The 10th-seeded Marshall women’s soccer team pulled off an improbable win in the opening round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament on Halloween Sunday, beating Appalachian State 2-1.
Halloween spirit was in the air in Foley, Alabama, when Marshall took the pitch against the Mountaineers. A defensive stranglehold presented by both teams in the first half left the match scoreless until the final minute of the first half. App State found the back of the net right before half, getting past Herd goalkeeper Alexis Wolgemuth.
Despite coming up just short on multiple scoring opportunities in the first half, Marshall’s Makai Laguines broke the door open with a ripping goal to bring the contest back to a 1-1 tie in the 59th minute.