Concord Travels to West Liberty in Final Regular Season Conference Tilt

ATHENS, W.Va. - The Concord University Women's soccer team will conclude their 2015 season when they travel to West Liberty for a Mountain East Conference Matchup. 

RECORDS
Concord heads into the game with a 5-8-4 matchup (4-8-3 MEC), while West Liberty is 3-9-5 (3-7-5 MEC). 

Concord looks to cement a fifth place finish in the Mountain East Conference, which would mark an improvement from their sixth place finish last season.  Concord's 15 points this season has also already eclipsed the 13 points that they accumulated last season.  A Concord win would also give them one more win than last season. 

MOUNTAIN LION NOTES
•  The matchups have been historically close against the Hilltoppers, with Concord leading the all-time series 4-2. 

•  Four of the six matchups have been decided by just one goal. 

•  Senior forward Kari Simon has fared well in her career against West Liberty, with four goals and one assist in six games played, including a two goal, one assist performance in a 4-3 Concord win in 2014 in Athens. 

•  Junior midfielder Margot Provencher netted against the Hilltoppers in Concord's 2-1 defeat at home this season.                     

•  The Mountain Lions have improved in a number of areas defensively from last season's team.

•  Concord has improved in goals allowed by a substantial margin, as they allowed 31 goals through 17 games in 2014. 

•  CU has allowed 22 goals through 17 games this season.

•  The Mountain Lions allowed more shots this season: (270 vs. 231), but has allowed fewer of their opponent's shots to be on target (45.9 percent vs. 52.4 percent). 

• Freshman goalkeepers Emily Simpkins and Kaylee Taylor have combined for 102 saves this season to help Concord rank third in saves per game with six in the Mountain East Conference. The two have also combined for five clean sheets.