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ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University men's soccer team closes the regular season seeking to keep its eight-game winning streak alive when it travels to Salem 1:30 p.m. Sunday before hosting nationally-ranked Charleston 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in a pair of games.
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SERIES HISTORY vs. Salem: Concord leads 7-3-0
SERIES HISTORY vs. Charleston: UC leads 40-0-0
LAST FIVE MEETINGS VERSUS SALEM
October 6, 2024: #23 Concord 3 – Salem 0 (Athens, W.Va.)
October 11, 2023: Concord 2 – Salem 1 (Bridgeport, W.Va.)
September 3, 2023: Concord 3 – Salem 0 (Beckley, W.Va.)
September 15, 2018: Salem 5 – Concord 1 (Beckley, W.Va.)
September 14, 2017: Salem 3 – Concord 2 (Salem, W.Va.)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS VERSUS CHARLESTON
September 25, 2024: #4 Charleston 2 - #15 Concord 1 (Charleston, W.Va.)
November 8, 2023: #3 Charleston 2 – Concord 0 (Charleston, W.Va.)
November 1, 2023: #3 Charleston 5 – Concord 0 (Charleston, W.Va.)
September 20, 2023: Charleston 2 – Concord 1 (Beckley, W.Va.)
October 29, 2022: #8 Charleston 5 – Concord 0 (Charleston, W.Va.)
CONCORD AT A GLANCE
Overall Record: 12-2-2
MEC Record: 10-1-2
Home Record: 6-0-1
Away Record 6-2-1
HISTORY IN THE MAKING
The Mountain Lions netted a season-high six goals in defeating Emory & Henry, 6-2, Wednesday night in a non-conference game. It had been nearly six years since CU put up six goals in a game, going back to October 31, 2018 versus Bluefield University. Junior midfielder
Malher Santi Possu tallied a hat trick which was Concord's first hat trick since the 2018 contest versus BU. Senior forward
Fabian Amhof netted his second brace in the last three games in the victory as well. The four-goal win was Concord's 12
th overall win of the year, and on Sunday the Mountain Lions can match the single-season program record for wins that was set by the 2000 squad. The current eight-game winning streak is tied for third among Division II teams with St. Mary's (Texas).
WHERE IT ALL BEGAN
Concord's eight-game winning streak began with a 3-0 win over Salem October 6. The Maroon and Gray received goals from freshman midfielder
Kyle Gordon (57'), junior forward
Richard Henry (63') and junior defender
Kai Forsyth (88'). Led by Forsyth, the Concord backline held Salem to three shots for the game. Junior forward
Patrick Alouidor and junior midfielder
Darian Bradshaw both registered assists in the game. CU has outscored Salem 8-1 in three consecutive wins over the Tigers. Of the five goals scored by Concord last season versus SU, Amhof assisted on three of those.
TOP OF THE TABLE SHOWDOWN
Charleston and Concord have already clinched the top two seeds in the upcoming MEC Tournament with Charleston on 36 points and Concord on 32 points. Wednesday will be a rematch of last year's MEC Tournament Semifinals, won 2-0 by Charleston, and a rematch of a 2-1 instant classic victory by Charleston September 25. Both teams were nationally ranked in September with UC at number four and the Mountain Lions at 15
th. The Golden Eagles scored in the 54
th minute, but Henry answered in the 60
th minute before Charleston hit the back of the net in the 88
th minute.
SALEM AT A GLANCE
Overall Record: 4-10-2
Home Record: 1-7
Away Record: 3-3-2
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
Salem is 2-2-1 over its last five games with wins over Frostburg State and West Liberty. All five of those games have been decided by a goal or ended in a tie. Aldair Cardenas (six) and Josue Villegas (five) have combined for 11 of Salem's 28 goals. Ricardo Curto has a team-best six assists.
CHARLESTON AT A GLANCE
Overall Record: 15-0-1
MEC Record: 12-0
Home Record: 9-0
Away Record: 6-0-1
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN EAGLES
Since a scoreless tie to open the season at Tiffin, Charleston has won 15 straight games which is the nation's longest winning streak among Division II teams. Joao Belmudes and Jack Kay are tied for second in the MEC in goals scored with eight. Belmudes scored both goals in UC's 2-1 win versus Concord. Belmudes is tied for first in the conference in assists (seven).
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