As the Arkansas State women’s basketball team stepped off the plane with the Sun Belt trophy in their hands, the fans erupted.

The Arkansas State women’s basketball team’s breakout season will continue. After trailing by 17 points in the first half, the Red Wolves mounted a furious comeback to force overtime and knock off top-seeded James Madison 86-79 to win the championship game of the Sun Belt Tournament on Monday afternoon at the Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola,

In the extra period, the Red Wolves scored first and never looked back, leading for all of overtime. When the final buzzer sounded, it was an 86-79 Arkansas State victory, giving the program its first-ever Sun Belt Championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.