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Mountaineers Upended in Double Overtime Thriller

ARLINGTON, Texas – Appalachian State University women's basketball (7-7, 1-2 SBC) fell to UTA (10-4, 2-1 SBC) in a double-overtime heartbreaker, 99-94, on Thursday evening inside College Park Center.

Ashley Polacek posted the best game of her Black and Gold career with a career-high 26 points on a stellar 9-for-10 shooting and dished out five assists.

Lainey Gosnell turned in a season-high 19 points (12 in the second) half, shot 6-of-11 from the floor and grabbed seven rebounds. Maya Calder stepped up off the bench with the second double-double of her career, turning in career highs of 16 points and 11 rebounds.