BOONE, N.C. - Appalachian State University men's soccer
could not come up with the golden goal in either overtime period and settled
for a 0-0 draw with Southern Conference foe Georgia Southern Tuesday night at
the Ted Mackorell Soccer Complex.
With their second
scoreless deadlock of the season, the Mountaineers moved to 2-6-2 on the year
and 0-2-1 in the SoCon. The Eagles go to 2-9-1 overall and 0-1-1 in league
play.
For the third time
this season, the Appalachian backline did not give a shot on goal and gave up
just seven shots for the match. Sophomore goalkeeper Paul West got his third start in goal and tallied his
second shutout of the season without recording a save. The backline of senior Lee Williams, junior Walker White, junior Harrison Delbridge and sophomore Patrick Harrow played all 110 minutes
and earned the Mountaineers' sixth shutout of the campaign.
"We got back to
playing solid defense tonight," head coach Matt Nelson said. "We've had a couple of games in a row
where we had some problems, but right now we're doing a pretty good job. There
are still some things we got to clean up, though."
Appalachian found
chances up front, but could not capitalize on the few opportunities that were
presented. Sophomore forward Sekani Sinclair led the Apps on shots on goal with two. His
best chance came in the second overtime period as a through ball from freshman Ewahia Amhanesi found the sprinting
Sinclair but the sophomore's shot was just tipped over the bar by GSU
goalkeeper Neal Bates for his fifth save of the night.
Senior Boubacar Toure recorded two shots but
did find the back of the net on a first-half header and was called offsides
when sophomore Luke Adams fired a free kick into the box. Toure now has six
shots on goal in four matches this season.
Sophomore Stanley Broaden finished the night
with three shots with one troubling Bates and freshman Alex Herbst fired a shot on goal on a free kick.
"It has been a long
time since some of the breaks have gone our way," Nelson said. "I think it's
about time for that to turn around a bit."
The Mountaineers hit
the road to face Furman on Saturday in Greenville, S.C. Kickoff is set for 7
p.m.
