boone, north carolina. – App State Soccer defeated Southern Miss 1-0 in its final home game, snapping an undefeated home season in The Valley and extending its undefeated home streak to a program-record 10 consecutive games.
“This is a big deal for our program and a huge deal for these girls who are out on this field giving their all for the app every day. And the pride and effort they put into this field. I think a lot of that goes into the undefeated game.”head coach amy haywood.
“The attendance of our students tonight was outstanding. We are very grateful for that and hope to be able to do more like that next season and in the spring. I’m really proud of how far we’ve come. I’m excited about the future of soccer in The Valley, and it just keeps getting better and better.”
App State (7-5-3, 4-2-2) wasted no time in taking the lead in front of a lively crowd Thursday night in Boone. A little over two minutes after the contest started, Izzy Wood He dribbled the ball toward the end line and fired a pass up the middle, but it hit the Southern Miss goalie and deflected to the right. olivia simon He headed the ball in for his fourth goal of the season.
The Mountaineers’ defense was strong throughout the game, saving their only goal. kelly eagleston He made 4 saves and made 24 saves.th He achieved a career shutout record and tied Breland Meany (’01-’04) for the most shutouts by a Mountaineer.
The defense played well in front of Eagleston, limiting the quality of chances for the Golden Eagles (6-8-1, 3-4-1) as they sought their seventh shutout of the season, tying the program record achieved. 4 times ago.
App State and Southern Miss finished the game with 13 shots apiece, but the Mountaineers held a 7-4 advantage in shots on target.Wood, Simon, and summer bowman Each recorded three shots for the black and gold.
App State begins regular season play with a pair of road trips starting with a game at Arkansas State on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET and ending with a showdown with Georgia State on Thursday night at 6 p.m. will be finished. Both games will be broadcast on ESPN+.