BOONE, N.C. - Appalachian State University men's soccer (4-6-4) bounced back on Tuesday evening to a 1-1 draw against a formidable Campbell (8-5-2) squad at Ted Mackorell Soccer Complex.
App State showed great resiliency after falling to Hartwick on Saturday, 3-0, and even more grit facing a 1-0 deficit to the Camels.
Freshman
Reed Hunnicutt connected with fellow freshman
Justin Pruitt in the 67th minute to tie up the contest at 1-apiece. It was Pruitt's first collegiate goal and a team-leading third assist of the season. Pruitt becomes the sixth freshman of the season to score for the Black and Gold. Pruitt had another clean look before it was blocked four minutes later while
Raheem Somersall fired off an attempt inside the box but deflected off a defender.
"We're very proud of the guys' effort and togetherness," head coach
Jason O'Keefe said. "To rebound from our worst performance of the year on Saturday versus a very good Campbell team after going down a goal was the heart we have been looking for. We got more shots off tonight and did a bunch of good things. We need to recover and get focused for Georgia State, a top team in the Sun Belt."
The Mountaineers wouldn't get off another shot the rest of the way, but the defense clamped down after JJ Donnelly scored to put the Camels up 1-0. Appalachian got back to its usual way on the defensive side following a season-high three goals at home against the Hawks. App held a Camels squad that scored a season-best four times against Longwood in its most recent outing to a shutout in the first half and just one score.
Returning from injury for the first time was sophomore goalkeeper
Jake Agnew, who stopped five Campbell shot attempts, including two big saves in the first overtime period.
Appalachian held a 13-10 shot advantage with the SOG tied at 6-all.
Juan Hernandez and Pruitt each had two shots on the frame with
Austin Hill and
Rob Cornelius netting a shot on goal. The Black and Gold also posted a 7-6 edge in corner kicks.
The schedule doesn't get any easier as App State begins a three-match road trip on Saturday at 7 p.m. against Georgia State.
