OPENING KICK: Following a nine-day hiatus, App State Soccer returns to action Sunday as the team opens conference play in Statesboro, Ga. against the Georgia Southern Eagles. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. and the match will be broadcast on ESPN+.
LAST TIME OUT: App State scored two second half goals just 24 seconds apart to close out non-conference play with its first road win, a 2-1 triumph over Florida Gulf Coast. Izzi Wood scored the first tally, her fourth of the season, while Ellie Garrison – who had assisted on Wood’s marker – scored a goal of her own seconds later to finish with three points on the day. The Mountaineers finished the match with 12 shots and five shots on target. The victory snapped a three-game losing skid and helped the Mountaineers improve to 3-3-2 on the season.
ABOUT GEORGIA SOUTHERN: The Eagles rounded out their non-conference slate with a 3-5-1 record and dropped their last two matches to Washington State and Samford in a pair of 1-0 decisions. The Eagles are 3-1-1 at home this season and are led by preseason All-Sun Belt selection Smith Cathey who has registered three goals and three assists to lead the team in both categories. Katie Oakley has started all eight matches in goal and boasts a 0.88 goals-against average and a .816 save percentage…