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Morgan Kost vs. Wheeling
JJ Stout
2
Winner West Liberty WLU (4-4-3, 3-3-2)
1
West Virginia St. WVSU (6-4-1, 5-2-1)
Winner
West Liberty WLU
(4-4-3, 3-3-2)
2
Final
1
West Virginia St. WVSU
(6-4-1, 5-2-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
West Liberty WLU 2 0 2
West Virginia St. WVSU 0 1 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Kost’s First Half Goals Lead Hilltoppers Past Yellow Jackets

Institute, W.Va. – A pair of goals only six minutes apart in the first half by Morgan Kost led West Liberty to a 2-1 victory over West Virginia State on Sunday evening. While the Hilltoppers secured their first road victory of the season, they in turn handed the Yellow Jackets their first home loss of the year as they entered the match 3-0 at Dickerson Stadium.
 
QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: West Liberty 2, West Virginia State 1
Team Records: West Liberty 4-4-3 (3-3-2 MEC), West Virginia State 6-4-1 (5-2-1 MEC)
Attendance: 232
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • West Liberty was able to strike first with a goal in the 25th minute on a goal by Morgan Kost. The scoring opportunity started as Mia Zecca deflected a West Virginia State corner kick to Isabella Aperfine who proceeded to start the breakaway opportunity. At midfield Aperfine found Kost who then outran the defense and placed the ball into the bottom left corner of the net.
  • Only six minutes later in the 31st minute, Kost added her second goal of the match as she collected a pass from Jori Alexander and made a move past the Yellow Jacket defender to fire a shot that bounced over the head of the WVSU goalkeeper and into the net.
  • West Virginia State cut the West Liberty lead in half in the 61st minute as Maria Amaral placed a pass out in front of Ammy Mwasambu, who was cutting between a pair of WLU defenders at the 18 yard box. Mwasambu then placed the ball into the bottom right corner of the net, past Zara Wickert who moved up in the box to defend the play.
  • While the Yellow Jackets were unable to get a shot attempt off, Wickert and the Hilltopper defense made multiple stops in the final ten minutes of play when the Yellow Jacket attack reached the 18 yard box.
  • Kost recorded her second 2-goal game of the season and third of her career. She becomes the first player in program history to have multiple multi-goal games in a single season, and it was the first multi-goal game for WLU since September 17 against Salem when four players found the back of the net twice.
  • West Liberty held the advantage in corner kicks (5-4) and saves (4-3), while West Virginia State held the edge in shots (12-10). The two teams were even with five shots-on-goal apiece in the match. 
WEST LIBERTY STATISTICAL LEADERS
Morgan Kost: 3 shots, 2 shots-on-goal, 2 goals
Isabella Aperfine: 1 shot, 1 assist
Zara Wickert: 4 saves
 
UP NEXT
West Liberty will return to the hilltop for their midweek match on Wednesday evening, welcoming Davis & Elkins to town. The Hilltoppers and Senators are set for a 5 p.m. kickoff at the West Family Athletic Complex.
 
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