fayette, iowa - despite battling tough the golden bears (5-6, 4-3 nsic) fell to upper iowa (4-5-1, 2-3-1 nsic) 1-0. The goal for uiu came at the 79 minute mark when a cross in to the box got past keeper kayla kuczaboski (vadnais heights, minn.). concordia was out shot 14-12 in the match with three shots on net. amanda olsen (cottage grove, minn.) was held scoreless for the first time in six matches. box score

kuczaboski made five saves on the day however the golden bears offense could not get anything going despite a "gutsy effort" said head coach steve bellis after the match. Olsen had six shots on the afternoon but could not find the net like her counter parts. Concordia had two corner kicks on the day but could not get anything going off set pieces.

the golden bears will have a chance to get back in the win column tomorrow with a match against winona state at 1 p.m. In winona.