Men's Hoops Hosts North Division Favorite Western Carolina Wednesday in Belk Arena

Davidson Wildcats (8-10, 3-3 SoCon) vs. Western Carolina Catamounts (14-3, 4-1 SoCon)

Date: Jan. 20, 2010
Time: 7 p.m.
Site: John M. Belk Arena (5,223 capacity) - Davidson, N.C.
Audio: John Kilgo calls the action on the Davidson Radio Network (1350 AM and online at www.DavidsonWildcats.com)
Video: Live video provided through Davidson All-Access on Davidson's Web site
Web sites: Davidson (DavidsonWildcats.com), WCU (www.catamountsports.com)

Full game notes (PDF)

Layup Line
• The Wildcats host SoCon North Division leader and preseason favorite Western Carolina in Belk Arena.
• It will be the first home game with students on campus as the previous seven were during a holiday break.
• The Wildcats are 5-2 at home this season, including 1-1 in SoCon action.
• Davidson travels to Georgia Southern Saturday. Following that contest, the Wildcats play six of their final 10 regular-season games at home. All remaining games are SoCon contests.
• The Wildcats play the first contest of each of their two-game series against SoCon South Division opponents on the road. The game at Georgia Southern is the last of the five, and Davidson is 2-2.
• The 'Cats have won six of their last nine but are coming off a 68-62 loss at Wofford Saturday.
• Western Carolina has just three losses on the season - at Texas, at Clemson and at Georgia Southern, their lone league setback.
• The Catamounts are 4-3 on the road, including 1-1 in conference games. They are coming off an 83-81 home victory over Elon Saturday.
• Jake Robinson leads Western Carolina in scoring with a 12.5 average. Brandon Giles averages 11.1 points a game, and Mike Williams averages 10.5.
• The Catamounts feature a balanced scoring attack with eight players averaging five or more points an outing.

Series History
• Davidson leads the all-time series 35-18 and has won the last five.
• The series began with an 82-76 Wildcat win in 1977.
• The Wildcats are 19-6 against the Catamounts at home, 12-3 in Belk Arena and 24-7 under head coach Bob McKillop.
• Davidson placed five players in double-figure scoring, led by Stephen Curry's 26 points, on its way to an 89-65 home victory over Western Carolina in the last contest.
• Joining Curry in the double-digit scoring column were Brendan McKillop and Bryant Barr, who each knocked down four 3-pointers on their way to 14 points apiece, Andrew Lovedale with 14 points to go along with four blocks and five rebounds, and Max Paulhus Gosselin with 12 points.
• Harouna Mutombo led the Catamounts with 15 points, and Brandon Giles scored 11. Adrian Gailliard and Jake Robinson each scored eight.

Leftovers from Wofford
• Kuhlman has scored in double figures in each of the last five games.
• Wofford broke a seven-game losing skid against the 'Cats.
• The 'Cats, who came into the game averaging 16.7 assists a game, were credited with a season-low three.
• Davidson also committed a season-high 20 turnovers.

Claw Marks
• Bryant Barr needs 26 points to reach 700 for his career.
• Steve Rossiter needs 13 points and three rebounds to become the 30th Davidson player to tally 500 points and 500 rebounds.
• Davidson coach Bob McKillop is 25 wins shy of his 400th career victory.
• With 122 career games played, Will Archambault and Bryant Barr are both eight games away from the school record, set by Andrew Lovedale 2005-09.
• Davidson has hit 13 or more 3-pointers in five games this season (Fredonia State, The Citadel, Gonzaga, TCNJ, Penn).
• Davidson lost 91-88 to Cornell in overtime at the Holiday Festival in Madison Square Garden Dec. 20. It was the 'Cats' first overtime game since an 85-81 double-overtime loss at Charlotte Nov. 30, 2005.
• Davidson's 61-52 victory over Hofstra Dec. 21, was the first time Wildcat coach Bob McKillop has coached against his alma mater.
• The Wildcats played their first four games away from home. It's the first time they have started a season with four road games since 2000-01.
• It's the latest Davidson has opened its home schedule since the 2002-03 campaign, when the 'Cats' first home game was Nov. 30 against Washington & Lee.

Archambault Nearing 1,000 Points
• Senior Will Archambault is closing in on becoming the 38th Davidson player to score 1,000 points in his career.
• He needs 67 points to reach the mark.
• Archambault also needs 119 rebounds for 500 career caroms.

BlackOut Belk Set for Jan. 28
• The fourth annual BlackOut Belk Arena will be held Thursday, Jan. 28, when Davidson hosts College of Charleston at 7 p.m.
• The concept behind BlackOut Belk is to flood Belk Arena with black T-shirts, showing a unified home crowd and also Davidson's commitment to the community as proceeds from the event are donated to a local charity each year. This year's charity is Circle de Luz, an organization that empowers Latino girls and young women through mentoring, programming and scholarship funds to further their education. Circle de Luz was founded by Davidson College alum and former Director of Community Service Rosie Molinary.
• Black Out Belk t-shirts can be purchased for $15 at tonight's game. T-shirts can also be purchased at 'Cats on Main spirit store in downtown Davidson or at the Davidson Bookstore while supplies last. Shirts can be purchased via cash, check, Cat Card and credit.

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