ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Golden Bear soccer (3-7-4, 3-4-4 NSIC) team went 1-1 in last weekend's two game road trip. Concordia fell to very good Northern State squad by a score of 3-1, but then bounced back the next day as they shutout MSU Moorhead 3-0 for their third win of the season. Jade Weller had an exceptional performance in CSP's win over Moorhead as she scored two goals and added one assist for a career-high five point game.
 
PINK GAME
Saturday's game against U-Mary, CSP will be wearing pink shirts during warm-ups in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month. The Golden Bears will also be raising money on Saturday in a donation bin at the ticket booth. All proceeds will be donated to the American Cancer Society.
 
From the Coach
"Our game against Northern was a tough one, we knew it would be a challenge, and we had too many defensive mistakes that allowed them to capitalize. However, we were able to bounce back the day after with a good win against Moorhead. As for this weekend, U-Mary has put on a nice run lately winning their last two games so it will be a good challenge and they always give us a good game. Looking ahead to Sunday, Minot State has a couple of outstanding players and their coach always has them motivated and fired up. It will be a physical contest but like Saturday, it will be a good challenge." Head coach Steve Bellis said.
 
Scouting U-Mary (3-6-3, 3-5-2 NSIC)
The Golden Bears will play host to U-Mary on Saturday Oct. 22 for a 1 p.m. start. The Marauders enter the match going 2-0-1 in their last three games after starting off the season 0-4-1. Last weekend U-Mary defeated Upper Iowa 2-1 at home and then defeated Winona State also at home by a score of 2-1, scoring both of their goals in the second half after trailing 1-0 at intermission.
 
Michelle McGeary leads the way for the Marauders as currently ranks first on the team in goals (4), assists (4) and points (12). Megan Searson, Emily Julian and Lisa Swardh are all tied for second on the team in goals with two. Searson also ranks second on the team in assists with two. U-Mary has outshot their opponents 174-131 this season. Concordia is 1-12-1 all-time against U-Mary. Concordia's only win against the Marauders came last season in a 3-1 win at Sea Foam Stadium.
 
Scouting #11 Minot State (11-1-0, 10-0-0 NSIC)
Following the matchup with U-Mary, will then host #11 Minot State on Sunday Oct. 23 for a 1 p.m. start. The Beavers are ranked first in the NSIC standings and recently jumped two spots in the national rankings after going 2-0 last weekend. Minot State defeated Winona State last Saturday by a score of 2-1 and then shutout Upper Iowa 3-0 the following day. The Beavers have now won 10 straight games. Prior to Sunday's game with CSP, Minot State will travel to Minnesota State Mankato who is currently ranked second in the conference standings.
 
Minot State is led by Ninfa Ramirez and Chloe Melton. Ramirez currently ranks first in the NSIC in goals (15), goals per game (1.25), points (34), points per game (2.83), shots (80), shots per game (6.67) and game winning goals (5). Melton ranks sixth in the conference in goals (6) and third in the conference in assists (6). Ramirez and Melton have combined for 54 of the teams 82 points. Erin Rafferty has been outstanding in goal for the Beavers as she ranks first in the conference in goals against average (.405) and second in save percentage (.900). Minot State has only given up five goals all season. Concordia is 0-4 all-time against the Beavers. In last year's meeting, Minot State came into Sea Foam Stadium and left with a 1-0 win.

Key Stats
- Weller's two goal game against Moorhead is her second multi-goal game of her career. Her first multi-goal game came last year also against MSU Moorhead.
- Weller currently leads the team in goals (4), assists (3), and points (11). Jordan Rowan-Stafford is currently second on the team in goals with three and points with seven. Chelsie Lindsay and Katri Gifford are currently tied for third on the team in goals with two apiece.
- Goalkeeper Emily Nelson picked up her fourth shutout of the season against Moorhead. She ranks third in the conference in goals against average (.922).
- The Golden Bears are currently outshooting their opponents 191-167.
- Concordia will look to get their first home win of the season this weekend.
 
Live stats and video for both games this weekend can be found at the links above or on the Soccer schedule page.