SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Behind a season-high 415 passing yards by Armanti Edwards, No. 9/10 Appalachian State University rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit to defeat Wofford, 44-34, on Saturday afternoon at soggy Gibbs Stadium.

Appalachian (4-2, 3-0 SoCon) trailed 34-20 after Wofford (1-5, 0-3 SoCon) scored on the opening drive of the second half. However, ASU scored the game's final 24 points to claim its 15th-consecutive Southern Conference victory and pull itself into a tie with Elon (5-1, 3-0 SoCon) atop the league standings.

Big plays spurred Wofford to the early advantage. Two-hundred and four of the Terriers' 303 yards in the first half came on three plays – 74- and 64-yard touchdown runs and a 66-yard touchdown pass – but that was enough to give them a 27-13 lead when quarterback Mitch Allen scored from four yards out with 48 seconds to go before halftime.

The Mountaineers appeared to regain momentum when they marched 57 yards in final 48 seconds of the first half and cut the deficit to 27-20 on a four-yard touchdown dive by Edwards on the final play of the half.

The momentum from Edwards' touchdown didn't make it out of the locker room though, as Wofford stretched its advantage back to 14 points just six plays into the second half. Austin Palmer's two-yard touchdown run capped the six-play, 60-yard drive and put ASU in a 34-20 hole.

The Mountaineers went three-and-out on their ensuing possession and the Terriers threatened to perhaps put the game out of reach when they drove past midfield on their next series. However, Mark LeGree turned in the first of what would be many big defensive plays down the stretch when he squelched the Wofford drive by intercepting a Mitch Allen pass on the ASU 12 yard line and returning it 13 yards to the 25.

LeGree's first interception of the season proved to be the spark Appalachian needed. A visibly more emotional ASU offense needed just four plays to cut the Wofford lead in half, as Devon Moore scored on a 48-yard run to make it 34-27.

The Mountaineer defense forced a three-and-out on Wofford's ensuing possession and the offense appeared to be en route to tying the game when it drove to the five yard line on the next series. A false start and a 22-yard loss on a sack pushed ASU all the way back to the 32 yard line and took a game-tying touchdown out of play, but Jason Vitaris drilled a career-long 49-yard field goal to slice the deficit to 34-30.

Once again, Wofford drove into ASU territory on its next possession, but once again, the Black and Gold defense turned in a big play, this time when Jabari Fletcher forced a fumble that was recovered by D.J. Smith on the ASU 31.

Seven plays later, Appalachian took its first lead of the contest when Moore scored his second touchdown of the day from a yard out to make it 37-34 ASU with 10 minutes left to play.

The Mountaineer defense got perhaps its biggest stop of the afternoon on the next series when it forced Wofford to punt from its own 38. After the punt, ASU all but put the game out of reach when Edwards found Brian Quick for a 57-yard touchdown pass down the left sideline that stretched the Mountaineer lead to 10 points at 44-34.

The final nail was hammered into the Terriers' coffin when they fumbled at the ASU 18 yard line and Fletcher recovered with 4:01 to go.

In all, Appalachian out-gained Wofford, 307-174, and forced four turnovers while committing none after falling into the two-touchdown hole early in the second half.

Edwards recorded the seventh 400-yard passing effort in ASU history by completing 27-of-34 attempts with two touchdowns. Quick and CoCo Hillary both had career days on the receiving end of Edwards' passes. Quick notched career highs with eight catches for 181 yards (and two scores) while Hillary's 98 yards (on six receptions) were also a career high.

Moore also turned in a career-best performance with a career-high 180 rushing yards on 25 carries (7.2 avg.) and two scores.

Defensively, LeGree led the way a team-high-tying nine tackles. He also picked off his another pass on the Terriers' final series, giving him his first interceptions of the season after leading the nation with 10 a season ago.

Lanston Tanyi matched LeGree's team-high nine stops, Smith added eight and Fletcher finished with seven to go along with his forced fumble and fumble recovery.

The team's combined for 1,148 yards of offense, including 611 for the Mountaineers.

The Apps puts their 15-game SoCon winning streak on the line again next Saturday when they host the last team to defeat them in league play, Georgia Southern. The Black Saturday duel is set for 3 p.m. at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, N.C.

NOTES: Appalachian is 3-0 in SoCon play for the third time in four seasons and the 12th time in 38 SoCon campaigns … the Mountaineers have won the SoCon title after six of their previous 11 3-0 conference starts … ASU has trailed at halftime in 4-of-6 games this season and after one quarter in 5-of-6 … the Mountaineers' two 14-point deficits were their largest since falling into holes of 24-0 and 29-7 in the season opener at East Carolina … Derek Boyce's 74-yard touchdown run on Wofford's first play was the longest play allowed by ASU this season … ASU moved to 5-2 all-time at Gibbs Stadium … in two career games against Wofford, Quick has 12 receptions for 353 yards and five touchdowns … LeGree has five interceptions in two career starts against the Terriers … Sam Martin's 74-yard punt in the fourth quarter was the longest by a Mountaineer since Nate McKinney also booted a 74-yarder at Wofford in 2003 … it was tied for the fourth-longest punt in ASU history … Vitaris' 49-yard field goal is tied for the 11th-longest in school history.