App State Drops Non-Conference Finale at Liberty

LYNCHBURG, Va. – A pair of failed clear makes an attempt had been costly for the Mountaineers on Thursday evening in Lynchburg, as Liberty was in a place to capitalize on the miscues and deal App State a 2-0 loss at Osborne Stadium.
 
Playing with out defender Skyler Walk for the first time in her career, as a outcome of a pair of yellow playing cards at Radford on Sunday, the Mountaineer protection was stretched even earlier than the match started.
 
Liberty, which entered the match having acquired votes in this week’s top-25 poll and riding a 20-match unbeaten streak, opened the scoring within the 30th minute of play. Off a Flames corner kick, Kerry Eagleston punched away the preliminary cross however was unable to fully clear the danger, and Avenley Monteith lofted a shot that bounced off the crossbar and in to provide the home group a 1-0 lead. Monteith is the sister of App State’s Breckyn Monteith who is out for the season due to damage.
 
The Mountaineers finest probability got here lower than one minute into the second half. On a counter attack, Izzi Wood laid a ball into the middle of the field, and Olivia Simon slotted a pass through the field, but it was just out of the attain of a sliding Felicia Erkenfelt, who was in search of her first profession tally.
 
Wood finished the match with three shots together with two on objective, and had a great look late with a sliding effort with slightly below three minutes to play in regulation. Freshmen Summer Bowman and Simon every tallied a shot as nicely for App State.
 
Liberty scored their second aim in the 61st minute off a free kick. The Flames served the ball into the field and the Mountaineers were unable to clear, with Ivy Garner profitable the footrace to the unfastened ball and tucking it past a charging Eagleston who was trying to chop down the angle.
 
Eagleston did finish the match with four saves, giving her 374 in her career, and placing her one shy of tying Kelley Guinn (1994-96) for the program report.
 
App State will return residence to open Sun Belt Conference play this weekend, as they host the Troy Trojans, Sunday at 1 p.m. at The Valley. It’s alumni day, and all App State soccer alumni are invited to take part in a pregame brunch on the subject, beginning at 11:30 a.m. The group may also be honored at halftime. The match shall be broadcast on ESPN+.