As a freshman in the 2017 season, forward Lainey Gosnell arrived at App State to a young womens’ basketball program that featured five freshmen and four sophomores on the team. This season, she is among an experienced squad currently competing for a high seed in a strong Sun Belt Conference.
Simultaneously, Gosnell has made the transition from being a primary scoring option off the bench as a freshman, to taking on the role of a tenured senior leader.
“Coming in my freshman year, we didn’t have a lot of experience on the team,” Gosnell said. “We were going through a building year with new players and new coaches, so I had to figure out where I belonged, and what my role was going to be.