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Concord Starts MEC Play at Frostburg State, West Virginia State

9/11/2021 10:15:00 AM

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ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University women's soccer team opens up Mountain East Conference play 12:00 p.m. Sunday when it travels to Frostburg State before visiting West Virginia State 7:00 p.m. Wednesday.

LIVE COVERAGE
Stats: The Frostburg State and West Virginia State Sports Information Department will provide live in-game statistics for each game.
Video: Live streaming video will be available for the games as well.

RECORDS
Concord won both of its non-conference games as it combined to outscore Chowan and Lees-McRae, 6-1.
Frostburg State split its first two games as it down Shippensburg before losing to regional contender Kutztown.
West Virginia State is 1-1 after defeating Bluefield State to open the season, and losing 1-0 to Lincoln Memorial.

ROAD WARRIORS
With a 3-0 shutout victory over Lees-McRae Wednesday, the Mountain Lions picked up their 10th consecutive road win dating back to September 2019 at Charleston. Of the 10 games, CU notched a shutout in seven of those contests. LMC was able to get six shots on goal in Wednesday's game, but senior goalkeeper Leah Marsh stopped all six as the Morgantown, West Virginia native has saved 11 of the 12 shots that have come her way to start the season. Marsh went over 50 saves for her career at Lees-McRae as she stands at 52 stops at CU. She needs six more saves to pass Kristen Twomey for ninth in program history.

A DEEPER DIVE
A more in-depth look into the Concord women's soccer record book shows fifth-year senior midfielder Yasmin Mosby pushing towards 25 career goals. The Hatfield, England native scored twice in the victory at LMC to give her 24 career goals. Mosby is vying to become the ninth player in program history with 25 goals. Mosby also passed Pilar Elias (2015-18) for ninth on the all-time points list at CU with 64. Senior forward Leah Foster notched an assist in the victory at LMC to give her 90 career points, one of eight active NCAA Division II players with 90 or more career points. Foster ranks fourth all-time at Concord in points.

STARTING FAST
Sunday will be the third all-time meeting between Concord and Frostburg State with the teams splitting the previous two matchups. The Mountain Lions grabbed a 3-1 win at home October 2019 as they scored all three goals in the first 25 minutes of the contest. Junior forward Rachel Bell had a goal and an assist in the victory while junior midfielder Michelle Brogden and Foster each added an assist. Meanwhile, CU's defense of fifth-year seniors Morgan Carmichael and Alyssa Mahar along with junior Zoe Belding and senior Leigh Wightman allowed one shot on goal by the Bobcats and just five total shots for the contest.

TALE OF TWO GAMES
Concord opened the spring season with a convincing 5-0 win at West Virginia State as Foster recorded a first-half hat trick. However, the home game was a different story for CU as it had to rally from a 2-0 deficit before winning 3-2. It was the first two-goal rally in nearly a decade for the Mountain Lions as junior midfielder Ellie Hawcroft got Concord on the board before Foster scored the game-winning goal in the 71st minute.

FROSTBURG STATE AT A GLANCE
The Bobcats' game against Kutztown appeared to be heading for overtime before KU scored in the final five seconds to record a 2-1 win. Two of the three goals for Frostburg State have been scored by Toni Fiocco-Mizer. Caroline Burton has two assists in the early portion of the season. The Bobcats started the season ranked 21st in the Division II National Poll after finishing with the second-best record in the MEC during the spring season.

WEST VIRGINIA STATE AT A GLANCE
Brooklyn Pritt had a goal and an assist in the 2-0 victory over Bluefield State. Cierra Savin had a goal against the Mountain Lions during the spring season. Laura Galindo and Christin Walls have split time in goal for the Yellow Jackets. Walls made nine saves against Concord in the spring, but allowed three goals in CU's comeback win.
 
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