BECKLEY, W.Va. – The Concord University women's soccer team cruised to a 5-0 win over Wheeling Wednesday afternoon in a Mountain East Conference matchup at the YMCA Cline Complex.
CU (6-2-2, 6-1-1 MEC) jumped out quick as graduate defender
Olivia Bekeleski scored for the third time in the last five games, posting a goal from distance.
In the 27
th minute, junior midfielder
Leah Fleming notched her third goal of the season as she slid a shot past the Wheeling (3-6-1, 1-5-1 MEC) goalkeeper.
Though the Mountain Lions had ample chances the remainder of the first half, and the opening 10 minutes of the second, it wasn't until the 59
th minute when Concord got a goal from junior forward
Nora Voisey to go up 3-0.
Junior forward
Kylene Franklin flipped a goal in, in the 83
rd minute, and fellow junior forward
Sydney Tucker had a breakaway unassisted goal in the 89
th minute to wrap up the scoring.
Junior defender
Emma Ring picked up her first point of the season by assisting on Fleming's goal while added a double assist on the goal. Sophomore forward
Caitlin Webster notched an assist on Voisey's goal while graduate defender
Jordyn Dansby-Ross registered her first Concord assist on Fraklin's tally.
Concord owned a one-sided 34-7 advantage in shots. The Mountain Lions had 18 shots on goal. Fleming Todd led the way with seven shots. Four of the five shots for Bekeleski were on target.
Junior goalkeeper
Savannah Bates and sophomore goalkeeper
Sarah Pattillo combined to make four saves in CU's fourth shutout of the year.
The Mountain Lions take to the road to face MEC North-leading Frostburg State 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
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