Concord Opens NCAA Tournament at Kutztown Friday Night

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ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University women's soccer team plays in the NCAA Tournament for the third time in four years when it faces Kutztown 6:00 p.m. Friday at Kutztown's Keystone Field in the first round of the national postseason.

LIVE COVERAGE
The Kutztown Sports Information Department will have live in-game statistics and live video coverage of the game.

Live Stats
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GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Tickets for the contest can be purchased at this link. Information about KU's campus and Keystone Field can be accessed here.

SERIES HISTORY: Kutztown leads 4-0

ALL-TIME MEETINGS VERSUS KUTZTOWN
September 2, 2023: #19 Kutztown 2 – Concord 1 (Erie, Pa.)
September 2, 2012: Kutztown 2 – Concord 1 (Athens, W.Va.)
September 3, 2011: Kutztown 6 – Concord 0 (Kutztown, Pa.)
September 3, 2010: Kutztown 7 – Concord 0 (East Stroudsburg, Pa.)

CONCORD AT A GLANCE
Overall Record: 12-6-2
MEC Record: 10-4-1
Home Record: 8-1
Away Record: 4-4-2
Neutral Record: 0-1

BEEN HERE BEFORE
The Mountain Lions play in their sixth NCAA Tournament game since 2019 when they take the pitch Friday evening. CU lost in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament, but made the national quarterfinals in 2021. However, this year's appearance is the first time Concord is an at-large team into the field having won the 2019 and 2021 Mountain East Conference Championship. Counting the conference postseason, graduate defender Olivia Bekeleski suits up in 11^th postseason game Friday. Junior midfielder Leah Fleming plays in her ninth postseason game against Kutztown, and for junior midfielder Anna Davis it will be her eighth. Since arriving at CU in 2016, head coach Luke Duffy is 11-7-1 in postseason games—games that end in penalty kicks are official ties on the win-loss record.

STEPPING UP
Ahead of the NCAA Tournament, Concord's leading goal scorer on the year is junior forward Sydney Tucker who has netted 11 goals. The Raleigh, North Carolina native entered the year having played in just three career games and had not tallied a point in the Maroon and Gray. Tucker has yet to start a game this season. Junior forward Nora Voisey has come to the forefront in the assist category for CU as she has notched eight assists. The Clarksville, Ohio native had just one assist in her career which came during her freshman season of 2021. Concord starts the NCAA Tournament ranked eighth nationally in goals (60) and 14^th in assists (41).

BEST OF THE BEST
The Mountain Lions have never defeated Kutztown in four tries with the latest coming in the second game of the season in 2023. KU picked up a 2-1 win over Concord on September 2. The Bears did not lose a game until the PSAC Semifinals and enter the NCAA Tournament ranked 12^th in the nation. CU has had success with its potent offense while Kutztown has used a suffocating defense this season. KU has allowed just nine goals this fall, tied for fifth fewest in Division II. Friday's game will be the second-seeded Bears versus the seventh-seeded Mountain Lions in the NCAA Atlantic Regional Tournament. Freshman midfielder Katie Garratt pushed CU ahead 1-0 in the 50^th minute of the game in September before Lexy Endres scored in the 61^st and 81^st minutes. Concord was limited to nine shots versus Kutztown.

KUTZTOWN AT A GLANCE
Overall Record: 14-1-5
PSAC East Record: 12-0-4
Home Record: 7-1-2
Away Record: 6-0-2
Neutral Record: 1-0-1

SCOUTING THE BEARS
Two of the nine goals that KU allowed this season came in the PSAC Semifinals in a 2-0 loss to Gannon, also an NCAA Tournament qualifier. The Bears are only averaging 1.4 goals per game, 29 goals in 19 games. Endres is the top scorer for the Bears with eight goals. Caroline McDonald has six goals and 10 assists. Katelyn Economopoulos has found the back of the net seven times. Since 2009, Kutztown has appeared in the NCAA Tournament 10 times, and advanced to the Sweet 16 last fall.