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Women’s basketball struggles to keep up with Coastal Carolina, Mountaineers fall 80-53

Senior guard Ashley Polacek led the Mountaineers with 13 points in the 80-53 loss to Coastal Carolina on Jan. 18.

App State women’s basketball lost its second straight conference game on Saturday to Coastal Carolina 80-53.

After the Mountaineers (4-13, 1-5 Sun Belt) took a very early lead, Coastal Carolina (15-2, 5-1 Sun Belt) went on a quick run at the beginning of the second quarter and didn’t look back.

The Mountaineers were unable to get going offensively, especially from behind the three-point line, where they shot 16% in the game.

Along with struggling to score, the Mountaineers had little answer for Coastal Carolina’s offense.