Western Carolina defeats Georgia Southern 81-58
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Trey Sumler scored 23 points and had six assists as Western Carolina defeated Georgia Southern 81-58 on Wednesday night to snap a six-game losing streak.
The Catamounts (4-10, 1-2 Southern Conference) hadn't won since defeating Bradley 66-65 on Nov. 30.
Richie Gordon added 18 points as Western Carolina shot 55.4 percent from the field (31 of 56) to send Georgia Southern (4-12, 0-3) to its fifth loss in six games.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Mike Williams hit back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Catamounts a 37-21 lead with 4:26 left in the first half. Sumler's two free throws gave Western Carolina a 44-24 advantage with 2:13 to play.
Georgia Southern's Jelani Hewitt hit a 3-pointer to cut the lead to 50-33 with 18:38 left in the game, but that was as close as the Eagles would get.
Williams scored 12 points and Brandon Boggs added 10.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Eric Ferguson led Georgia Southern with 21 points.