Mountaineers hold on to the jug,
tied for second in conference
James
Nix Associate Editor
Josh Brown | Chief Photographer
Sean Jackson (24) broke free
down the sideline for a 38-yard touchdown over the Catamounts
Saturday. Jackson helped to keep the Old Mountain Jug at Appalachian
for 18 of the last 19 years.
The Mountaineers proved victorious
in the battle for the Old Mountain Jug as they overcame Western
Carolina University 24-14 Saturday at Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee.
Appalachian State University (8-3, 6-2 Southern
Conference) took an early lead in the first half, but the Catamounts
(5-6, 3-5 SoCon) used a strong defensive performance to keep the
score close.
Then, late in the third quarter, junior running
back Sean Jackson broke free to the left side of the line for a
38-yard touchdown run. This gave Appalachian at
17-7 lead with a little over a quarter remaining in the game.
Early in the fourth quarter, senior quarterback
Joe Burchette found senior full back Joey Hoover in the end zone
to give Appalachian its largest lead of the game.
Mountaineers finish less than stellar
season, hope for playoffs
Josh Dernosek Sports Beat
Three times this season Appalachian State University’s
defense gave up over 400 yards of total offense. All three times
the score at the end of the game resulted in a loss for the Mountaineers.
Marshall University, Georgia Southern University
and Wofford College all made the Appalachian defense look as though
they were standing still, while the offense couldn’t get enough
going to compensate for the yardage being posted against them.
Appalachian finishes with 3-0 victory
over UNC Greensboro Spartans
Allie Woods Sports Beat
Peter Larkins | The Appalachian
Chrissy Finch (3) spikes the
ball against UNCG Saturday for a 3-0 victory for the final match
of Appalachian State’s season.
The Appalachian State University
women’s volleyball team wrapped up their season with a 3-0
victory over the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Saturday.
The three games were dominated by the Mountaineers
both defensively and offensively as they held the Spartans to a
.072 hitting percentage and tallied a .244 hitting percentage of
their own.
“We’ve been working a lot on our defense,”
said head coach Chris Redding. “As far as our blocking position
and digging around it and the last few matches, we’re starting
to see it pay off.”
