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ASU's Lindsay Smith (14) is fouled by a University of Tennessee at Chattanooga player during the Friday loss, 75-58. Smith set a school record for career three-pointers. |
Mocs show no love to women's basketball, 75-58
Smith breaks career three-point record
by Chris Zaluski
Staff Writer
It might have been Valentine’s Day, but the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Mocs did not show Appalachian State’s women’s basketball team any love.
ASU lost their fifth straight game to the Mocs Feb. 14, 75-58.
One bright spot for the Mountaineers was senior Lindsay Smith, who set the school record for career three-pointers.
With 1:05 left in the game, Smith hit a three-pointer to give her a career total of 163, passing former Mountaineer Beth Kilby.
Smith also stands to reach the 1,000-point milestone as she currently sits at 996 total career points.
Appalachian’s loss was mainly due to the Mountaineers poor shooting, which was 32 percent from the field.
In the first 10 minutes of the game Appalachian went only 1-17 from the field, falling to an early 17-2 deficit.
“We couldn’t put the ball in the basket for some reason,” Appalachian head coach Adrienne Shuler said. “We were getting good looks but we couldn’t make them.”
The only positive of the first half for the Mountaineers was the defense, which managed to keep the Mocs from running away with the game.
In the second half, Appalachian came out shooting much better than they did earlier in the game.
Once those shots did begin to fall for ASU, it was too late as Chattanooga had already created a large gap. The Mocs led 36-20 at halftime
Appalachian traded baskets with Chattanooga during the second half but by, trading baskets, they failed to make up the large deficit.
A jump shot by Kiki Conyers with 13:25 left in the game trimmed down the Mocs lead to 14 and gave the Mountaineers momentum.
When it seemed like a comeback might be possible, Chattanooga scored seven unanswered points to secure their victory.
Appalachian struggled without the presence of post player Danielle Edwards. Edwards only played 10 minutes due to a deep thigh bruise suffered during the Feb. 12 loss against East Tennessee State University.
Without her physical presence under the basket, Appalachian was out-rebounded 38-29.
Also hurting the Mountaineers was Chattanooga’s Katasha Brown, last year’s Southern Conference Player of the Year.
Although ASU has done a good job this season holding opponents’ leading scorers below their season averages, Brown scored 21 points, eight above her season average.
Appalachian’s recent slide may be turned around due to the re-emergence of senior Jessica Jank.
Jank, who is probable for Saturday’s game at College of Charleston, has been injured since Dec. 18. She is expected to practice in game-like situations this week to prepare.
The loss dropped the Mountaineers to 10-14 on the season with a SoCon record of 7-10. It also drops them to ninth place in the conference standings.
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LSU makes list of football opponents
by Brad Norman
Associate Editor
A recent Division I-A national champion will highlight the 2005 Appalachian State University football schedule.
Louisiana State University will host the Mountaineers Nov. 5. The Tigers claimed a share of the national title in 2003 and finished 9-3 and ranked No. 16 in the country last season.
Appalachian’s recent Division I-A opponents included University of Hawaii, Wyoming University and Wake Forest University.
“It gives our football players a tremendous opportunity … they’ll be able to talk about that for the rest of their lives,” Interim Director of Athletics Linda K. Robinson said. “We learned they were looking for a game and Jay Sutton, our interim associate director of athletics, stayed in great touch with LSU.”
In terms of money that Appalachian State will bring in for the game, Robinson said she could not reveal an exact amount, but it was a larger amount than what Appalachian received from Hawaii and Wyoming, its last two Division I-A opponents.
“Our thought on a revenue game is that it needed to be a good revenue game,” she said.
“This type of game allows us to assist the football program and positively impact other sports program in some way,” Robinson said. “When you get a guarantee from a school like LSU, it helps all your sports programs. It gives credence and credibility to the sports teams and the university.”
Robinson said the money will not necessarily go toward the football program.
“This is going to be a fun game, that’s the way I look at it,” defensive end Marques Murrell said. “We’re all excited about going down there … it’s probably going to be the biggest crowd any of us have ever played in front of.”
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