Southern Highland Reader

DAVIDSON–Western Carolina’s women’s basketball team got off to a bumpy start in league play Sunday, falling 84-66 at Davidson in its Southern Conference opener. The Lady Cats didn’t back into the game – Western upset Middle Tennessee last time out – so the 18-point loss comes as a surprise.

Senior forward Brooke Johnson scored a career-high 26, but senior guard Lauren Powell went 0-for-9 and Davidson out-shot Western by some 12%.

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