Going up against school rival Georgia Southern (6-11, 3-5 Sun Belt) two days after being postponed because of winter storm Jonas, App State (5-12, 2-6 Sun Belt) women’s basketball couldn’t seem to get over the cold weather, posting an ice cold shooting night and falling to the Eagles 65-50.
“I thought I would be thanking blizzard Jonas for the extra couples days of practice, but, [in] hindsight looking at it, I take responsibility for two tough days because it obviously affected our shooting tonight,” head coach Angel Elderkin said.
Both teams opened up the game relying on one scorer in the first quarter, as Mountaineer sophomore guard Madi Story scored 13 first quarter points and Eagle junior guard Angel McGowan scored 16.