App State women’s basketball retains 10 players and welcomes five newcomers as its season in a new-look Sun Belt Conference approaches.
On July 1 of this year, James Madison, Marshall, Old Dominion and Southern Mississippi each officially joined the conference in place of the departing Little Rock and UT-Arlington. Mountaineers’ head coach Angel Elderkin noted that the increase in conference competition is not only good for her team, but for the conference as a whole.
“They all come from excellent institutions with passionate fan bases,” Elderkin said. “It will not only give us an opportunity to grow, but they’re going to raise the floor of the Sun Belt, so I’m extremely excited about them joining us.