BOONE — Appalachian State received new life when it comes to playing for a Sun Belt Conference title.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Appalachian State guard Ronshad Shabazz scored the 1,500th point of his career, but the Mountaineers came up on the short end of a 81-73 decision at Alabama on Nov. 11 in a non-bracket game of the Charleston Classic.

ATLANTA — The Appalachian State women’s basketball team stayed close to Georgia Tech in the first three quarters of their game Nov. 11, but the Mountaineers struggled in the fourth quarter of their 71-53 setback Nov. 11 in McCamish Pavilion.

MOBILE, Ala. – The Appalachian State volleyball team won its eighth straight match by taking a 25-17, 21-25, 25-23, 25-17 win over South Alabama in the Mountaineers’ regular season finale Nov. 11.

SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — Appalachian State quarterback Zac Thomas’ return to the Mountaineers’ lineup proved to be a successful one for both him and the Mountaineers.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Appalachian State women's basketball team suffered an 80-61 setback at Alabama-Birmingham in the Mountaineers’ season opener Nov. 9 in Bartow Arena.

TROY, Ala. – Appalachian State’s volleyball team clinched the Sun Belt East Division title with a 3-1 victory at Troy on Nov. 9.

BOONE — D.J. Smith has the best of all worlds, at least when it comes to being a former Appalachian State football player.

BOONE — Appalachian State men’s basketball got the 2018-19 season off to a strong start with a 125-62 victory over Mars Hill in the season opener on Nov. 6 inside the Holmes Center.

BOONE — Appalachian State sophomore quarterback Zac Thomas is one of 32 players nationally on the midseason watch list for the College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) National Performer of the Year Trophy.

BOONE — Appalachian State quarterback Zac Thomas practiced Sunday, Nov. 4, and will play Nov. 10 when the Mountaineers play at Texas State.

BOONE — Appalachian State volleyball senior setter Becky Porter and sophomore middle blocker Kara Spicer have been honored with Sun Belt volleyball weekly awards.

BOONE — It took a while, mostly a quarter and a half, for the Appalachian State women’s basketball team to pull away from its Division II neighbor to the west, Lees-McRae.

CONWAY, S.C. — Be it in the Division I-AA playoffs, the Division I or FCS regular seasons or the Sun Belt Conference, Appalachian State has Coastal Carolina’s number.

BOONE — Appalachian State Wrestling opens the 2018-19 season ranked No. 25 in the initial NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll that was released Oct. 30.

BOONE — The Appalachian State men’s basketball team had no trouble beating Division III Ferrum (Va.) 97-44 in an exhibition game in front of a sparse crowd at the Holmes Center on Nov. 1.

BOONE — Appalachian State junior linebacker Noel Cook was announced Tuesday as one of 69 nominees nationally for the Burlsworth Trophy, which goes to the outstanding FBS player who began his career as a walk-on and has shown outstanding performance on the field.

BOONE — After leaving the Georgia Southern game with a concussion, Appalachian State quarterback Zac Thomas’ status is still uncertain for the Mountaineers’ game at Coastal Carolina on Nov. 3.

BOONE — Appalachian State’s volleyball team is taking advantage of playing the final six matches of its schedule against the Sun Belt Conference’s East Division teams.

BOONE, N.C. -- Behind a double-double from outside hitter Emma Longley, Appalachian State’s volleyball team swept past Sun Belt Conference rival South Alabama 25-17, 25-23, 25-21 on Oct. 26 inside the Holmes Center.

MOBILE, Ala. – Five Mountaineers earned All-Sun Belt honors as Appalachian State women's cross-country captured its second Sun Belt women's cross-country title in program history on Saturday.

BOONE — Appalachian State’s volleyball team entered a stretch of four straight home matches Oct. 26 against South Alabama and Oct. 28 against Troy.

NEW ORLEANS, La. — Appalachian State senior guard Ronshad Shabazz has been named preseason first-team, All-Sun Belt the league announced Thursday.

NEW ORLEANS — Three Appalachian State women’s basketball players landed on the All-Sun Belt Preseason Team, as the league office announced the preseason conference teams and preseason poll on Oct. 24.

BOONE — Appalachian State’s and Georgia Southern’s move to the Sun Belt Conference has done little to calm the rivalry that existed between the two football teams.

BOONE — Appalachian State sophomore Darrynton Evans was named the Sun Belt Conference's Co-Offensive Player of the Week based off his career-best rushing performance in a win against Louisiana on Oct. 20.
 


BOONE — The Appalachian State men’s soccer team and Elon fought to a 0-0 tie in a defensive showdown on Wednesday evening at Ted Mackorell Soccer Complex.

BOONE — Appalachian State lost its starting running back Jalin Moore to an ankle injury that will take surgery and the rest of the season to repair.

BOONE — Appalachian State’s football team increased its voting point totals in both the AP Top 25 and Amway Coaches Poll following a 35-9 road victory against Arkansas State.

CONWAY, S.C. — The Appalachian State men’s soccer secured a 2-1 win over No. 22 Coastal Carolina Oct. 13 in its first victory over the Chanticleers since 2011.

BOONE — The Appalachian State women's soccer team fell to Georgia State in a 2-0 setback on Oct. 12 at Ted Mackorell Soccer Complex.

BOONE — The Appalachian State men’s basketball team will ask a lot from senior guard Ronshad Shabazz.

BOONE — Appalachian State running back Jalin Moore has seen his share of injuries during his collegiate career with the Mountaineers.

JONESBORO, Ark. — Arkansas State quarterback Justice Hansen went into the Red Wolves’ game with visiting Appalachian State as arguably the most recognizable quarterback in the Sun Belt Conference.

NEW ORLEANS — For his contributions as a leader and superior achievement on the playing field, Appalachian State alum and quarterback Taylor Lamb was recognized as the 2017-18 Sun Belt Conference Male Athlete of the Year at the league’s annual honors banquet Monday night.

BOONE — Appalachian State’s women’s soccer team pushed past Louisiana with a 1-0 triumph on a beautiful Oct. 7 afternoon at Ted Mackorell Soccer Complex.

BOONE — Arkansas State’s volleyball team has been a nemesis to Appalachian State since the Mountaineers joined the Sun Belt Conference.

BOONE — Appalachian State’s football team is used to playing on days that aren’t Saturday.

BOONE — Appalachian State’s volleyball team was competitive with visiting Louisiana in the first two sets the team played at the Holmes Center Sept. 30, but found itself down two sets to none.

BOONE — There was a time in Appalachian State’s history when South Alabama welcomed the Mountaineers to the Sun Belt Conference with a dominant loss at Kidd Brewer Stadium.

BOONE — Appalachian State head men’s basketball coach Jim Fox is entering his fifth season as the Mountaineers’ head coach.

BOONE — Appalachian State’s Steven Jones had a busy Saturday filled with notable blocks.

BOONE — Appalachian State didn’t get a chance to host Southern Miss Sept. 15. That didn’t set well with Appalachian State’s players, particularly its seniors.

BOONE — Appalachian State’s athletic department celebrated 50 years of women’s athletics at the university on Sept. 21 with the Appalachian Trailblazers dinner.