NEW ORLEANS -- The Arkansas State University women's basketball team lost 79-68 to Appalachian State in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament on Tuesday afternoon at Lakefront Arena.
Arkansas State (15-15) entered its game against Appalachian State (8-22) without junior Akasha Westbrook (10.1 points, 4.9 rebounds per game), who broke her toe during the first period of Saturday's victory at Louisiana-Monroe.
Without the 5-10 Westbrook, Appalachian State commanded the low post and outrebounded Arkansas State 50-32, which produced 17 second-chance points from the Mountaineers.
Appalachian State sophomore center Bayley Plummer had 18 points and 19 rebounds, which were three rebounds shy of the single-game Sun Belt Tournament record.