Concord Opens Season at Converse College, Home vs. Tiffin

Live Stats (Converse) - Live Stats (Tiffin) - Live Video (Tiffin Only)

ATHENS, W.Va. - The Concord University Women's Soccer Team seeks to start it's season off on the right foot when they travel to Spartanburg, S.C. to face Converse College 6:00 p.m. Thursday before facing Tiffin in its home opener 12:00 p.m. Saturday.

LIVE COVERAGE
• The Converse College Sports Information Department will provide live in-game statistics for Thursday's match. Meanwhile, the Concord University Sports Information Department will provide live video and in-game statistics for Saturday's match at home vs. Tiffin.  To access the live stats and video follow the link at the top of the page or click here.  

RECORDS
• Concord finished last season with record of 5-8-4

• Converse was 15-3-1 in 2014 as they advanced to the league semifinals in the Conference Carolinas Tournament.

ALL-TIME SERIES
• The Mountain Lions are 0-1-0 all-time against both Converse and Tiffin.

• CU lost a 3-2 overtime decision to the Valkyries in 2013 while Concord and Tiffin have not met since the 2005 season.

SCOUTING CONCORD
• Senior Forward Kari Simon enters the season ranked sixth all-time on Concord's scoring chart with 25 goals. 

• Concord returns 75 percent of its scoring from last season including Simon (nine goals) senior Chloe Barber (four goals), and junior Emily Cole (four goals). 

• Concord returns four players who logged over 1,000 minutes last season, including Simon (1,425), Cole (1,334), junior Kiana Brown (1,218), and junior Olivia Reilly (1,113). 

• Concord is 12-7-1 in nonconference play since 2011. 

• Concord registered four clean sheets last season, and totaled nine games where they allowed one goal or fewer. 

• Sophomore goalkeeper Lacie Geisel played the full game in three of Concord's four shutouts.   

• Concord's 8-0 win over Salem International last season was the largest margin of victory for Concord since 2010 when they defeated Salem International 9-0.     

• Barber scored four goals on just seven shots on goal last season. 

• Concord returns eight players who either scored or had an assist last season. 

SCOUTING CONVERSE
• Converse was selected to finish in a tie for second in its league preseason coaches poll.

• Thursday's contest will be the season opener for both clubs.

SCOUTING TIFFIN
• The Dragons were led by Svetlana Gudenkova who scored four goals and had two assists in just eight games a season ago.

• Tiffin will face the University of Charleston Thursday before traveling to CU Saturday.

Concord travels Wheeling Jesuit on Tuesday, September 8