Davidson's Ben Allison hauls down a rebound. (Tim Cowie photo)

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A late comeback fell just short as the Davidson College men’s basketball team dropped a 69-64 decision to Southern Conference defending champs Wofford at Belk Arena Saturday night.

Down 63-56 with 1:11 left, the Wildcats’ Nick Cochran hit two three-point shots in a row. That cut the lead 64-62 with 46 seconds left. After two Terrier free throws, Davidson again cut it to two on its next possession as JP Kuhlman hit a running layup with 7 seconds left.

But that’s as close as the Cats got, as Wofford hit three free throws to finish out the win.

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A crowd goes for a loose ball in Friday's loss to Chattanooga. (Tim Cowie photo)

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With less than a second left on the game clock, Chattanooga’s Bailey Dewart buried a game-winning three-pointer to lead the Mocs over Davidson, 54-51, Friday night in a women’s basketball game at Belk Arena.

It was the Cats’ third defeat in Southern Conference play by three points or less as they fell to 1-5 in the SoCon and 5-9 overall. Davidson earlier this season fell at Elon, 61-60, and then to UNCG at home, 59-58.

Chattanooga, winners of five of their last six games, improved to 8-9 overall and 5-3 in league play.

With six seconds left, Chattanooga called a timeout to set up its last play. After the timeout, the Mocs passed the ball around until Bailey Dewart got it at the top of the circle. From there, she dribbled off a screen at the top of the key, stopped and fired a shot just outside the arc that fell through at the buzzer to give the Mocs the three-point win. Read the full story

Fans of Davidson College basketball will have three games to choose from this weekend as both the men’s and women’s teams play home games. The men face a big test on Saturday night in defending champion Wofford. The women play Friday (Chattanooga) and Sunday (Samford).
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Alex Caskey boots a penalty kick past Asheville's goalie in a 2009 match. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Davidson College soccer midfielder Alex Caskey was drafted by the Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer during the league’s draft in Baltimore on Thursday.

The Sounders picked Caskey 47th overall, in the third round. Caskey was the fourth Wildcat ever picked in an MLS draft, and went highest. Read the full story

Nik Cochran leaps for a shot against Furman. He hit all three of his 3 point attempts and 13 of 15 foul shots. (Bill Giduz/DavidsonNews.net)

By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

Nik Cochran scored 22 points, including four straight foul shots in the final minute, to lead Davidson to a 79-70 upset over Furman Wednesday night at Belk Arena.

Fellow sophomore JP Kuhlman had 14 points and freshman De’Mon Brooks had 11 points and 8 rebounds as the Cats ended a three-game losing streak.

They now stand at 8-8 overall and 2-3 in the Southern Conference, where they were in fourth place in the league’s South Division coming into the game.

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Sophomore forward Clint Mann goes up against a St. Joseph's defender on Dec. 30. (Tim Cowie photo)

Davidson College hosts Furman Wednesday night in a Southern Conference men’s basketball game. Game time is 7 p.m. at Belk Arena.

Furman enters the game tied for second place behind Charleston in the Southern Conference’s South Division. (See related story with the latest standings.) The Palladins are 11-4 overall, 3-1 in the conference. Furman beat the Citadel, 88-67, last Saturday.
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Southern Conference men's basketball standings as of 1/11/11.

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SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Appalachian State’s Omar Carter has been named the Southern Conference Player of the Week for games played Jan 4-10, the league office announced Tuesday, Jan. 11.  Carter averaged 25.0 points and 6.0 rebounds in victories over Davidson (74-66) and Georgia Southern (79-51).  Carter becomes the first player to win the weekly award twice this season after being named the league’s Player of the Week on Nov. 16.
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The Davidson women’s basketball game set for Monday night at Furman, has been postponed because of the snowstorm that has hit the Southeast.  The Southern Conference game which was to be played at 7 p.m. tonight in Greenville, S.C., has been tentatively set for Feb. 9 at Furman with tip-off set for 7 p.m.
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Davidson College’s women’s basketball team fell 55-42 at Georgia Southern in Statesboro, Ga., Saturday afternoon. Read the full story