Concord Overwhelms Salem in 8-0 Win

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. - The Concord University women's soccer team rolled past Salem 8-0 in a non-conference matchup Sunday afternoon at The Bridge Sports Complex.
 
Concord (4-3-2) opened the scoring rapidly with senior forward Caitlin Webster smashing home a rebound attempt on the initial attempt by freshman forward Alana Ferguson in the third minute.
 
The Mountain Lions doubled their lead in the 13th minute as freshman midfielder Molly Watters scored her first career goal on an assist from sophomore midfielder Marika Svensson.
 
Svensson's first assist of the season kickstarted a torrid first half for the second-year midfielder.
 
Svensson started her own scoring outburst in the 37th minute with a header assisted by sophomore defender Ella Rowell.
 
Less than 90 seconds later, Svensson found the goal sheet again as Ferguson played in a beautiful ball which was easily put away to make it 4-0.
 
Just 50 seconds later, Svensson chipped the keeper to complete her first hat trick of 2025, and the second of her career in 2:16 of game time.
 
The Mountain Lions found one more goal before the break as Rowell scored her first collegiate goal from outside the 18-yard box.
 
In the second half, Concord kept peppering the net but were unable to break through until the last 10 minutes.
 
A Salem (1-8) own goal in the 82nd minute pushed the lead to 7-0. Junior midfielder Caitlyn Martin hammered home a ball sent in by sophomore Taryn Kelly in the 88th minute for her first goal of the season.
 
CU racked up 40 shots in the game with 29 being on target. The Mountain Lions held Salem without a shot, marking the second time this fall CU has held the opposition without a shot—the other instance was September 17 versus Glenville State.
 
Concord returns home to Callaghan Stadium to take on Wheeling in a conference tilt 1:00 p.m. Wednesday.