With Boone covered in snow, App State took on long-time rival Georgia Southern Saturday afternoon, defeating the Eagles 82-74.
Senior guard Faith Alston became the 27th member of the 1,000 point club when she crossed the milestone in the final seconds of the game. Alston finished with 24 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals.
Junior guard J’Mani Ingram and sophomore guard Alexis Black were the only other Mountaineers in double figures. Ingram posted 23 points and six rebounds while Black had 18 points and five rebounds.
Junior guard Emily Carver missed her eighth consecutive game due to injury.
“After playing Georgia Southern just seven days ago, it was really fresh with our team and what we needed to do to come out with a win,” said App State head coach Angel Elderkin. “All in all the toughness that we came out with, and the pace that our team is playing at is really a problem for our opponents. I felt that we wore them down, we played to our identity and we got the ...