Concord Goes Against Nationally-Ranked Charleston

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ATHENS, W.Va. - The Concord University men's soccer team faces the University of Charleston Thursday at 4:00 p.m. in Charleston, West Virginia at Schoenbaum Stadium.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
Stats: Live in-game statistics will be provided by the University of Charleston Sports Information Department
Video: Live video will available for the match with Charleston play-by-play voice Pat Hyman on the call.

RECORDS
Coming off a 3-0 win over West Liberty, CU is 2-4-1 on the season and 2-2-1 in the Mountain East Conference.

The Golden Eagles are ranked seventh in the nation with a record of 7-0-1 and 6-0 against MEC foes.

MOUNTAIN LION NOTES
In Sunday's victory over West Liberty, sophomore midfielder Maxime Ramioulle, junior defender Josh Sheffield and sophomore midfielder Moulay Hassani accounted for the goals for CU.

Ramioulle bagged his third goal of the season which gives him eight career goals at Concord, and brings him to within two of last year's total. Additionally, Ramioulle scored for the second straight game after netting a goal in a loss against West Virginia Wesleyan on Wednesday.

Sheffield notched his second goal of the season. The Colchester, England native's first goal came in a 2-1 win for the Mountain Lions at Shepherd. And Hassani scored for the first time since September 30, 2017 with a second-half score versus the Hilltoppers.

The 3-0 win for the Maroon and Gray was the largest margin of victory since a 5-1 decision against Shepherd October 25, 2017.

Junior goalkeeper Ching Lokus Au recorded his first career shutout in the Concord win over WLU. Lokus also made seven saves in the match, giving him 15 saves last week between games against West Virginia Wesleyan and WLU.

Last season, the Mountain Lions were swept by Charleston in two regular season meetings. Sophomore goalkeeper Kyle Brown started in net for CU in both incidences, and made 11 saves over 180 minutes.

In three of the last four games between Concord and UC, the Golden Eagles have been ranked number one in all of Division II soccer.

CHARLESTON AT A GLANCE
The nationally-ranked Golden Eagles are the defending Division II national champions under second-year head coach Dan Stratford.

Through eight games this season, UC has given up two goals--both were scored in the Golden Eagles' 3-2 win over Wheeling Jesuit Sunday.

Alexandre Guichard leads Charleston with four goals. Nicholas Engelking and Williams N'dah have each scored three goals.