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ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University women's soccer team opens the 2024 season by facing nationally-ranked Kutztown and Gannon at Keystone Field in Kutztown, Pennsylvania Thursday and Saturday.
SCHEDULE
12:00 p.m. Thursday – Concord at #25 Kutztown
12:00 p.m. Saturday – Concord vs. #5 Gannon
LIVE COVERAGE
The Kutztown Sports Information Department will have live video and live statistics of each game this weekend.
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SERIES HISTORY vs. Kutztown: KU leads 5-0
SERIES HISTORY vs. Gannon: Concord leads 3-1-1
ALL-TIME MEETINGS VERSUS KUTZTOWN
November 17, 2023: #12 Kutztown 3 – Concord 2 (Kutztown, Pa.)
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.)
ALL-TIME MEETINGS VERSUS GANNON
August 31, 2023: Concord 2 – Gannon 2 (Erie, Pa.)
August 25, 2022: Concord 3 – Gannon 2 (Beckley, W.Va.)
2006: Gannon 2 – Concord 0 (Erie, Pa.)
2005: Concord 1 – Gannon 0 (Athens, W.Va.)
2002: Concord 3 – Gannon 0 (Athens, W.Va.)
CONCORD AT A GLANCE
2023 Overall Record: 12-7-2
MEC Record: 10-4-1
Home Record: 8-1
Away Record: 4-5-2
Neutral Record: 0-1
FAMILIAR FOES
This weekend marks the third time in as many seasons that Concord plays Gannon in its first two games of the year. In 2022, senior midfielder
Leah Fleming provided the game-winning goal in the 85
th minute to propel the Mountain Lions to a home win over Gannon, 3-2. After a slow start to last year's contest, Gannon tied the game in the 67
th minute at 1-1 before GU took a 2-1 lead in the 83
rd minute. However, just 45 seconds after the second Gannon goal, senior forward
Sydney Tucker tallied one of her team-best 12 goals on the season as the teams settled for a 2-2 draw. Graduate defender
Olivia Bekeleski and senior forward
Nora Voisey each had assists in the 2023 meeting.
HERE WE GO AGAIN
Concord and Kutztown play each for the third time in the last 20 games after CU and the Bears played last season at Gannon before squaring off in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament in 2023. Even though KU won both times—and CU is seeking its first-ever win against Kutztown in six tries—the Mountain Lions led in both games. Sophomore midfielder
Katie Garratt gave Concord a 1-0 lead in the 50
th minute of the regular season meeting before goals in the 61
st and 81
st minutes lifted the Bears to a 2-1 victory. In the NCAA Tournament, Fleming got Concord off to a fast start with a goal in the third minute. But, Kutztown responded with three unanswered goals in the first half to win 3-2. Tucker had a goal in the 63
rd minute as Concord's comeback attempt fell short. Â
NOT SHYING AWAY
Though Concord lost seven games last season, the Mountain Lions saw six of their losses come to teams that qualified for the NCAA Tournament. The tough schedule lifted CU to the NCAA Tournament despite having its most losses since the 2017 season when it finished 10-8-1. Of the four teams the Mountain Lions played that made the national tournament, three won at least one game—Charleston, Gannon and Kutztown—with Gannon advancing to the national quarterfinals.
KUTZTOWN AT A GLANCE
2023 Overall Record: 15-2-5
PSAC Record: 12-0-4
Home Record: 8-2-2
Away Record: 6-0-2
Neutral Record: 1-0-1
SCOUTING THE BEARS
KU is tasked with replacing its leading goal scorer from last season in Lexy Endres. However, the second and third scorers from a season ago return to the lineup for reigning PSAC East Coach of the Year Erik Burstein, in Katelyn Economopoulos (eight goals, five assists) and Carline McDonald (six goals, 10 assists). Cassidy Howes and Morgan O'Donnell will step in goal for the now-graduated Cassandra Baker.
GANNON AT A GLANCE
2023 Overall Record: 17-5-3
PSAC Record: 13-2-1
Home Record: 8-3-1
Away Record: 8-1-1
Neutral Record: 1-1-1
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS
Gannon made its deepest run in program history in the NCAA Tournament as it was one step short of a national semifinal appearance, falling 1-0 to Adelphi in the quarterfinals. GU took out Mercyhurst, Charleston and West Chester to win the Atlantic Region. Longtime head coach Colin Peterson welcomes back his top two scorers from last season as Grace Emanuel and Brooklyn Respecki combined for 27 goals as freshmen. Both were All-Atlantic Region players last season with Respecki being the Atlantic Regional Player of the Year.
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