FOLEY, Ala. – After conceding a corner kick goal early in the second half, App State Soccer generated several chances to equalize in the final 40 minutes, including earning a corner kick in the final seconds of the play, but the Mountaineers were unable to find the back of the net, falling 1-0 to Old Dominion in the Sun Belt Semifinals on Wednesday.
 
The Mountaineers (12-4-4, 6-2-2) conclude a record-breaking season that saw the team match the all-time wins record, finish among the top 70 teams nationally in RPI, while finishing third in the Sun Belt standings and reaching the tournament semifinals for the first time since 2016.
 
Old Dominion (11-6-2, 7-1-2) snapped the Mountaineers season-best four-match winning streak with a strong defensive effort, holding App State to just two shots and one shot on goal for the match.
 
The Monarchs scored the game's lone tally in the 50^th minute, when Ashley Economopoulos headed in a corner kick from Koto Davis.
 
App State's top opportunity to equalize came in the 57^th minute when Maddie Williams tried to redirect a corner kick past ODU keeper Ellie Goodrich before being whistled for offsides. Olivia Simon, who scored the game-winning goal in Monday's overtime win over Louisiana, had a long-range attempt sail just high in the 72^nd minute of play. Simon started her 73^rd career match on Wednesday, tying her for ninth-most in program history.
 
In their final gasp, App State won a corner kick with 20 seconds to play and on the service from Sofia Goclowski, the ball bounced around in the box and Ellie Garrison narrowly missed being able to put a shot on target to force overtime.
 
App State concludes the 2026 season by allowing just 14 goals – the fewest in program history – across 20 matches, while also recording a program-record 11 clean sheets. The Mountaineers offense scored 32 goals on the season, the most since 2013 and a 14-goal improvement from a season ago.
 
Individually, App State earned a program-best four all-league honorees, including Garrison who set the single-season goal record and goalkeeper Hanna Skogsfors who set the single-season shutout record.
 
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