GAME 5 VS. ETSU • NOVEMBER 25, 2019 • BOONE, N.C. APP STATE BASKETBALL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STATE 2019-20 APPALACHIAN ddddddChase Colliton • WBB Contact • 425 Jack Branch Drive Boone NC, 2860 • C: (740) 279-5081 • [email protected] appstatewbb @appstatewbb @appstatewbb 2019-20 SCHEDULE Overall: 0-4 GAME 5 | APP STATE vs. ETSU Sun Belt: 0-0 HOME: 0-1 AWAY: 0-3 NEUTRAL: 0-0 Monday, November 25 •6:30 p.m.•Holmes Center•Boone, N.C. OCTOBER GAME INFORMATION 30 LEES-MCRAE (Exh.) W, 82-49 Live Stats: appstatesports.com Radio: appstatesports.com NOVEMBER Live Stream: ESPN+ 5 at VCU L, 66-38 Broadcast: Gray Salter 13 at ELON L, 67-66OT 17 at No. 6 South Carolina L, 92-50 22 GARDNER-WEBB L, 67-56 Location: Boone, N.C. Location: Johnson City, Tenn. 25 ETSU 6:30 P.M. Enrollment: 19,108 Enrollment: 14,957 29 MERCER 6:30 P.M. Chancellor: Dr. Sheri N. Everts President: Dr. Brian Noland Director of Athletics: Doug Gillin Director of Athletics Scott Carter DECEMBER SWA: Makini Thompson SWA: Kay Lennon McGrew Head Coach: Angel Elderkin Head Coach: Brittney Ezell 4 at Wofford 7 p.m. Sixth Season at App State: 66-96 (.409) Seventh Season at ETSU: 93-100 (.481) 14 at Michigan 3:30 p.m. Sixth Season Overall: Same 14th Season Overall 213-213 (.500) 19 vs. Bethune-Cookman 3 p.m. 20 vs. Canisius 1 p.m. PROJECTED STARTERS 29 at UNCG 2 p.m. APP STATE MOUNTAINEERS Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% JANUARY G 23 Ashley Polacek 5-8 R-Sr. Ottawa, Canada 9.8 3.3 .354 .278 .000 G 5 LaPresha Stanley 5-9 Jr. Rockledge, Fla. 16.0 4.0 .338 .250 .720 2 at South Alabama* 8 p.m. G 21 Nora Galve 5-10 Fr. Catalonia, Spain 4.3 0.0 .286 .333 1.000 4 at Troy* 3 p.m. F 30 Lainey Gosnell 5-11 Jr. Demorest, Ga. 10.0 5.8 .375 .300 .667 9 UTA* 6:30 P.M. F 42 Bayley Plummer 6-4 Sr. Thomasville, N.C. 5.0 12.0 .500 .000 .500 11 TEXAS STATE* 2 P.M. 16 at Arkansas State* 8 p.m. 18 COASTAL CAROLINA* 2 P.M. KEY RESERVES 25 at Little Rock* 3 p.m. APP STATE MOUNTAINEERS Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% 30 GEORGIA STATE* 6:30 P.M. G 20 Brooke Bigott 5-10 So. Katy, Texas 0.8 1.5 .111 .000 .250 F 14 Armani Hampton 5-11 Sr. Winston-Salem, N.C. 4.3 4.8 .545 1.000 .444 FEBRUARY G 4 Nicola Mathews 5-8 Sr. Adelaide, Australia 1.8 1.5 .214 .125 .000 1 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* 2 P.M. G 10 Michaela Porter 5-10 Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa. 0.5 1.8 .111 .000 .000 6 at UTA* 8 p.m. 8 at Texas State* 3 p.m. 13 SOUTH ALABAMA* 12 P.M. 15 TROY* 2 P.M. QUICK HITTERS 20 at Georgia State* 6:30 p.m. 22 at Georgia Southern* 2 p.m. • The Mountaineers are coming off a 67-56 setback in the home opener on Friday to 27 LOUISIANA* 6:30 P.M. Gardner-Webb. 29 ULM* 2 P.M. • Pre Stanley (24 points) and Lainey Gosnell (13 points) poured in season-highs to lead the team in scoring. MARCH 7 at Coastal Carolina* 2 p.m. • Armani Hampton pulled down a season-high 11 rebounds in her first start since the 2017-18 season. Home games in BOLD * - Sun Belt game • A slow start and finish doomed App State, as GWU jumped out to a 15-point lead $ - Sun Belt Tournament (New Orleans, La.) while shooting 10-of-13 from the field in the final period. # - Women’s Basketball Invitational (Host Sites) • App State is in the midst of a three-game homestand, which are the only three games in the Holmes Center during non-conference play. FOLLOW THE MOUNTAINEERS • The Apps return to action on Friday at 6:30 p.m. against Mercer. Twitter: @appstatesports/@appstatewbb Instagram: @appstatesports/@appstatewbb Facebook: App State Athletics/App State WBB Website: www.appstatesports.com GAME 5 VS. ETSU • NOVEMBER 25, 2019 • BOONE, N.C. 2019-20 ROSTER BREAKDOWN NUMERICAL NO NAME POS HT CL-EXP HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL (LAST SCHOOL) BY STATE 1 Maya Calder F 6-1 Jr.-2L Landover, Md./National Christian Academy Australia (1) 2 A’Lea Gilbert F 6-0 R-Fr.-HS Charlotte, N.C./South Meck Nicola Mathews 3 Tierra Wilson G 5-8 Jr.-2L Winston-Salem, N.C./R.J. Reynolds Canada (1) Ashley Polacek 4 Nicola Mathews G 5-8 Sr.-2L Adelaide, Australia/Central of College Florida 5 LaPresha Stanley G 5-9 Jr.-2L Rockledge, Fla./Rockledge Florida (1) Pre Stanley 10 Michaela Porter G 5-10 Jr.-TR Pittsburgh, Pa./Obama Academy (Cincinnati) Georgia (1) 14 Armani Hampton F 5-11 Sr.-3L Winston-Salem, N.C. /Atkins Lainey Gosnell 15 Emma Newton F 5-9 So.-1L Fletcher, N.C./Asheville Christian Academy Maryland (1) 20 Brooke Bigott G 5-10 So.-1L Katy, Texas/Seven Lakes Maya Calder 21 Nora Galve G 5-10 Fr.-INTL Catalonia, Spain (U17 Spain National Team) North Carolina (6) 23 Ashley Polacek G 5-5 R-Sr.-1L Ottawa, Canada/Spire Academy (UCF) A’lea Gilbert Armani Hampton 24 Janay Sanders G 5-9 R-So.-TR Charlotte, N.C./Mallard Creek (LaSalle) Emma Newton Bayley Plummer 30 Lainey Gosnell F 6-1 Jr-2L Demorest, Ga./Habersham Central Janay Sanders 42 Bayley Plummer C 6-4 Sr.-3L Thomasville, N.C./East Davidson Tierra Wilson 44 Haile McDonald F 6-0 So.-1L Winchester, Va./Millbrook Pennsylvania (1) Michaela Porter 50 Jackie Christ F 6-3 Fr.-HS Sterling, Va./Dominion Spain (1) Nora Galve ALPHABETICAL Texas (1) NO NAME POS HT CL-EXP HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL (LAST SCHOOL) Brooke Bigott 20 Brooke Bigott G 5-10 So.-1L Katy, Texas/Seven Lakes Virginia (2) 1 Maya Calder F 6-1 Jr.-2L Landover, Md./National Christian Academy Jackie Christ Haile McDonald 50 Jackie Christ F 6-3 Fr.-HS Sterling, Va./Dominion 21 Nora Galve G 5-10 Fr.-INTL Catalonia, Spain (U17 Spain National Team) By Class 2 A’Lea Gilbert F 6-0 R-Fr.-HS Charlotte, N.C./South Meck Seniors (4) Freshmen (3) Armani Hampton Jackie Christ 30 Lainey Gosnell F 6-1 Jr.-2L Demorest, Ga./Habersham Central Nicola Mathews Nora Galve 14 Armani Hampton F 5-11 Sr.-3L Winston-Salem, N.C. /Atkins Bayley Plummer A’Lea Gilbert Ashley Polacek 4 Nicola Mathews G 5-8 Sr.-2L Adelaide, Australia/Central of College Florida 44 Haile McDonald F 6-0 So.-1L Winchester, Va./Millbrook Sophomores (4) 15 Emma Newton F 5-9 So.-1L Fletcher, N.C./Asheville Christian Academy Brooke Bigott Emma Newton 42 Bayley Plummer C 6-4 Sr.-3L Thomasville, N.C./East Davidson Haile McDonald Janay Sanders 23 Ashley Polacek* G 5-5 R-Sr.-1L Ottawa, Canada/Spire Academy (UCF) 10 Michaela Porter G 5-10 Jr.-TR Pittsburgh, Pa./Obama Academy (Cincinnati) Juniors (5) 24 Janay Sanders G 5-9 R-So.-TR Charlotte, N.C./Mallard Creek (LaSalle) Maya Calder Lainey Gosnell 5 LaPresha Stanley G 5-9 Jr.-2L Rockledge, Fla./Rockledge Michaela Porter Pre Stanley 3 Tierra Wilson G 5-8 Jr.-2L Winston-Salem, N.C./R.J. Reynolds Tierra Wilson COACHING STAFF Pronunciations Head Coach: Angel Elderkin (Southern Maine, 1999), Sixth season LaPresha Stanley Goes by “Pre” Jackie Christ Chryst (rhymes with “list) Assistant Coach: Kate Dempsey (Wofford, 2009), sixth season Nicola Mathews Nik-uh-luh Assistant Coach: Sam Pierce Jr. (Slippery Rock, 2012), third season Ashley Polacek Paula-Check Assistant Coach: Cristina Centeno (Siena, 2012), third season Lainey Gosnell Gos-null Appalachian State APP-uh-LATCH-in Director of Operations: Trevor Smith (App State, 2015), fourth season Director of Player Development: Mike Huth (Akron, 2016), third season Video Coordinator: P.J. Bellantoni (App State, 2017), second season GAME 5 VS. ETSU • NOVEMBER 25, 2019 • BOONE, N.C. STATISTICAL COMPARISONS Mountaineers WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STATE 2019-20 APPALACHIAN Years of Basketball 50th season Tale of the Tape 5 First Intercollegiate Season 1970-71 STAT APP ETSU All-Time Head Coaches 8 Overall Record 0-4 1-5 THINGS TO WATCH All-Time Record 649-680 (.486) Conf. Record 0-0 0-0 - Opponents are averaging 15.8 offensive Winning Seasons 23 Field Goals Made 80 121 .500 Seasons 1 rebounds against ETSU this season. See Field Goals Att. 236 328 Losing Seasons 25 Field Goal % .339 .369 if the Black and Gold can come up with 20+ Win Seasons 10 3-Point FG Made 16 22 second-chance opportunities. 3-Point FG Att. 66 84 Conference History 3-Point FG % .242 .262 - Pre Stanley has scored at least 20 points FTs Made 34 95 Regular-Season Titles 6 FTs Att. 58 143 two out of the past three games. Watch if Tournament Titles 6 Free Throw % .586 .664 the junior can keep her scoring up. Winning Seasons in League Play 14 Total Rebounds 156 208 .500 Seasons 7 Reb. Avg. 39.0 34.7 - Appalachian is averaging 20 turnovers Losing Seasons 14 Reb. Margin +4.5 -7.7 per game. See if the Mountaineers can Assists Per Gm 7.3 8.3 protect the ball against a Bucs team that NCAA Tournament Turnovers Per Gm 20.0 17.7 is forcing just 15.0 turnovers per contest.