The Wofford Terriers continue to gain victories and the confidence that comes along with them.
Wofford rolled to a second consecutive Southern Conference basketball tournament title-game appearance with an 86-72 pasting of Western Carolina in Sunday night’s opening semifinal at McKenzie Arena. The Terriers won last year’s championship and have plenty of momentum this time around with seven consecutive wins, including the last four by double digits.
“We struggled a little bit early in our year,” Wofford senior guard Cameron Rundles said, “but we were walking down to this press conference saying, ‘It’s tough to beat us in March.’ We’re the defending Southern Conference champions, and until somebody beats us, we will remain that.”
Noah Dahlman led the Terriers (20-12) with 18 points, while Rundles and Jamar Diggs each added 17. Wofford shot 54 percent (27-of-50) from the floor, 50 percent from 3-point range (4-of-8) and 80 percent from the free-throw line (28-of-35).
“We’re playing great basketball, and we have for two or three weeks now,” Wofford coach Mike Young said. “I think this came down to a bunch of guys that have been through a lot of games such as that.”