CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) ? Andrew Goudelock scored 16 points to lead the College of Charleston to a 67-48 win over Western Carolina on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference tournament.
Goudelock was 4-for-7 from 3-point range to lead the Cougars (25-7), who hit 10 of 20 from beyond the arc. Tony White Jr. scored 12 points and Jeremy Simmons added 11.
Western Carolina (16-15) was aiming to make its first appearance in the SoCon semis since 1999, but the College of Charleston used an early 14-2 run to pull ahead 21-7 and led 35-19 at the break.
Brandon Giles and Jake Robinson scored 10 points apiece for the Catamounts.
The College of Charleston will play Davidson in Sunday's semifinals. The teams split during the regular season, with Davidson winning 79-75 in Charleston on Dec. 29 and the Cougars winning 77-75 at Davidson on Feb. 7.
Notes
1. Junior Tony White, Jr. has 999 career points...
2. Sophomore Andrew Goudelock has scored 968 career points ... he's trying to become just the third player in CofC to score 1,000 points in their first two seasons ... Ken Gustafson (1971-75) scored 1,065 points over his first two seasons (finished with 2,135 career points) ... Rick Carpenter (1970-71) scored 1,029 points in his only two seasons at Charleston ...
3. CofC held WCU to an opponent season-low 48 points ... third straight game holding the opposition to a CofC season-low ...69-58 over Furman on Feb. 28 ... 69-56 over UNCG last night ...
4. CofC improved to 25-7, tied for the third most wins by a Charleston team since the Cougars moved to NCAA Division I in 1991-92 ... CofC was a member of the NAIA ... CofC went 29-3 in 1996-97, 28-3 in 1998-99, 25-4 in 1995-96, 25-8 in 2002-03 ...
5. Freshman Matt Sundberg equaled his career-high with 19 minutes ... also played 19 minutes at North Carolina on Jan. 7 ...
6. Sophomore Donavan Monroe has 13 assists and just one turnover in two games in the SoCon Tournament ... seven assists and one turnover vs. UNCG ... six assists and no turnovers vs. WCU ...
