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What all do we have stirring in today’s Brew? Check it out below.
🏈 Two-For-One Special
👟 Title Defenders
⚽️ The Show Stoppers
🟡 And much more
🔼 Two-For-One Special. After a thrilling 34-31 overtime win over previously unbeaten JMU last week, a pair of App State players earned Sun Belt Conference weekly accolades. Linebacker Colton Phares was named Defensive Player of the Week, and kicker James London earned Special Teams Player of the Week.
Against JMU's highly ranked offense, Phares led all players with a career-high 13 tackles, including a TFL, and broke up a pass. But his most impactful play was a leaping interception with just over six minutes remaining in regulation that he returned 21 yards to set up a short go-ahead touchdown drive for the Mountaineers' first lead of the game.
App State needed all 14 of London's points to knock off the Dukes. The senior from Miami, Fla., made all four of his field goal attempts, capped by the game-winning 40-yarder in OT.
🔼 Title Defenders. App State Cross Country will look to continue their dominance of the Sun Belt Conference as they head to the 2026 Sun Belt Cross Country Championships on Friday in Foley, Alabama.
The Mountaineers enter the championship meet with high expectations after sweeping both the men's and women's team titles in each of the past two seasons.
The men's 8K race is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. ET, followed by the women's 5K race at 10:15 a.m. ET.
Both races will stream live on ESPN+ as the Mountaineers seek to extend their impressive run of success on the conference stage.
🔼 Title Defenders. On Sunday, App State Soccer posted its ninth clean sheet of the season to set a new single-season program record.
Leading that charge is a trio of goalkeepers with an unmistakable bond and plenty of personality.
In the latest feature with App State Soccer, the group talks about their shared friendship and the connection they’ve created with head coach Aimee Haywood.
🔼 The Final Countdown. A new season of App State Basketball tips off on Monday, November 2 as both the men's and women's programs begin their 2026-27 campaigns with high expectations and plenty of excitement surrounding the Mountaineers.
Head Coach Dustin Kearns and the men's team opens its season against Merrimack in Rock Hill, S.C., at 6 a.m., before returning to Boone for its home opener against Christendom on November 4.
Meanwhile, the women's team, led by head coach Alaura Sharp, travels to Ypsilanti, Mich., to face Eastern Michigan in the MAC-Sun Belt Challenge before hosting Montreat College on November 4.
🏀 The 2026-27 App State Men’s Basketball Schedule
🏀 The 2026-27 App State Women’s Basketball Schedule
App State Football captain Colton Phares has been a menace for opposing offenses once again this season.
Over the past two years, how many tackles for a loss has Phares racked up?
Got a guess?
Scroll down to see if you know your stuff!
All times listed in ET
Thursday, October 29th
🏐 Volleyball at Georgia State @ 6 pm
Friday, October 30th
🏑 Field Hockey vs. Longwood @ 4 pm
🏐 Volleyball at Georgia State @ 6 pm
👟 Cross Country at Sun Belt Championships (Foley, Ala.)
🎾 Tennis at Elon Fall Invitational
Saturday, October 31st
🏈 Football at Georgia Southern @ 6:30 p.m.
🎾 Tennis at Elon Fall Invitational
Sunday, November 1st
⚽️ Soccer vs. Troy @ 1 pm
🤼 Wrestling at Southeast Open (Salem, Va.)
Monday, November 2nd
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Merrimack @ 6 am (Rock Hill, S.C.) l Watch
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Eastern Michigan @ 6:30 pm l Watch
Answer: 14.5
🟡 Have a great one, y’all!
