CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Western Carolina head women’s basketball coach Kiley Hill and staff announced the addition of guard Lucy Hood (Rabun, Gap, Ga.) out of nearby northern Georgia to the program as a part of the Catamounts’ 2024-25 class.
 
“We are extremely excited to have Lucy join our Catamount Family,” said Hill. “Lucy brings an extremely high basketball IQ along with the heart of a lion. Off the floor, she exemplifies being a true student-athlete with her dedication to improving herself and others around her. Catamounts young and old are going to see a true gem in Lucy Hood.”
 
Lucy Hood – G – 5-9 – Rabun, Gap, Ga. – Rabun County HS
Hood comes to Cullowhee after spending her prep career at Rabun County High in nearby Rabun, Ga. She eclipsed the 1,000 career point milestone in her junior season last February as a first-team All-State honoree. During Hood’s junior campaign, she averaged 17.3 points per game on 52.3 percent shooting that including 38.1 percent from beyond the arc. Hood was a solid 81.5% at the charity stripe for Rabun Gap a season ago. She dished out 5.8 assists per game to accompany averages of 3.7 steals and 3.5 rebounds per game.

Western Carolina women’s basketball embarks on a nine-day, four-game road swing beginning on Monday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. EST / 6 p.m. CST against UAB from Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Ala. The Blazers opened their 2023-24 season with a 70-63 win on Monday against Alabama A&M. The matchup with UAB will be shown on ESPN+ (paid subscription required) with live stats on CatamountSports.com.

WCU’s road swing includes in-state trips to UNC Wilmington (Nov. 16), Campbell (Nov. 18), and North Carolina Central (Nov. 22) before returning home to the friendly confines of Ingles Court at the Ramsey Center on Tues., Nov. 28.

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