Mountaineers Face Ohio in MAC Tournament Quarterfinals

HARRISONBURG, Va. — The App State area hockey staff is about to start its postseason run, dealing with Ohio within the quarterfinals of the 2025 MAC Field Hockey Championship on Wednesday.

The Mountaineers (13-5, 7-2 MAC) want to construct off the 9-0 shutout win over Kent State final Sunday, with App State netting six targets within the second half of the sport.

Friday’s Matchup

• Who: App State vs. Ohio
• Where: JMU Field Hockey Complex // Harrisonburg, Va.
• When: Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2:30 p.m.

Scouting the Mountaineers
To shut out the common season, the Mountaineers are second within the MAC in assists per recreation (2.78), targets per recreation (3.61), factors per recreation (10), scoring common (3.60) and penalty corners per recreation (7.33), whereas additionally rating prime 10 nationally in targets per recreation, scoring common and factors per recreation.

Lise Boekaar has been on a tear this season, main the MAC in assists (19), whole factors (45) and game-winning targets (5), whereas additionally tied for third in targets (13) with Sophia Baxter. She is fourth within the nation in assists per recreation (1.06) and eleventh in factors per recreation (2.50). Her efficiency throughout the opening weekend earned her the MAC Offensive Player of the Week honor after she was answerable for the staff’s first 10 targets of the season.

Boekaar at the moment holds the App State document for essentially the most assists in a single season (19), together with essentially the most profession assists in App State area hockey historical past, breaking the document along with her thirty second profession help towards Central Michigan on Oct. 10. She at the moment has 34 for her profession, persevering with so as to add to her whole.

On the defensive finish, Baxter has been a pressure, incomes 4 Defensive Player of the Week awards this season, essentially the most ever in a single season by a participant, most not too long ago coming after performances towards Ball State and No. 6 Wake Forest. Baxter is at the moment tied with Boekaar for essentially the most targets scored, with 13 from the middle again place.

Scouting the Bobcats

Ohio (5-12, 3-6 MAC) enters the matchup after clinching the final postseason spot after the outcomes throughout the convention on Sunday. Most not too long ago, the Bobcats fell to James Madison 3-1 in Harrisonburg, Va. Ohio is led by head coach Ali Johnstone, who Is in her eighth 12 months on the helm.

Series History

• vs. Ohio: This is the twenty first all-time assembly between the Mountaineers and the Bobcats, collection tied at 10 apiece. App State hosted Ohio earlier within the season on Sept. 19, the place the Mountaineers scored 5, second half targets within the comeback win.

Up Next
With a win, the Mountaineers will tackle No. 2 seed UMass on Wednesday. First contact is slated for two:30 p.m., streaming on ESPN+.