INDIANAPOLIS, IND. - Appalachian State University women's basketball was one of 33 winners in the NCAA Division I “Pack the House” Challenge, announced the NCAA Friday afternoon. “Pack the House” is a national effort in which conferences and institutions compete to build attendance.

The NCAA Division I women's basketball marketing staffs selected a home game and designated that date as a “Pack the House” game with the goal of setting an attendance record. One winner from each of the 32 conferences and one from a group of independent institutions were named. The NCAA will award prizes and donate $500 to the nonprofit organization of each winning institution's choice.

Appalachian State hosted 1,576 fans at its women's basketball game on January 23 against Davidson, one that saw the Black and Gold complete the season sweep of the Wildcats. The 1,576 Mountaineer faithful set a new Holmes Center attendance record for an ASU women's contest.

ASU finished the 2009-10 campaign with a 19-12 overall record and 14-6 conference mark. The record is Appalachian's best since the 1995-96 season and the Mountaineers' first winning season since 2005-06.

CONFERENCE WINNERS
America East – Hartford
Atlantic Coast – Virginia
Atlantic Sun – Jacksonville
Atlantic 10 – Xavier
Big East – West Virginia
Big Sky – Weber State
Big South – Winthrop
Big Ten – Ohio State
Big 12 – Nebraska
Big West – Long Beach State
Colonial – Delaware
Conference USA – Tulsa
Great West – North Dakota
Horizon – Youngstown State
Ivy – Dartmouth
Metro Atlantic – Marist
Mid-American – Central Michigan
Mid-Eastern – Maryland-Eastern Shore
Missouri Valley – Illinois State
Mountain West – TCU
Northeast – Bryant
Ohio Valley – Eastern Illinois
Pacific-10 – UCLA
Patriot – Army
Southeastern – Kentucky
Southern – Appalachian State
Southland – Sam Houston State
SWAC – Prairie View A&M
Summit – Oral Roberts
Sun Belt – Middle Tennessee State
West Coast – San Francisco
WAC – Louisiana Tech
Independents – Longwood

OVERALL WINNER
Virginia – Atlantic Coast Conference