New season proves to be uphill struggle,
Mountaineers push ahead
James
Nix Associate Editor
Josh Brown | Chief Photographer
Mountaineer guard, Graham Bunn
(11) attempts to break away from a Lion defender during ASU’s
104-71 victory against Mars HIll College on Nov. 22. The men’s
basketball team currently holds a 2-2 record.
The non-conference
schedule is a long, dark road for the Appalachian State University
men’s basketball team, but it has faired well thus far.
The Mountaineers hold a 2-2 record after their
first four games.
The two wins were at home, including the 104-71 season-opener victory
against Mars Hill College and a triple overtime 103-100 win over
the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
The wins marked the first time the Mountaineers
won their first two games since 1997, when the team went 21-8 before
losing in the final game of the Southern Conference Tournament.
Appalachian then went on the road against the
University of South Carolina and lost 71-56, followed by a 101-78
loss to 13th-ranked Marquette University.
Appalachian looks to overcome early
losses, gain momentum towards wins
Brad Norman Sports Beat
In the midst of the
Blue Ridge Hockey Conference’s winter break, the Appalachian
State University club hockey team currently holds a 0-9 record and
is looking to gain some momentum and wins, when the season resumes
in mid-January.
Appalachian club hockey was started in 1998 and
has since joined the Blue Ridge Hockey Conference (BRHC), along
with a host of other schools from around the region.
