Davidson 2, Appalachian State 1 (OT)

DAVIDSON N.C. – For the second time in as many contests, Davidson’s Valeriy Sviderskiy netted a golden goal as the Wildcats defeated Appalachian State 2-1 in overtime Friday evening at Alumni Stadium.

Davidson, which closed the regular season with consecutive wins, improved to 8-9-1 overall and 2-4-0 in SoCon play, while the Mountaineers fell to 3-7-6 and 1-4-1.

Sviderskiy’s fourth game-winner and team-leading eighth score of the season came just 3:29 into the first extra session off a centering pass from Shane Macnamara.

Following a scoreless opening period, the Mountaineers’ scored the game’s first goal in the 50th minute on a Stephen Chapman header off a pass into the box from Matthew Melton.

Less than five minutes after going down a goal, Davidson’s Jake Keator provided his third game-tying strike of the season with a blast from just in front of the visitors’ bench that bent inside the far post.

Appalachian State held an 11-9 edge in shots, while both teams finished with four on goal.

The Wildcats’ Matt Pacifici led both keepers with three saves.

With the result, the bottom three seeds in the upcoming SoCon Championship were locked. Davidson will be the fifth seed, while Georgia Southern will be the sixth and Appalachian State the seventh.

Appalachian State returns to action when it hosts Longwood in its regular-season finale on Tuesday. Davidson will enjoy a week break before returning to the pitch Saturday, Nov. 9, for the opening round of the conference tournament against the No. 2 seed, which will be determined Saturday night.