Concord Embarks on Two-Game Road Trip Against West Virginia Wesleyan, West Virginia State

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ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University women's soccer team begins a two-game Mountain East Conference swing as it visits West Virginia Wesleyan 7:00 p.m. Wednesday before traveling to West Virginia State 6:00 p.m. Sunday.

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Both the West Virginia State and West Virginia Wesleyan Sports Information Departments will have live in-game statistics and live video of the games.

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SERIES HISTORY vs. West Virginia Wesleyan: WVWC leads 23-8-6
SERIES HISTORY vs. West Virginia State: Concord leads 4-1-2

LAST FIVE MEETINGS VERSUS WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN
September 29, 2023: Concord 7 - West Virginia Wesleyan 0 (Beckley, W.Va.)
October 9, 2022: Concord 4 – West Virginia Wesleyan 0 (Beckley, W.Va.)
September 14, 2022: Concord 5 – West Virginia Wesleyan 1 (Buckhannon, W.Va.)
October 17, 2021: Concord 2 – West Virginia Wesleyan 2 (Buckhannon, W.Va.)
September 22, 2021: Concord 6 – West Virginia Wesleyan 2 (Beckley, W.Va.)

LAST FIVE MEETINGS VERSUS WEST VIRGINIA STATE
September 13, 2023: Concord 2 – West Virginia State 1 (Beckley, W.Va.)
September 25, 2022: Concord 1 – West Virginia State 1 (Institute, W.Va.)
September 7, 20222: West Virginia State 2 – Concord 1 (Beckley, W.Va.)
October 3, 2021: Concord 2 – West Virginia State 2 (Beckley, W.Va.)
September 15, 2021: Concord 4 – West Virginia State 1 (Institute, W.Va.)

CONCORD AT A GLANCE
Overall Record: 8-3-2
MEC Record: 7-2-1
Home Record: 6-0
Away Record: 2-2-2
Neutral Record: 0-1

BACK ON TRACK
After a tough 2-1 loss at Frostburg State October 7, the Mountain Lions have rebounded with a pair of wins over Salem and West Liberty, scoring ten goals along the way. Sophomore midfielder Reeanna Cook scored her fifth goal of the season in CU's 1-0 win over West Liberty Sunday. Of the five goals for Cook, three have come off set pieces this season. She also scored off a corner kick in the midweek win over Salem. With the scoring outburst, the Mountain Lions are third in Division II in goals this season with 47. First-place Catawba has buried 50 goals this fall.

GOALS GALORE
Speaking of scoring, CU has scored 16 goals in the last three games versus West Virginia Wesleyan, including a 7-0 win in late September. Seven different players found the back of the net as junior forward Kylene Franklin recorded a four-point game with a goal and two assists. Graduate forward Alexa Todd and junior forward Sydney Tucker came up with three-point games with a goal and an assist each. Two of the six career goals for graduate defender Olivia Bekeleski have come against West Virginia Wesleyan as she scored in CU's 5-1 road win last season, and added a goal at home this season.

CLOSE CALLS
Sunday will be the eighth all-time meeting between Concord and West Virginia State. With the exception of a spring 2021 Concord win, 5-0, and a road victory two years ago, 4-1, by the Mountain Lions, the other five previous meetings have either been a draw or decided by a goal. Earlier this season, sophomore forward Caitlin Webster accounted for both Concord goals in a 2-1 victory. Graduate midfielder Michelle Brogden assisted on the first Webster goal. Brogden also tallied an assist in last year's 1-1 tie at West Virginia State. The first matchup was evenly played with CU owning a 10-8 edge in total shots.

WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN AT A GLANCE
Overall Record: 2-10-1
MEC Record: 0-8-1
Home Record: 2-5
Away Record: 0-5-1

SCOUTING THE BOBCATS
West Virginia Wesleyan played MEC-North leading Frostburg State tough on Sunday as FSU did not score until the final 10 minutes in a 1-0 win. WVWC also earned a tie against Wheeling last Wednesday. Ellie Pergolotti leads the offensive attack with six goals, including netting a hat trick in an October 8 win over Salem. Three of the four goals for Beth Burchett this season came against Salem.

WEST VIRGINIA STATE AT A GLANCE
Overall Record: 6-5-2
MEC Record: 5-3-2
Home Record: 3-2
Away Record: 3-3-2

SCOUTING THE YELLOW JACKETS
Esther Dhiramo is tied for third in the MEC in goals this season with nine. West Virginia State followed up a 0-0 draw at Frostburg State—playing with 10 players for the final 65 minutes—with a 2-0 loss at home to Notre Dame Sunday. The last conference win for the Yellow Jackets came October 1 against Fairmont State. WVSU visits Glenville State Wednesday night before hosting Concord. Despite only starting once this season, Ammy Mwasambu has scored seven times. Sandra Linares is adding five goals and four assists.