App State takes on Georgetown to Close Out Opening Weekend

BOONE – The Mountaineers (1-0) will wrap up their opening weekend against the Georgetown Hoyas (0-0) on Sunday at noon. This will be the fourth consecutive season that App State will play Georgetown in opening weekend.
 
The Matchup

• Who: App State vs Georgetown
• Where: Dr. Jan C. Watson Field at the Brandon & Erica M. Field Hockey Complex // Boone, N.C. 
• When: September 1 // Noon

 
Last Time Out
App state picked up a 3-0 win against the Towson Tigers, defeating them for the third consecutive year. Captain Grace Ball, Charlotte Bosma and Samantha Connors all found the back of the cage in Friday's matchup. Yesterday was a day of firsts, as Connors would score her first collegiate goal late in the contest.
 
Scouting the Mountaineers
Coming off one of the best seasons in program history, tying the regular season record of 14 wins, the Mountaineer field hockey team will look to build off a historic season under second-year head coach Emily Dinsmore.
 
App State was picked to finish second in the 2024 MAC Conference standings by the league's coaches. The team tied for first in the MAC last season after once again, tying a program-record for wins in a season with 14 and rattling off a nine-game winning streak to end the regular season. 
 
The 2024 Mountaineer squad will feature six players who garnered All-MAC selections in 2023. Midfielder Lisa Boekaar earned All-MAC first-team honors, while the trio of Charlotte Bosma, Grace Ball and Sophia Baxter earned All-MAC second team honors. Florine Koopman and Sophia Baxter were also both named to the All-MAC Freshman team. The 2024 team will also feature six newcomers to the high country. Dinsmore was also awarded Co-Coach of the Year in her first season with the team. 
 
Ball, defender Sarah Perkins and goalkeeper Claire Grenis will serve as team captains of the 2024 squad. Ball was a team captain last year, while Perkins and Grenis will be getting their first action as captains. 
 
Scouting the Hoyas
Georgetown enters this matchup against the Mountaineers after coming off a 1-17 (0-7 Big East) season in 2023. The Hoyas will be led by head coach Christy Banks, who is entering her fifth year at the head of the program.
 
Before their Friday matchup against Davidson was postponed due to lightening, the Hoyas trailed 5-1 at halftime against the Wildcats. 
Series History
App State defeated Georgetown on the road in last year's season opener 4-1. Currently, the Mountaineers are on a two-game winning streak in the all-time series against the Hoyas and are 7-7 overall.
 
12 players saw the field against the Hoyas in 2023. Sophia Baxter and Florine Koopman both scored two goals apiece in last year's matchup on the road. 
 
Ball has each played three games against Georgetown in her career, and recorded two assists in last year's matchup against the Hoyas.
 
Up Next
The Mountaineers will hit the road for the first time this season, slated to take on the Richmond Spiders on Friday at 5 p.m.