ST. PAUL, Minn. - This weekend, Concordia-St. Paul women's lacrosse (7-5, 4-4 GLIAC) heads to Ohio and Michigan to face a pair of nationally ranked opponents starting with #24 Tiffin (8-6, 5-4 GLIAC) on Friday at 6 p.m. (CT) before heading to Allendale, Michigan on Sunday for an 11 a.m. game against #13 Grand Valley State (10-4, 8-1 GLIAC).

It's a key road weekend as the Golden Bears look to defeat a nationally ranked Division II opponent for the first time. Concordia is tied in the GLIAC standings with McKendree for fourth place with 12 points, although statistically ahead of MCK overall with a .500 winning percentage (4-4) with McKendree a half game behind at .444 (4-5). CSP also trails Tiffin (5-4) by three points for third place.

GAME COVERAGE - CSP LACROSSE ON ESPN3
Sunday's game against Grand Valley State will be streamed online and any streaming device that has access to ESPN3. The game will also have live stats and is GVSU's senior day.

Friday's game at Tiffin will feature live stats for fans to follow the action.

HENTGES CONTINUES TO WRITE THE RECORD BOOKS
After a freshman season in which Maddie Hentges set the school record for points with 53, she's upped the ante in year two. On Monday against Davenport, Hentges became the program's first 100-point player and now holds the top marks for career goals (73) and assists (31) in addition to her 104 points. Already with 51 points and four games remaining, she's just two shy of her own single season record, her 35 goals are eight away from Kailey Heinl's 2017 mark and with 16 assists, she's just one away from Kallie LaValle's inaugural record of 17.

She produced the program's first-ever triple hat trick with nine goals at Northern Michigan (4/4/18), also setting the record with 10 points in a game. She's produced one of 16 triple hat tricks in the country this season. In the Davenport win as she topped 100 career points, Hentges scored eight points which has been reached just three times (twice by her) including three assists which is just one shy of her own record set last year.

On the season, Hentges ranks third in the GLIAC with 4.25 points per game, fourth with 4.83 shots on goal per game, seventh with 5.83 shots per game, seventh with 2.92 goals per game and ninth with 1.33 assists per game.

LaVALLE RETURNS TO ALLENDALE
Concordia's lone senior Kalle LaValle makes her return to Allendale, Michigan on Sunday where she attended Grand Valley State as a member of the lacrosse team for her first two seasons. The Burnsville, Minnesota native transferred to Concordia to be part of the inaugural Golden Bears program in the 2016-17 academic year and will graduate with a degree in exercise science. At GVSU, LaValle was a GLIAC All-Academic Team honoree and scored four goals for the Lakers as a part of a pair of GLIAC Regular Season and Tournament Championship runs. As a sophomore, LaValle was a part of the first Laker team to make an NCAA Tournament appearance.

Since joining Concordia's roster, LaValle's experience in a winning program and as a successful student-athlete have been instrumental in providing leadership to a young Golden Bear team. She's the only player to start all 28 games for the program and currently holds the single season assist (17) and draw controls (49) records set last year. She also ranks second in career assists (28), draw controls (58), fourth in points (52), shots (61), caused turnovers (29), free position goals (5), shots on goal (47) and fifth in ground balls (43).

She has 24 goals and 28 assists in her two seasons (28 games) including nine goals and 11 assists this season. She's second on the team in assists and fifth in points.

THESE BEARS LIKE TO TRAVEL
The Golden Bears are having a lot of success on the road in year two as a program, building a 5-2 road record and just a goal away from being a 6-1 road team. Concordia had a 5-game road winning streak snapped in its most recent road trip which featured an 11-10 loss to McKendree after leading 9-6 in the second half and a 22-6 loss to #15 Indianapolis. In two seasons, Concordia holds a 9-7 record in road games.

LAST MEETING VS TIFFIN: TU 15, CSP 9
After a first half in which the Tiffin Dragons outscored the Golden Bears 10-2, Concordia clawed back by outscoring Tiffin 7-5 in the second half including a 5-0 run to start the second half to pull within three, 10-7 in the ninth minute. Sophomore Kailey Heinl and freshman Raelyn Korinek sparked the run with two goals each. Heinl's fourth goal of the game midway through the second half cut the margin back to three again, 11-8 before the Dragons scored four in a row to extend the lead back to seven, 15-8 with just over two minutes to play. Korinek netted her third goal in the final minute. Freshman Claire Hagen had a big second half, saving seven shots and allowing five goals. But Tiffin's Kat Schneeberger had 11 saves and nine goals allowed in a strong performance on the other side of the field. The Dragons were led by Amanda Flotteron's eight points (6g, 2a) and Elle Hamilton's seven (5g, 2a).

LAST MEETING: GVSU 22, CSP 5
Then ranked #18 in the country, Grand Valley State scored five straight goals in the first 10 minutes and extended its lead to 8-1 in the 14th minute to pull away early. Sophomore Kailey Heinl netted a hat trick and sophomore Maddie Hentges had a pair of goals to lead CSP's offensive attack. Sophomore Katie Lottsfeldt was busy in the first half, but was able to rack up seven saves against the Lakers offense. Five Lakers scored at least three points led by Meggan Lloyd's six points (5g, 1a).