ATHENS, W.Va. - The
Concord University men's soccer team took down Shawnee State, 2-1, behind a late game-winning goal in the 82
nd minute of a Mountain East Conference contest at Callaghan Stadium Sunday afternoon.
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Concord (3-1-1, 2-1 MEC) defeated Shawnee State (2-3-1, 1-1 MEC) in the first ever meeting between the two teams.
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For a second straight game, the Mountain Lions put together a dominant first half, holding Shawnee State without a shot in the entire 45-minute period while tallying eight shots on the offensive end.
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CU broke through with a 34
th-minute goal from senior forward
Dominique Malhomme. Junior defenseman
Neko Worthy whipped in a beautiful cross to collect his first assist of the season and sophomore midfielder
Koya Nakamura also nabbed his second assist of the year on the initial pass.
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After the break, the Bears came out firing and playing with high intensity as they got in the goal column in the 60th minute on a set piece.
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With all the momentum on the side of Shawnee State, Concord went ahead with a goal in the final 10 minute. A late-game substitute rose to the occasion as midfielder
Mario Bedford perfectly timed a run in behind the Bears defense and tucked home his first career goal to win it for Concord. Worthy picked up another assist on the 82
nd-minute goal.
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CU finished with 13 shots, six of which were put on net. Junior forward
Lucas Costa came of the bench to lead the Mountain Lions in shots with five. Â
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Concord hits the road for a non-conference contest against Seton Hill at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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