BOONE, N.C. – Appalachian State University field hockey (4-10, 0-3 MAC) wraps up its home slate with Mid-American Conference foe Central Michigan Friday at 6 p.m. Before the game, the team will honor its pair of seniors –
Keighly Adams and
Sarah Heiss – for Senior Night at Adcock Field.
About the Mountaineers
Appalachian scored five goals this past weekend, but it was not enough to power the Mountaineers past Saint Francis and No. 16 Wake Forest. On Friday, the Black and Gold hosted Saint Francis, falling to the visiting Red Flash 3-2 in overtime. Appalachian jumped out to an early 1-0 lead off of a solo goal from freshman
Friederike Stegen. After Saint Francis responded with a pair of scores, sophomore
Veerle Van Heertum knotted the game at 2-2 in the second half, sending the contest into overtime. Van Heertum finished Friday's game with eight shots, four shots on target and a crafty goal from the top left of the circle. Two days later, the Mountaineers traveled to No. 16 Wake Forest, where Appalachian fell 8-3 to the Demon Deacons. The Black and Gold recorded three second-half goals. Junior
Melissa Nobile, Van Heertum and Stegen notched the three Appalachian goals. Van Heertum's parents traveled across the Atlantic to see the Valkenswaard, Netherlands native play this past weekend, and the sophomore impressed with ten total shots, five shots on goal, two goals and an assist. Sophomore
Annette Jarosz made another defensive save Sunday, bringing her season total to four. The stop helped her maintain her conference lead in the category while also moving her into third place in Mountaineers' history with nine career defensive saves.
Scouting Central Michigan (1-13, 0-4 MAC)
Central Michigan has struggled to find the back of the net this season, tallying only eight goals through its first 14 games. The Chippewas have allowed four goals per game, while also possessing the conference's lowest scoring margin. Redshirt-sophomore Samantha Glapinski leads the team in goals (two) and shots on goal (seven). The Chippewas have seen seven different players score this season. Among those eight goals, three different student-athletes have tallied a pair of assists each – redshirt-senior Kayla McClure, junior Georgina Minta and senior Kady Gurtis. Another redshirt-senior, Lily Amadio, has served as the primary goalkeeper. Amadio has made 78 saves in 12 games. The Chippewas' goalkeeper also notched a shutout against Saint Louis on Aug. 26. Central Michigan's assistant coach, Laura Malinoski, is an Appalachian State field hockey alumna. Malinoski graduated in 2015 and is tied for fourth in Mountaineers' history with five career defensive saves.
Series History
Central Michigan – The Mountaineers are 2-1 against the Chippewas since 2006, finding recent success against Central Michigan in their inaugural season in the MAC a year ago. Appalachian blanked the Chippewas twice in 2017, winning by a combined score of 7-0. As a sophomore,
Ali Williams scored three goals between the two games. Goalkeeper
Rachel Gaines made seven saves between the two shutout victories.
What's Next
Appalachian closes out its schedule with three-straight road games. The Mountaineers open this closing stretch Oct. 20 at Miami, who sits alone atop the Mid-American Conference standings.
