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ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University women's soccer team looks to remain unbeaten as they prepare to face Mountain East Conference opponent, Fairmont State, 3:00 p.m. Sunday at the YMCA Paul Cline Complex in Beckley, West Virginia.
LIVE COVERAGE
Stats: The Concord University Sports Information Department will provide live in-game statistics.
Video: Live streaming video of the match will be available Sunday.
RECORDS
CU is 9-0-1 overall and 7-0-1 in conference play.
Fairmont State is 2-5 overall and 2-4 in MEC games.
CLIMBING THE RANKINGS
The Mountain Lions efforts have not gone unnoticed as they ascended from 16
th to 15
th in the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II Women's Top 25 National Poll. With five goals in the last two games, Concord is now fourth in Division II for goals with 32 total. Catawba leads Division II with 40. CU's offensive attack, lead by senior forward
Leah Foster, junior forward
Courtney Smith, and fifth-year midfielder
Yasmin Mosby, have pressured opposing defenses with 43 shots in the last two games. Mosby, who scored a goal against Charleston, is tied for second in the nation for total goals (12) with West Texas A&M's Hannah Kelley-Lusk. Smith is tied for first in NCAA Division II in assists with eight while Foster is tied for fourth with seven. Concord as a team has scored the fourth most number of goals in Division II (32). CU is also fourth in the nation in total points (89).
MEC TOURNAMENT REMATCH
The first round of MEC tournament earlier this year was the last time these two teams faced. Concord defeated the Fighting Falcons by a final score of 3-0. Smith, Mosby, and junior forward Rachel Bell scored a goal each. Meanwhile, senior goalkeeper Leah Marsh saved all five shots that were taken by Fairmont. Sunday's match will be the 11th meeting between the two teams. The Mountain Lions lead the series 8-1-1, including a win in the MEC Championship in 2019.
FIRST IMPRESIONS
On Wednesday at Charleston, freshman defender
Leah Fleming scored her first career goal to push CU out to a 2-0 lead before the Mountain Lions hung for a 3-2 win. It came a game after Fleming tallied her first career point, an assist versus West Virginia State. Additionally, Wednesday was Fleming's first career start. She becomes the fourth first-time scorer this year for the Mountain Lions, joining freshman midfielder
Anna Davis, freshman forward
Kylene Franklin and freshman forward
Nora Voisey.
FAIRMONT STATE AT A GLANCE
The Fighting Falcons come into Sunday's match trying to snap a three-game losing streak under first-year head coach Kernell Borneo. On Borneo's staff is former Concord goalkeeper Emily Gallagher (2008-11). Three different players had two shots each to account for six of the eight shots FSU took against West Virginia Wesleyan last weekend. Sophomore forward Kiera Kuzinski leads the team in goals (four) and points (eight). FSU ranks fifth in the MEC North Division.
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