Cardinals Fall at App State Despite 13 Shots on Goal

Friday, October 2

Boone, NC

3 pm

Ball State University

(3-7, 1-3)

Appalachian State University

(6-5, 2-2)

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Ball St.	0	0	0	0	0
App State	0	0	2	0	2

Cardinals Fall at App State Despite 13 Shots on Goal

October 02, 2026 | Field Hockey

Box Score

BOONE, N.C. -- Lauren Lewis and Jade Vandevoorde each had two shots on goal Friday afternoon, as Ball State outshot Appalachian State 13-8, but it was a pair of third-quarter goals by the Mountaineers that spelled the difference in a 2-0 Mid-American Conference field hockey final.

The Cardinals (3-7, 1-3 MAC) had 11 different players put shots on the goal at Jan C. Watson Field, but only three during a scoreless first half. Appalachian State (6-5, 2-2) took advantage of six penalty corners in the third period alone, with Chloe Hook scoring the Mountaineers' go-ahead goal on the first of those penalty attempts, just 14 seconds into the second half. Only three minutes later, following two more penalty corners, Brynn Schaffer put a second goal past Ball State goalkeeper Carleigh Hofelich.

Hofelich, to her credit, made six stops against eight shots on goal, surrendering only the two goals during the third-period onslaught. App State had six penalty corners in the third period, compared to just five by the Cardinals over the full match.

Ball State rallied in the final quarter with six shots on goal compared to just one by the Mountaineers, but none found the net.

The Cardinals continue their East Coast road swing at Davidson College, Sunday at noon.