Concord to Continue Conference Play Versus Fairmont State, at Shepherd

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ATHENS, W.Va. - The Concord University women's soccer team will be looking to get its first conference win when it faces first-year Mountain East Conference foe Fairmont State in a matchup on 2:00 p.m. Friday at Anderson Field before traveling to Shepherd 3:30 p.m. Sunday.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
The Concord University Sports Information Department will provide live in-game statistics and live video for Friday's match. Meanwhile, the Shepherd Sports Information Department will have live statistics for Sunday's game. To access the live stats and video follow the link at the top of the page or click here. 

RECORDS
• The Mountain Linos are 1-1-1 overall in 2015 and 0-1-0 in conference play.

• Fairmont State stands at 0-2 in its inaugural season as a Division II member in women's soccer.

• Shepherd sits at 1-1 on the season, defeating Chowan 4-0 and losing to Notre Dame College 1-0. 

MOUNTAIN LION NOTES
• Concord has scored four of its five goals this season in the second half, outscoring its opponents 4-1 after the first 45. 

• Concord has doubled the amount of corners taken over their opponents this season, with 18 corners earned to the opponents nine. 

• Senior forward Kari Simon has already tallied three goals and one assist on the season so far.

• Simon's three goals have been scored while attempting just five shots on goal. 

• The Mineral Wells, West Virginia native needs just six more goals to tie Annette Laursen for fifth on the all-time scoring chart. 

• Freshman goalkeeper Emily Simpkins has allowed just three goals this season so far with a goals allowed average of 0.93 which ranks third in the MEC.

• Simpkins has 12 saves through the first three games of the year with a .800 save percentage.

• CU's back line defense of freshman Katelyn Gibbs, sophomore Carley Graves, freshman Alison Backel, and  freshmanTannis Jackson have allowed just three goals in the three games that they have started. 

• Along with playing stout defense, Gibbs recorded her first collegiate goal last Thursday at Converse as the Powell, Tennessee native scored on a penalty kick for the Mountain Lions.

• Concord's attack currently averages 1.67 goals per game, good for second in the Mountain East behind Charleston. 

SCOUTING FAIRMONT STATE
• Fairmont State did take nationally-ranked West Virginia Wesleyan to overtime in their second game of the season before eventually falling 2-1. 

• FSU has 17 freshman listed on their roster, with five sophomores and four juniors rounding out the rest of the team. 

SCOUTING SHEPHERD 
• Shepherd is coming off of a 9-9-1 season in which they lost to number one seed Notre Dame College in the semifinals of the Mountain East Conference Tournament. 

• Shepherd returns sophomore second team All-MEC selection Regan Stout to a defense that allowed 1.21 goals per game last season.

• The Rams will take on Wheeling Jesuit at home on Friday before facing Concord on Sunday.