ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Golden Bear soccer team (4-8-4, 4-5-4 NSIC) went 1-1 in last weekend's two game home stand defeating U-Mary 2-1 on Saturday and then fell to #11 Minot State by a score of 1-0. Concordia's win against U-Mary was their first home win of the season and sophomore midfielder, Brooke Salo scored both CSP goals in Saturday's win. The Golden Bears will close out their regular season schedule and fight for a playoff spot this weekend at Upper Iowa and at home against Winona State.
 
From the Coach
"It was a good weekend, overall probably the best in terms of how we played and our style. We had some good individual performances but in the end we played well as a team and it was good team weekend for us. When we head down to Upper Iowa we will be playing a very competitive team whose coach is very well organized and they play a good style of soccer. Sunday's Senior Day will be tough having to say goodbye to our six seniors in our final regular season game, but hopefully that will bring us some energy to go out there and perform well in our last home game of the season." Head coach Steve Bellis said.
 
Scouting Upper Iowa (8-7, 7-6 NSIC)
The Golden Bears will travel to Upper Iowa on Friday Oct. 28 for a 3 p.m. start. The Peacocks enter the match ranked fifth in the NSIC standings. Last weekend Upper Iowa was shutout 2-0 by Northern State on Saturday and then bounced back on Sunday with a 2-0 home win against MSU Moorhead. The Peacocks won five straight games midway through the season but have recently only won one of their last four games. Concordia is 6-7 all-time against UIU with their last win coming last season by a score of 4-0 in Iowa. The Peacocks won the previous four matchups with the Golden Bears prior to last season.
 
Brianne Fenton, Birgit Rjinders and Maggie Olson lead the way for Upper Iowa as they currently rank first on the team in goals with three. Rjinders also leads the team in assists with three and points with nine. UIU currently has a better shooting percentage than their opponents coming in at .095 compared to their opponents with a .088 percentage. Caila Petrie has played every game in goal this season and is currently ranked first in the NSIC in shutouts with five and second in saves with 86.
 
Scouting Winona State (7-8-1, 4-8-1 NSIC)
Following their matchup at Upper Iowa, the Golden Bears will return home on Sunday Oct. 30 as they host Winona State for Senior Day. The Warriors are currently sitting in 11th place in the NSIC standings, one spot behind CSP. WSU is coming off a 1-1 weekend when they defeated MSU Moorhead on Saturday by a score of 2-0, but then fell to Northern State at home by a score of 1-0 on Sunday. The Warriors will play host to Minnesota State Mankato on Friday Oct. 28 prior to their matchup with the Golden Bears. Concordia is 2-23 all-time against WSU with their last win coming at Winona State in 2014 in a 3-2 overtime win. In last year's meeting the Warriors topped CSP in overtime by a score of 2-1 at Sea Foam Stadium.
 
Winona State is led by the trio of Abby Bohanski, Courtney Wiencek and Meg Riebauez. Bohanski currently leads the team in goals with eight and points with 19. Riebau is currently second on the team in goals with five while she leads the team in shot attempts with 53. Wiencek does a little bit of everything as she leads the team in assists with four and ranks third on the team in goals also with four. The Warriors have outscored their opponents 23-21 on the season and have also outshot their opponents 232-185. WSU ranks sixth in the conference in goals per game with 1.438.

Key Stats
- Salo's two goals against U-Mary were her first two collegiate goals. She also recorded a career-high four points against the Marauders.
- 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, Katri Gifford and Brooke Salo are currently tied for third on the team in goals with two apiece.
- Goalkeeper Emily Nelson currently ranks third in the conference in goals against average (.857) and sixth in the conference in saves with 57.
- The Golden Bears are currently outshooting their opponents 217-208.
- Concordia is 1-4-2 at home this season while they are 3-4-2 on the road.
 
Live stats and video for both games this weekend can be found at the links above or on the Soccer schedule page.