For the third straight year, the Arkansas State women’s basketball team will be in the Sun Belt tournament semi-finals, after defeating Appalachian State 81-61 in the opening round of the tournament.

A-State was led in scoring by the Sun Belt Player of the Year Aundrea Gamble, who finished with 26 points on 10-15 shooting. Gamble also finished the game with 10 rebounds and nine assists, just one assist away from finishing with a triple-double.

Brittney Gill also finished the game with a double-double, scoring 11 point, and hauling in 10 rebounds.

A-State out-shot App State 48 percent to 37 percent for the game, and led for 38 out of the game’s 40 minutes. A-State also held the Mountaineers to six percent shooting from beyond the arc (1-16.)

The Red Wolves will now move on to Friday’s semi-final round, and will take on the winner of today’s 2 p.m. game between No. 4 Troy and No. 5 South Alabama. The game will tip-off at 11:30 a.m. and can be seen on WatchESPN.