BOONE, N.C. – The App State's women's basketball team (2-2) hosts the Winston-Salem State Rams (3-1) Monday at 6 p.m., televised on ESPN+.
Date: Monday, Nov. 22, 2021
Tipoff: 6 p.m.
Teams: App State vs. Winston-Salem State
Location: Boone, N.C. (
Holmes Convocation Center)
TV: ESPN+
TV Announcers: Kendall Lewis and
Katie Pate
Twitter Updates: @AppStateWBB
App State puts its unbeaten home record (2-0) on the line against Winston-Salem State of Division II's Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
Monday's game is the third in a string of five straight App State opponents from the state of North Carolina. The Mountaineers will not travel outside their home state again until Sun Belt play starts on Dec. 30 at South Alabama.
NOTABLES:
• As a team, the guard-heavy App State squad leads the Sun Belt with 13.8 steals per game (15th in the nation) and is second in the league with 7.8 3-pointers made per contest.
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Janay Sanders leads the team with 13.3 ppg, including a career-high 22 at Mercer.
• Preseason All-Sun Belt third teamer
Michaela Porter is averaging 11.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, a team-best 2.8 assists and a team-best 2.8 steals per game.
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Faith Alston is tied for second on the team with 11.0 points per game in a team-high 29.4 minutes played per outing.
• Freshman
Emily Carver is tied for fourth among Sun Belt players with 2.0 three's made per game.
• Last year's team finished 15-12 overall and 10-8 in Sun Belt Conference play.
• App State's 10-8 league record last season matched its best since joining the Sun Belt.
• The Mountaineers have advanced to the Sun Belt Tournament semifinals twice in the last three seasons.
• Head coach
Angel Elderkin is in her eighth season at the helm and is looking to lead App State to its second consecutive winning season and third in four years.
• D-II Winston-Salem State is 3-1 on the season and averaging an impressive 75.3 points per contest.
