RICHMOND, Va. - App State women's basketball fell to VCU, 66-38, in the season opener on Tuesday morning in the Siegel Center. Appalachian is 0-1 to start and VCU 1-0.
Pre Stanley led the team with 11 points, while
Lainey Gosnell posted a game-best eight boards with five points.
Bayley Plummer shot 4-of-5 from the floor for eight points and seven off the glass.
Ashley Polacek also scored eight points to round out the leading scorers.
Brooke Bigott dished out a personal and team-high four assists, grabbed three boards and scored a bucket.
App State sprung out of the gate with a 7-0 lead in the opening 1:55 of the contest with Stanley scoring the first five points of the game.
Ashley Polacek came down following a steal by Stanley to hit a jumper, capping off a 3-of-5 start.
However, The Rams showed why they were one of the top defenses nationally last season, forcing App State to shoot 1-of-6 the final 8:05 and taking a 19-9 lead after the first quarter.
App State couldn't get the same rhythm back on offense the rest of the game, as VCU pulled away for the win.
The Mountaineers return to action on Wednesday, Nov. 13 on the road against Elon at 7 p.m.
