This Week: Notre Dame College hosts Concord in the second round of the Mountain East Conference Tournament tomorrow, November 2, at 3 p.m. If the Falcons win that contest, they will play the winner of the other semifinal match between West Liberty and West Virginia Wesleyan. If WLU were to win, NDC would host the contest; if Wesleyan were to win, the Falcons would travel to Buckhannon, W.Va.
 
Records: The Falcons are 10-5-1 (10-2-1 MEC) after ending the season on a three-game winning streak. Notre Dame has now finished with double-digit wins every year since joining the MEC in 2013. Concord is 11-4-3, 8-3-2 MEC. West Liberty is 6-8-4, 6-5-2 MEC. West Virginia Wesleyan is 12-1-3, 10-0-3 MEC.
 
Coaches Corner: Mike Shiels is in his 16th season as the head coach for the Falcons. During his time at NDC, Shiels has gone 165-100-20 with a 71-10-8 MEC record. Luke Duffy is in his third season at Concord and has amassed a record of 23-22-10 (19-18-8 MEC). Barry Christmas has been with the Hilltoppers since West Liberty introduced women's soccer to its athletic department in 2011. Richard Owens is in his debut season at West Virginia Wesleyan and has led the Bobcats to a 12-1-3, 10-0-3 MEC record in his first year at the helm.
 
Rankings: None of the teams received votes in the October 28 United State Soccer Coaches Poll.
 
Series History: Notre Dame boasts strong records against Concord and West Liberty as the Falcons are 10-1-1 against the Mountain Lions and 10-0-3 against the Hilltoppers since joining the NCAA. NDC has struggled more against West Virginia Wesleyan, and trails 4-10-2 in the series.
 
Noting the Falcons: Notre Dame ended its season with three-straight wins heading into the MEC Tournament. Since joining the Mountain East, the Falcons have ended their regular season with at least three consecutive wins in conference play, and in all but one (2015) of their first MEC Tournament game, NDC has advanced. This year draws parallels specifically to last season when Notre Dame was riding a three-game streak before facing Concord in the semifinals. The Falcons won that game 2-0.
 
Noting the Mountain Lions: Concord is the top-scoring team in the MEC with 56 goals on the year, which leads the league by eight goals. The Mountain Lions 3.11 goals-per-game average is 1.36 more than Notre Dame's. CU has only been held scoreless twice this year, in back-to-back games, against Notre Dame and Shepherd. NDC also held Concord scoreless in their MEC Tournament game in 2017.
 
Noting the Hilltoppers: Contrasting Concord, West Liberty  is the second-lowest scoring team in the conference with only 16 goals on the year (0.89 per game). The scoring woes are not from a lack of trying as WLU ranks fifth in shots taken and Layne Hartnell leads the conference in shots per game (4.06).
 
Noting the Bobcats: West Virginia Wesleyan is a well-rounded team on both ends of the field. The Bobcats rank second in the MEC with 3.00 goals per game and lead the conference on the defensive end, allowing just four goals all season (0.25 per game). WVWC utilizes passing on their goals more than any other team in the league. They have 52 assists on 48 goals.
 
Championship History: Notre Dame and West Virginia Wesleyan have combined for the previous five regular season championships in the Mountain East Conference with NDC winning three. In the first year with divisions, the Falcons came out on top in the North while the Bobcats won the South. The pair have also combine for all five tournament championships with WVWC leading with three.