Appalachian State Women’s Basketball: Appalachian vs. UNCG 2/11/2012

Appalachian welcomes UNC-Greensboro to the Holmes Center Saturday afternoon for a SoCon matchup. The Spartans have been struggling this season having lost seven straight games and the road does not appear to get easier facing league leading Appalachian. The Spartans are only 1-11 on the road, their lone road win coming at NC Central in November 2011. Tipoff follows the Appalachian/Wofford game which tips off at 2pm Saturday.

Saturday’s game is a part of the annual Play4Kay game to benefit the Kay Yow Cancer Research Fund.

Appalachian State Basketball: Appalachian vs. Wofford 2/11/2012 Pre-Game

Previously on a six game win streak, Wofford has now lost three games in a row, while Appalachian broke their own three game losing streak with a road win at Furman. In addition to the Appalachian win, league leading Elon lost on the road to SoCon North celler dweller Chattanooga. UNC-Greensboro also came back on the road to defeat Samford. That puts UNCG and Elon in a tie for the SoCon North lead at 8-5 while Samford is 2 games back in third and Appalachian is 2.5 games back in fourth place. This brings up a critical game on the schedule tomorrow afternoon when Wofford comes to to Boone.

Appalachian was led by GJ Vilarino’s career high 13 points and 9 rebounds while Mike Neal also contributed a career high with 18 points and 5 rebounds. Neal was 12/14 from the free throw line while Omar Carter chipped in 8 points and 7 rebounds. Ike Butts, Nathan Healy and Andre Williamson all fouled out for the Mountaineers.

During the three game losing streak for Wofford, they lost control of second place in the SoCon South, while Georgia Southern has vaulted to 10-4 in conference play with a two game lead over the Terriers. Elon visits Samford tomorrow while UNCG hosts Chattanooga.

 

SOCON North Standings

Elon           8-5

UNCG       8-5

Samford    6-7

App St        6-8

UTC            4-9

WCU           4-9

02/13/2012

Appalachian State Basketball: Appalachian vs. Wofford 2/11/2012

02/10/2012

Appalachian gained somewhat of a surprise victory on Thursday Night down in Greenville, SC. Appalachian defeated the Furman Paladins and gained a season sweep. Appalachian’s next opponent, Wofford had won 6 straight games until now losing three in a row. During the 6 game win streak, Wofford averaged 75 points per game, while in their last three losses, the Terriers have barely averaged 56 points per contest. Appalachian switched up their starting lineup with Jamaal Trice sitting the entire game due to a suspension. I have a feeling this spread will surprise me tomorrow morning, but I am going to guess that the Mountaineers will probably be  favored by 1.5 points, but I can also see this game being a PK as well.

02/13/2012

After felling behind by as much as 16 against Wofford in the second half, Appalachian rallied but fell up just short to the Terriers by the score of 66-64. Who could have made a better spread? Regardless, I was incorrect for the seventh straight time and fell to 8-12 on the season. I am quickly running out of time to break even this season with only four more games remaning in the regular season.