WCU faces Piedmont

Piedmont vs. Western Carolina (8-3)

Ramsey Center, Cullowhee, North Carolina; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Western Carolina Catamounts are set to battle the Lions of Division III Piedmont. Western Carolina is coming off an 89-76 win over Tennessee Tech in its most recent game.

SAVVY SENIORS: Western Carolina's Mason Faulkner, Carlos Dotson and Onno Steger have combined to account for 53 percent of the team's scoring this season and have scored 49 percent of all Catamounts points over the last five games.CLUTCH CLEMENTS-OWENS: Orry Clements-Owens has connected on 62.5 percent of the eight 3-pointers he's attempted. He's also converted 100 percent of his free throws this season.

DID YOU KNOW: Western Carolina went 2-10 overall when playing against out-of-conference opponents last season. The Catamounts offense scored 64.8 points per matchup in those 12 contests.