BOONE, N.C. – The Western Michigan women's basketball team began the 2025-26 season with a 65-45 loss to the App State Mountaineers on Monday night.
It was a closely contested game through 26 minutes on Monday night in the Holmes Convocation Center. The Broncos led for over half, but the final 15 minutes proved to be the turning point to the [final score] loss. WMU was led by senior De'Ahna Richardson on the floor as the only Brown and Gold to be in double-figures with 11 points. On the defensive side of the ball, sophomore Kailey Starks had a team high seven rebounds while senior Alli Carlson set a career high with four steals for Western Michigan.