ST. PAUL, Minn. - This Saturday evening at 5:00 p.m., Concordia-St. Paul (1-4 NSIC, 0-1 South) heads to Fayette, Iowa to face Upper Iowa (3-2 NSIC, 0-1 South) in the first NSIC South Division road game for the Golden Bears at Harms-Eischeid Stadium.

Friday afternoon forecasts call for a 40 percent chance of rain at kickoff, subsiding to a five percent chance by 7 p.m. however it is expected to rain in northwest Iowa from Friday afternoon through Saturday kickoff.

The Golden Bears will be challenged as UIU sports the fourth ranked pass defense in the country (117.4) and the 22nd ranked rushing offense (223.4). Concordia, who hasn't had a field goal, PAT or punt blocked yet, will face an aggressive special teams unit from UIU that leads the country with five blocked FG/PAT and is fourth in the country with three blocked punts. The Peacocks also have a favorable 44-24 scoring margin off turnovers while CSP is being outscored 27-7.

ONLINE COVERAGE
Watch the game online for free in Concordia's GameCentral portal through the NSIC's agreement with Stretch Internet. The game will be produced by Upper Iowa with UIU's broadcast crew handling the call. Live stats are available as well as the NSIC live scoreboard to follow league action in real-time.

STREAMING DEVICES
The School Space Media streamed webcast is now available through widely used streaming devices like the Roku, Amazon FireTV, Apple TV and Android TV. Simply search for NSIC to find the Stretch Internet application for the conference to watch games on your TV and in HD (where available).

GAME NOTES
For the full scoop on the matchup and Golden Bear football, view this week's game notes package.