BOONE, N.C. – The App State women's basketball team (2-0) chalked up the program's second 100-point game of the
Alaura Sharp era (21st in program history) in Boone on Friday with a 110-35 victory over Bob Jones University.
Friday's win tied the Mountaineers' second-highest scoring output in program history, originally set on Nov. 14, 1982, against Tennessee Tech. The Mountaineers (2-0) last surpassed 100 points in a game on Nov. 20, 2024 against Clinton College, which was head coach
Alaura Sharp's first 100-point game at the helm of the program. The game also marks the program's second-largest margin of victory (75 points), just shy of the record of 78, which was set during the 1979-80 campaign against Milligan.
"I think everyone can tell just how awesome this team is just from a culture standpoint," said Sharp. "They are just amazing people and I think it's really important that they're committed to wanting to win and they're doing the things that it takes to win at a high level.
"We set some goals before this game today. We wanted to hold them under 40 – it got a little dicey there at the end – but I thought they were committed to that. I'm proud of the group. I still feel like there's things that we can clean up. It's early in the season, but 20 assists and eight turnovers I think is awesome."
Six Mountaineers scored in double-figures against Bob Jones (1-2), led by freshman
Addie Biel. Biel netted a career high 22 points, knocking down 10-of-11 from the field and draining 2-of-2 from the charity stripe. She also matched graduate student Zoë McCrary with a team-high eight rebounds. Freshman
Isa Roman scored a career-high 14 points, while seniors
Emily Hege,
Elena Pericic and junior
Daisia Mitchell combined for 36 points, each contributing 12. Hege shot 100% from the arc and the field and Pericic now stands one point shy of 1,000 collegiate points. Knocking down a perfect 5-of-5 from the field, graduate student
Jada Burton accounted for 10 points, while senior
Emma Smith dished out five assists for the Black and Gold.
App State scored 68 of its 110 points off the bench and shot 61.8% from the field, while holding Bob Jones to a field goal percentage of 22.8% and a 3-point percentage of 18.5%. Additionally, The Mountaineers scored 21 points off turnovers and 20 points off fast breaks, shutting out Bob Jones in both categories. The Mountaineers pulled down 57 rebounds to Bob Jones' 18 and caused 15 Bruin turnovers.
From the jump, the Mountaineers controlled the lead, leaping ahead, 11-0, within the first three minutes of play. Sophomore
Feryal Defne Atli made a layup in the paint to put App State on the board, and Mitchell promptly followed with a layup of her own. Mitchell netted 10 of her 12 points in the first quarter to elevate the Black and Gold to the large lead. Over 34 seconds, Burton made three trips to the basket to put App State up 23-5. Then, Hege beat the buzzer with a layup to close the quarter, giving App State a 35-12 lead after one quarter of play.
In the second quarter, App State netted 26 points while the Bruins faced a scoring drought that lasted the duration of the period. Biel and McCrary combined for 12 of App State's points, both shooting perfectly from the field, and Biel knocked down a pair from the charity stripe.
The Mountaineers boasted a field goal percentage of 71.4% and a 3-point percentage of 57.1% in addition to extending the deficit to 68 points in the third quarter. Over 2:47, App State went on a 12-0 scoring run, which featured a trey from McBride, a layup from Smith, freebies from Smith and Pericic and layups from Burton and Roman.
In the fourth quarter, Biel went to work, scoring 12 of App State's 19 points, draining 6-of-6 from the field, and grabbing five boards. Biel brought the Mountaineers to the brink of 100 points (99-29) with a layup in the paint, assisted by Burton, before Burton got to the hoop to push the Mountaineers over the 100-point threshold (101-29). Biel made a pair of tip-in buckets before sealing the victory, 110-35, with a final layup in the paint.
Up Next
The Mountaineers' homestand continues next week as App State hosts Davidson on Nov. 12 and Wofford on Nov. 16. Wednesday's 6:30 p.m. game against Davidson is Heroes Night and Camp Out at Holmes. Sunday's 2 p.m. clash with Wofford is Sunday Funday.
