Jan. 17, 2008
Southern Conference Tournament Coverage
Cullowhee, N.C. - The 2008 Southern Conference Men's & Women's Basketball Championships are set for Thursday, March 6 through Monday, March 11 at the North Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, S.C.
Be a part of all the excitement as the SoCon crowns its champions and awards its automatic berth to the NCAA Championships! All men's and women's games will be played at the North Charleston Coliseum beginning with women's tournament action on Thursday.
To order tickets, contact the Western Carolina Ticket Office by calling (800) 34-GOWCU or on-line at www.CatamountSports.com. For more information, contact the WCU Department of Athletics at (828) 227-7338 or log onto www.SoConSports.com.
Lowcountry Alumni Event - Thurs., March 6 Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Riverview - Charleston, S.C. |

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The Catamount Sports Network will be broadcasting LIVE from the event on Thursday night from 7:00 - 8:00 pm with its annual Southern Conference Tournament Preview Show. The broadcast will include comments from WCU basketball student-athletes, as well as the thoughts of head coaches Kellie Harper and Larry Hunter.
Fans can tune into the broadcast locally on WWCU-FM, Power 90dot5 in Cullowhee, or anywhere in the world on www.WWCUFM.com.
2008 SoCon Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket
2008 Southern Conference Women's Basketball Championship Schedule:
First Round - Thursday, March 6
Session 1 - Game 1: No. 7 Furman vs. No. 10 Wofford, 3:00 pm
Game 2: No. 8 Appalachian State vs. No. 9 UNC Greensboro, 30 min. following
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 7
Session 2 - Game 3: No. 2 Western Carolina vs. Winner of Game 1, 10:00 am
Game 4: No. 1 Chattanooga vs. Winner of Game 2, 30 min. following
Quarterfinals - Saturday, March 8
Session 3 - Game 5: No. 4 Georgia Southern vs. No. 5 College of Charleston, 9:00 am
Game 6: No. 3 Davidson vs. No. 6 Elon, 30 min. following
Semifinals - Sunday, March 9 - (televised on SportSouth)
Session 4 - Game 7: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5, Noon
Game 8: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 6, 30 min. following
Finals - Monday, March 10 - (televised on SportSouth)
Session 5 - Game 9: Championship, 5:00 pm
2008 SoCon Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket
2008 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Championship Schedule:
First Round - Friday, March 7
Session 1 - Game 1: No. 8 Wofford vs. No. 9 Western Carolina, 3:00 pm
Game 2: No. 7 Elon vs. No. 10 Furman, 30 min. following
Game 3: No. 6 College of Charleston vs. No. 11 The Citadel, 30 min. following
Quarterfinals - Saturday, March 8
Session 2 - Game 4: No. 1 Davidson vs. Winner of Game 1, 2:00 pm
Game 5: No. 4 Appalachian State vs. No. 5 UNC Greensboro, 30 min. following
Session 3 - Game 6: No. 2 Chattanooga vs. Winner of Game 2, 7:00 pm
Game 7: No. 3 Georgia Southern vs. Winner of Game 3, 30 min. following
Semifinals - Sunday, March 9 (televised on SportSouth)
Session 4 - Game 8: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5, 6:00 pm
Game 9: Winner of Game 6 vs. Winner of Game 7, 8:30 pm
Finals - Monday, March 10 (televised on ESPN2)
Session 5 - Game 10: Championship, 9:00 pm