#6
NET of 28 · 2.745
9–5
Appalachian 8-2
REBUILDING
2026 rank (#6 of 28) declined by 91.1% from 3yr weighted baseline (#3). Moved 3 spots.
RPI
0.580 #7
Strength of Schedule
0.560 #6
Adj. Offense (AOE)
0.385 #10
Adj. Defense (ADE)
-2.359 #2
Best win: W 12–11 at #7 SCAD Savannah (5/01)
Worst loss: L 6–9 vs #13 Life (4/18)
NET by season
2023
5.258 #3
2024
6.871 #1
2025
4.316 #5
2026
2.745 #6
Team stats
| Metric | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Strength of Schedule | 0.560 6 | |
| RPI | 0.580 7 | |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 0.385 10 | -2.359 2 |
| Net Efficiency | 2.745 6 | |
| Goals per Possession | 0.209 11 | 0.193 12 |
| Possessions per Game | 61.1 14 | 45.1 5 |
| On-Goal Rate | 61.6 8 | 60.0 15 |
| Goals per Game | 12.8 15 | 8.7 5 |
| Assist Rate | 49.2 21 | 62.3 22 |
| FO Win Rate | 64.5 8 | 35.5 7 |
| Unforced TO Rate | 9.3 3 | 13.1 24 |
Small numbers are ranks among 28 NAIA men's teams; green = near the top, red = near the bottom.
Games
| Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/28 | vs #21 Lawrence Tech | W, 11–5 | 1-0 |
| 3/12 | vs #9 Cumberlands (KY) | W, 13–5 | 2-0 |
| 3/21 | vs #12 Tennessee Wesleyan | W, 16–1 | 3-0 |
| 3/26 | vs #26 Columbia (SC) | W, 27–2 | 4-0 |
| 3/28 | at #7 SCAD Savannah | L, 9–12 | 4-1 |
| 4/04 | at #19 Montreat | W, 17–9 | 5-1 |
| 4/09 | at #14 Webber International (FL) | W, 11–2 | 6-1 |
| 4/11 | at #1 Keiser | L, 6–25 | 6-2 |
| 4/16 | vs #18 Point | W, 12–7 | 7-2 |
| 4/18 | vs #13 Life | L, 6–9 | 7-3 |
| 4/25 | vs #12 Tennessee Wesleyan | W, 18–5 | 8-3 |
| 5/01 | at #7 SCAD Savannah | W, 12–11 | 9-3 |
| 5/02 | at #1 Keiser | L, 10–17 | 9-4 |
| 5/12 | vs #4 William Penn (IA) | L, 11–12 | 9-5 |
Opponent numbers are their NET rank this season.
Players
| Player | Goals | Assists | Points | Faceoffs Won | Net Turnovers | LFN Rating | Adj. LFN Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Greer | 2.79 26 | 0.50 141 | 3.29 62 | 1.115 47 | 2.989 44 | ||
| Benjamin Shackelford | 2.14 54 | 1.00 68 | 3.14 69 | 1.064 52 | 2.938 50 | ||
| Joey Amatulli | 1.21 115 | 2.00 19 | 3.21 65 | 1.045 57 | 2.919 51 | ||
| Holden Whitecliffe | 0.29 269 | 0.36 181 | 0.64 239 | 1.21 13 | 0.729 103 | 2.602 102 | |
| Chase Bond | 0.07 374 | 0.07 348 | 0.14 375 | 1.64 4 | 0.669 112 | 2.543 117 | |
| Bennett Morrison | 1.43 92 | 0.43 156 | 1.86 125 | 0.619 118 | 2.493 125 | ||
| Zach Dixon | 0.07 374 | 0.07 348 | 0.14 375 | 1.29 11 | 0.581 129 | 2.455 131 | |
| Nolan Marsh | 1.08 128 | 0.69 109 | 1.77 130 | 0.542 139 | 2.415 147 | ||
| Reid McDowell | 1.17 120 | 0.50 141 | 1.67 135 | 0.488 156 | 2.362 161 | ||
| Carter Garrison | 0.77 178 | 0.38 171 | 1.15 180 | 0.325 231 | 2.198 190 | ||
| Gunner McGahee | 0.07 374 | 0.07 422 | 0.57 52 | 0.296 243 | 2.170 201 | ||
| Rett Canon | 1.00 136 | 1.00 188 | 0.267 271 | 2.140 210 | |||
| Tyler Kirk | 0.08 358 | 0.25 224 | 0.33 297 | 0.25 105 | 0.237 290 | 2.110 226 | |
| Marshall Cisco | 0.71 190 | 0.14 280 | 0.86 207 | 0.229 296 | 2.102 228 | ||
| Alex Mabrey | 0.15 322 | 0.08 339 | 0.23 340 | 0.162 367 | 2.036 251 | ||
| Elliot Stackman | 0.36 85 | 0.156 374 | 2.029 256 | ||||
| Brayden Callahan | 0.17 129 | 0.088 468 | 1.962 302 | ||||
| Ben Meininger | 0.058 512 | 1.931 314 | |||||
| Brian Loudenslager | 0.25 277 | 0.25 321 | 0.047 536 | 1.920 318 | |||
| Luke Mann | 0.08 157 | 0.044 547 | 1.918 319 | ||||
| Michael Scoleri | 0.023 565 | 1.897 330 | |||||
| Austin Scales | 0.14 325 | 0.14 375 | 0.015 575 | 1.888 333 |
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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