ATHENS, W.Va. – Winners of three straight games, the Concord University women's soccer team takes on West Virginia State at Callaghan Stadium 1:00 p.m. Sunday before traveling to Davis & Elkins 5:00 p.m. Wednesday in a pair of Mountain East Conference games.
LIVE COVERAGE
Both the Concord and Davis & Elkins Sports Information Departments will provide live statistics and live video of the contests involving Concord.
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SERIES HISTORY vs. West Virginia State: Concord leads 4-2-3
SERIES HISTORY vs. Davis & Elkins: Concord leads 22-8
LAST FIVE MEETINGS VERSUS WEST VIRGINIA STATE
September 18, 2024: Concord 0 – West Virginia State 0 (Institute, W.Va.)
October 22, 2023: West Virginia State 2 – Concord 1 (Institute, W.Va.)
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, 2022: West Virginia State 2 - #6 Concord 1 (Beckley, W.Va.)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS VERSUS DAVIS & ELKINS
September 22, 2024: Concord 5 – Davis & Elkins 0 (Athens, W.Va.)
October 25, 2023: Concord 6 – Davis & Elkins 0 (Beckley, W.Va.)
September 17, 2023: Concord 5 – Davis & Elkins 1 (Elkins, W.Va.)
October 12, 2022: Concord 4 – Davis & Elkins 3 (Elkins, W.Va.)
September 10, 2022: Davis & Elkins 2 - #6 Concord 1 (Beckley, W.Va.)
CONCORD AT A GLANCE
Overall Record: 8-5-1
MEC Record: 7-3-1
Home Record: 4-2
Away Record: 4-2-1
Neutral Record: 0-1
GET YOUR HATS OUT
Senior defender
Leah Fleming became the latest Mountain Lion to record a hat trick this fall as she netted three first-half goals in Wednesday's 6-1 win over West Virginia Wesleyan. Fleming entered the contest with only nine career goals and had not scored since October 6 versus Salem. With Fleming's hat trick, three different Mountain Lions have hat tricks this season as Fleming joins freshman midfielder
Marika Svensson (at Glenville State) and senior forward
Sydney Tucker (vs. Salem, at West Liberty and at Wheeling). The five hat tricks by CU this season are the most as a team since Concord recorded five hat tricks in 2019. The six goals versus West Virginia Wesleyan puts CU within two goals of 50 for the year.
RIVALRY RENEWED
Although Sunday will be just the tenth time that Concord and West Virginia State meet in women's soccer, the series has turned into a rivalry. The Maroon and Gray holds a 4-2-3 advantage with the latest matchup in September being a 0-0 draw. Freshman midfielder
Tiana Campbell led CU in shots by taking four of Concord's nine shots. The Mountain Lions' defense held WVSU to five shots for the game, and it was just one of three instances where the Yellow Jackets have been shutout this season. Freshman goalkeeper
Maddie Loughborough needed to make one save to secure the shutout. In last year's meeting with CU as the home team, the Mountain Lions leaned on junior forward
Caitlin Webster's brace in a 2-1 victory over the Yellow Jackets.
KEEP IT ROLLING
The Mountain Lions' goal production can be traced to the fact that Concord has six games where it has scored at least five goals this season, including five in the home opener versus Davis & Elkins September 22. Concord's 48 goals are third in Division II. Svensson and Tucker both had a brace in the game with Tucker scoring the first (39
th minute) and last goals (77
th minute). Svensson tallied goals in the 41
st and 59
th minutes while Fleming netted a goal in the 64
th minute. CU has scored at least four goals in each of the last four games versus D&E. At Davis & Elkins last season, senior forward
Nora Voisey and Webster scored in a 5-1 win. Fleming and Voisey tied the single-game program record for assists in CU's 6-0 win at home last season with three apiece.
WEST VIRGINIA STATE AT A GLANCE
Overall Record: 10-2-2
MEC Record: 9-1-1
Home Record: 5-2-1
Away Record: 5-0-1
SCOUTING THE YELLOW JACKETS
WVSU comes to Athens Sunday having won seven straight games as it is the only team in the MEC to deal Frostburg State a loss during the streak. The Yellow Jackets are second in Division II in goals scored with 49, aided by the 18 goals against Salem on Sunday. Sandra Linares (13) and Leila Karam (nine) have combined for 22 goals. In all, 13 different players have scored for second-year head coach Brandon Slewa. Laura Galindo has eight shutouts this season and has saved over 85 percent of shots that have come her way.
DAVIS & ELKINS AT A GLANCE
Overall Record: 1-12-1
MEC Record: 0-10-1
Home Record: 1-6
Away Record: 0-6-1
SCOUTING THE SENATORS
Davis & Elkins' lone point in MEC contests came in a 3-3 tie at West Virginia Wesleyan September 29. The Senators nearly earned a point against Charleston, despite being outshot 21-4 in the contest. UC's Juliette Lucas scored in the 82
nd minute in a 2-1 defeat for Davis & Elkins. D&E begins a two-game home stand over the weekend as it hosts Glenville State Sunday before welcoming CU Wednesday.
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