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Appalachian’s second half effort tops Wofford

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BOONE, N.C. – Appalachian State scored 53 points in the second half, 21 of which came at the foul line, to pull away for a 92-79 victory over Wofford in Southern Conference women’s basketball action in the Terriers’ second of a three-game road swing Monday night inside the Holmes Center in Boone, N.C.

The first half saw a competitive battle with both teams trading turns taking the lead. Appalachian State (5-15, 2-8 SoCon) jumped in front first, but junior Liz Miller, sophomore Kathlyn Varno and senior Kelsi Koenig each contributed to a 7-4 start. After the Mountaineers responded with the next five points, sophomore Mahagony Williams begun a 10-2 Wofford spurt, including 3-pointers by freshman Ashley Kroker and sophomore Kristin Bradley, providing the Terriers with a 17-9 lead with 11:34 remaining in the half.

Miller had a driving layup at 10:30 countering back-to-back buckets by Gigi Thomas. Koenig then converted a pair of free throws at 9:46 and a jumper 20 seconds later to push the Wofford (9-11, 2-7 SoCon) lead to 23-15. Appalachian then drilled three-straight 3-pointers, including a couple from Frances Hernandez to keep the score close and pull within 30-26 as the clock went under five minutes.

Hernandez then buried her third triple of the half to trim the deficit to one, 32-31, at 3:18 and kick-start an 11-5 ASU run to close the half as it took a 39-36 lead into the intermission. Brittany Mixon tallied six of the final points of the half for the Mountaineers.

The second half opened with the Terriers scoring back-to-back old-fashioned three-point plays. Miller had the first at 18:51 followed by Varno at 18:20. Varno then added three more points over the next three-and-a-half minutes to counter a pair of buckets from Whitney Tossie. Appalachian then mounted a 14-6 run, keyed by two 3-pointers from Sam Ramirez, to take a 64-51 lead at 10:25.

Miller and Koenig each knocked down two free throws before Bradley hit another triple from the wing to surpass her previous game-high of five points and bring Wofford within 12, 70-58, at 7:45. Bradley registered her third trey from the corner at 6:07 to trim the gap to single digits at nine, 72-63.

The Terriers continued to push offensively, but could only muster three more field goals down the stretch. Bradley hit her fourth trey of the contest at 3:27, while Koenig had a three-point play with 59.1 seconds to play. Miller recorded the final field goal on an uncontested layup with :42 seconds on the clock.

Appalachian kept its distance in the win, securing it with the final 10 points coming at the foul line after Wofford forced foul shots over the final minute.

Sophomore Natalie Gramblin garnered her first career start, while junior Laura Depko was in the opening five for the second-straight time and fifth time overall in her time wearing a Terrier uniform. Wofford played without the services of three starters, two of which missed their second-straight contest.

Miller and Koenig tied for team-high scoring honors with 18 points. Koenig grabbed 10 rebounds for her seventh career double-double and third straight against the Mountaineers. The 18 points match a season-high for the senior, equaling her total set Nov. 20 at Southeastern Louisiana.

Bradley’s 12 points set a career best, while Williams poured in 10 to give the Terriers four players in double figures. Williams also matched a career high with five blocked shots as Wofford held a 7-to-1 edge in the category.

The Terriers also converted 30 of a season-high 37 free throws for an 81.1 percentage.

Mixon paced five Mountaineers in double figures with 18 points and a game-best 16 rebounds. She was joined in double digits by Thomas (17), Hernandez (16), Tossie (14) and Ramirez (10).

Wofford will conclude its three-game road trip with a 3 p.m. Saturday matchup against Upstate rival Furman in Greenville, S.C. The Terriers defeated the Lady Paladins, 78-71, earlier this season inside the Benjamin Johnson Arena. Appalachian will hit the road for a two-game stretch beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday in Chattanooga, Tenn., against league leader Chattanooga.
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