The 2011-13 school year saw unprecidented success from several Appalachian sports teams. Here, The Appalachian’s staff reflects on the top moments of each sport– from record setting performances to landmark wins.
ASU held off top-ranked Georgia Southern 24-17 at home Oct. 29 Senior wide receiver Brian Quick broke ASU’s single-season touchdown record with a 69-yard bomb late in the second quarter against the Samford Bulldogs Oct. 22. |
Freshman Julia Holz netted a goal in double-overtime to defeat Wofford 1-0 on Oct. 2 |
The Mountaineers won their first home game Oct. 23 with a 3-2 victory over Liberty Univer- sity. |
With a fourth place finish Oct. 29 in the SoCon championships, the women’s team earned their fourth top-five finish of the sea- son. |
On Oct. 28, ASU battled Furman to a 0-0 tie at home, the Mountaineers’ 11th straight game without a loss. At the time, this was the third-longest unbeaten streak in NCAA soccer and ASU shut out eight of the 11 opponents. |
With a fourth place finish Oct. 29 in the SoCon championships, the women’s team earned their fourth top-five finish of the season. |
Senior Omar Carter and junior Jamaal Trice combine for 40 points in an 81-66 home victory against rival Elon Jan. 28. |
The Mountaineers dominated Chattanooga 77-52 in the So- Con Tournament semi-finals March 4. |
Seniors Kyle Blevins, Aus- tin Trotman and Mike Kessler helped the Mountaineers beat Davidson 39-10 to secure indi- vidual 6-0 conference records, and led |
Women’s track won the Indoor Conference Championships, and the men’s team finished just short of that. |
The team’s scoring average this season was the lowest stroke average in school history. |
On March 13, ASU beat Duke 6-3 to win a 12th consecutive game, the second longest streak in school history. |
With a 1-0 victory over Furman, the Mountaineers completed their first SoCon series win March 18. |
The comeback win against Elon in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament. App made it to the semifinals. |
At the end of the season, the women’s tennis team won 13 games, surpassing the mark set in 2006. |