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App State volleyball digging deep

Noah Gerringer November 20, 2015

As the Mountaineer Volleyball team heads into the weekend, their final games lie ahead of them. The Sun Belt conference tournament is finally here, beginning with a match against Troy on Friday. The Trojans,...

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Little things lead to Mountaineers loss

Jason Huber November 19, 2015

Coming off a win in their season opener, App State (1-1) struggled against former SoCon rival Furman (2-0) on Tuesday night as they fell 79-70 in a close, but mistake-laden game. Furman started hot...

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Changing of the guard

Chris Warner November 19, 2015

Experience is huge in collegiate sports, and for Appalachian State women’s basketball, it's going to be up to returning junior guard Joi Jones to show just how much experience she has. Jones returns...

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Bombarding the Bucs

Chris Warner November 19, 2015

Rebounding App State enters the game reeling from a lopsided 59-93 loss against Alabama that was foul-laden, as both teams combined to commit 62 fouls and shoot 70 total free throws. The Apps will need...

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New kids on the block

Lee Sanderlin November 18, 2015

Men's basketball head coach Jim Fox trusts his freshmen players enough to start one and let him take 14 shots, and to let one play down the stretch, giving him the opportunity to score 10 second half points...

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Replacing the man in the middle

Ben Cogsdale November 18, 2015

The Appalachian State men's basketball team will begin the 2015-16 season looking to fill the void left by forward Tommy Spagnolo. Spagnolo led the Mountaineers in rebounding during the 2014-15 season,...

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Matics and Critcher booting best seasons yet

Colin Tate November 17, 2015

Throughout this season, Appalachian State’s special teams unit has made an obvious improvement from last year’s squad. Junior punter Bentlee Critcher and senior kicker Zach Matics both have had a hand...

Pulverizing the Paladins

Pulverizing the Paladins

Lee Sanderlin November 17, 2015

Get Eaves Going Preseason all-Sun Belt second team member, and last season’s leading scorer, Frank Eaves, only managed to score five points in the season opener against Jacksonville. Eaves did not...

Senior libero Meghan Mahoney, who has 437 digs on the year and is sixth in the Sun Belt. | Courtesy App State Athletics.

The bond between a libero and setter

Noah Gerringer November 16, 2015

As the regular season comes to a close this coming week, so does the game of volleyball for four seniors, as setter Paige Brown, outside hitters Emily Corrigan and Jess Keller, and libero Meghan Mahoney...

Point guard Chris Burgess takes the ball up-court during Saturdays game against Jacksonville University. The Mountaineers defeated the Dolphin 76-68.  Photo courtesy of Dave Mayo/App State Athletics

Men’s basketball win first game with team play

Jason Huber November 15, 2015

App State men’s basketball (1-0) began their regular season on a high note as they defeated Jacksonville (0-1) in a tight hard fought battle 76-68 on Saturday afternoon. Neither the Mountaineers nor...

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Strong season stopped short for Mens soccer

Jason Huber November 14, 2015

A hard fought season came to a disappointing end Friday night for the App State men’s soccer team as they fell in the semifinals of the Sun Belt tournament. Fourth ranked Appalachian State (8-10) lost...

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Apps advance in Sun Belt tournament

Brent Gilmore November 13, 2015

App State (8-9) dominated NJIT (5-10-4) with the help of over 1,000 fans Thursday night, as the Apps advance to the semifinals of the Sun Belt tournament. "I thought we started slowly, but we took over...

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