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Junior midfielder Samantha Connors dribbling past Georgetown opponent on Sept. 1. In the 2023 season, Connors was named to the Academic All-MAC team as a sophomore.

Mountaineer field hockey shuts out Hoyas to end opening weekend

Trey Blake, Reporter • September 4, 2024

App State field hockey finished out their opening weekend of the season with a 3-0 defeat of the Georgetown Hoyas. The Mountaineers put on a dominant showing where they had a whopping 42 shots with 24...

Forward Kyli Switalski races to the ball against an opposing player from Auburn on Sept. 1. Before coming to App State, Switalski won the Golden Boot Award in the Triad Cup.

Mountaineers face highest-ranked opponent in program history

Max Schwanz, Sports Editor • September 4, 2024

The Mountaineers traveled to take on the No. 13 Auburn Tigers on Sunday. The Tigers are the highest-ranked opponent that App State has faced in program history.   Auburn scored early to take a quick...

Middle blocker Maya Winterhoff goes to serve the ball at the App State vs. JMU game on Sept. 22, 2023. Winterhoff started in all 29 matches of the 2023 volleyball season.

Mountaineers volleyball gets season underway at Bobcat Invitational

Dylan Shepherd, Reporter • September 4, 2024

App State Volleyball started their 2024 campaign Friday and Saturday at the Bobcat Invitational in Athens, Ohio, showing great potential during their first three games of the season. Friday featured...

Junior wide receiver Makai Jackson celebrates with fans and teammate Ahmani Marshall after scoring a touchdown on Aug. 31. Prior to App State, Jackson played at Saint Francis in Pennsylvania.

The good, bad and ugly: App State beats ETSU

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor • September 3, 2024

App State opened their season in dominating fashion against the East Tennessee State Buccaneers, taking an encouraging 38-10 win over their former SoCon foe. They knocked off the gameday rust over the...

Junior defender Aleesia Ambrosio quickly moves to prevent Longwood from scoring at the App State vs. Longwood game on Aug. 29. App State was able to defeat Longwood with a 2-0 finish.

App State cruises past Longwood to remain unbeaten

Max Schwanz, Sports Editor • September 3, 2024

The App State women’s soccer team faced off against the Longwood Lancers at home on Thursday. The game was postponed due to a weather delay. However, it would prove to be worth the wait for Mountaineers...

Anderson Castle rushing the field against Elon on Sept. 18, 2021. Castle is a redshirt running back from Boone.

10 Mountaineers named to football preseason award watch lists

Fran Murphy, Reporter • September 1, 2024

The NCAA and Sun Belt Conference have named these 10 football players to prestigious preseason watch lists based on their standout performances in the 2023 season.  Senior quarterback Joey Aguilar...

Inside linebackers Jack Scroggs and Cole Becker lead the Mountaineers on to the field to take on East Tennessee State on Aug. 31. Fans cheer as the team makes their first appearance for the 2024 season.

Mountaineers defeat Buccaneers 38-10 in season opener

Clay Durban and Adam Persico • September 1, 2024

App State faced off with the East Tennessee State Buccaneers at Kidd Brewer Stadium to open their 2024 season, winning 38-10 in a solid first outing of the year. The Mountaineers’ offense came out...

Junior running back Darrynton Evans prepares to take a handoff from junior quarterback Zac Thomas in App State's 42-7 win over East Tennessee State on Aug. 31, 2019.

Mountaineers welcome former Southern Conference foe in home opener

Davis Lemons, Reporter • August 28, 2024

Coming off a 9-5 season that ended in a 13-9 Cure Bowl victory over Miami (OH), head coach Shawn Clark and his Mountaineers squad set their sights on the 2024 season and on East Tennessee State.  These...

Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Sarah Wommack warming up before the game on Aug. 25. Before Wommack came to App State, she was the 2022 ULS Academy Cup Golden winner.

Mountaineers women’s soccer snags draw against Charlotte

Adam Persico, Former Associate Sports Editor • August 28, 2024

App State women’s soccer faced the Charlotte 49ers on Sunday for their seventh matchup of all-time. It was the first meeting since 2019 and the first in Boone for the Mountaineers since 1998. Before...

Forward graduate student Izzi Wood shields the ball from Wofford’s defender at the Appalachian Soccer Stadium on Aug. 22. Wood has played for the App State women’s soccer team for four years.

Mountaineers soccer dominate Terriers in blowout win

Adam Persico, Former Associate Sports Editor • August 25, 2024

App State Women’s Soccer dominated the Wofford Terriers in their first home game of the season. They treated the raucous home fans to a five-goal performance and a clean sheet from redshirt freshman...

Chan Metts and his wife Whitney Metts pose for a photo at Kidd Brewer Stadium on Aug. 22. Chan Metts is the Big South Women’s Golf Coach of the Year and was announced as head coach for women’s golf.

‘What an honor to be here’: App State announces new women’s golf head coach

Jenna Guzman, Former Editor-in-Chief • August 24, 2024
Chan Metts was announced as the new head coach for women’s golf at App State on Thursday.
Senior wide receiver Kaedin Robinson looking over Kidd Brewer Stadium on July 18. In the 2023 season, Robinson played 14 games and scored 10 touchdowns, one being in overtime against James Madison University.

Kaedin Robinson looks to leave his mark on App State

Adam Persico, Former Associate Sports Editor • August 22, 2024

Coming off a record-setting season with 10 touchdowns, Kaedin Robinson was named as a receiver on the preseason All-Sun Belt First Team. He welcomes the honor as he holds himself to high expectations....

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