Women's Basketball Starts Five-Game Road Trip At Appalachian State On Tuesday
November 24, 2014 | Women's Basketball
BOILING SPRINGS- The Gardner-Webb University women's basketball team starts a season-long five game road trip on Tuesday when it travels to Boone, N.C. to face the Appalachian State Mountaineers. Tipoff for Tuesday's game is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.
THE GAME
Gardner-Webb plays its final game before the Thanksgiving Holiday on Tuesday when it travels to Boone, N.C to face the Appalachian State Mountaineers. App St enters Tuesday's game with a record of 1-1 and are coming off an 82-72 victory over UNC Wilmington in their most recent game played.
The Runnin' Bulldogs are a solid 73-53 victory over N.C. Central on Saturday afternoon. Gardner-Webb was efficent from the field shooting 46.1% on its field goals (27-58) and hit a season-high seven three pointers in the victory. Freshman Aunesha Williams paced GWU on the afternoon scoring 18 points and hauling down a career-high 7 rebounds.
Series Notes
This is the eighth meeting between GWU and Appalachian State since Gardner-Webb transitioned to the Division I level in the 2000-01 season. The Runnin' Bulldogs lead the series with a 4-3 record, including last's year meeting which was a 69-63 victory at Paul Porter Arena. Tuesday's game will mark the sixth consecutive year the two teams will face each other.
Home-Court Advantage
The Runnin' Bulldogs posted a 13-2 record at Paul Porter Arena last year, which was tied for first in the Big South Conference for the best home court record. Since it joined the Big South Conference in 2008, Gardner-Webb has 59 home wins, which ranks second in the Big South over that time span and trails over Liberty, who has 67 victories.
Non-Conference Success
Gardner-Webb continues to have success in its non-conference games, and this season is no different. Out of the nine non-conference games this season, the Runnin' Bulldogs have winning records against eight of their nine opponents, including undefeated records against both Montreat and Tennessee Temple.
Big South Success
Head Coach Rick Reeves enters his 11th season as head coach of the Gardner-Webb women's baskeball team. The longest tenured coach in GWU women's basketball history, Reeves' teams have appeared in the conference tournament in 10 of 11 seasons.
Rebounding Dominance
News & Notes
The Runnin' Bulldogs have compiled a 4-12 record against members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. The three members of the A-Sun conference Gardner-Webb has faced are; Georgia State (0-5), Appalachian State (4-3), and Troy (0-4). App State joined the A-Sun on July 1, 2014 after spending the last 43 years as a meber of the Southern Conference.
