ST. PAUL, Minn. - This Friday at 5 p.m., Concordia-St. Paul (8-7) will host the University of Indianpolis (8-4) in the program's first-ever outdoor game at Sea Foam Stadium, an event being called celebrated as the "Founder's Game."

FOUNDER'S GAME
The Founder's Game tribute is the program's way of thanking all involved in the lacrosse community, CSP community and athletics/University administration for establishing the sport of women's lacrosse at the Division II level in Minnesota and specifically at Concordia. With a strong public recognition at the inaugural game in February in the Concordia Dome for CSP's 23-0 win over Northland, the Founder's Game will instead feature a halftime public address recognition in lieu of extended ceremonies.

Join the coaching staff, administration and the team following the game at O'Gara's Bar & Grill on Snelling and Selby Avenues for a final postgame social to celebrate the inaugural season.

ABOUT THE MATCHUP
The Greyhounds represent Concordia's fourth opponent and fifth game against the Great Lakes (GLIAC) conference, posting a 2-2 record with a home/road sweep of Northern Michigan and losses at home to Findlay and at McKendree.

The Golden Bears are 3-7 against Division II competition, also defeating Rockhurst on the road in their first road contest and first comeback victory.

So far the two teams have only played one common opponent with UIndy falling 12-10 at home to McKendree, a team that topped CSP 19-2 in Concordia's first road loss on the heels of the dramatic Rockhurst comeback.

CONCORDIA: TOUGH INAUGURAL SCHEDULE
The Golden Bears have played a pair of top-15 teams in the country in their first year and have played three of the top-10 scoring offenses in the country: Regis (1st, 17.85), Florida Tech (4th, 17.31) and McKendree (15.83).

CONCORDIA: ROAD WARRIORS IN YEAR ONE
Despite three rigorous road trips: the first a five state, 1700 mile bus voyage starting in St. Paul to Kansas City, east towards the Illinois side of suburban St. Louis and then due north to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The second a spring break trip to tropical Florida, where the team played four opponents across the state and the third to the Rocky Mountains for a pair of games against DII opposition.

Through it all, Concordia maintained a strong 4-5 record and beat a pair of DII teams on the road, a strong feat for a first year program that features 18 freshman, a sophomore and a junior.

CONCORDIA: PROTECTING THE HOME TURF
Concordia enters its final game assured of a winning home inaugural season with a 4-2 record at the Concordia Dome at Sea Foam Stadium. With the dome removed from the surface, CSP will hold its first and only outdoor home game at the stadium. A win gives the program a winning overall inaugural season and a strong 5-2 home finish, while the Bears still finish above .500 at home and .500 overall with a loss - a trait not characteristic of first year Division II programs in any sport.

CONCORDIA: AMONG NATION'S BEST AT CAUSING TURNOVERS
The Golden Bears rank third in the country with 12.87 caused turnovers per game. The team's three best single game marks on the year rank 13th (22, at Keiser, 3/14), and 19th (21, vs Westminster, 2/24 & 21, vs Marian, 2/12) in the country.

Individually, freshman Brooke Genzler ranks 12th with 2.42 per game while sophomore Sheala Osborne ranks 45th in the nation with 1.87 per game. Genzler achieved her high of six twice (at Keiser, 3/14 and vs Northland, 2/10) while Osborne matched Genzler's six against Westminster (2/24). The six in a game is the 22nd highest total in DII women's lacrosse on the year.

CONCORDIA: TOP-10 IN DII IN GROUND BALLS
The Golden Bears are also in the top-10 in the country with 23.20 ground balls per game with single game season highs of 43 at Keiser (3/14) and 41 against Marian (2/12), ranking 10th and 14th for a single game team total in the country on the year.

Freshman goalie Katie Lottsfeldt has been the top securer of ground balls, snagging 4.07 per game as an active goalie in the crease which ranks eight in the land. Her single game high of nine against Findlay (2/26) is the 12th highest total in a game in DII this season while adding a pair of games with eight (vs Westminster, 2/24 and vs Marian, 2/12).

In addition to her ground ball total, Lottsfeldt is 12th in the country with 124 total saves with an average of 8.27 per game which is the 31st highest per-game rate. With 100 total Division II teams, Lottsfeldt is off to a solid start in her goalie career, ranking near the middle of the pack (58th) in save percentage (.394) and goals against average (13.02).

CONCORDIA: SCORING LEADERS NOTES
Freshman Kailey Heinl has led the team nearly all year at putting the ball in the cage with 43 goals, doing so on 75 shots on goal (88 total shots). She's added four assists and ranks second on the team with 47 points. She's also second on the team with 40 draw controls, third on the team with 27 ground balls and fourth on the team with 17 caused turnovers. Heinl has a single-game high of six goals and achieved six points twice, in back-to-back games at Ave Maria (6g) and at Keiser (5g, 1a). She has four 5-plus goal games and five 5-plus point games.

Freshman Maddie Hentges leads the team in points with 52 and ranks second in goals (37) and assists (15) with 61 shots on goal (74 total shots). Hentges is sixth on the team with 26 ground balls and has cashed in half of her 10 free position shots. She had her breakout game with six goals at Ave Maria and followed it up with a seven point effort (4g, 3a) at Keiser. She's put together three seven point games and has added a pair of five goal efforts to her resume following the six goal output.

Concordia's top shot taker is freshman Alina Boyce, firing 104 times including 76 on goal. She's third on the team with 30 goals and 38 points and is 8-25 on free position shots. She is tied for the program record in goals (6) and points (7) with her performance against Northern Michigan at home, achieved on just eight shots (7 SOG). She has five hat tricks on the season.

The team's top distributor is junior Kallie LaValle with 17 assists, adding 14 goals as she ranks four on the team with 31 points. LaValle is also alert in the midfield, leading the team with 44 draw controls, second on the team with 31 ground balls and third on the team with 21 caused turnovers. She's also converted half of her eight free position shots. She has four two goal games, six two assists games including a high of three and four games with four points.

The team has two more players with double-digit goals: sophomore Sheala Osborne (16) and freshman Riley Burns (13). Burns, with 10 assists ranks fifth on the team in points (23) while freshman Kaci Reid gives CSP four players with double-digit assists (12).

CSP has registered 84 assists on 186 goals, while opponents have fewer assists (79) despite scoring slightly more goals (191).

CONCORDIA SINGLE GAME BENCHMARKS
With just one game to go, the program has now established a solid footing for single game school records.

Hentges (3x) and Boyce have the team's single game points record (7) while Boyce, Hentges and Heinl each have the single game goals record (6). Hentges holds the single game assists mark (4). Freshman goalie Katie Lottsfeldt has established the single game saves record (20) and ground balls record (9) while freshman Brooke Genzler and junior Kallie LaValle have the single game draw control record (7) and Genzler (2x) and sophomore Sheala Osborne have the single game caused turnover record (6).

ABOUT THE GREYHOUNDS
UIndy is coming off of the 12-10 loss to McKendree, evening its GLIAC record to 2-2 on the year. The Greyhounds are 4-2 on the road and 4-2 at home on the season and have faced one nationally-ranked program, a 9-5 loss to #2 Lindenwood on the road in late March.

Indianapolis is in its second year of women's lacrosse, going 6-12 overall last yer with a 4-8 GLIAC record.

The Greyhounds feature the nation's 14th ranked scoring defense, allowing 7.50 goals per game which is second-best in the GLIAC and also ranks 20th in the country in scoring margin, outscoring opponents by a 5.83 margin per game which is third in the GLIAC.

Leading UIndy in scoring is Anna Rulapaugh with 58 points, ranking 18th nationally and second in the GLIAC with 4.83 points per game. She's a strong distributor with a GLIAC-high 27 assists, an average of 2.25 per game to rank 19th in DII.

Chalane Morrison leads the squad with 38 goals, ranking second in the conference overall, and 22nd in the country with 3.45 per game. Rulapaugh is second on the team with 31 goals and Grace Gunneson adds 27.

Riley McClure is the top disrupter for the Greyhounds, ranking fifth in the GLIAC with 2.20 ground balls per game and fourth with 1.90 caused turnovers per game.