<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://highpointpanthers.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>High Point University Athletics</title><link>https://highpointpanthers.com/rss.aspx?path=wbball</link><description>Latest news items for High Point University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://highpointpanthers.com/rss?path=wbball" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>High Point Hires Wyatt Foust as Women's Basketball Head Coach</title><link>https://highpointpanthers.com/news/2026/4/7/athletic-dept-high-point-hires-wyatt-foust-as-womens-basketball-head-coach.aspx</link><guid>https://highpointpanthers.com/news/2026/4/7/athletic-dept-high-point-hires-wyatt-foust-as-womens-basketball-head-coach.aspx</guid><category>Athletic Dept., Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="" src="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/7/260406_WBB_WelcomeCoachFoust_Web.jpg" /><br /><br />HIGH POINT, N.C. — Wyatt Foust has been named the sixth head coach in High Point University women's basketball history, HPU President Dr. Nido Qubein and Vice President and Athletic Director Dan Hauser announced Monday night.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/7/260406_WBB_WelcomeCoachFoust_Web.jpg" /><media:content url="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/7/260406_WBB_WelcomeCoachFoust_Web.jpg"><media:title>""</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/7/260406_WBB_WelcomeCoachFoust_Web.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 7 Apr 2026 12:18:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>8</s:sport_id><s:story_id>23756</s:story_id></item><item><title>Former Panther Signs Pro Contract with ZKK Patriot</title><link>https://highpointpanthers.com/news/2026/3/28/womens-basketball-former-panther-signs-pro-contract-with-zkk-patriots.aspx</link><guid>https://highpointpanthers.com/news/2026/3/28/womens-basketball-former-panther-signs-pro-contract-with-zkk-patriots.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="" src="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/28/260328_WBB_ProPanther_Scott_Web.jpg" /><br /><br />HIGH POINT, N.C.  Former Panther Lauren Scott has signed a professional contract with ZKK Patriots in North Macedonia. The Patriots compete in the Sparkasse Prva Liga Zeni, the country's top-tier women's basketball league. Scott becomes the second Panther to sign a professional contract under head coach Chelsea Banbury.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/28/260328_WBB_ProPanther_Scott_Web.jpg" /><media:content url="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/28/260328_WBB_ProPanther_Scott_Web.jpg"><media:title>""</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/28/260328_WBB_ProPanther_Scott_Web.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 12:56:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>8</s:sport_id><s:story_id>23720</s:story_id></item><item><title>Collins Invited to Participate in WPBA Combine</title><link>https://highpointpanthers.com/news/2026/3/25/womens-basketball-collins-invited-to-participate-in-wpba-combine.aspx</link><guid>https://highpointpanthers.com/news/2026/3/25/womens-basketball-collins-invited-to-participate-in-wpba-combine.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="" src="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/25/260325_WBB_CollinsWPBACombine_Web.jpg" /><br /><br />HIGH POINT, N.C. - Aaliyah Collins of the High Point University women's basketball team will attend the Women's Premier Basketball Association Combine in Phoenix, Arizona. The two-day event is set for April 3-4.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/25/260325_WBB_CollinsWPBACombine_Web.jpg" /><media:content url="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/25/260325_WBB_CollinsWPBACombine_Web.jpg"><media:title>""</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/25/260325_WBB_CollinsWPBACombine_Web.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:26:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>8</s:sport_id><s:story_id>23713</s:story_id></item><item><title>Four Panthers Named to CSC Academic All-District Team</title><link>https://highpointpanthers.com/news/2026/3/23/womens-basketball-four-panthers-named-to-csc-academic-all-district-team.aspx</link><guid>https://highpointpanthers.com/news/2026/3/23/womens-basketball-four-panthers-named-to-csc-academic-all-district-team.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="" src="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/24/260324_WBB_CSCAcademicAllDistrict_Web.jpg" /><br /><br />HIGH POINT, N.C. - The College Sports Communicators announced its Academic All-District Teams, with four members of the High Point University women's basketball team earning recognition. Anna Hager, Peyton Gerdes, Dom Nesland, and Brecken Snotherly were each named to the All-District Team.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/24/260324_WBB_CSCAcademicAllDistrict_Web.jpg" /><media:content url="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/24/260324_WBB_CSCAcademicAllDistrict_Web.jpg"><media:title>""</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/24/260324_WBB_CSCAcademicAllDistrict_Web.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:16:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>8</s:sport_id><s:story_id>23706</s:story_id></item><item><title>Women's Basketball Season Closes at NCAA Tournament</title><link>https://highpointpanthers.com/news/2026/3/21/womens-basketball-season-closes-at-ncaa-tournament.aspx</link><guid>https://highpointpanthers.com/news/2026/3/21/womens-basketball-season-closes-at-ncaa-tournament.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="" src="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/21/BKC3-21-26-0004.jpg" /><br /><br />HIGH POINT, N.C. - The High Point University women's basketball team closed out the 2025-26 season in the NCAA Tournament, falling to Vanderbilt University 102-61 in the first round on Saturday night.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/21/BKC3-21-26-0004.jpg" /><media:content url="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/21/BKC3-21-26-0004.jpg"><media:title>""</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/21/BKC3-21-26-0004.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 22:30:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>8</s:sport_id><s:story_id>23702</s:story_id></item><item><title>From Fresh Start to Star: Macy Spencer Finds Her Game at High Point</title><link>https://highpointpanthers.com/news/2026/3/17/my-point-macy-spencer-has-found-a-home.aspx</link><guid>https://highpointpanthers.com/news/2026/3/17/my-point-macy-spencer-has-found-a-home.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="" src="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/17/BKC11-16-25-110.jpg" /><br /><br />It was love at first dribble. High Point guard Macy Spencer fell in love with basketball from the first time she began playing the game she loves. Growing up in a household with five siblings in Katy, Texas, Spencer certainly had sibling competition, but at a young age, she decided to step outside the bounds of the Spencer family norm.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/17/BKC11-16-25-110.jpg" /><media:content url="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/17/BKC11-16-25-110.jpg"><media:title>""</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/17/BKC11-16-25-110.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:13:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>8</s:sport_id><s:story_id>23687</s:story_id></item><item><title>No. 15 High Point to Face No. 2 Vanderbilt in NCAA Tournament</title><link>https://highpointpanthers.com/news/2026/3/15/womens-basketball-no-15-high-point-to-face-no-2-vanderbilt-in-ncaa-tournament.aspx</link><guid>https://highpointpanthers.com/news/2026/3/15/womens-basketball-no-15-high-point-to-face-no-2-vanderbilt-in-ncaa-tournament.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="" src="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/16/Web.jpg" /><br /><br />HIGH POINT, N.C. – The High Point University women's basketball team is going dancing in the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season as Big South Champions. The Panthers have been selected as the No. 15 seed and will play No. 2 Vanderbilt University in the First Round on Saturday, March 21 in Nashville, Tennessee.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/16/Web.jpg" /><media:content url="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/16/Web.jpg"><media:title>""</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/16/Web.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 21:28:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>8</s:sport_id><s:story_id>23683</s:story_id></item><item><title>Join HPU for Selection Show Sunday at the Qubein Center</title><link>https://highpointpanthers.com/news/2026/3/12/mens-basketball-join-us-for-selection-show-sunday-at-the-qubein-center.aspx</link><guid>https://highpointpanthers.com/news/2026/3/12/mens-basketball-join-us-for-selection-show-sunday-at-the-qubein-center.aspx</guid><category>Athletic Dept., Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="" src="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/12/Artboard_2__1_.jpg" /><br /><br />HIGH POINT, N.C. – High Point University invites the community to join its men's and women's basketball teams for a special NCAA Tournament Selection Show watch party at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 15, in the Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena and Conference Center.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/12/Artboard_2__1_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/12/Artboard_2__1_.jpg"><media:title>""</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/12/Artboard_2__1_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:40:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>2</s:sport_id><s:story_id>23674</s:story_id></item><item><title>Panthers Win Second Straight Conference Championship</title><link>https://highpointpanthers.com/news/2026/3/8/womens-basketball-panthers-win-second-straight-conference-championship.aspx</link><guid>https://highpointpanthers.com/news/2026/3/8/womens-basketball-panthers-win-second-straight-conference-championship.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="" src="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/8/WBBCHAMPS.png" /><br /><br />JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — The High Point University women's basketball team took on the Radford Highlanders in the Big South Conference Championship, where, despite being down at halftime, the Panthers reigned supreme, 71-67, and won the conference championship for the second consecutive year on Sunday night. Two Panthers were named to the All-Tournament team, as Aaliyah Collins was named Most Valuable Player and Big South Player of the Year, Macy Spencer, was also recognized.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/8/WBBCHAMPS.png" /><media:content url="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/8/WBBCHAMPS.png"><media:title>""</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/8/WBBCHAMPS.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sun, 8 Mar 2026 21:33:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>8</s:sport_id><s:story_id>23667</s:story_id></item><item><title>Panthers Advance to Big South Championship Game For Second Consecutive Year</title><link>https://highpointpanthers.com/news/2026/3/7/womens-basketball-spencer-ties-semifinal-record-as-panthers-move-on.aspx</link><guid>https://highpointpanthers.com/news/2026/3/7/womens-basketball-spencer-ties-semifinal-record-as-panthers-move-on.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="" src="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/7/IMG_4071.jpg" /><br /><br />JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — The top-seeded High Point University women's basketball team took on fifth-seeded Winthrop University for the third time this season, but this time in the Big South Conference Semifinal for a spot in the championship game. The result stayed the same as the Panthers stayed undefeated against the Eagles, winning 79-63 on Saturday to advance to the Big South Championship game for the second year in a row.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/7/IMG_4071.jpg" /><media:content url="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/7/IMG_4071.jpg"><media:title>""</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://highpointpanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/7/IMG_4071.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 7 Mar 2026 21:13:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>8</s:sport_id><s:story_id>23663</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>