atlanta, georgia – The three-game winning streak to end the regular season was achieved in historic fashion.
App State defeated Georgia State 1-0 on Thursday at the GSU Soccer Complex, earning a first-round bye in the Sun Belt Tournament and finishing third in the regular season, the best in program history.
The Mountaineers (9-5-3, 6-2-2) scored the game’s only goal in 29 games.th 1 minute of play. Mumu Gisasola received a lead pass from Sarah Widerich He went down the right sideline and curled a long service into the center of the box. summer bowman He leapt into the air and headed the ball into the back of the net for his fourth goal of the season, which proved to be the winning goal.
The Mountaineers were solid defensively, holding the Panthers to just four shots on goal, earning a program-record eighth shutout of the season. kelly eagleston He set a career shutout record with 25. She finished with four saves on the night.
App State finished the regular season with a .618 winning percentage, its highest since 2003, and its conference winning percentage of .700 was the best in program history.
The Black and Gold had 14 shots, including 10 on goal, and made seven of them. Izzy Wood, four of them were within the frame. Barbosa took three more shots, all on target.
App State is the No. 4 seed in the Sun Belt Tournament, which opens Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET. All games in the Sun Belt tournament will be held at the Foley Sports Tourism Complex and broadcast on ESPN+.