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2 months ago | 
theappalachianonline.com | Clay Durban |Trey Blake |Fran Murphy
Categories: February 21, 2025 The App State women’s basketball team lost 76-58 Wednesday at the hands of the Marshall Thundering Herd. After jumping ahead 16-9 in the first quarter, App State found themselves on the wrong end of a 10-0 run, allowing Marshall to claim their first lead of the game. Junior forward Elena Pericic capitalized on a fast break layup with four seconds remaining in the quarter, sending the Mountaineers into the second trailing 19-18.
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2 months ago | 
theappalachianonline.com | Clay Durban |Trey Blake |Fran Murphy
App State women’s basketball defeated the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns 61-52 on Thursday. This win marks the fourth win in a row for the team, three of which have come at home while propelling the Mountaineers to 8-2 in conference play and 12-8 overall.
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2 months ago | 
theappalachianonline.com | Clay Durban |Trey Blake |Fran Murphy
Categories: January 25, 2025 App State women’s basketball began their four-game homestretch with a 74-66 victory Thursday against Old Dominion. The Mountaineers returned the favor following a 78-71 Monarch home victory on Jan. 15. The Black and Gold came into the conference clash 9-8 following a 68-64 win at Marshall. The Monarchs entered the contest 13-6, tied with the Black and Gold at 5-2 in the Sun Belt. The Mountaineers took control early, finishing the first quarter with a 15-8 lead.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
theappalachianonline.com | Clay Durban |Trey Blake
When 165-pound senior Will Miller stepped on campus in 2021 after a whirlwind experience that was the recruiting cycle in 2020 and 2021, people imagined he would find success. However, he couldn’t picture the leader and champion he is now. “I remember his freshman year, he kind of looked like a frat dude. He didn’t take his diet or his training seriously, but now he’s bought in,” said 141-pound sixth-year redshirt senior Sean Carter.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
theappalachianonline.com | Clay Durban |Trey Blake
App State wrestling was back in action Sunday, taking a triumphant 31-3 scoreline as they won 9 of the 10 matches against last year’s third-place team in the Southern Conference. The team mixed the lineup around in their first dual matchup of the 2025 calendar year, as five freshmen saw action, including 141-pound redshirt freshman Aldo Hernandez who made his dual debut for the Black and Gold. Hernandez’ last time out for the Mountaineers was at the Southern Scuffle on Jan. 5.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
theappalachianonline.com | Clay Durban |Trey Blake
App State wrestling opened their season Friday losing 34-12 against No. 6 NC State, a team that had eight ranked wrestlers in their lineup when the two teams faced off. The Wolfpack won seven of 10 matches, achieving extra points in three matches including two tech falls and one pin. The extra points battle has been a point of emphasis for head coach JohnMark Bentley. “We’ve got to take more risks, and I thought we did a better job of that tonight,” Bentley said.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
theappalachianonline.com | Clay Durban |Trey Blake
App State wrestling made their season debut on Saturday as they hosted the Mountaineer Invitational where five teams, including two ranked teams, made their way to Varsity Gym. The event did not have team scores posted but the Black and Gold came second in the amount of wrestlers that finished second and third and finished third in wrestlers placing first.
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Nov 3, 2024 | 
theappalachianonline.com | Clay Durban |Trey Blake
After last season’s SoCon championship win, which included five champions and multiple NCAA tournament appearances by wrestlers, the Mountaineers are ready to get back to the mat and prove they’re ready for a grueling 2024-25 schedule that features matches against three top-20 programs. “For us, it’s just another match. We feel like we’re equal to those schools and can wrestle with them and we’ve shown that we can beat power five teams,” head coach JohnMark Bentley said.
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Oct 27, 2024 | 
theappalachianonline.com | Clay Durban |Trey Blake
Categories: October 27, 2024 For the first time in 37 days, App State ran out of the tunnel to 33,783 screaming fans at The Rock to enter a dogfight against fellow Sun Belt rival Georgia State. Both teams entered Saturday at the bottom of the Sun Belt East division at 0-3 in conference play.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
theappalachianonline.com | Clay Durban |Trey Blake
When senior kicker Michael Hughes arrived in Boone in June 2021, only he and the coaching staff could’ve imagined where he’d be today. From an onside kick to cement a comeback against rival Coastal Carolina, to a 29-yard field goal against Texas A&M in College Station, Texas, Hughes is cool, calm and collected at every opportunity that arises. “I rely on my faith a lot,” Hughes said. “I know whether or not God has a plan for me, and if he has me go out there and miss the kick, that’s the plan.
