BOONE, N.C. - App State University women's basketball (0-5) makes the trek to Charleston, S.C. for a 2 p.m. Sunday contest against College of Charleston (1-4) in TD Arena.
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About the Mountaineers
Last Time Out
The Apps couldn't overcome 32 turnovers on top of a hot-shooting NC A&T squad in a 81-56 setback on Tuesday. The Aggies shot 50 percent (10-20) and 44 percent from the field, both of which were season highs for the hosts.
Kaila Craven scored a team-high 14 points in the setback and
LaPresha Stanley turned in a career-best 12 points on 5-for-6 shooting from the floor.
Lainey Gosnell grabbed a personal-high 10 rebounds in her second straight start.
What to Watch For
• Craven is averaging 14.5 points per game over the past two games shooting 47.4 percent from the field and 41.7 percent from beyond the arc. She's averaging more points on the road (10.6 ppg) for her career (8.9 overall) than at home. See if Craven can light up the Cougars on Sunday.
• CofC is allowing 17.2 offensive rebounds per game through five contests, while App has been averaging just 11
off the glass on the offensive end. See if the Mountaineers crash the boards for second-chance points.
• App State's bench averaged 22.3 points per game over the previous three contests with at least one player scoring in double figures over the same stretch. Anticipate on the Black and Gold reserves giving the same production on Sunday.
• CofC's defense has allowed opponents to make an average of eight 3-pointers per game, and App has hit an average of five per contest. See if the likes of Nicola Mathews, Gosnell
, Tierra Wilson and Craven can get it going from beyond the arc.
• The Mountaineer defense allowed their second-most points per possession (GT - 1.087) at North Carolina A&T allowing 0.942. Anticipate on the Apps turning up the notch defensively against a Cougar squad that averages just 57.8 points per game.
Scouting College of Charleston
• The Cougars are on a four-game skid after defeating Lipscomb in their season opener, 85-69.
• CofC is led by fourth-year head coach Candice M. Jackson, who has a career mark of 25-66.
• Tanisha Brown leads the offense in scoring averaging 13.6 points per game while Darien Huff (10.8 ppg) and Schiclasia Brown (10.4) are scoring in double figures.
• (Tanisha) Brown is grabbing a team-high 5.2 rebounds per game, and a team-best 3.6 assists per contest.
• The Cougars are allowing 1.038 points per possession on defense while scoring just .790 points per possession on the offensive end.
• CofC is allowing 77.8 points per game during the four-game slide, including 107 points given up to Michigan State earlier this season.
• (Tanisha) Brown is tied for eighth in points per 40 minutes at 20.0 points per game.
Series History
• App State boasts a .625 winning percentage against the Colonial Athletic Association, while CofC is the only team from the league that the Black and Gold will play this season.
• Appalachian is 21-17 all-time against College of Charleston.
• Forty-five of the Mountaineers' wins are against Elon and College of Charleston.
• The Cougars have won the past two contests following a 10-game win streak by the Mountaineers.
• Appalachian fell to CofC last season inside the Holmes Center, 65-62. The Mountaineers shot 41 free throws but only made 23 of those attempts.
• Craven will be the only active player from the Mountaineers to have played in the last matchup in Charleston during the 2015-16 campaign.
What's Next
• The Mountaineers the Blazers of UAB on Friday at noon inside the Holmes Center for the annual Elementary Day Education contest.
