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Justin Glover is the RTC correspondent for the Southern Conference.

Updated Standings

NORTH CONF. W-L OVERALL W-L Appalachian State 12-5 19-11 Western Carolina 10-7 20-10 Chattanooga 6-11 14-16 Samford 5-12 11-18 UNC Greensboro 5-12 6-22 Elon 5-12 8-21 SOUTH CONF. W-L OVERALL W-L Wofford 14-3 22-8 Charleston 13-4 19-10 Davidson 10-7 15-14 Citadel 9-8 15-14 Furman 7-10 13-15 Georgia Southern 6-11 9-21

Quick Hits – With the Southern Conference season ending on Saturday it looks like the conference champions of their respective divisions are clinched. Congratulations to Appalachian State (12-5) for winning the North division thanks to a season sweep against Western Carolina this season. Also the Wofford Terriers for winning the South division with a solid 14-3 conference record. The Terriers clinched the division title on Thursday night with a 74-68 win at home. The conference tournament starts on [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2010/02/27/checking-in-on-the-southern-conference-5/feed/ 0 Checking in on… the SoCon http://rushthecourt.net/2010/02/12/checking-in-on-the-socon-4/ http://rushthecourt.net/2010/02/12/checking-in-on-the-socon-4/#respond Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:39:00 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=17585

Justin Glover is the RTC correspondent for the Southern Conference.

Updated Standings

North Appalachian St. 9-4 15-10 Western Carolina 8-5 18-7 Chattanooga 5-8 13-13 Samford 4-9 10-15 Elon 4-9 6-18 UNC Greensboro 4-9 5-19 South College of Charleston 12-3 17-9 Wofford 10-3 18-8 Davidson 7-5 12-12 Citadel 7-6 13-12 Furman 5-8 11-13 Georgia Southern 3-9 6-19

Quick Hits.

Appalachian State has won two-straight conference games to take over first place in the North Division. Western Carolina has been reeling of late after losing on the road against Elon. WCU with the loss is now second in the division. Georgia Southern is the most disappointing team to date with a dismal 3-9 conference record and 6-19 overall record. The Eagles have struggled on the road this season.

Sizzling Players. These top seven guys continue to [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2010/02/12/checking-in-on-the-socon-4/feed/ 0 Checking in on… the SoCon http://rushthecourt.net/2009/12/19/checking-in-on-the-southern-conference-4/ http://rushthecourt.net/2009/12/19/checking-in-on-the-southern-conference-4/#respond Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:33:11 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=14233

Justin Glover is the RTC correspondent for the Southern Conference.

Standings (conference/overall)

NORTH

Western Carolina  2-0 / 10-1 Appalachian State  1-1 / 6-4 Samford  1-1 / 3-7 Elon  1-1 / 3-8 UNC Greensboro  1-1 / 2-6 Chattanooga  0-1 / 5-5

SOUTH

Charleston  3-0 / 5-3 Furman  1-1 / 5-3 Citadel  1-1 / 6-5 Davidson  1-1 / 3-7 Wofford  0-2 / 5-6 Georgia Southern  0-2 / 3-9

Quick Hits. After making a call to my old boss at Western Carolina I made the three-hour trip from Atlanta, GA, to Cullowhee, NC, to see this impressive Western Carolina team in person take on my alma mater, the Campbell Fighting Camels, on December 10th.  Having previously covered both teams I knew this [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2009/12/19/checking-in-on-the-southern-conference-4/feed/ 0 Checking In On… the Southern Conference http://rushthecourt.net/2009/11/24/checking-in-on-the-southern-conference-2/ http://rushthecourt.net/2009/11/24/checking-in-on-the-southern-conference-2/#respond Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:34:32 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=13115

Justin Glover is the RTC correspondent for the Southern Conference.

Quick look at the early standings with overall records…

NORTH

Chattanooga 2-0 Appalachian State 2-1 Western Carolina 1-1 Elon 1-2 UNC Greensboro 0-2

SOUTH

Furman 2-0 Wofford 2-1 Charleston 1-1 Citadel 1-1 Georgia Southern 1-2 Davidson 0-2

Some of the top storylines from the Southern Conference are Wofford playing tough basketball early after nearly defeating Pittsburgh on the road before losing 63-60.  The Terriers held a 10-point lead with ten minutes to play after junior preseason all-conference honoree Noah Dahlman scored 20 points and seven rebounds to almost shock Pittsburgh at home.