Concord Faces Salem in Non-Conference Contest

ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University men's soccer team steps out of Mountain East Conference play this weekend when it takes on Salem 3:30 p.m. Saturday in Beckley, West Virginia at the Cline Memorial Complex.
 
RECORDS
CU is 1-2-1 on the season and is 1-1 against non-conference foes.
 
Salem sports a mark of 2-4, but has won two of its last three contests.
 
MOUNTAIN LION NOTES
Even though Concord lost to Notre Dame on Wednesday, sophomore goalkeeper Kyle Brown made six sprawling saves and has 15 saves in two games this season including a career-best nine versus Urbana in a 1-1 tie.
 
Against NDC, the Mountain Lions received four shots on goal from sophomore midfielder Maxime Ramioulle. This season, Ramioulle has 12 total shots with seven being on target, a percentage of 58.3.
 
Of the 10 points CU has recorded as a team this season, four points have come from defenders.
 
Sophomore defender Josh Sheffield tallied his first career goal in a 2-1 over Shepherd on Sunday. Freshman defenders Bruno Baptista and Adrian Cabello each have an assist on the year.
 
Saturday will be the seventh all-time meeting between Concord and Salem with the Mountain Lions holding a 4-2 edge. But, last year picked up a 3-2 home win over CU.
 
Sophomore midfielder Moulay Hassani scored Concord's second goal of the game in the 18^th minute as both Mountain Lion scores came within five minutes of each other.
 
The goal by Hassani gave the Maroon and Gray a 2-1 edge at the time against the Tigers.
 
Four of the five goals scored between CU and Salem came in the first half in 2017.
 
CU registered seven shots on goal against the Salem defense which was a season-high five games into the season. No Concord player had more than one shot on target with senior defender Xander Bailey, Hassani and senior midfielder Matt Henderson each having one.
 
SALEM AT A GLANCE
Salem's Federico Toschi scored two goals versus Concord last season, and has accounted for four of the Tigers' seven goals this season.
 
Both wins for Salem have come at home as they are 0-4 away from Harrison County.
 
Wiktor Stawski has allowed nine goals in 538 minutes in the net for the Tigers.