BOONE, N.C. - If Appalachian State University women’s basketball (11-17, 6-11 SBC) wants to be playing its best basketball going into the Sun Belt Tournament, Saturday was an excellent way to start, as the Mountaineers downed UL Monroe (5-21, 2-14 SBC) on Saturday afternoon at the Holmes Center, 79-61.
Ashley Bassett-Smith played a great game inside tying her career high with 19 points on a very efficient 8-for-10 performance from the field to go along with seven boards. Making her first-career start as a freshman, Armani Hampton shined in her debut and didn’t disappoint.