#14
NET of 28 · 0.262
8–7
Appalachian 5-4
REBUILDING
2026 rank (#14 of 28) declined by 250.0% from 3yr weighted baseline (#4). Moved 10 spots.
RPI
0.511 #15
Strength of Schedule
0.488 #18
Adj. Offense (AOE)
-0.051 #15
Adj. Defense (ADE)
-0.312 #15
Best win: W 13–12 vs #4 William Penn (IA) (2/27)
Worst loss: L 10–14 at #19 Montreat (3/28)
NET by season
2023
4.546 #4
2024
4.912 #4
2025
4.365 #4
2026
0.262 #14
Team stats
| Metric | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Strength of Schedule | 0.488 18 | |
| RPI | 0.511 15 | |
| Adjusted Efficiency | -0.051 15 | -0.312 15 |
| Net Efficiency | 0.262 14 | |
| Goals per Possession | 0.274 4 | 0.219 17 |
| Possessions per Game | 48.7 22 | 49.5 6 |
| On-Goal Rate | 68.3 1 | 60.0 15 |
| Goals per Game | 13.3 12 | 10.9 12 |
| Assist Rate | 61.5 13 | 34.4 2 |
| FO Win Rate | 67.0 4 | 33.0 4 |
| Unforced TO Rate | 29.7 25 | 10.1 27 |
Small numbers are ranks among 28 NAIA men's teams; green = near the top, red = near the bottom.
Games
| Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/24 | vs #15 Taylor | L, 13–14 | 0-1 |
| 2/15 | at #26 Columbia (SC) | W, 19–4 | 1-1 |
| 2/27 | vs #4 William Penn (IA) | W, 13–12 | 2-1 |
| 2/28 | vs #17 William Woods | W, 12–7 | 3-1 |
| 3/02 | at #11 Columbia (MO) | L, 9–10 | 3-2 |
| 3/03 | at #27 Ottawa (KS) | W, 28–3 | 4-2 |
| 3/12 | at #13 Life | W, 14–9 | 5-2 |
| 3/14 | at #18 Point | W, 13–12 | 6-2 |
| 3/19 | vs #7 SCAD Savannah | L, 10–14 | 6-3 |
| 3/20 | vs #26 Columbia (SC) | W, 24–4 | 7-3 |
| 3/26 | at #9 Cumberlands (KY) | W, 14–13 | 8-3 |
| 3/28 | at #19 Montreat | L, 10–14 | 8-4 |
| 4/09 | vs #6 Reinhardt (GA) | L, 2–11 | 8-5 |
| 4/11 | vs #12 Tennessee Wesleyan | L, 11–14 | 8-6 |
| 4/18 | vs #1 Keiser | L, 8–22 | 8-7 |
Opponent numbers are their NET rank this season.
Players
| Player | Goals | Assists | Points | Faceoffs Won | Net Turnovers | LFN Rating | Adj. LFN Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Loo | 3.73 6 | 3.64 2 | 7.36 1 | 1.972 2 | 3.475 10 | ||
| Nick Sheaffer | 4.07 4 | 1.40 43 | 5.47 7 | 1.491 13 | 2.994 42 | ||
| Sam Shields | 2.50 38 | 1.92 21 | 4.42 21 | 1.192 32 | 2.695 85 | ||
| Dane Angelillis | 0.20 295 | 0.20 348 | 0.40 80 | 0.423 186 | 1.926 317 | ||
| Cameron Paleski | 0.07 385 | 0.07 430 | 0.73 41 | 0.369 207 | 1.872 338 | ||
| Ethan Baker | 0.87 165 | 0.80 95 | 1.67 135 | 0.365 208 | 1.868 342 | ||
| Isaiah Espaillat | 1.00 136 | 0.40 163 | 1.40 157 | 0.353 216 | 1.857 346 | ||
| Jacob Trickler | 0.18 263 | 0.18 361 | 0.45 71 | 0.335 224 | 1.838 354 | ||
| Landan Morris | 1.00 20 | 0.327 225 | 1.830 356 | ||||
| Jack Polomsky | 0.47 66 | 0.301 239 | 1.805 364 | ||||
| Samuel Castillo | 1.00 136 | 1.00 188 | 0.281 254 | 1.784 370 | |||
| Malachi LaRue | 0.27 219 | 0.27 319 | 0.280 256 | 1.783 371 | |||
| Branden Sheaffer | 0.36 245 | 0.21 244 | 0.57 249 | 0.168 352 | 1.671 408 | ||
| Max Cary | 1.00 136 | 1.00 188 | 0.150 381 | 1.654 412 | |||
| Joseph Xiarhos | 0.36 245 | 0.07 348 | 0.43 283 | 0.113 436 | 1.616 421 | ||
| Christopher Arguelles | 0.081 476 | 1.584 431 | |||||
| Lucas Gilbert | 0.14 137 | 0.076 486 | 1.579 433 | ||||
| Blake Simpson | 0.14 137 | 0.076 486 | 1.579 433 | ||||
| Benjamin Sheldon | 0.73 186 | 0.27 219 | 1.00 188 | 0.074 489 | 1.577 435 | ||
| Israel Miranda | 0.07 374 | 0.43 156 | 0.50 258 | 0.049 529 | 1.553 442 | ||
| Dontaye Wallace | 0.026 563 | 1.529 449 | |||||
| Liam Murphy | 0.012 580 | 1.516 454 |
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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