ST. PAUL, Minn. - This Friday night, Concordia-St. Paul lacrosse (7-5) plays its final home dome game against Northern Michigan (2-5) on 6:30 p.m. at Concordia Dome at Sea Foam Stadium.

The squad will play host to one home outdoor game at Sea Foam Stadium as well, on Friday, April 21 at 5 p.m. against the University of Indianapolis, leaving the Golden Bears with two home dates on the inaugural schedule. Concordia is 3-2 at home in its first year.

GAME PROMOTIONS
The first 50 students attending Friday night's game against NMU will receive free Jimmy John's. Additionally, after the game all fans are invited to join the team at Buffalo Wild Wings (Snelling Ave. location).

ONLINE COVERAGE
For fans unable to make it to Concordia Dome for the Northern Michigan game, it will be streamed live online, free of charge through CSP's GameCentral portal via Stretch Internet. The broadcast features a single camera feed located at midfield and will be accompanied in the portal by live in-game statistics.
 
Audio will be provided by play-by-play professional Dan Flanagan, the Voice of the Golden Bears since the 2008-09 academic year. The St. Paul native was professionally trained at the Division I level and has called Concordia action since returning to his hometown following his undergrad broadcasting career at Fordham University (N.Y.).
 
In addition to the interactive GameCentral portal with video & rich live stats, a traditional HTML-based live stats option is also available.

GAMEDAY ATMOSPHERE
The Concordia Dome features four 3-row bleachers and limited bench seating along the west sideline. Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for students and seniors, children 10 & under and CSP students are free with ID. Spectators may also bring their own seating in the event that bleachers and benches are full. Food, beverages and pets are not allowed inside Concordia Dome, and restrooms are located under the stadium concourse just outside the revolving doors.

During game play, spectators will be entertained by former Minnesota Swarm personality "The Professor" Howard Green. He'll conduct brief pre-game, halftime and post-game interviews with coaches and players and his in-game announcing will be tailored towards engaging fans in an informative and exciting format.

LAST MEETING: CSP 14, NMU 8
Concordia and Northern Michigan meet for the second time, a first for each of the inaugural programs. Concordia won the first matchup 14-8 on March 7 at the Superior Dome as Concordia improved to 4-3 on the year while closing out its first road trip by winning two of three while NMU fell to 1-2 on the year.

Jordan Hanner scored the first goal of the game just two and a half minutes into play on a free position shot to give NMU the first lead. It was the first in a six goal performance for Hanner, who now has 12 goals on the season - half coming against Concordia. The Golden Bears responded with a 5-0 scoring run including a pair by freshman Kailey Heinl while junior Kallie LaValle assisted on the go-ahead goal for a 2-1 lead and added a goal for a 3-1 advantage.

The Wildcats would cut the lead to two (5-3) on a pair of Hanner free position shots in a row, before a 4-0 run would give CSP a 9-3 lead early in the second half. From there, Concordia led by at least four the rest of the way. Heinl and sophomore Sheala Osborne each had hat tricks for Concordia while LaValle led the team with four points (2g, 2a) with freshman Maddie Hentges delivering three points (2g, 1a).

In the cage, freshman Katie Lottsfeldt saved 11 of the 19 shots on goal while Brianna Bangle saved 12 of the 26 shots she faced.

CSP DEFENSE: AMONG DII TOP-10 IN CTO & GB
Concordia's defense has been among the most disruptive all season, ranking fourth in the country with 13.25 caused turnovers per game and eighth with 23.67 ground balls per game. CSP has three of the top-17 single game NCAA DII totals in caused turnovers (22 vs Keiser, 21 vs Westminster, 21 vs Marian) and the eighth (43 vs Keiser), 12th (41 vs Marian) and 27th (34 vs Westminster) most ground balls in a game in the country.

The catalyst has been freshman Brooke Genzler, ranking eighth in the land with 2.78 caused turnovers per game and 136th in Division II women's lacrosse with 2.33 ground balls per game, despite missing time with an injury earlier in the year. The ground ball leader has been freshman goalie Katie Lottsfeldt, an active net-minder picking up 4.25 ground balls per game, ranking 12th in the country. Sophomore Sheala Osborne adds the 59th ranked total in caused turnovers with 1.75 per game.

In individual games, Genzler and Osborne each are tied for 17th with six caused turnovers (Genzler vs Keiser and Northland; Osborne vs Westminster). Lottsfeldt's nine ground balls against Findlay is the 10th-best single game mark to date in the country, and she also has the 22nd ranked totals (eight vs Westminster & Marian).

Defending the net with an aggressive defense in front of her, Lottsfeldt ranks fifth in the country in total saves (102), 24th in the country in saves per game (8.50), 51st in save percentage (.411) and 56th in goals against average (12.51). Her 20 saves against McKendree are tied for second most in a game in the country this year, one behind the single game high set by Alexis Torosian of American International (vs Pace).

WINNING THE DRAW
Concordia ranks 30th in Division II women's lacrosse with 13.33 draw controls per game led by Kallie LaValle with 3.00 per game (85th) and Kailey Heinl with 2.67 (117th). LaValle, a junior, has had at least five draw controls in four games while Heinl has three games with five draw controls.

HANDING OUT ASSISTS
Concordia has assisted on 69 of its 148 goals on the season, an average of 5.75 per game on 12.33 goals per game. The assist total ranks 29th in the country while CSP's 17.92 points per game ranks 33rd nationally. Two Golden Bears, freshman Maddie Hentges and junior Kallie LaValle rank 49th in the country with 13 assists. Hentges has the program's top single game assist mark with four, coming in the most recent outing against Midland.

HEINL AMONG DII'S TOP GOAL SCORERS
Freshman Kailey Heinl ranks sixth in the country in total goals scored with 39 for the 41st ranked goal scoring offense (12.33). Her 3.25 goals per game is the 33rd ranked rate and her 41 total points leads the team and is 33rd in the nation. Hentges is second on the team with 38 total points, ranking 48th in the country. Hentges has a pair of seven point performances to set the single game mark for the program, matching her prior record in the most recent game against Midland (3g, 4a). Heinl and Hentges each have the top single game goal marks for the team with six.

SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
After winning its inaugural game 18-1 over Northland at home on Saturday, February 18, Northern Michigan dropped its next five contests including the 14-8 loss to Concordia in Marquette on Michigan's Upper Peninsula on March 7.

Like Concordia, Northern Michigan is also in its inaugural campaign and turned a corner in its most recent outing on Sunday, establishing a program record with 22 goals in a 22-10 win over Notre Dame (Ohio) for the program's first-ever road victory. In the win, Shelby Klotz netted nine goals to establish a program record, surpassing the previous high of six which was accomplished twice including by Jordan Hanner against CSP. Klotz leads NMU with 23 goals in seven contests, 10 more than the next Wildcat and she has posted five or more goals three times this year.

A key stat for the Wildcats was the advantage in the draw control with a 24-10 margin, helping the team to a 25-14 margin in shots on goal.

NMU turns its sights to the Concordia Dome this Friday night in its final non-conference contest before the seven game GLIAC league schedule begins this Sunday afternoon at McKendree. The Wildcats are in the midst of a nine-game road stretch, spanning their March 7 home game against CSP to their April 23 home game against Indianapolis.