Concord Stats - West Liberty Stats - Wheeling Stats - Live Stats - Live Video
ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University women's soccer team will travel to West Liberty to take on the Hilltoppers at 3:30 pm Saturday. CU will then return to the YMCA Paul Cline Complex in Beckley, West Virginia to face Wheeling at 6:30 pm Wednesday.
LIVE COVERAGE
Stats: The Concord University and West Liberty University Sports Information Departments will provide live in-game statistics.
Video: Live streaming video of the match will be available Saturday and Wednesday.
RECORDS
CU is 10-0-3 overall and 8-0-3 in conference play.
West Liberty is 6-4-3 overall and 5-3-3 in MEC games.
Wheeling is 3-9-1 overall and 2-8-1 in MEC games.
CLIMBING THE RANKINGS
The Mountain Lions improved one position to 14
th in National Soccer Coaches Top 25 Division II poll. Concord continues to hold their position in first place of the Mountain East South Division. With two assists in the last two games, Junior forward
Courtney Smith is now tied for the lead in total assists in Division II with 10. With two goals in the last two games, fifth-year midfielder
Yasmin Mosby is now tied for fifth in total goals in Division II with 14. Mosby is also tied for fifth in total points in Division II with 30. The offensive attack of Mosby, Smith, and senior forward
Leah Foster look to continue to put pressure on opposing defenses. The Mountain Lions are tied for ninth in scoring offense in Division II with 38 total goals and they average almost three goals per game.
GETTING DEFENSIVE
CU's defense stands strong with senior goalkeeper
Leah Marsh, sophomore defender
Olivia Bekeleski, fifth-year defender
Morgan Carmichael, fifth-year senior defender
Alyssa Mahar and senior defender
Leigh Wightman. Concord has allowed a total of eight goals this season and ranks 22
nd in lowest goals-against average in Division II (0.585). By blanking Davis & Elkins, 4-0, on Wednesday, the Mountain Lions recorded their eighth shutout of the season. CU ranks in a tie for 14
th in Division II in shutouts. Since the start of the 2019 season, the Maroon and Gray has posted 29 shutouts.
PREVIOUS HISTORY
The last time these teams matched up, Concord defeated Wheeling during the Spring 2021 season by a final score of 5-0. Against Wheeling in the spring, Mosby had two goals and an assist while Smith tallied a goal and an assist. CU has not faced West Liberty since 2019, which the Mountain Lions were victorious with a final score of 2-0. The last time the Mountain Lions lost to either of the two teams was 2016, when Wheeling Jesuit defeated CU to a final score of 2-0. Also in that season, CU played to a 0-0 tie with West Liberty. Concord all-time record is 8-2-3 against West Liberty and 14-12-4 against Wheeling
WEST LIBERTY AT A GLANCE
West Liberty will try to get back into the win column after losing their last game to Frostburg State, 3-1. Fifth-year forward Kaelyn Oskin leads her team in total goals (four) and total points (10). Junior goalkeeper Olivia Montgomery is 5-1-1 and has a save percentage of .839. The Hilltoppers are second in the Mountain East North Division.
WHEELING AT A GLANCE
Wheeling is looking to break a five-game losing streak. Senior wing Kenadee Burgoyne leads the Cardinals in total goals (seven) and total points (15). Senior forward Braedynn Porter leads Wheeling in total assists with three. Sophomore goalkeeper Mikayla Yarwood is 2-9-1 with a save percentage of 0.769. The Cardinals are ranked fifth in the MEC North.
