#12
NET of 27 · 0.044
14–5
Appalachian 5-3
SURGING
2026 rank (#12 of 27) improved by 52.0% from 3yr weighted baseline (#25). Moved 13 spots.
RPI
0.518 #14
Strength of Schedule
0.417 #26
Adj. Offense (AOE)
-0.104 #12
Adj. Defense (ADE)
-0.148 #12
Best win: W 16–10 at #14 Georgetown (KY) (4/11)
Worst loss: L 9–17 at #10 Life (2/25)
NET by season
2023
-1.759 #23
2024
-4.365 #29
2025
-2.514 #23
2026
0.044 #12
Team stats
| Metric | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Strength of Schedule | 0.417 26 | |
| RPI | 0.518 14 | |
| Adjusted Efficiency | -0.104 12 | -0.148 12 |
| Net Efficiency | 0.044 12 | |
| Goals per Possession | 0.357 4 | 0.265 8 |
| Possessions per Game | 42.9 12 | 36.5 10 |
| On-Goal Rate | 81.8 2 | 76.8 22 |
| Goals per Game | 15.3 6 | 9.7 12 |
| Assist Rate | 43.2 13 | 46.0 17 |
| Free-Position % | 65.0 1 | 35.9 9 |
| Unforced TO Rate | 1.6 5 | 7.4 11 |
Small numbers are ranks among 27 NAIA women's teams; green = near the top, red = near the bottom.
Games
| Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/09 | at Lees-McRae (DII) | W, 14–11 | 1-0 |
| 2/11 | at Mars Hill (DII) | L, 9–13 | 1-1 |
| 2/13 | at Huntingdon (DIII) | W, 28–1 | 2-1 |
| 2/25 | at #10 Life | L, 9–17 | 2-2 |
| 2/27 | at Emory & Henry (DII) | W, 12–9 | 3-2 |
| 3/02 | at #16 New College of Florida | W, 16–9 | 4-2 |
| 3/04 | at #17 Warner (FL) | W, 17–9 | 5-2 |
| 3/07 | vs #18 Culver-Stockton (MO) | W, 10–7 | 6-2 |
| 3/08 | vs #19 UHSP | W, 16–6 | 7-2 |
| 3/11 | vs Randolph (DIII) | W, 25–2 | 8-2 |
| 3/18 | at #5 Reinhardt (GA) | L, 5–13 | 8-3 |
| 3/21 | vs Warren Wilson (DIII) | W, 23–3 | 9-3 |
| 3/25 | vs #23 Truett McConnell | W, 21–4 | 10-3 |
| 4/01 | vs #4 Cumberlands (KY) | L, 2–24 | 10-4 |
| 4/08 | at #27 Columbia (SC) | W, 27–0 | 11-4 |
| 4/11 | at #14 Georgetown (KY) | W, 16–10 | 12-4 |
| 4/15 | vs #26 Montreat | W, 24–4 | 13-4 |
| 4/23 | vs #27 Columbia (SC) | W, 28–2 | 14-4 |
| 4/24 | at #5 Reinhardt (GA) | L, 8–21 | 14-5 |
Opponent numbers are their NET rank this season.
Players
| Player | Goals | Assists | Points | Draw Controls | Net Turnovers | LFN Rating | Adj. LFN Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Pluta | 3.06 18 | 1.06 39 | 4.12 24 | 3.25 29 | 1.689 14 | 3.002 44 | |
| Kylie Heinrich | 2.11 51 | 2.68 5 | 4.79 10 | 2.84 38 | 1.479 20 | 2.793 62 | |
| Olivia Downey | 3.21 11 | 0.63 81 | 3.84 31 | 1.47 80 | 1.080 50 | 2.393 139 | |
| Aava Downey | 1.89 65 | 0.95 46 | 2.84 56 | 1.00 103 | 0.814 87 | 2.127 175 | |
| Kate Buchanan | 2.63 27 | 0.79 62 | 3.42 42 | 1.11 94 | 0.786 90 | 2.099 177 | |
| Jacie Bomar | 0.63 166 | 0.32 150 | 0.95 162 | 1.89 59 | 0.26 69 | 0.742 95 | 2.055 182 |
| Jozlyn Long | 1.72 74 | 0.78 65 | 2.50 69 | 0.39 155 | 0.590 121 | 1.903 208 | |
| Abi Weed | 0.11 284 | 0.11 307 | 0.79 21 | 0.380 166 | 1.693 252 | ||
| Caylor Christman | 0.16 258 | 0.16 284 | 0.37 162 | 0.21 79 | 0.273 215 | 1.587 271 | |
| Stephanie Rocha | 0.56 175 | 0.17 196 | 0.72 193 | 0.22 196 | 0.251 231 | 1.564 272 | |
| America Barajas | 0.68 161 | 0.21 188 | 0.89 173 | 0.58 135 | 0.237 237 | 1.550 274 | |
| Hannah O'Daniel | 0.16 258 | 0.16 284 | 0.048 383 | 1.362 294 | |||
| Rylee Brendlinger | 0.034 395 | 1.348 300 | |||||
| Nikki Adams | 0.05 278 | 0.029 401 | 1.342 301 |
Per-game numbers; small numbers are ranks among all NAIA women's players. LFN Rating weighs points, draw controls, caused turnovers and turnovers; Adj. LFN Rating adds team strength.
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