell	17	5-10	1-5	0-0	3	2	1	0	2	11
5Collin Holloway	19	1-6	0-5	4-6	5	1	2	2	0	6
3Trey Fort	28	10-17	2-5	2-2	5	1	5	0	0	24
4Isaiah West	13	1-2	1-1	1-2	0	0	4	0	1	4
21Rylan Jones	26	6-12	4-10	0-0	5	7	0	4	2	16
35Riley Allenspach	18	4-10	0-2	0-0	2	2	1	2	0	8
11Hamed Olayinka	8	2-3	0-0	0-1	3	1	1	1	2	4
15Grayson Walters	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22Thomas Kizer	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1Josh Holloway	25	1-8	1-5	0-0	5	2	4	3	2	3
2Lukas Walls	21	2-7	1-4	1-1	5	2	0	0	1	6
8Zion Wilburn	3	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0
24Brody Boyer	4	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	5
13Julian Brown	13	2-5	2-5	0-0	1	0	1	0	2	6
7Paulie Stramaglia	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	2	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	36-8542.4%	13-4528.9%	8-1266.7%	38	18	21	12	14	93

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWCUSAM

(20:00) Start game.
(19:46) Jump Ball won by Western Carolina.
(19:46) Jump Ball lost by Samford.
(19:43) Ice Emery Turnover.
(19:43) Isaiah West Steal.
+3 (19:43) Jaden Brownell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rylan Jones.
03
(19:43) Bernard Pelote Turnover.
(19:43) Collin Holloway Steal.
(19:43) Rylan Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:22) Bernard Pelote Defensive Rebound.
(19:01) Bernard Pelote missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:59) Collin Holloway Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:51) Isaiah West made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trey Fort.
06
+3 (18:12) Ice Emery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Kell.
36
(18:01) Collin Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:54) Cord Stansberry Defensive Rebound.
(17:41) Foul on Marcus Kell.
(17:41) Marcus Kell Turnover.
+2 (17:32) Trey Fort made Dunk. Assisted by Josh Holloway.
38
(17:21) Brandon Morgan missed Layup.
(17:19) Lukas Walls Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:06) Trey Fort made Jumper. Assisted by Jaden Brownell.
310
(16:38) Marcus Kell missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:34) Bernard Pelote Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:34) Bernard Pelote made Two Point Tip Shot.
510
(16:22) Trey Fort missed Layup.
(16:22) Marcus Kell Block.
(16:18) Cord Stansberry Defensive Rebound.
(16:01) Cord Stansberry missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:57) Josh Holloway Defensive Rebound.
(15:51) Lukas Walls missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:48) Brandon Morgan Defensive Rebound.
(15:42) Ice Emery missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:38) Lukas Walls Defensive Rebound.
(15:34) Josh Holloway missed Layup.
(15:31) Marcus Kell Defensive Rebound.
(15:21) Ice Emery missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:16) Rylan Jones Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:13) Trey Fort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rylan Jones.
513
(14:49) Cord Stansberry missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:45) Jaden Brownell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:31) Jaden Brownell made Layup.
515
(14:08) Cord Stansberry missed Jumper.
(14:05) Rylan Jones Defensive Rebound.
(14:01) Josh Holloway missed Layup.
(14:01) Marcus Kell Block.
(13:58) Ice Emery Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:55) Marcus Kell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ice Emery.
815
(13:47) Rylan Jones Turnover.
(13:37) Vernon Collins Turnover.
(13:37) Paulie Stramaglia Steal.
(13:28) Collin Holloway Turnover.
(13:28) Ice Emery Steal.
(13:07) Cord Stansberry missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:00) Fischer Brown Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:00) Fischer Brown made Two Point Tip Shot.
1015
+3 (12:46) Julian Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Riley Allenspach.
1018
(12:30) Ice Emery Turnover.
(12:30) Paulie Stramaglia Steal.
(12:25) Collin Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:22) Chase McKey Defensive Rebound.
(12:12) Vernon Collins Turnover.
(12:12) Isaiah West Steal.
(11:44) Collin Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:36) Paulie Stramaglia Offensive Rebound.
(11:34) Riley Allenspach missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:34) Samford Offensive Rebound.
(11:24) Foul on Vernon Collins.
+2 (11:16) Lukas Walls made Layup.
1020
(11:16) Foul on Vernon Collins.
+1 (11:16) Lukas Walls made Free Throw.
1021
+3 (10:54) Ice Emery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Morgan.
1321
(10:43) Riley Allenspach missed Layup.
(10:41) Chase McKey Defensive Rebound.
(10:35) Foul on Josh Holloway.
+3 (10:20) Ice Emery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cord Stansberry.
1621
+3 (10:10) Trey Fort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lukas Walls.
1624
(9:51) Ice Emery Turnover.
(9:31) Riley Allenspach missed Jumper.
(9:26) Ice Emery Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:15) Marcus Kell made Jumper.
1824
(9:04) Trey Fort missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:03) Western Carolina Defensive Rebound.
(8:59) Bernard Pelote Turnover.
(8:59) Hamed Olayinka Steal.
+2 (8:49) Trey Fort made Jumper.
1826
(8:36) Bernard Pelote Turnover.
(8:21) Rylan Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:19) Cord Stansberry Defensive Rebound.
(8:01) Marcus Kell missed Jumper.
(7:58) Jaden Brownell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:45) Rylan Jones made Layup.
1828
+2 (7:31) Bernard Pelote made Layup.
2028
(7:20) Jaden Brownell missed Jumper.
(7:16) Fischer Brown Defensive Rebound.
(7:13) Foul on Jaden Brownell.
+1 (7:13) Cord Stansberry made Free Throw.
2128
+1 (7:13) Cord Stansberry made Free Throw.
2228
(7:03) Jaden Brownell missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:00) Hamed Olayinka Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:44) Jaden Brownell made Jumper. Assisted by Rylan Jones.
2230
(6:08) Cord Stansberry Turnover.
(6:08) Isaiah West Steal.
(6:05) Foul on Fischer Brown.
(6:05) Isaiah West missed Free Throw.
(6:05) Samford Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:05) Isaiah West made Free Throw.
2231
(6:00) Brandon Morgan Turnover.
+2 (5:52) Hamed Olayinka made Dunk. Assisted by Rylan Jones.
2233
(5:52) Foul on Marcus Kell.
(5:52) Hamed Olayinka missed Free Throw.
(5:50) Hamed Olayinka Offensive Rebound.
(5:44) Julian Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:38) Julian Brown Offensive Rebound.
+3 (5:28) Rylan Jones made Three Point Jumper.
2236
(5:20) Ice Emery Turnover.
(5:20) Julian Brown Steal.
(5:10) Hamed Olayinka missed Layup.
(5:10) Chase McKey Defensive Rebound.
(5:09) Foul on Hamed Olayinka.
(5:08) Bernard Pelote Turnover.
(5:03) Rylan Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:58) Bernard Pelote Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:39) Chase McKey made Layup.
2436
(4:34) Hamed Olayinka Turnover.
(4:33) Foul on Jaden Brownell.
(4:29) Cord Stansberry Turnover.
(4:29) Josh Holloway Steal.
(4:18) Collin Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:14) Chase McKey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:46) Bernard Pelote made Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Kell.
2636
+2 (3:32) Trey Fort made Jumper.
2638
+2 (3:19) Ice Emery made Layup.
2838
+2 (3:07) Riley Allenspach made Dunk.
2840
(2:55) Bernard Pelote Turnover.
(2:55) Josh Holloway Steal.
(2:52) Lukas Walls missed Layup.
(2:52) Marcus Kell Block.
(2:52) Samford Offensive Rebound.
(2:42) Lukas Walls missed Layup.
(2:38) Riley Allenspach Offensive Rebound.
(2:38) Riley Allenspach missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(2:35) Bernard Pelote Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:21) Brandon Morgan made Jumper.
3040
+2 (2:05) Riley Allenspach made Layup.
3042
(1:49) Cord Stansberry Turnover.
(1:49) Trey Fort Steal.
+2 (1:44) Trey Fort made Dunk.
3044
+2 (1:26) Marcus Kell made Jumper. Assisted by Bernard Pelote.
3244
(1:15) Josh Holloway Turnover.
(1:15) Brandon Morgan Steal.
+3 (1:05) Bernard Pelote made Three Point Jumper.
3544
(0:52) Foul on Bernard Pelote.
(0:52) Collin Holloway missed Free Throw.
(0:52) Samford Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:52) Collin Holloway missed Free Throw.
(0:50) Brandon Morgan Defensive Rebound.
(0:49) Foul on Julian Brown.
(0:23) Foul on Rylan Jones.
(0:23) Ice Emery missed Free Throw.
(0:23) Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:23) Ice Emery made Free Throw.
3644
(0:00) Brody Boyer missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

WCU

SAM

72Points93

26-51(51.0%)Field Goal(%)36-85(42.4%)

9-25(36.0%)3-Point(%)13-45(28.9%)

11-20(55.0%)Free Throw(%)8-12(66.7%)

37(5)Rebounds(Offensive)42(18)

16Assists18

8Steals21

4Blocks0

28Turnovers12

10(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

0Largest Lead24

Game Details

Saturday, February 22, 2025 · 3:00 PM

Pete Hanna Center · Homewood, AL

attendance: 2,306 (46.1%)

tv: ESPN+