ATHENS, OHIO – App State field hockey earned its second-longest winning streak in program history while clinching a spot in the Mid-American Conference Tournament by defeating Ohio 2-1 on Friday afternoon.

The Mountaineers (12-5, 5-2 MAC) won their eighth straight game and finished regular season play with five conference wins. The longest streak ever was earned during the team’s inaugural season, when the Black & Gold won their last 11 matchups in 1968.

App State will be the No. 3 seed in the tournament, competing alongside Miami, Kent State and Ball State. This is the squad’s first appearance in the tournament since 2019 when they defeated Central Michigan and Ohio before falling to Miami in the quarterfinals.

Henriette Stegen had the game’s opening goal in the 12th minute of the first period. Anna Smarrelli had a shot on goal that was saved and quickly rebounded by Carli Ciocco who dished it to Stegen to give App State the lead.

This was Stegen’s third goal of the season, marking 15 combined goals between the Stegen sisters in 2022. The assist was the 12th of the season for Ciocco, the fifth-most of anyone in the nation. The senior is also now tied for first in App State history in the single-season assists category.

Midway through the third quarter, the Bobcats (8-9, 3-4 MAC) responded with a goal to tie the game, 1-1. The Mountaineers fired off seven shots to Ohio’s one during the next eight minutes in an aggressive attempt to retake the lead, which they did at the 47-minute mark. Three of those seven shots came from Charlotte Bosma.

Sarah Farrell scored an unassisted game-winner with 13 minutes to go to lead App State to victory. This was Farrell’s seventh goal of the season.

Addie Clark, Grace Ball, Allison Corey and Fien Zwaan held back the Ohio offense for the rest of the game, all having played the full 60 minutes on defense. Clark had seven saves, bringing her save percentage to .789, the second most in the MAC.
App State will close its regular season at Davidson on Sunday at 1 p.m. before traveling to Oxford, Ohio to compete in the MAC Tournament on Nov. 4-5. The matchup against Davidson will be streamed live on ESPN+.

By Katherine Jamtgaard for App State Sports. FOLEY, Ala. — The App State men’s cross country team finished second overall with 46 points at the Sun Belt Championships in Foley, Ala. on Oct. 28. The women’s squad placed fifth overall with 117 points. Six Mountaineers collected All-SBC accolades for their performances on the course.

Setting pace for the Mountaineers in the men’s 8K race was junior Oliver Wilson-Cook, who placed fifth overall with a time of 24:28.2 to earn first-team All-SBC accolades. Graduate student Ryan Brown was next across the line, clocking a time of 24:40.9. Brown was followed by sophomores Garrett Bivens (24:44.9, 9th place), and Chase Burrell (24:45.2, 10th place). Brown, Bivens, and Burrell garnered second-team all-conference accolades. Junior Ryan Teuscher, who placed 14th with a time of 25:07.8, earned a third-team all-conference nod.

South Alabama Kirami Yego took the individual crown in the men’s 8K with a time of 22:55.9 and Arkansas State nabbed the team title with 32 points.

Setting pace for the Mountaineers in the women’s 5K was sophomore Linnea Maynard, who posted personal best with a time of 17:43.5, placing 15th overall. Maynard finished the race with third-team all-conference honors. Fellow sophomore Karsyn Kane took 19th with a personal best time of 18:06.7. Senior Madison Christy and junior Annie Amundsen also clocked PRs with times of 18:74.6 and 18:23.3 to place 24th and 26th, respectively.

New SBC member Southern Miss took the team title in the women’s race with a score of 44 points and Coastal Carolina’s Molly Jones took the individual crown with a meet record of 16:29.5.

Up Next: The NCAA Southeast Regional is set for Nov. 11 at Louisville, Ky.

Men’s 8K Championship | Team Standings

1. Arkansas State – 32 points
2. App State – 46 points
3. South Alabama – 58 points
4. Marshall – 97 points
5. Louisiana – 139 points
6. ULM – 190 points
7. Coastal Carolina – 210 points
8. Troy – 217 points
9. Texas State – 229 points

Women’s 5K Championship | Team Standings

1. Southern Miss – 44 points
2. Arkansas State – 71 points
3. James Madison – 83 points
4. Marshall – 104 points
5. App State – 117 points
6. Coastal Carolina – 155 points
7. South Alabama – 203 points
8. ULM – 210 points
9. Louisiana – 220 points
10. Troy – 288 points
11. Texas State – 295 points
12. Georgia Southern – 343 points
13. Georgia State – 349 points

2022 Sun Belt Men’s Runner of the Year: Kirami Yego, South Alabama

2022 Sun Belt Women’s Runner of the Year: Molly Jones, Coastal Carolina

2022 Men’s First-Team All-Conference

Kirami Yego, South Alabama
Teagan Flanagan, South Alabama
Grayson Young, Arkansas State
Dawson Mayberry, Arkansas State
Oliver Wilson-Cook, App State

2022 Men’s Second-Team All-Conference

Jacob Pyeatt, Arkansas State
Nati Enright, Arkansas State
Ryan Brown, App State
Garrett Bivens, App State
Chase Burrell, App State

2022 Men’s Third-Team All-Conference

Evan White, Marshall
Rylan Brown, Arkansas State
Nathan Herbst, Arkansas State
Ryan Teuscher, App State
Ethan Mychajlonka, Arkansas State

2022 Women’s First-Team All-Conference

Molly Jones, Coastal Carolina
Sophie Daigle, Louisiana
Oliwia Wawrzyniak, Southern Miss
Abby Herring, Marshall
Isabela Ross, Southern Miss

2022 Women’s Second-Team All-Conference

Miranda Stanhope, James Madison
Jaybe Shufelberger, Arkansas State
Sophie Leathers, Arkansas State
Erin Phelps, Southern Miss
Adele Magaud, South Alabama

2022 Women’s Third-Team All-Conference

Smilla Kolbe, Southern Miss
Kylee Mastin, Marshall
Gabriella Garcia, James Madison
Sofia Terenziani, James Madison
Linnea Maynard, App State

By Matt Present. SAN MARCOS, Texas — In a physical defensive battle in the season finale, Texas State scored in the 77th minute to edge App State, 1-0.

The Mountaineers will be the No. 7 seed in the Sun Belt Tournament and face Marshall, the No. 10 seed, at 5 p.m. ET in Foley, Ala., on Oct. 31.

Neither team produced many offensive chances in the opening half of play but both ratcheted up the intensity in the second stanza. Breckyn Monteith recorded the best opportunity for the Mountaineers (6-8-4 overall, 5-5-0 Sun Belt Conference) on the night, when early in the second half she rifled a shot that deflected off the hands of the Bobcats (12-4-2, 5-3-1) goaltender and out for a corner kick. Shannon Studer and Emma McGibany also tallied shots on goal for the Mountaineers.

Texas State produced a flurry of second half opportunities with less than 20 minutes to play, and ultimately came away with the lone goal of the contest on a Kiara Gonzales header and 14 minutes remaining. The Bobcats recorded 13 of their 17 shots in the second half.

Kerry Eagleston recorded three saves on the night for the Mountaineers, including smothering a ball on the goal line midway through the second half.

Studer, Monteith, Katilyn Little, and Skyler Walk each played all 90 minutes for the Mountaineers, while Carly Lantz earned her first start of the season along the back line.

The No. 7-seeded Mountaineers and No. 10-seeded Thundering Herd will battle for the right to face No. 2 Arkansas State, Nov. 2, at 2:30 p.m. All Sun Belt Tournament matches will be broadcast on ESPN+.

FINAL REGULAR SEASON SUN BELT CONFERENCE STANDINGS

East Division

1. Georgia Southern (7-1-2 SBC, 8-3-5 overall)
2. James Madison (6-1-3, 10-3-5)
3. Old Dominion (5-4-1, 7-8-2)
4. App State (5-5, 6-8-4)
5. Georgia State (3-5-2, 7-6-5)
6. Marshall (2-5-3, 3-9-5)
7. Coastal Carolina (2-6-2, 3-10-4)

West Division

1. Arkansas State (7-2-1, 9-5-3)
2. South Alabama (6-1-3, 10-2-6)
3. Texas State (6-3-1, 12-4-2)
4. Southern Miss (2-5-3, 2-9-4)
5. TIE – Louisiana (2-6-2, 2-9-5)
6. TIE – ULM (2-6-2, 10-6-3)
7. Troy (1-6-3, 3-9-4)

TOURNAMENT SEEDINGS

1. Georgia Southern
2. South Alabama
3. Arkansas State
4. James Madison
5. Texas State
6. Old Dominion
7. App State
8. Georgia State
9. Southern Miss
10. Marshall

PAST TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS

• 2000 – FIU def. North Texas
• 2001 – Denver def. North Texas
• 2002 – Denver def. North Texas
• 2003 – Denver def. North Texas
• 2004 – North Texas def. FIU
• 2005 – North Texas def. South Alabama
• 2006 – Denver def. North Texas
• 2007 – Denver def. North Texas
• 2008 – Denver def. Western Kentucky
• 2009 – Denver def. Little Rock
• 2010 – Middle Tennessee def. Denver
• 2011 – FIU def. Western Kentucky
• 2012 – North Texas def. FIU
• 2013 – South Alabama def. Western Kentucky
• 2014 – South Alabama def. Troy
• 2015 – South Alabama def. Georgia State
• 2016 – South Alabama def. Coastal Carolina
• 2017 – South Alabama def. Coastal Carolina
• 2018 – Little Rock def. Texas State
• 2019 – South Alabama def. Arkansas State
• 2020 – South Alabama def. Arkansas State
• 2021 – South Alabama def. Georgia Southern

By Joey Jones. GREENSBORO, N.C. – App State opened the fall tennis season at the UNC Greensboro Invitational with an impressive showing in both singles and doubles over the three-day event.

Competing against teams from UNCG, Campbell, Davidson, East Carolina, Elon and Gardner-Webb, App State’s Helena Jansen and Maggie Pate tied for first in the top flight of singles competition, while the Mountaineers’ duo of Olwyn Ryan-Bovey and Riley Collins finished best in the top flight of doubles.

“I’m very pleased with the way we competed this weekend,” said third-year head coach Ashleigh Antal. “We had a great showing across the board, and we have a solid foundation to build from. I want to specifically highlight our new additions to the roster – Maggie Pate, Riley Collins and Savannah Dada-Mascoll. They all had a fantastic impact this weekend. Overall, I’m really happy with where we are this early in the year. I’m looking forward to the progress we’ll make over the rest of the fall season.”

Jansen and Pate tied for the best showing among the top flight of singles competition with 15 points apiece.

Jansen opened Friday’s competition with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Elon’s Julie Ball, then followed that with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Davidson’s Franny Shea on Saturday and a 6-2, 6-4 win over UNCG’s Arina Babkova on Sunday.

Pate opened Friday’s competition with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Elon’s Lizette Reding, followed by a 6-1, 6-4 triumph over Davidson’s Kavya Patel and a 6-0, 6-3 win over UNCG’s Olivia Gallagher.

Dada-Mascoll, Ellie Murphy, Ryan-Bovey and Collins also secured singles victories over the course of the weekend, including a clean sweep in six singles matches against UNCG on Sunday.

Doubles competition was just as successful for the Mountaineers, with Ryan-Bovey and Collins winning all three of their matches (Friday against UNCG, Saturday against Davidson and Sunday against UNCG.

The other two tandems of Jansen/Murphy and Dada-Mascoll/Pate also secured multiple doubles victories on the weekend.

App State will be back in action Oct. 8-10 at the Coastal Carolina Invitational in Conway, S.C.

By Katherine Jamtgaard. NEW ORLEANS, La. — Junior Annie Amundsen and senior Caleb Kirchhoff were named the Sun Belt Cross Country Women’s and Men’s Runners of the Week, the league announced Wednesday.

Amundsen set pace for the Mountaineers in the women’s 5K at the Wildcat Invite, hosted by Johnson & Wales in Charlotte, N.C. on Oct. 21. The Naperville, Ill. native clocked a time of 18:48.7, placing second overall. Amundsen’s time helped the women’s squad to a first-place team finish with 24 points.

Kirchhoff led the Mountaineer men to a first-place team finish with 31 points in the men’s 8K at the Wildcat Invite. The Indian Trail, N.C. native stopped the clock at 25:36.6 to finish sixth individually.

The Mountaineers are set for the Sun Belt Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Oct. 29, in Foley, Ala. The women’s 5K is scheduled for 10 a.m. CT (11 a.m. ET) and the men’s 8K will follow at 11 a.m. CT (12 p.m. ET). The meet will be broadcasted on ESPN+ and live results will be available.