BOONE, N.C. - Appalachian State University women's basketball will begin the Sun Belt era on Saturday when they play Arkansas State at 4:05 p.m. in Jonesboro, Ark.
The Mountaineers (5-4, 0-0 Sun Belt) will play in their first conference game after beating Catawba on Tuesday, 81-54. The Red Wolves (6-5, 1-0) recently got the win over Sun Belt opponent South Alabama, 62-50, in their first league match of the season.
App vs. A-State
• The Apps have met Arkansas one time, during the 1986-87 season
• The Mountaineers came away with the win, beating the Red Wolves, 86-71 at a neutral site.
All About the Apps
Appalachian State • 5-4, 0-0 Sun Belt
• The Mountaineers open up conference play on the road at Arkansas State on Saturday
• The Apps are currently 1-3 in away games this season
• App State beat Divison II opponent Catawba this week, 81-64
• KeKe Cooper led the way in the win, scoring 12 points and recording six rebounds
• Maryah Sydnor led the way on the boards, tallying eight rebounds, while Joi Jones dished out six assists in the victory
• Sydnor moved to second in the conference in scoring this week, averaging 18.6 points per game
• Sydnor is first in the league in free throw percentage (88.7), fifth in field goal percentage (49.6) and sixth in rebounding (7.9)
• Katie Mallow ranks tenth in the Sun Belt in scoring, averaging 13.3 points per game this season
• The Mountaineers are first in the league in scoring offense, averaging 73.3 points per game this season
• The team also ranks first in free throw percentage (73.6) and second in field goal percentage (42.6)
Scouting the Red Wolves
Arkansas State • 5-6, 1-0 Sun Belt
• Arkansas State has won its first Sun Belt game of the season, beating South Alabama this week, 62-50
• Aundrea Gamble, the Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year, tallied 19 points in the win
• Hanna Qedan followed with 12 points and six rebounds for the Red Wolves
• Gamble currently leads the conference in scoring, averaging 19.3 points per game
• Gamble is second in the league in assists with 3.9 assists per game
• Arkansas State ranks first in the Sun Belt as a team for field goal percentage, posting a mark of 44.5 percent from the floor this season
• The Red Wolves are a strong defensive team, holding opponents to 62.1 points per game this season and averaging 9.3 steals per game
Up Next
• Appalachian will return home for a game against UL Lafayette on Monday, Jan. 5 at 5 p.m.
