BOONE, N.C. – App State Soccer returns to The Valley to close out regular against Troy on Sunday. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. and the match is available to stream on ESPN+. Fans are encouraged to wear black and can pick up a glow in the dark Mountaineers sticker while supplies last.
App State (10-3-4, 5-2-2) comes to the pitch following a 1-0 victory against Marshall on Sunday. Despite being forced to play with 10 players for the final 56 minutes, the Mountaineers came away with their ninth shutout of the season, breaking the program record. Goalkeeper
Hanna Skogsfors is now tied for the Sun Belt lead in shutouts this season.
Ellie Garrison scored the only goal of the match for the Mountaineers off a corner kick from
Aleesia Ambrosio. The win secured the Mountaineers a spot in the Sun Belt Conference tournament beginning Nov. 9 in Foley, Ala.
The Mountaineers are tied for third place in the Sun Belt standings with 17 points on the season. App State continues to lead the Sun Belt in corner kicks and is ranked fourth nationally, averaging 8.1 corners per game. The Mountaineers are ranked second in the conference for goals allowed during league play (6) and are ranked second in goals against average (0.67). Garrison leads the team with ten goals on the season,
Libby Bermingham follows with eight. This is the first time since 2016 that multiple players have scored more than six goals. App State has scored 28 goals this season, the most since 2016.
Troy (4-9-4, 3-4-2) enters the match following a 2-1 victory over Arkansas State on Sunday, overcoming an early 1-0 deficit. Grace DeShetler leveled the playing field for the Trojans and just five minutes later Alania Uncapher scored the game winner. The Trojans currently sit at a three-way tie for the eighth and final spot in the Sun Belt tournament along with Southern Miss and Georgia Southern. Uncapher leads the Trojans with six goals this season, Irene Torres follows with three. Brooke Slater leads the Trojans with six assists.
App State and Troy have played 11 times since App State joined the conference in 2014. App State leads the series 6-4-1, with the last matchup being a 4-1 victory in 2024.
Walker Bristow scored her first career goal against the Trojans during that matchup.
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