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DAVIDSON, N.C. - J.J. Elder scored the game-winner in the 54th minute to give Appalachian State University men’s soccer a 1-0 win over No. 21 Davidson Wednesday night in Davidson.

The win improves ASU to 4-7-1 overall and their first conference win of the season, are now at 1-3 in the SoCon, while the Wildcats drop to 9-3 overall and 2-2 in the SoCon and have dropped two-straight.

The win is the first ASU win over a nationally ranked team since a 4-3 win over No. 15 Furman in 1992.

BOONE, N.C. - Appalachian State University quarterback Armanti Edwards can add another prestigious distinction to his ever-growing list of accolades this week by becoming the first player in NCAA Division I FCS history to amass 8,000 passing yards and 4,000 rushing yards in a career.

Edwards, who went over the 8,000-yard passing plateau last Saturday versus North Carolina Central, comes into this Saturday's game at Wofford (3 p.m. - SportSouth) with 3,948 career rushing yards. With 52 rushing yards versus the Terriers (he has averaged nearly 92 rushing yards per game in his career), he would become the first FCS player in the 8,000/4,000 club and only the second player in all of Division I (FCS or FBS) history to accomplish the feat. Missouri's Brad Smith passed for 8,799 yards and rushed for 4,289 from 2002-05.

BOONE, N.C. -- Appalachian State remains 11th in the latest USTFCCA Southeast Regional poll, the association announced today.

The Mountaineers, who have moved up four spots from fifteenth in the preseason poll, were off last week following an impressive 13th place finish out of 42 teams at the Paul Short Run in Bethlehem, Pa. October 2.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — On the strength of 124 rushing yards on just 11 carries in Saturday’s 55-21 win over North Carolina Central, Appalachian State University running back Devon Moore has been named the Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Week, the SoCon office announced on Monday.

Moore’s award-winning performance included a 73-yard touchdown run that gave Appalachian a 7-0 lead on its fourth play from scrimmage. The run was the longest of the junior’s career and the second-longest play of the season for ASU.

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Jaimey Etten scored two first half goals to lead UNC Greensboro to a 3-1 win over Appalachian State University women's soccer Sunday afternoon.

The Mountaineers had several opportunites in the first half, despite being outshot 12-3.  In the 10th minute, Caroline Lowe got a ball at the top of the box, but was unable to get a shot off as a UNCG defender got in just before.

BOONE, N.C.-After falling behind 2-1 Appalachian State University volleyball rallied a comeback and shocked SoCon North Division leader Samford Sunday afternooon, handing the Bulldogs a thrilling 3-2 defeat. With the victory, Appalachian defeats the Bulldogs for the first time in school history, with just three meetings between the two squads and improves to 8-12 on the season and 4-2 in SoCon action. Samford drops its first SoCon match of the 2009 season and snaps an eight match winning streak.

BOONE, N.C. - Appalachian State University men's soccer fell 3-1 to Furman Sunday afternoon at the Appalachian Soccer Stadium.

In a game that featured a combined 48 fouls and five yellow cards, Furman scored three-straight goals to get their fifth straight win over the Mountaineers (3-7-1,0-3).

BOONE, N.C. - Appalachian State football coach Jerry Moore was rattling off the mistakes his team made Saturday in a non-conference game against North Carolina Central. He wasn't happy with the eight penalties his team committed. He didn't think his team tackled very well. And he was not at all pleased about a blown coverage that led to a long touchdown pass by the Eagles. Listening to Moore, you'd never guess his team turned in one of its most dominating statistical performances ever, rolling to a 55-21 victory in front of 25,017 fans at Kidd Brewer Stadium. Coaches and players were nonchalant after defeating the winless Eagles (0-6), who stunned the hosts early by turning two Mountaineers turnovers into touchdowns and a 14-7 lead midway through the second quarter.

DAVIDSON, N.C.- Appalachian State University men's tennis finished play at the Davidson Invitational on a solid note, as the Apps faced Richmond in doubles action and took on SoCon nemesis Davidson in both singles and doubles action. Against the Spiders, the Apps went 1-3, while posting a 3-4 mark against the Wildcats in singles play and 3-1 record against DC in doubles play.

BOONE, N.C.- Appalachian State University volleyball closed out the third set on a 9-0 run en route to a 3-0 victory over SoCon foe Chattanooga Saturday, in a critical SoCon North Division battle. With the win, ASU snaps a two-match losing streak and earns a win over the Lady Mocs for the first time since October 20, 2007. Appalachian also improves to 7-12 on the season and 3-2 in SoCon play, matching its overall wins and conference wins from the 2008 season, while the Lady Mocs drop to 9-8 overall and 1-4 in league action.