Former Seymour Lady Eagles’ All-State center Brooke Johnson had a career night Wednesday, leading her Western Carolina Lady Catamounts to an 89-74 victory over instate rival UNC Asheville.

Two Lady Catamounts posted career-highs and five scored in double figures to help propel Western Carolina women’s basketball (4-1) to the win. Western Carolina returns to action on Sunday, traveling to Middle Tennessee for a 3 p.m. tip-off.

 Johnson, Seymour High School’s all-time leading scorer who initially signed with Carson-Newman College after leading her high school team to two state tournaments but opted to transfer to Western Carolina before last season because of personal reasons, tallied a career-high six blocks and scored a season-high 21 points in the Lady Catamount’s Wednesday win.

The 6-foot-3 junior has scored in double figures in four of the first six games of the season.

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