JONESBORO, Ark. (3/5/16) – For the second time in three seasons the Arkansas State women's basketball team has earned the No. 1 seed in next week's Sun Belt Conference Championship tournament and will take on the No. 8 seed Appalachian State Wednesday, March 9 at 11:30 at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, La.

The Red Wolves wrapped up the No. 1 seed with a victory over Texas State on Feb. 25 at home to claim their second outright regular season outright Sun Belt Conference championship in the last three seasons. A-State finished the regular with a 25-4 overall record and tied the school record for most victories in a season.

In SBC play, Arkansas State went 19-1 and became the first team in league history to win 19 conference games in a year. They became the 14th team in Sun Belt history to finish the season with one or fewer losses and finished the year with an unblemished conference record at home for the second consecutive season.

In addition to going undefeated at home in league play, A-State holds the nation's fourth longest overall home winning streak at 24 games. A-State was ranked as high 37 in the NCAA RPI rankings this season and received votes in both the Associated Press and Coaches' Polls.

As a team the Red Wolves led the league in six statistical categories in the Sun Belt this season and ranked in the top-50 nationally in five categories.

Should Arkansas State advance to the semifinals they would take on the winner of the No. 4-5 matchup between Troy and South Alabama on Friday, March 11 at 11:30 a.m. The SBC Championship game is scheduled for Saturday, March 12 at 7 p.m.

The Sun Belt Conference Tournament will take place March 9-12 in New Orleans, La., and all games will air on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN App.

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