West Liberty, W.Va. – The West Liberty University women's soccer team will play their first of two home matches this upcoming week on Sunday afternoon at the West Family Athletic Complex, welcoming West Virginia Wesleyan to the hilltop. The Hilltoppers and Bobcats are set for a 3 p.m. kickoff.

GAME DETAILS

• Location: West Liberty, W.Va. (West Family Athletic Complex)
• Kickoff: 3 P.M.

WEST LIBERTY STORYLINES

• West Liberty enters Sunday's match with a record of 2-4-2 (1-3-1 MEC) on the season and are fourth in the North Division of the Mountain East Conference standings with four points.
• The Hilltoppers fell on the road in their most recent match at No. 15 Charleston on Wednesday afternoon, falling 4-0 to the Golden Eagles.
• Kost and Compston are tied for the team lead with four goals apiece, which is also tied for seventh in the MEC this season. Two of Kost's goals have been game-winners, placing her in a tie for second in the conference. Zecca and Asia Espiritu have also found the back of the net three times for WLU.
• Compston is tied for seventh in the conference with three assists this season, while Farley and Zecca have each added two assists on the year.
• With four goals and three assists, Compston leads the team with 11 points through eight matches and is tied for fifth in the MEC. Zecca (3 goals, 2 assists) and Kost (4 goals) are tied for second on the team with eight points.
• Zara Wickert started the last six games in goal for West Liberty and has made seven appearances on the season, totaling 561 minutes of playing time while making 43 saves on 113 shots faced. Wickert has posted a .796 save percentage and a 1.76 goals against average. She currently ranks second in total saves (43) and saves per game (6.14) in the MEC.
• Through eight matches West Liberty has held the advantage over their opponents in goals (22-16), assists (14-11), and saves (53-42) while their opponents hold the edge in shots (140-114), shots-on-goal (70-64), and corner kicks (36-33).

WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN STORYLINES

• West Virginia Wesleyan enters Sunday's match with a record of 1-7 (0-6 MEC) on the season and is sixth in the South Division of the Mountain East Conference standings.

• The Bobcats have lost six consecutive games with their most recent match being a 7-0 defeat at Concord on Friday. WVWC has lost two of their last five matches on goals scored in the final minute of play against Notre Dame (September 27) and West Virginia State (September 17).
• Ellie Pergolotti is the lone Bobcat to notch multiple goals with two this season, and also leads the team with four points. Ava Badallo and Natalia Roppolo have each found the back of the net once.
• Beth Burchett has tallied the only assist this season for WVWC.
• Paige Miller has started and played in six matches for Wesleyan this season, totaling 388 minutes while making 32 saves on 70 shots faced. She has posted a 0.653 save percentage and 3.94 goals against average.
• West Virginia Wesleyan as a team ranks second in the MEC with 57 saves on the year, while Miller is tied for the third most saves in the conference.
• Through eight matches this season West Virginia Wesleyan has held the advantage in saves (57-25), while their opponents hold the edge in goals (21-4), assists (12-1), shots (115-45), shots-on-goal (77-29), and corner kicks (30-17).
• Adam Christensen is in his first season as the head coach at West Virginia Wesleyan with a 1-7 career record during his time with the Bobcats.

SERIES HISTORY

• West Virginia Wesleyan leads the all-time series 12-1-3.
• The Bobcats won last season's match-up at the West Family Athletic Complex with a 1-0 win on October 23, 2022.