FARMVILLE, Va. – Appalachian State University field hockey suffered a 2-1 defeat in overtime at Longwood on Saturday afternoon.
The Mountaineers (8-5, 1-3 MAC) grabbed a 1-0 lead in the second quarter before Longwood (6-5, 2-1 MAC) tied the game midway through the third period. Junior Veerle Van Heertum drilled her fifth goal of the season to power App State to its 1-0 lead. Sophomore Friederike Stegen inserted the ball off a penalty corner before junior Chloe Bell laid off the pass so Van Heertum could drive into the back of the goal cage.