BOONE N.C. – App State Soccer continues conference play on Thursday as the team travels to Statesboro, Ga. to face Georgia Southern at 5 p.m. The Mountaineers and Eagles will play at Bo Pitts Field, and the game will be available to stream on ESPN+.
App State (7-2-3, 2-1-1) returns to the pitch following a 3-1 loss to James Madison last Thursday, snapping the longest unbeaten streak in program history.
Libby Bermingham scored the Mountaineers' lone goal midway through the second half, while sophomore center backs
Lucy Harrington and
Maddie Williams played the full 90 minutes.
Bermingham's goal tied her with
Ellie Garrison for the team lead in scoring, each having six goals a piece this season. It marks the first time since 2016 that two App State teammates have scored at least six goals in a season.
Hayden Petrick leads the Mountaineers in assists with four. The Mountaineers have outshot its opponents 13-7 on average this season and are ranked 25th nationally in corner kicks. App State is tied with Georgia Southern for third in the Sun Belt Conference with seven points.
Georgia Southern (7-2-3, 2-1-1) returns home after a 2-2 draw against Marshall last Sunday. The Eagles found its way to a tie after a frantic late second half finish. Claire Casey scored the first goal for Georgia Southern after heading in a corner from Kendall Wilson in the 82nd minute. Shortly thereafter, Addison Comer found the back of the net pulling the Eagles ahead by a goal. Marshall responded with the game-winning goal in the final 30 seconds of the match.
The Eagles have outshot their opponents 16-13 on average this season. Anna Braziunas leads the team in goals with four on the season. Addison Comer, Kaitlin Cook, Kendall Wilson, and Meredith Pugh follow with three goals apiece. Comer has also recorded seven assists this season. Georgia Southern was picked to finish ninth in the Sun Belt preseason poll, one spot behind the Mountaineers. The Eagles are looking to rebound from a winless 2025 conference season.
App State and Georgia Southern are meeting for the 41st time this Sunday. App State leads the series 20-19-1. The two teams met for the first time in 1994 during App State's inaugural season when both teams were still a part of the Southern Conference. The Mountaineers won 1-0 over the Eagles, who were in its second season. Now Sun Belt rivals, the Mountaineers and Eagles last met in 2025. App State won 1-0 on a goal from
Ellie Garrison in the 33rd minute.
App State returns to The Valley to play Coastal Carolina this Sunday for Alumni Day. Alumni can
RSVP to take in the contest from field level and join in a halftime recognition. The Chanticleers are 6-5-2 on the season and 0-3-1 in Sun Belt play. They host Southern Miss on Thursday in Conway. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. and the match will be broadcast on ESPN+.
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