BOONE, N.C. - Appalachian State University men's soccer (3-2-5) showcased a stingy defensive performance against High Point (3-3-2) in a 0-0 draw on Saturday evening at Ted Mackorell Soccer Complex.
The shutout for App is the second in the last four matches while the Black and Gold have blanked their counterparts in back-to-back home games in 200-plus minutes of allowing zero goals.
Jake Chasteen and the Mountaineer defense posted another clean sheet, and in five home contests, Appalachian has allowed just three scores.
Appalachian's defensive performance is even more impressive coming against a sound High Point team that scored a season-high three goals in its previous outing against UNC Asheville.
"We're very proud of the team tonight to shutout a good team like HPU," head coach
Jason O'Keefe said following the match. "We will build on it and continue to get better. We are excited to open up Sun Belt play at Howard on Saturday."
The Mountaineers did have some clean looks at the frame but would nearly miss on the opportunities including two by
Marc Pfrogner that went just high of the net, which would have given App the lead. In the final overtime period,
Ian Bennett got off a clean look at the back of the net but just barely missed to the left of the goal.
Appalachian's backline forced some tough shots from High Point while getting just two shots on goal.
Jake Chasteen came away with one stop while the defense came away with a team save as well.
Conference play opens up for App starting next Saturday, as the Mountaineers will face Howard on the road at 7 p.m.
