BOONE, N.C. - If Appalachian State University women’s basketball (7-13, 4-7 SBC) wants to start the second half of the Sun Belt schedule off of the right foot, Thursday night was a great start.
Backed by a team-high 23 points from Madi Story and 13 more from KeKe Cooper, the Mountaineers defeated second-place UL Lafayette (16-5, 9-3 SBC), 76-59, in the Holmes Center.
Story scored her 23 points in various ways with six buckets, a pair of 3-pointers and a career-high nine free throws. She also played facilitator with six boards and a game-high five assists.