ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Golden Bear soccer (2-6-4, 2-3-4 NSIC) team is coming off yet another tough loss to very good Minnesota State Mankato squad by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday night at Sea Foam Stadium. The Golden Bears are still winless against the Mavericks all-time. Concordia will now take to the road for a two game road trip at Northern State and MSU Moorhead.
 
From the Coach
"I wasn't too overly disappointed with our performance against Mankato, but we are at a point in the season where need to start getting results. As for this weekend, Northern State has dramatically improved from last year; they are physical team which will make it a good battle. Then Moorhead has a new coach and seem revitalized a bit, they are very similar to us. It should be a good weekend as we are all scrapping for that playoff spot." Head coach Steve Bellis said.
 
Scouting Northern State
The Golden Bears will travel to Northern State on Saturday Oct. 15 for a 1 p.m. start. The Wolves enter the match with a 5-6 (3-6 NSIC) record after starting off the season 4-0. Last weekend NSU lost 2-0 on the road to Bemidji and then defeated Minnesota Crookston at home by a score of 1-0 in overtime. The win against Crookston snapped the Wolves six game losing streak.
 
Northern State is led by Darian Leschewski and Anna Bondy. Bondy currently leads the team in goals (12), assists (4) and points (28) while Leschewski leads the team in shots (62). Both Bondy and Leschewski have combined for 107 of the teams 223 shots. Bondy's 12 goals on the season ranks second in the NSIC and her 28 points are tied for first in the NSIC. Concordia is 4-14-1 all-time against NSU. The Golden Bears have won three of the last five matchups with Northern State including winning last year's meeting by a score of 2-1 in South Dakota.
 
Scouting MSU Moorhead
Following the matchup with Northern State, Concordia with then travel to MSU Moorhead on Sunday Oct. 16 for a 1 p.m. start. The Dragons enter the match with a 3-8 (2-7 NSIC) record after going 1-1 last weekend. Moorhead defeated Minnesota Crookston last Saturday by a score of 1-0 which snapped the teams five game losing streak. Following their win against Crookston, the Dragons were defeated by Bemidji State by a score of 4-0.
 
MSU Moorhead is led Jessica Johnson and Annika Greaney. Johnson currently leads the team in goals (4), points (8) and shots (30). Greaney is currently ranked second on the team in goals with two. MSUM goalkeeper, Reagan VonBerge, currently ranks first in the conference in saves per game with 7.70. Concordia is 13-5-2 all-time against Moorhead. The Golden Bears have won the last seven matchups outscoring the Dragons 21-6. In last year's matchup CSP shut-out MSUM by a score of 5-0 on the road.

Key Stats
- CSP currently ranks 10^th in the NSIC standings heading into this weekend's games.
- Concordia has not lost back-to-back conference games this season.
- The Golden Bears have outshot their opponents on the year 158-142 but have only managed to score one goal in the last six games.