App State women’s basketball played in the Sun Belt conference tournament in Pensacola, Fla. as the No. 3 seed out of the East division. The Mountaineers won two games, advancing to the semifinals before tightly falling to eventual champion Troy.
App State tipped off the tournament with a 70-60 victory over East division sixth seed Louisiana-Monroe on Friday. Four Mountaineers reached double figures as the team led for all but 48 seconds of the contest.
“I’m proud of our group for earning another 40 minutes,” head coach Angel Elderkin said. “Survive and advance, that’s what March is about.