BOONE N.C. – App State Soccer heads west this week, as the team travel to Jonesboro, Ark. to play Arkansas State in Sun Belt play on Friday. The match is scheduled to kick off at 5 p.m. ET and is available to stream on ESPN+.
App State (8-3-3, 3-2-1) returns to the pitch following a 1-0 loss to Coastal Carolina on Sunday. With a game that saw offensive dominance from the Mountaineers, outshooting the Chants 10-3 and recording a season-high 14 corner kicks in the match. The Mountaineers continue to remain dominant in corner kicks this season leading the Sun Belt and ranked 13
th in the nation. App State also leads the league with eight clean sheets, one shy of the program record
Garrison continues to lead the team with nine goals on the season.
Libby Bermingham follows with six goals, and Oliva Simon has three.
Hayden Petrick and
Sofia Goclowski lead the team in assists with four apiece. App State sits at fifth place in the Sun Belt standings with 10 points, tied with Louisiana. The top eight teams in the league qualify for the Sun Belt tournament. App State's final four opponents have a combined record of 8-12-4.
Arkansas State (3-7-2, 1-5-0) is making their way back to A-State Soccer Complex following a 0-2 loss against Louisiana Tech on Sunday. The Red Wolves had 14 shots, 11 coming in the second half. Goalkeeper Hayley Sweat recorded 10 saves.
Kennedy Horn leads Arkansas State with four goals, Elleigh Newcomb trails closely behind with three. Similarly to the Mountaineers, the Red Wolves have had a corner-heavy season. Ranked second in the Sun Belt and 28th nationally. The Red Wolves are tied for last place in the Sun Belt standings with three points, which came via a win at ULM.
The Mountaineers and the Red Wolves meet for the 10th time in program history. App State and Arkansas State are deadlocked in the series history, with a head-to-head mark of 4-4-1. The last time these two teams played was in 2024. After the originally scheduled matchup was postponed due to Hurricane Helene, App State won a month later on a brace from
Izzi Wood.
The Mountaineers will be back in Boone on Wednesday, Oct. 21 to face Southern Miss at 6 p.m. The Golden Eagles are 5-5-3 on the season and 2-3-1 in Sun Belt play entering a Friday contest at South Alabama.
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