ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University men's soccer team won its ninth straight conference game with 1-0 victory against Salem Sunday afternoon in a Mountain East Conference contest at Callaghan Stadium.
 
The nationally-ranked, 18^th-rated Mountain Lions (10-2-2, 9-1 MEC) used a first-half goal then shut down Salem (4-9-1, 2-8-1 MEC) the rest of the way to record their ninth clean sheet of the season.
 
Both teams took some time to settle into the match, but Concord got after it first.
 
Senior forward Dominique Malhomme tapped in a ball at the back post in the 31^st minute. The goal came after freshman midfielder Josiah Ochoa escaped in the midfield and played the ball down the flank to sophomore midfielder Adam Leibowitz who put it on a silver platter for the Frenchman.
 
Salem only managed one shot in the first 45 minutes.
 
However, the CU to withstand nine SU shots in the second half as well as the physicality of the game as the teams were whistled for 14 fouls after halftime, and 27 total in the contest.
 
Concord extinguished every Salem attack as the backline along with junior goalkeeper Iori Tanaka recorded a single-season program record ninth shutout of the season. On the backline Sunday were senior and captain Zakari Messam, junior Neko Worthy, junior Ben Musengo and freshman Khotatso Balepile.
 
Tanaka made two saves in the game.
 
The Mountain Lions outshot Salem, 11-10, as Malhomme, freshman defender Ricardo Kabawanga and senior midfielder Ezekiel Oswald all recorded two shots.
 
Concord hits the road for West Virginia Wesleyan, in another conference matchup Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.