BOONE, N.C. - App State women's basketball sets its sights on the first Sun Belt sweep of the season on Saturday when it hosts Georgia Southern in the annual Play4Kay game at 2 p.m.
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PROMOTIONS
The annual Play4Kay game has a vast array of promotions, including the chuck-a-duck contest and the silent auction that will take place on the concourse in Holmes. Fans who wear pink
will get in for $5 for adults and $2 for kids. In addition, the first 100 fans will receive a special pink promo jersey.
About the Mountaineers
Last Time Out
Appalachian used a dominating defensive performance in a wire-to-wire 65-37 win over Georgia State on Thursday. The Mountaineers held GSU to 25.5 percent shooting from the field. The 37
points allowed is a team best while the 25.5 percent shooting clip is as well.
Pre Stanley posted a game-high 15 points en route to becoming the 26th player in school history to reach the 1,000-point
mark.
Haile McDonald scored 10 points with seven off the glass and a pair of blocks.
What to Watch for
- App State forced a season-high 22 turnovers for 22 points on Thursday. See if the Mountaineers can get after it again on defense, as Georgia Southern is averaging a league-high 19.6 turnovers per game.
- The bench posted a 22-8 advantage against the Panthers on Thursday. Watch if the reserves can step up on again on Thursday.
- In Saturday Sun Belt games,
Ashley Polacek is averaging 16.8 points on 46.4 percent shooting from the field. See if she can continue her scoring ways against Georgia Southern.
- Watch if App can keep GS off the offensive glass, as the Eagles are third in the Sun Belt in offensive rebound percentage.
- See if App State can shut down Georgia Southern's 3-point attack. The Eagles are averaging 10.7-made 3-pointers in their three Sun Belt wins and just 3.5 in their league losses.
Scouting Georgia Southern
- Georgia Southern pushed Coastal Carolina to the brink in a 66-59 setback.
- Alexis Brown scored a team-high 15 points with five rebounds and four steals.
- Brown leads the team in scoring with an average of 11.1 points per game. Tatum Barber is second on the team averaging 10.9.
- Barber and Nikki McDonald both pull down 5.6 rebounds per game.
- Georgia Southern has struggled on the road with a 3-9 record.
- GS has one of the top rebounding teams in the Sun Belt, as it's +3.9 rebounding margin is third in the league.
- The Eagles are also fourth in the conference with over 100 3-pointers made.
- GS is third in offensive rebound percentage at .375 percent.
Series History
Despite Georgia Southern holding a 37-23 advantage over the Black and Gold, the Mountaineers are 10-3 over the past 13 meetings against their archrival. The
Apps dealt the Eagles an 87-56 loss in the last time these teams squared off in the Holmes Center during the 2017-18 season.
What's Next
App will head to Texas next weekend to face UTA and Texas State.
