CONWAY, S.C. – Naheria Hamilton recorded just the second triple-double in Coastal Carolina women's basketball history and four Chanticleers scored in double digits as No. 8 Coastal Carolina defeated No. 9 Arkansas State, 63-49, in the first round of the 2019 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Championship, presented by First Bank and Trust.

Coastal (17-13) now advances to play in Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, La., where it will meet No. 5 Appalachian State on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. CT.

Hamilton closed out the win with 10 points, a game high of 12 rebounds and a career best of 10 blocks. Her previous career high was nine blocks earlier this season on Dec. 29 in an overtime win at UNC Greensboro.

Coastal and Arkansas State entered the second half deadlocked, but Coastal used a 19-2 run over the final eight minutes of the third quarter to take a 14-point advantage into the fourth. The Chants remained in front for the rest of the game, and only once did their lead dip back into single digits.

DJ Williams had six points during that third-quarter run and finished as the game's leading scorer with 16 points. Junior guard Caitlin Roche and freshman forward Aja Blount each had 15 points. Hamilton rounded out Coastal's double-digit scorers.

A-State's Jireh Washington scored 13 points and was the only member of her team to reach double figures. A-State closed the night shooting 34 percent from the floor, and managed just 57 percent (8-14) at the free throw line.

Coastal and App State split their regular season series with the home team holding serve in each game. The Mountaineers won 67-53 in Boone, N.C., on Jan. 19 before the Chants took a 74-66 decision on Feb. 16 in Conway.
 
Wednesday's meeting will be the second between these two teams in the Sun Belt tournament. In Coastal's first Sun Belt tournament appearance in 2017, No. 9 App State defeated the No. 8 Chants in the first round.