Concord Blanks W. Va. Tech 2-0

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The Mountain Lions were led by sophomore forward Kari Simon, who scored a pair of goals, to help propel Concord (1-1-0) to the victory over the Golden Bears. Saturday marked the second two-goal game in Simon's career; she also scored twice in Concord's 3-2 win vs. Ferrum on Oct. 4, 2012.

"The  girls played well in the second half," Head Coach Stefani Workman said. "We played much better possession soccer to create goal scoring opportunities. Abby played two great balls into Kari and she finished her chances with class. Moving on, we need to put a whole game together and when we do will will be tough to beat."

Junior back Abby Barber, who scored two goals in CU's season-opening loss at Converse, assisted on Simon's second goal and tallied four shots. Freshman goalie Kristin Twomey made the first start of her college career, stopping two shots on her way to the shutout victory.

After a scoreless first half, Simon got Concord on the scoreboard 17:57 into the second half before adding an insurance goal at 79:48 off of Barber's assist. CU maintained the two-goal advantage for the remainder of regulation to close out the match with the 2-0 triumph.

As a team, Concord held advantages over West Virginia Tech in both shots (17-5) and corners (3-1).

The victory improves Concord's record all-time against West Virginia Tech to 8-0-0. The Mountain Lions have yet to allow the Golden Bears to score a goal in the series' history.

Freshman forward Emily Cole took a game-high five shots. Sophomore midfielder Chloe Barber (three), freshman back Kiana Brown (one) and freshman midfielder Margot Provencher (one) also compiled shots against West Virginia Tech.

Concord continues non-conference competition 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11 at King University. The Mountain Lions' home opener is scheduled for Sept. 15 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan in what will be CU's first Mountain East Conference contest.