Wednesday, November 12
Boone, NC
6:30 PM
Davidson College
3-1,0-0Atlantic 10
74
at
55
Appalachian State
2-1,0-0Sun Belt
1
2
3
4
F
Davidson
19
16
19
20
74
App State
14
14
16
11
55
Photo by: Joe Lehrman/Davidson Athletics
Bessell’s Career Night Leads ‘Cats Past App State, 74-55
11/12/2025 8:40:00 PM | Women's Basketball
BOONE, N.C. – Emilie Bessell scored a career-high 19 points and Charlise Dunn added 16 points and 9 rebounds to lead Davidson past Appalachian State, 74-55, in non-conference women's basketball action Wednesday evening inside the Holmes Convocation Center.
A native of Sydney, Australia, Bessell finished 6-of-7 from the floor and free-throw line en route to just her second career double-digit performance. Entering tonight's contest, the sophomore had only scored two points in each of the first three games this season.
Edina Strausz also scored in double figures with 12 points for the Wildcats, who torched the nets for 56 percent, including a 9-of-19 effort from deep.
In addition to starting 6-of-8 from the floor, the 'Cats grabbed control early with an 11-0 run to open up a 13-2 advantage. Appalachian State (2-1) would cut the deficit to 19-14 at the end of one.
Davidson (3-1), which led 35-28 at the break, held the Mountaineers without a field goal the final 9:48 of the opening half. App State managed to keep the game within reach by going 12-of-14 from the stripe in the quarter.
The 'Cats would hold their in-state foe to just 35.1 percent on the night.
After the Mountaineers made it a two-point game early in the third, the Wildcats responded with consecutive treys from Dunn and Katie Donovan sparking an 11-2 run to push the margin back to double digits.
Davidson's lead would grow to as many as 19 late in the fourth quarter.
UP NEXT
Davidson returns home for a 1 p.m. tip with Iona Sunday afternoon.
A native of Sydney, Australia, Bessell finished 6-of-7 from the floor and free-throw line en route to just her second career double-digit performance. Entering tonight's contest, the sophomore had only scored two points in each of the first three games this season.
Edina Strausz also scored in double figures with 12 points for the Wildcats, who torched the nets for 56 percent, including a 9-of-19 effort from deep.
In addition to starting 6-of-8 from the floor, the 'Cats grabbed control early with an 11-0 run to open up a 13-2 advantage. Appalachian State (2-1) would cut the deficit to 19-14 at the end of one.
Davidson (3-1), which led 35-28 at the break, held the Mountaineers without a field goal the final 9:48 of the opening half. App State managed to keep the game within reach by going 12-of-14 from the stripe in the quarter.
The 'Cats would hold their in-state foe to just 35.1 percent on the night.
After the Mountaineers made it a two-point game early in the third, the Wildcats responded with consecutive treys from Dunn and Katie Donovan sparking an 11-2 run to push the margin back to double digits.
Davidson's lead would grow to as many as 19 late in the fourth quarter.
UP NEXT
Davidson returns home for a 1 p.m. tip with Iona Sunday afternoon.
Team Stats
DC
APP
FG%
.560
.351
3FG%
.474
.091
FT%
.643
.778
RB
29
28
TO
16
10
STL
5
6
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
6
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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