| Mountaineers make history, send Catamounts
home empty-handed |
Josh Dernosek
Sports Major Beat |
Josh Brown | Chief PhotographerNate Carson helps Appalachian
keep their home winning streak. The Mountaineers beat the Catamounts
99-69. This is the first time ASU has ever had a 11-0 home record.
They play again at noon on Saturday at Davidson and return home
on Monday.
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The Mountaineers kept the
home winning streak alive Monday night as they defeated Western
Carolina University 99-69.
The Southern Conference rival Catamounts strolled into Boone with
their heads held high in hope of repeating their 70-69 win over
Appalachian State University earlier this season.
In a first half that looked to produce a stalemate between the two
teams, not much action was seen as the lifeless crowd watched a
tempo that would favor the less-talented Catamount squad.
As the leading Mountaineer scoring threat Shawn Hall watched on
from the sidelines, Appalachian looked lost without their go-to
guy on the floor. Hall did not play a single minute in the game
because of a coach’s decision, Appalachian head coach Houston
Fancher said.
Although the Mountaineers entered the locker room with a 42-37 lead,
the Catamounts seemed to be in a position to win the game.
“First half we came out, we played real emotional and we were
trying so hard to just beat them and blow them out instead of just
playing our game,” said junior forward Jonathan Mitchell.
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| Snowboarders takes first place in
team events |
Brad Norman
Club/ Intramural Sports Beat |
The only time the Appalachian
State University snowboard team didn’t win a race this season
was when they weren’t allowed to compete.
During their meet in Bryce, Va., on Jan. 25, the
team was not allowed to compete during the slalom run, as ruled
by the president of the local club ski team.
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| ASU takes weekend double header |
Brad
Norman
Club/ Intramural Sports Beat |
The
small chance of the Appalachian Club Hockey Team grabbing a playoff
berth is growing more probable with every game they play.
In a dramatic turn of events, Appalachian State
University swept a doubleheader Feb. 1 and Feb. 2 against Mary Washington
College, positioning the team to make one final charge toward the
playoffs.
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