Senior guard Madi Story shoots a floater from the corner during women’s basketball’s second annual “Play4Kay” cancer awareness game on Feb. 9.
There has been a serious culture change for the App State women’s basketball team in recent years. Last season the team made it to the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Conference tournament before getting knocked out by the defending champs, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
“Coaches always want a certain attitude out of their team. There’s always an expectation from us,” women’s basketball assistant coach Same Pierce Jr. said. “Ultimately, you want that attitude to be player-driven, the players need to facilitate.