WHO: #2 Old Dominion (10-6-2, 7-1-2 SBC) vs #3 App State (12-3-4, 6-2-2 SBC)
WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 11 – 5:00 p.m. ET
WHERE: Foley, Ala. / Foley Sports Tourism Complex
LAST MEETING: Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026 – ODU 0-0 APP
STREAM: ESPN+
LIVE STATS: Click Here
NORFOLK, Va. - Second seeded Old Dominion women’s soccer faces third seeded App State in the Sun Belt Conference Championship Semifinals on Wednesday, November 11 at 5 p.m. ET. The contest will take place in Foley, Alabama at the Foley Sports Tourism Complex.
ODU’s game against the Mountaineers will be streamed to ESPN+ and live stats will be available.
LAST MEETING:
The Monarchs and Mountaineers played out a 0-0 draw in Boone, North Carolina on Sunday, September 27, 2026. ODU had four shots on target and App had one attempt on the mark. The Silver and Blue had three shots on target in the first half but could not find an opening goal. Ellie Goodrich saved a shot by App’s Lucy Harrington in the 73rd minute to keep the 0-0 scoreline intact.
ABOUT ODU:
Old Dominion conceded only their fourth goal against conference opponents within four minutes of the Quarterfinal matchup against seventh seeded Marshall on Monday. But, ODU stormed back in the first half and scored four goals and tacked on a fifth in the second half for a program record five goals in the Sun Belt Conference Championships. ODU is on a five-game winning streak since October 18 when the run kicked off with a 2-1 win over Georgia Southern.
Ashlynn Kulha earned a historic third-straight Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year and Ellie Goodrich was selected Sun Belt Goalkeeper of the Year. Seven Monarchs were selected to All-Sun Belt Teams.
The Silver and Blue earned four All-Sun Belt First Team nods with 36.3% of the conference’s first team consisting of Monarchs. The Old Dominion backline earned its dues for only allowing three goals in conference play and holding opposing scoring offenses to a 0.72 rating.
Joining Kulha and Goodrich on the First Team were Libby Holmes and Dylan McEntarfer. ODU’s Economopoulos earned a nod on the All-Sun Belt Third Team. Madison Telmer and Ally Richardson pair up the middle of the pitch on the All-Sun Belt Third Team.
The Silver and Blue have a +16-goal differential with 29 goals scored and 13 conceded. The Monarchs average 12 shots a game and allow opponents to take 8.5 attempts per game. With 13 goals allowed in all games played, three goals allowed in SBC games, and eight shutouts, the Monarchs rank first in the conference in all three statistical categories.
Riley Mullen leads ODU with a team high 15 points from six goals and three assists and scored two goals in ODU’s 5-1 win against Marshall on Monday. Economopoulos sits second on the team leaderboard with 13 points from six goals and one assist, she has recorded all of her points in Sun Belt games. Rounding out ODU’s top scorers is third year forward Hannah Morgan, she has a career high six goals for 12 points in 18 games played.
Goodrich has made 16 appearances and 14 starts in goal for the Silver and Blue. She has a record of 9-5-2 in net. The Alexandria, Virginia native has eight clean, made 26 saves, and has a 74.3% save percentage. Her eight clean sheets are tied for 33rd in the nation and rank first in the Sun Belt.
ABOUT APP:
The Mountaineers defeated sixth seeded Louisiana, 1-0 thanks to a golden goal scored by Maddie Williams in the 97th minute to advance to the Semis. App has a 12-3-4 overall record and are 6-2-2 in conference action. They are led by Aimee Haywood in her fourth season in Boone and 11th season as a collegiate head coach. She has an all-time record of 108-64-31 and her record with the Mountaineers sits at 41-32-19.
App State is undefeated in its last five games played with a 4-0-1 record. They have a +19-goal differential with 32 goals scored and 13 conceded. The Mountaineers average 1.68 goals per game and concede an average of 0.68. They take 13.1 shots a contest and allow opponents to fire off 6.7 attempts.
Ellie Garrison has a team high 26 points from 12 goals and two assists. She is followed by Libby Bermingham’s 18 points from eight goals and two assists and Olivia Simon’s 11 points from four goals and three assists.
Hanna Skogfors has started all 19 games in goal for the Mountaineers and has allowed 11 goals, made 41 saves with a 78.8% save percentage, and has kept nine clean sheets and two combined clean sheets.
UP NEXT:
The winner of Wednesday’s game will face the winner of first seeded James Madison and fifth seeded South Alabama on Saturday, November 14 at 8 p.m. ET at the Foley Sports Tourism Complex.