#9
NET of 28 · 2.486
9–8
Appalachian 7-3
REBUILDING
2026 rank (#9 of 28) declined by 186.6% from 3yr weighted baseline (#3). Moved 6 spots.
RPI
0.593 #4
Strength of Schedule
0.657 #1
Adj. Offense (AOE)
1.349 #4
Adj. Defense (ADE)
-1.137 #11
Best win: W 18–13 vs #3 Indiana Tech (4/04)
Worst loss: L 13–14 vs #14 Webber International (FL) (3/26)
NET by season
2023
4.048 #5
2024
4.960 #3
2025
5.315 #2
2026
2.486 #9
Team stats
| Metric | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Strength of Schedule | 0.657 1 | |
| RPI | 0.593 4 | |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 1.349 4 | -1.137 11 |
| Net Efficiency | 2.486 9 | |
| Goals per Possession | 0.259 5 | 0.236 23 |
| Possessions per Game | 53.9 20 | 53.6 10 |
| On-Goal Rate | 65.0 3 | 62.5 23 |
| Goals per Game | 13.9 9 | 12.6 17 |
| Assist Rate | 46.8 24 | 47.0 9 |
| FO Win Rate | 57.7 10 | 42.3 10 |
| Unforced TO Rate | 15.6 11 | 17.1 18 |
Small numbers are ranks among 28 NAIA men's teams; green = near the top, red = near the bottom.
Games
| Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/13 | at #12 Tennessee Wesleyan | W, 15–11 | 1-0 |
| 2/21 | at #5 Aquinas (MI) | L, 12–13 | 1-1 |
| 2/26 | vs #2 Madonna (MI) | L, 6–21 | 1-2 |
| 3/07 | at #16 Mount Vernon Nazarene | W, 18–10 | 2-2 |
| 3/12 | at #6 Reinhardt (GA) | L, 5–13 | 2-3 |
| 3/14 | vs #12 Tennessee Wesleyan | W, 21–10 | 3-3 |
| 3/19 | at #18 Point | W, 15–10 | 4-3 |
| 3/21 | vs #13 Life | W, 10–6 | 5-3 |
| 3/26 | vs #14 Webber International (FL) | L, 13–14 | 5-4 |
| 3/28 | vs #1 Keiser | L, 8–20 | 5-5 |
| 4/04 | vs #3 Indiana Tech | W, 18–13 | 6-5 |
| 4/11 | at #19 Montreat | W, 23–6 | 7-5 |
| 4/16 | at #7 SCAD Savannah | L, 11–15 | 7-6 |
| 4/18 | at #26 Columbia (SC) | W, 24–4 | 8-6 |
| 4/26 | vs #13 Life | W, 17–7 | 9-6 |
| 5/01 | at #1 Keiser | L, 9–19 | 9-7 |
| 5/12 | at #2 Madonna (MI) | L, 12–23 | 9-8 |
Opponent numbers are their NET rank this season.
Players
| Player | Goals | Assists | Points | Faceoffs Won | Net Turnovers | LFN Rating | Adj. LFN Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dom Lulow | 2.41 40 | 1.82 24 | 4.24 27 | 1.203 31 | 3.038 37 | ||
| Will Rogers | 2.65 32 | 1.47 35 | 4.12 33 | 1.163 40 | 2.998 41 | ||
| Nathan Cook | 2.93 22 | 0.47 150 | 3.40 55 | 1.033 60 | 2.868 58 | ||
| Caden Abbott | 1.47 90 | 1.41 41 | 2.88 79 | 0.899 73 | 2.733 82 | ||
| Carter Barrett | 1.38 97 | 0.38 171 | 1.77 130 | 0.411 189 | 2.246 179 | ||
| Alex Heck | 0.67 195 | 0.67 112 | 1.33 164 | 0.374 204 | 2.209 188 | ||
| Johnny Simpson | 0.18 312 | 0.18 366 | 0.59 51 | 0.343 221 | 2.178 197 | ||
| Blake Bryant | 1.00 20 | 0.327 225 | 2.162 206 | ||||
| Jacob Ingle | 0.08 358 | 0.08 406 | 0.17 134 | 0.317 235 | 2.152 207 | ||
| Caleb Mason | 0.89 161 | 0.11 303 | 1.00 188 | 0.224 299 | 2.059 241 | ||
| Jack Bichsel | 0.09 352 | 0.09 399 | 0.45 71 | 0.196 321 | 2.030 254 | ||
| Ty Grooms | 0.18 312 | 0.12 299 | 0.29 310 | 0.165 357 | 2.000 271 | ||
| Dennis Smith | 0.53 214 | 0.13 289 | 0.67 233 | 0.155 375 | 1.990 278 | ||
| Kuwese Walker | 0.50 218 | 0.12 295 | 0.62 242 | 0.135 402 | 1.970 295 | ||
| Connor Singleton | 0.14 137 | 0.134 404 | 1.968 297 | ||||
| Jeffrey Fisher | 0.06 364 | 0.06 443 | 0.128 413 | 1.962 301 | |||
| Austin Hering | 0.08 325 | 0.08 406 | 0.08 155 | 0.121 427 | 1.956 304 | ||
| Cole Bastian | 0.06 395 | 0.19 259 | 0.25 321 | 0.105 447 | 1.940 310 | ||
| Colton Stewart | 0.101 455 | 1.936 312 | |||||
| Brody Hermann | 0.33 249 | 0.33 297 | 0.096 460 | 1.931 315 | |||
| Brody Gilreath | 0.21 293 | 0.29 211 | 0.50 258 | 0.094 462 | 1.929 316 | ||
| Aiden Hamilton | 0.25 224 | 0.25 321 | 0.078 478 | 1.913 321 | |||
| Dakota White | 0.53 214 | 0.07 356 | 0.60 245 | 0.076 483 | 1.911 323 | ||
| Michael Adams | 0.07 385 | 0.07 430 | 0.067 499 | 1.901 329 | |||
| Nathan Foskey | 0.07 385 | 0.07 430 | 0.034 553 | 1.869 340 | |||
| Nick Newman | 0.034 555 | 1.869 341 | |||||
| Jack Sidwell | 0.25 277 | 0.25 321 | 0.016 573 | 1.851 348 |
Per-game numbers; small numbers are ranks among all NAIA men's players. LFN Rating weighs points, faceoffs, caused turnovers and turnovers; Adj. LFN Rating adds team strength.
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