West Liberty, W.Va. – The West Liberty University men's soccer team puts their 2-0 road record on the line Wednesday night as they travel to Frostburg State. The Hilltoppers and the Bobcats are scheduled for a 5 p.m. kickoff at Bobcat Stadium.

GAME DETAILS

• Location: Frostburg, Md. (Bobcat Stadium)
• Kickoff: 5 P.M.

WEST LIBERTY STORYLINES

• West Liberty enters Wednesday's match with a record of 2-1-2 (1-1-1 MEC) on the season and is currently tied for fourth in the Mountain East Conference standings with four points through three matches.
• In their last game, the Hilltoppers battled to a 1-1 draw against Salem, scoring in the 29^th minute on a goal by Mark Donnelly to take the lead before the Tigers tied the match early in the second half.
• The Black & Gold re-entered the United Soccer Coaches Atlantic Region rankings this week, coming in at No. 9 in the region.
• Mark Donnelly leads West Liberty and is tied for second in the MEC with three goals on the year. Vitor Otsuka and Zachary Forehand have both found the back of the net twice this season.
• Otsuka is one of four players of the team with an assist with a team-high of two, which is also tied for second in the conference in assists, while Tim Stickland, Jan Goebel, and Shimon Ichimiya each have one.
• Otsuka (2 goals, 2 assists) and Donnelly (3 goals) are tied for the team lead and second in the MEC with six points on the year.
• In goal, Noah Underwood has played 360 minutes thus far this season. He has made 18 saves for a .857 save percentage on 36 shots faced. He has notched two shutouts this season in wins over No. 12 Davis & Elkins and California (PA). Underwood is second in the league with 18 saves on the year while also ranking third in saves per game (4.50) and is tied for second in shutouts. Nationally in DII he is tied for 20^th in shutouts and 21^st in save percentage.
• Through five matches, West Liberty holds the advantage over their opponents in goals (10-4), assists (5-1), shots (63-44), shots-on-goal (32-25), corner kicks (35-20), and saves (21-20).
• As a team WLU ranks second in the conference in penalty kick goals (2) and corner kicks (35) and is third in the league in scoring average (2.000), scoring margin (+1.20), saves (21), and save percentage (0.840).
• In NCAA Division II, the Hilltoppers rank tenth nationally with 7.00 corner kick attempts per game and 24^th with a .840 save percentage.
• Sean Regan is in his fifth season as the head coach at West Liberty with a record of 18-42-7 with the Hilltoppers. Overall, he is in his 15th season as a head coach in collegiate men's soccer after spending ten previous seasons at nearby Bethany, he holds a career record of 79-160-19 during his time with the Bison and Hilltoppers.

FROSTBURG STATE STORYLINES

• Frostburg State enters Wednesday's match with a record of 3-3 (0-3 MEC) on the season and is eighth in the Mountain East Conference standings.
• The Bobcats enter the week having lost their last two matches last week, falling on the road to Notre Dame (3-0) and at home to Davis & Elkins (4-3).
• Carlos Quintero Rivas has scored a team-best three goals this season and is tied for second in the MEC. Daniel Medina and Alex Retzos have each found the back of the net twice for the Bobcats.
• Laki Psallidas has notched a league high of three assists through six matches on the year.
• With three goals, Quintero Rivas leads the team with six points on the season, tying for second in the conference. Medina and Tetzos are tied for second, adding two goals apiece for four points on the year.
• Joel Assal has played all 540 minutes in goal this season for Frostburg, making a league-best 31 saves while facing 73 shots. He ranks second in the MEC and 23^rd in NCAA Division II with 5.17 saves per game. Assal has posted a .721 save percentage and a 2.00 goals against average.
• Through six matches, Frostburg State has held the advantage in goals (14-12), shots (78-74), corner kicks (29-27), and saves (31-20), while their opponents hold a 44-34 edge in shots-on-goal. The Bobcats and their opponents have been even in assists with nine apiece.
• As a team, FSU leads the MEC in saves (31), and ranks second in goals (14), scoring average (2.333), and shots (78). While the Bobcats have put up the second most goals in the league this season, they have also given up the second most (2) and have only a +0.33 scoring margin.
• In DII the Bobcats rank 22^nd in saves per game (5.33), 24^th in total goals (14) and 26^th in total points (37).
• Keith Byrnes is in his 22^nd season as the head coach at Frostburg State with a record of 189-167 during his time with the Bobcats. Overall Byrnes is in his 24^th season as a collegiate men's soccer coach and has posted a career record of 218-178 with two seasons at Plymouth State before moving on to Frostburg.

SERIES HISTORY

• West Liberty and Frostburg State have met seven times on the pitch since the Bobcats joined the MEC, with the Hilltoppers holding a 3-2-2 lead in the series.
• WLU and FSU tied in both match-ups last season, 0-0 on September 4 in West Liberty and 4-4 in Frostburg on October 12.