new orleans – app state junior emily carver He earned preseason third-team All-Sun Belt honors, the league announced Monday.
Last season, Carver led the Sun Belt in 3-point shots per game in season and league-only play, hitting a league-high .444 from beyond the arc in SBC action. The Asheville, North Carolina, native started all 31 games and was the Black & Gold’s leading scorer in 10 games and leading rebounder in nine games. Carver made 76 of Upstate’s single-season record 233 3-pointers and ranks among the top 55 in the NCAA in 3-pointers made per game. Carver scored 380 points on the year, scoring in double figures in 19 games, and scored 20 or more points in four consecutive games from January 12 to January 21. He also had a total of two double-doubles during the season. Carver shot .698 from the line, .372 from the field and .345 from the arc.
Carver joins nine Mountaineers who have earned a spot on the Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference team since App State joined the conference in 2014.
carver and head coach angel elderkin will be attending Sunbelt Media Day in New Orleans on Wednesday. Fans can tune in on ESPN+ at 8 a.m. ET (9 a.m. ET).
The Mountaineers are scheduled to open their 2023-24 campaign by hosting UNC Greensboro on Nov. 6 at 6:30 p.m. Season tickets and single-game tickets are available for purchase.
In preparation for the 2023-24 home opener, fans are invited to attend the Mountaineers Brews and Buckets tip-off event at AMB on Oct. 29 from 1-4 p.m. recommend to. The Boone community has the opportunity to meet the team and coaching staff, enjoy live music and yard games. There will also be a silent auction and poster signing session. Tickets are $35 and include two drink tickets and a $5 discount ticket certificate for all 2023-24 home women’s basketball games (excluding men’s basketball doubleheaders).
2023-24 Women’s Basketball Preseason Awards
Preseason Player of the Year Award
Domonique Davis, Miss Southern
Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
Domonique Davis, Miss Southern
Southern Georgia Teren Ward
Izzy Higginbottom, Arkansas
Makaiah Holmon, Troy
Roshara Scott, Marshall
Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team
Peyton McDaniel, James Madison
Jamia Hollings, Troy
Lanay Wheaton, Louisiana
Ksenia Kozlova, James Madison
Taysheka Porchia, Troy
Preseason All-Sun Belt Third Team
Dejah Richardson, Carolina Coast
emily carverapp state
Daisha Bradford, ULM
Mikila Tribert, Georgia
Kelsey Thompson, South Alabama
2023-24 Women’s Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll
1. James Madison (9) – 186
2. Troy (3) – 177
3. Southern Miss (1) – 159
4. Old Dominion – 149
5. Georgia Southern (1) – 131
6. Louisiana – 117
7. Texas – 116
8. Arkansas – 87
9. Marshall – 85
10. Carolina Coast – 72
11.ULM-71
12. App status – 54
13. Georgia – 46
14. South Alabama – 20
Previous App State SBC Preseason All-Conference Team Honorees
First army
Marija Sydner (2014-15)
Muddy Story (2017-18)
second team
Muddy Story (2016-17, 2018-19)
Bailey Plummer (2018-19, 2019-20)
Pre-Stanley (2020-21)
Jenee Sanders (2022-23)
third team
Joy Jones (2015-16)
LaPresia Stanley (2018-19)
Pre-Stanley (2019-20)
Michaela Porter (2021-22)
Faith Alston (2022-23)