Shawn Clark and the Appalachian State soccer group did not get to take pleasure in a celebration flying again to Boone, N.C., following the group’s 17-14 upset of No. 6 Texas A&M on Saturday.
That is as a result of they by no means obtained on the airplane again to North Carolina. ESPN, citing a group spokesperson, reported mechanical points on the group’s chartered flight pressured the group to remain in the identical resort they slept in forward of Saturday’s recreation.
However, as a result of the resort had already been booked, there have been no rooms for the gamers, coaches or workers to sleep in. They as a substitute unfold out amongst numerous hallways, lobbies and convention rooms. They obtained a 3:30 a.m. wake-up, returned to the airport — the place they’d waited three hours earlier than returning at midnight — and boarded the airplane dwelling at 4:30 a.m.
They reportedly landed in Charlotte Douglas Worldwide Airport at 8:30 a.m. ET on Sunday, the place 5 group buses drove them two hours again to campus.
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Whether or not the delays had been capable of demoralize the group is unlikely.
The Mountaineers went into Faculty Station, Texas, and beat the sixth-ranked group within the nation off the power of a keep-away offense and a stingy protection. The Mountaineers held the ball for greater than 41 minutes of recreation time and restricted the Aggies offense to a mere 186 yards.
The Aggies weren’t the one ranked group to fall to unranked opponents on Saturday: Marshall upended No. 8 Notre Dame 26-21 on the highway, and Washington State took down No. 19 Wisconsin 17-14.
The Mountaineers’ efforts will likely be rewarded by a “Faculty GameDay” go to to Boone, N.C., for the group’s dwelling recreation vs. Troy in Week 3. That is loads of purpose to rejoice, delays and all.