BOONE, N.C. - The Mountaineer women's soccer team made the most of a beautiful autumn afternoon by defeating the Georgia Southern Eagles 2-1 at the ASU Soccer Stadium. Appalachian equals their win total from last season, improving to 9-3-3 and 3-3-1 in the SoCon. Georgia Southern falls to 2-11-2 and 1-4-2 in the league. "We played well in possession today," said head coach Ben Popoola. "We moved the ball very well and gave ourselves plenty of outstanding chances. Unfortunately the ball wouldn't fall in the net as much as we would have liked. We got two goals, in the end that was enough." Appalachian owned the pace of play, dominating the shooting game 18-6 with seven chances on frame. With the win, Appalachian extends their winning streak to three consecutive matches. Junior Casey Cleary opened the scoring in the 12th minute with a header goal. Sophomore Paige Morrow opened the play by delivering a free kick into the box to junior Brooke Humphrey who flicked the ball back into the mix and he head of Cleary. The goal is the eighth of the season for Cleary and the 24th of her career. Cleary is now tied for second place all-time on the ASU career goals chart, one shy of Jennifer Rudy's 25 goals. Appalachian looked to run away with the match, but an Eagle goal in the 31st minute took the wind out of Appalachian's sails. Eagle Jenny Anderson crossed the ball across the face of goal, finding the clutches of Appalachian's sophomore keeper Emma White. White landed awkwardly and fell backwards into the goal, giving Georgia Southern the equalizer. The Mountaineers persistence payed off with time winding down as sophomore Jennifer MacNeill netted her first goal of the season. Cleary sprung MacNeill loose with a well-placed through ball giving MacNeill room to take the shot from 20 yards out. The right footed shot beat the Eagle keeper and gave Appalachian the lead in 77th minute. Appalachian held on for the last 13 minutes, giving starting goalkeeper White the win, improving her record to 6-2-2. White only made one save and allowed a goal on the afternoon. The Mountaineers hit the home stretch in the SoCon with a trip to UNC Greensboro this Thursday, October 25 at 7:00 p.m. Appalachian has only three matches remaining before the SoCon tournament which begins on November 4.