Greenville, S.C.- Lee Rutter scored his first collegiate goal but it was not enough as Appalachian lost to Furman 2-1 Wednesday night at Furman.

The Paladins struck first when Dane Roberts scored on an unassisted goal in the fourth minute that went in off the left post from 14 yards out.

Appalachian struck back in the 27th minute when Rutter fired a shot past the FU keeper from the left side 28 yards out. It was the first goal of the season for Rutter and the first of his career. He joins Sean Dreybus, Antonio Harley, Chris Treible and Alvaro Yusty in scoring their first ever collegiate goals this season.

The Mountaineers had another chance just four minutes later but Arie Muniz's shot was stopped by Alec Kann.

In the 79th minute, Furman's Brooks Duff took a shot that was saved by Appalachian keeper Collin Taylor, but Jordan Howard tapped in the rebound past Taylor for the winning goal.

Muniz led the Mountaineers with two shots on goal while Harley and J.T. LaBruyere each had two shots, with one on goal.

Taylor finished the match with three saves while Kann ended with four. The Paladins outshot Appalachian 16-8.

The Mountaineers have lost 12 of their last 13 matches to Furman and dropped their third straight match. In all three games the score has been 2-1.

With the loss Appalachian falls to 7-6 overall and 2-3 in the SoCon.

The Mountaineers road trip continues as they face VMI in a non-conference match on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 3 p.m.