ATLANTA - For the second time in as many games, Appalachian State University women’s basketball (10-17, 7-11) needed late-game heroics to come away with an exhilarating 72-69 win over Georgia State Saturday afternoon in the GSU Sports Arena.
With the win, the Mountaineers have a two-game cushion over GSU (10-17, 5-13) for the eighth seed in the conference tournament, while the victory gave the Apps a 2-0 finish on the road in league play for the first time this season.
Joi Jones pumped in a career-high 28 points while shooting an impressive 12-for-17 (70.