West Liberty, W.Va. – The West Liberty University women's soccer team travels to Bridgeport, West Virginia, in search of completing the season sweep of Salem on Wednesday evening. The Hilltoppers and Tigers are set for a 5 p.m. kickoff at The Bridge Sports Complex.

GAME DETAILS

• Location: Bridgeport, W.Va. (The Bridge Sports Complex)
• Kickoff: 5 P.M.

WEST LIBERTY STORYLINES

• West Liberty enters Wednesday's match with a record of 5-7-3 (4-6-2 MEC) on the season and is fourth in the North Division of the Mountain East Conference standings with 14 points.
• The Hilltoppers look to get back into the win column after dropping their third consecutive match on Sunday afternoon, falling on the road to Notre Dame by a score of 4-1.
• Amelia Compston leads the team with seven goals this season while Kost has added six on the year. Kost is also tied for third in the conference with three game-winning goals on the year. Kost is the only player in WLU history to record multiple multi-goal games in a single season, with two against Salem and West Virginia State.
• Eight other Hilltoppers have found the back of the net in 2023, with Mia Zecca (4), Asia Espiritu (4), Isabella Aperfine (3), Katie Farley (3), Maya Taggart (2), and Ellie Cunningham (2) each scoring multiple goals.
• Compston and Aperfine have recorded a team-best three assists. They are two of 12 players to record an assist for the Black & Gold this season. Farley, Zecca, Rileigh Gualtiere, and Maya Taggart have each collected a pair of assists.
• Overall, Compston is responsible for a team-high of 17 points (7 goals, 3 assists) and Kost has added 13 points (6 goals, 1 assist).
• Zara Wickert has started 13 games in goal for West Liberty and has made 14 appearances on the season, totaling 1,191 minutes of playing time while making 82 saves on 232 shots faced. Wickert has posted a 0.781 save percentage and a 1.74 goals-against average while recording three shutouts. She currently ranks second in the conference in total saves and has notched three double digit save performances this season.
• Through 15 matches West Liberty has held the advantage over their opponents in goals (33-28), assists (20-17), and saves (92-77) while their opponents hold the edge in shots (259-204), shots-on-goal (121-110), and corner kicks (67-64).
• The Hilltoppers have set program records for most goals (33), assists (20), and points (86) in a season.

SALEM STORYLINES

• Salem enters Wednesday's match with a record of 0-12-1 on the season and has lost nine straight matches following a 10-0 loss at Frostburg State on Saturday night.
• With one goal and two points apiece, Sarah Cabrera and Chloe Owens have been the only players for SU to find the back of the net in 2023.
• Marina Cher and Ana Luiza Ferrante each have tallied one assist this season.
• Cabrera has started and played 12 games in goal for Salem, totaling 1,080 minutes of playing time while making 147 saves on 406 shots faced. She has posted a 0.590 save percentage and a 8.50 goals-against average while recording one shutout.
• Through 13 matches the Tigers' opponents have held the advantage in goals (113-2), assists (67-2), shots (441-16), shots-on-goal (269-10), and corner kicks (105-2) while Salem has held the advantage in saves (155-8)
• Florin Marton is in his second stint as the head coach at Salem, having recorded a career record of 10-53-4 during his five seasons with the Tigers.

SERIES HISTORY

• West Liberty holds a 2-1 advantage in the all-time series, winning the last two match-ups.
• The Hilltoppers recorded the best offensive performance in program history when the teams met earlier this year on September 17, resulting in a 13-0 WLU victory.
• The Black & Gold set six program records in the win with their largest margin of victory (13) and most goals (13), assists (7), points (33), shots (52), and shots-on-goal (30) in a single game.
• Katie Farley, Ellie Cunningham, Morgan Kost, and Asia Espiritu all found the back of the net twice in the match.