BOONE, N.C. - Appalachian State University women's basketball (7-18, 5-9 SBC) welcomes Troy (13-11, 8-5 SBC) on Saturday at 1 p.m. inside the Holmes Center for the annual Play4Kay contest.
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PROMOTIONS
The Mountaineers have a slew of promotions and opportunities to support the fight against breast cancer and the Kay Yow Fund. App will hold an auction that will run until halftime of the men's game while breast cancer survivors will be recognized during the game. Play4Kay t-shirts will be sold and the first 50 students will receive t-shirts. Also, fans can participate in Chuck-a-Duck, where you can buy a duck for one dollar at halftime and have a chance to toss the duck to win prizes.
About the Mountaineers
Last Time Out
In one of the biggest wins of the season, the Apps earned a hard-fought 57-56 overtime triumph over South Alabama on Thursday evening. The Mountaineers fought back from a late 48-44 deficit to score five of the next six points to force overtime thanks to a game-tying 3-pointer from
LaPresha Stanley. The freshman helped App hit eight free throws coupled with timely defensive stops to pull out the win. Stanley turned in a game-high 17 points and nine rebounds, while
Bayley Plummer netted her league-leading 11th double-double of the season with 10 points and 17 rebounds.
Nicola Mathews stuffed the box score with 10 points, a season-high seven rebounds and a game-high five assists, giving the sophomore point guard her first game of the season with at least 10 points, five rebounds and five assists.
What to Watch For
• The defense on Thursday against South Alabama was stellar, holding the Jaguars to 24.1 percent from the field, which tied a season low and 9-for-38 from the beyond the arc. Watch if App can harass a Troy team that is first in the league in scoring.
• App State has allowed 48 offensive rebounds (24.0 per game) over the past two contests after allowing just 9.75 in the prior four games. See if the Mountaineers can keep the Trojans, who come into the contest averaging 18.1 offensive rebounds, which lead the league.
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LaPresha Stanley is averaging 20.5 points on 47.8 percent shooting, 72.7 percent and is 3-of-4 from deep over the past two games while pulling down 8.5 rebounds contest. Stanley scored a then-career-high 18 points at Troy in the first meeting. Expect the freshman to keep up the stellar play.
• In the first matchup against Troy, the Mountaineers were 1-of-14 from 3-point range. Expect that to look different against the Trojans on Saturday.
• In 11 losses this season, opponents have averaged 24 free throw attempts against Troy including four games where teams have attempted at least 30 foul shots. See if the Apps can get to the line after attempting a season-high 32 foul shots.
Scouting Troy
• Troy has won six of its past seven after falling to Coastal Carolina on Thursday, 84-71.
• The Trojans are tied for fourth in the conference with three other teams.
• Troy is the top scoring team in the conference averaging 78.7 points per game during league action. It's 81.8 points per contest overall is 17th in the nation.
• The Trojans play at the fastest pace in the league at 82.4.
• Also, Troy is the top rebounding team in the league pulling down 48.1 per contest including a league-high 18.3 orpg.
• But the Trojans do allow the most points at 75.3 per game.
• Amber Rivers leads the team in scoring at 14.0 ppg on 49.8 percent shooting, also a team high.
• Sky'Lynn Holmes is corralling a team-high 7.5 rebounds per game, while Kayla Robinson, the Sun Belt Player of the Week for three straight weeks, dishes out a team-best 3.8 assists per game.
Series History
• App State is 1-5 all-time against the Trojans.
• The Mountaineers have yet to beat Troy on inside the Holmes Center.
• No team has scored less than 74 points in any of the matchups, which has been known to be an up-and-down affair.
• App and Troy last went to overtime at the Holmes Center, where the Mountaineers came back from 22 down to force an extra period.
What's Next
The Apps will embark on their final road trip next weekend when they face the Arkansas school. App faces Arkansas State on Thursday at 6 p.m. (ET) before squaring off against Little Rock at 3 p.m. (ET).
