Trojans Off to North Carolina for Two Sun Belt Games

Game 14: Little Rock at Appalachian State
Date	Friday, October 7
Time	2:30 p.m.
Location	Boone, N.C.
Stadium	Appalachian Soccer Complex
Stats	App State Sports
Video	App State Video
Notes	Little Rock

LITTLE ROCK – Following a weekend where the Trojans got to enjoy the comforts of home, the Little Rock soccer team will be heading on its farthest road trip of the season this weekend.

The Trojans are set to face Appalachian State in Boone, N.C., on Friday at 2:30 p.m. central and will follow that with a game against new Sun Belt Conference foe Coastal Carolina on Sunday at 11 a.m. central. Sunday's game will also be played at Appalachian State, as Coastal was forced to move the game from its campus due to the threat posed by Hurricane Matthew.
 
Friday will be the third all-time meeting between the Trojans and Mountaineers, and Sunday will begin a new series for Little Rock as the Trojans and Chanticleers have never squared off.
 

Game 15: Little Rock vs. Coastal Carolina
Date	Sunday, October 9
Time	11 a.m.
Location	Boone, N.C.
Stadium	Appalachian Soccer Complex
Stats	Coastal Carolina Stats
Notes	Little Rock

Little Rock enters its trip to the Carolinas coming off a huge rivalry win on Sunday at the Coleman Sports & Recreation Complex. The Trojans earned their third consecutive victory over the Red Wolves thanks to goals from Doro Greulich and Quin Wilkes and a shutout in net by Sara Small.
 
Greulich's goal was the first of her career, and Wilkes' goal was her third of the season. Wilkes is now tied for the team lead in points and goals with Jaclyn Purvine.
 
Small, meanwhile, got her fourth shutout of the season and her 10th solo shutout of her career. Small is second in the Sun Belt conference this season with a 0.70 goals against average.
 
In the Sun Belt standings, Little Rock is now in a three-way tie for sixth place with Georgia State and Georgia Southern. All three teams have six points on the year. Fifth place is just one point away, however. The top eight teams in the league make the Sun Belt Tournament in early November.
 
Little Rock's opponents this weekend are on opposite ends of the standings.
 
First up on Friday, Appalachian State is 6-6-2 overall on the season but 1-3-2 in Sun Belt play. The Mountaineers have 5 points in the league and are tied for ninth place. They lost 3-0 to Arkansas State on Friday before defeating ULM 3-1 on Sunday.
 
Coastal Carolina, meanwhile, is tied for first place in the conference with 12 points thanks to its 4-1-0 record in league play. The Chanticleers are 7-4-1 overall. Last weekend, they went on the road to Georgia Southern and Texas State and came away with victories of 1-0 each time.
 
KICK OFF

• Little Rock earned its third straight victory over Arkansas State on Sunday, downing the visiting Red Wolves 2-0 at the Coleman Sports & Recreation Complex.
• Doro Greulich scored her first goal of the season for Little Rock, and Quin Wilkes added her third of the season to clinch the Trojan win. Wilkes is now tied for the Trojans team lead in goals and points.
• Sara Small made three saves and earned her fourth shutout of the season Sunday afternoon.
• The Trojans are now second in the Sun Belt for fewest goals allowed with just 10, and the team is second in the Sun Belt in goals against average with a 0.77.
• Little Rock is currently in a three-way tie for sixth in the Sun Belt standings with Georgia State and Georgia Southern.
• The Trojans are 0-2-1 all-time against Appalachian State and have never played new Sun Belt member Coastal Carolina.