BOONE, N.C. - App State women's basketball concludes the regular season with Georgia Southern on Friday at 6 p.m. for the annual Pink Game and Saturday at 4 p.m. for Senior Day.
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Last Time Out
Pre Stanley's game-winning basketball as the time expired lifted App State women's basketball to a thrilling 58-56 win over South Alabama in Mobile on Saturday. Stanley scored 11 of her 17 points in the second half, while
Janay Sanders scored 14 points and
Michaela Porter poured in 13 points with seven rebounds and four steals. Appalachian finished with a 7-5 road mark for its best road record since the 2012-13 season.
A Sweep Would
- Give the Mountaineers a second winning season in the past three years.
- Tie the Apps' best record in Sun Belt play at 10-8 since joining the league.
- Give the Apps five wins in the past six contests going into the Sun Belt Tournament.
- Give the Black and Gold a 13-11 mark to the regular season.
- Give the Apps three straight wins at home to end the season.
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Senior Day
On Saturday, the Apps will honor
Michaela Porter,
Maya Calder,
Tierra Wilson,
Pre Stanley and
Lainey Gosnell.
What to Watch for
- Watch if the Apps can keep the Eagles off the offensive glass, as GS is averaging 19.8 offensive rebounds over the last five games (3-2).
- See if the Mountaineers can force GS to make mistakes this weekend. The Eagles averaged 30 turnovers in two games against North Central, while Georgia Southern has committed at least 20 miscues in 14 contests.
- In the first matchup, the Eagles hit 20 3-pointers against App State, including 14 in the first contest. Watch if the defense can limit the conference's third-best 3-point shooting team.
- Over the last three games, Porter is averaging 12.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.7 steals, shooting 50 percent from the field, and 45 percent from beyond the arc. Watch if the senior continues to get it done on both ends of the floor.
- During the 3-1 stretch, the Apps have four players averaging double figures while two players are averaging at least six points. See if the Black and Gold can keep up the balanced scoring.
Scouting Georgia Southern
- Georgia Southern stepped outside of league play with a pair of games against North Carolina Central this past weekend.
- The Eagles swept NCCU with wins at home.
- Georgia Southern has one of the deeper teams in the Sun Belt, where 11 players are averaging at least 13 minutes per game.
- Eight student-athletes are averaging nearly six points per game, while A'Tyanna Gaulden is turning in a team-high 9.9 points per contest.
- Shondell Vickers' 6.6 rebounds per game is a team-best.
- Georgia Southern is second in the country averaging 81.7 possessions per game.
- The Eagles are second in the league, averaging 72.9 points during conference play .
- GS is also second during league action averaging 9.3 steals per game and second pulling down 15.3 offensive rebounds.
What's Next
App State will await its seeding and opponent for the Sun Belt Tournament held in Pensacola, Fla. March 5-8.
