NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The App State women's basketball team fell short to Vanderbilt on the road on Sunday, 94-40.
"Obviously today was a tough matchup for our team," said head coach
Alaura Sharp. "We had a really slow start in the first quarter. We regrouped and came out of half with some fight and won the third quarter. That's definitely a positive we will take away from this. Handling pressure continues to be a concern for our team. We are looking forward to having some time to practice and address this issue."
Senior
Asjah Inniss led the Mountaineers, netting 11 points and knocking down all three of the Black and Gold's treys on the afternoon. She also grabbed three rebounds and made a steal. App State's top rebounder on the day was junior
Rylan Moffitt, who pulled down seven. Sunday marked Moffitt's fourth consecutive game as the Mountaineers' top rebounder. Additionally, Moffitt made a team high three blocks against the Commodores. Senior
J'Mani Ingram grabbed six rebounds and netted six points. Senior
Zada Porter and junior
Seneya Martinez combined for four of App State's eight assists on the afternoon. App State (3-4, 0-0 SBC) recorded 24 points off the bench and 22 points in the paint.
Vanderbilt (8-1, 0-0 SEC) established an early lead in the first quarter as the Mountaineers fought through a scoring drought. Ingram managed to put the Mountaineers on the board with a layup in addition to grabbing a pair of defensive rebounds. Additionally, Moffitt grabbed four of her seven rebounds in the first quarter. Junior
Elena Pericic and Moffitt combined for six of App State's 13 points in the second quarter. Porter, freshman Hekla Nökkvadóttir, and Ingram also combined for six points in the quarter. Despite this, Vanderbilt maintained a 51-15 lead at the half.
App State managed to outscore Vandy in the third quarter, 16-14, and recorded a 9-0 scoring run over 2:55. The run included a jumper from junior
Emily Hege, a layup from Ingram, a trey from Inniss, and a jumper from Martinez. Additionally, Inniss knocked down her second 3-point bucket late in the quarter while Ingram pulled down four of her six rebounds during the period. In the fourth quarter, the Commodores found momentum while the Mountaineers faced a late drought. Early in the quarter, Inniss drained her third trey, which Nökkvadóttir followed with a fastbreak layup. Inniss drained a jumper and senior
Samantha LaFon made a late tip-in layup, but Vanderbilt sealed the win, 94-40.
Up Next
The Black and Gold will continue its road stretch with a pair of stops in South Carolina, clashing with Wofford on Dec. 7 and the College of Charleston on Dec. 17. The Mountaineers will wrap its four-game road-stretch on Dec. 21 in Macon, Ga. as they challenge Mercer. App State will open conference play against Arkansas State in Boone on Dec. 29.
