BECKLEY, W.Va. -- Fairmont State's historic run to the Mountain East Conference Tournament Championship Match came to an end on Sunday afternoon as Concord picked up a 2-0 win to earn the league's automatic NCAA Tournament bid.
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With the victory, Concord improves to 19-1 and will now await their seeding for next week's NCAA Tournament on Wednesday evening. The Falcons fell to 13-5-2 following the setback.
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The Falcons will now wait until Monday at 6 p.m. to see if they receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament. Fairmont State ranked No. 7 in the Atlantic Region on Wednesday afternoon.
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Concord's Yasmin Mosby scored her seventh goal of the season on a 35-yard shot down the center of the field to make the score 1-0 in the 64
th minute. The Mountain Lions created some breathing room in the 82
nd minute on an unassisted goal by Rachel Bell – her 17
th of the season.
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The Mountain Lions held a 15-4 advantage in total shots on the afternoon, including an 8-2 edge in shots on goal.
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Mackenzie Gillispie and
Louise Welch each had shots on goal for the Fairmont State offense. Senior
Abigail Johnson also recorded a pair of shot attempts for the Falcons.
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Taylor Kennedy, a member of the 2019 MEC All-Tournament Team, recorded six saves in the Fairmont State goal this afternoon. Kennedy and the Falcon defense came into the game on a five-game shutout streak, which was snapped this afternoon.
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Senior
Cameryn Ciresi was also named to the MEC All-Tournament Team after scoring the game-winning goal during Friday's semifinal win over West Virginia Wesleyan.
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