By Matt Present. BOONE, N.C. — Izzi Wood registered her third brace of the season and Sarah Wommack made a clutch second-half save to lift App State over Arkansas State 2-1 on Oct. 20.
With the Mountaineers (6-4-5, 3-1-2) leading 1-0 in the 74th minute of play, an Arkansas State (3-5-5, 0-4-3) player was fouled in the box, resulting in a penalty kick opportunity to potentially tie the score. Wommack rose to the occasion, diving to her right to block the shot, and three minutes later Wood scored her second goal of the match to help App State secure the win.
Wood’s first tally came in the 28th minute of play. After pickpocketing a Red Wolves defender, Wood dribbled to the center of the box, cut to her right to shed a helping defender and fired a shot into the top-right corner of the net to give the Mountaineers a 1-0 advantage.
The graduate student scored her second goal in the 77th minute of play. Stephanie Barbosa crossed a ball into the middle of the box and Red Wolves goalkeeper Taylor Sweat deflected the pass straight into the air. An Arkansas State defender attempted to make the clear but headed it right to Wood for the finish.
Wood moves into a tie for the league lead with ten goals on the season, and her 25th career goal ties her for third-most in program history with Jennifer Rudy (2001-2004) and Sam Childress (2012-2015), and just five goals shy of Casey Cleary’s program-record.
App State conceded its lone goal in the 81st minute of play as McKenzie Robinson banged a shot off the far post and into the back of the net to break up the shutout.
The victory marks the Mountaineers’ first home win in conference play this season and snaps a four-match winless streak dating back to Sept. 26.
The Mountaineers will travel to Troy on Thursday for their final regular season road match of the season. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. ET and the match will be broadcast on ESPN+.
