Sports
Catamounts Outlast Bears for SoCon Triumph
CULLOWHEE, N.C. – With the game tied at 78 with 1:10 to play, senior Bernard Pelote connected on a clutch 3-pointer to spur a 7-to-4 run over the final 70 seconds to lead Western Carolina men’s basketball past Mercer 85-82 in Southern Conference action on Sunday afternoon from Ingles Court at the Ramsey Center. The victory marks five straight in the series for WCU and also denotes the first SoCon win for head coach Tim Craft.