ST. PAUL, Minn. - After clinching the program's first-ever postseason berth, Concordia-St. Paul women's lacrosse (9-5, 6-3 GLIAC) looks to secure home field advantage in the GLIAC Tournament. The Golden Bears close out regular season play this weekend in Michigan at #22 Grand Valley State (11-3, 8-1 GLIAC) on Friday at 6 p.m. (CT) and at Davenport (8-6, 5-4 GLIAC) at 9 a.m. (CT) in Grand Rapids.

WEATHER OUTLOOK IN MICHIGAN
Friday's game features a daytime high of 60 degrees with strong winds approaching 20 miles per hour in Allendale while Sunday morning's contest starts with low temperatures in the upper 30s (daytime high of 56) with mostly cloudy conditions and winds in the mid-teens.

POSTSEASON IMPLICATIONS
The Golden Bears have officially clinched the program's first-ever playoff appearance, holding a 6-3 league record and trailing McKendree (7-3) by a half game for third. CSP also leads Davenport (5-4) by a game for fourth place. The third and fourth teams in the final standings are awarded GLIAC Tournament quarterfinal home games, with the top two teams (Indianapolis 11-0, Grand Valley State 8-1) earning byes. McKendree has only one game remaining, at Lewis (1-9) on Thursday night to secure the third seed. Concordia and Davenport each play GVSU prior to their head-to-head contest on Sunday morning.

Concordia's current 6-3 mark with two games to play is a significant step forward from last year's 4-8 league record, and accompanies the program's new overall wins high of nine, topping last year's seven and the 2017 inaugural campaign's 8-8 finish.

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SERIES HISTORY: GVSU 3, CONCORDIA 0
The Golden Bears are seeking their first victory against the Lakers entering the fourth meeting, with GVSU being nationally ranked in all three prior meetings and sporting the #22 ranking by the IWLCA in this week's matchup. Concordia has made one trip to Allendale, a 21-4 loss last year. Earlier this season, CSP had its closest goal margin in the three game series, falling 17-4 at the Concordia Dome on March 15.

In this year's first meeting, CSP fell behind early as the Lakers netted eight goals in the first 10-plus minutes. Concordia rallied late in the half, however, cutting the margin to six (9-3) following a 3-1 scoring run. GVSU countered with another 8-0 run, though, to put the game away. The game's final score of 17-4 matched the outcome on the draw, which helped GVSU pile up a 35-13 shot advantage. Despite the draw and shot margins, CSP held its own in ball control as turnovers were even at 22 and ground balls being closely contested at 19-17 in favor of the Lakers. Six different players had a point in the game for Concordia, led by Maddie Hentges with a goal, three caused turnovers and two ground balls. Katie Lottsfeldt had seven saves and allowed 11 of the goals before Claire Hagen played the final 29:35 in net, saving four shots with six goals allowed. Abbi O'Neal had four goals and Kelley Fitzgerald had five assists to pace the Lakers, while Carly Shisler added four points (3g, 1a) and seven draw controls.

Juniors Maddie Hentges and Kailey Heinl have accounted for 10 of the 13 goals scored by Concordia in the all-time series with Hentges netting six and Heinl four. Junior Katie Lottsfeldt has registered 26 saves to a .413 save percentage with 15 ground balls.

SERIES HISTORY: CONCORDIA 3, DAVENPORT 0
Concordia has picked up wins in the first three meetings against the Panthers, a pair of five goal wins last year before this year's three goal margin of victory (12-9) in St. Paul on March 17. Concordia has made one trip to Grand Rapids, a 13-8 win last March in the first affair.

In the last meeting back in March in St. Paul, junior Alina Boyce racked up six goals but it was Davenport who had the early edge with 2-0 and 4-2 leads. Junior Maddie Hentges and Boyce each had a pair of early goals to tie the game at four midway through the half before Davenport claimed its third lead, 5-4. Hentges and Boyce teamed up for their third goals apiece to give Concordia its first lead, 6-5, scoring within 20 seconds of each other with 4:16 and 3:56 to play before the break and helped CSP carry the lead into the locker room. It was the first two of a four goal run for an 8-5 lead before Davenport retied the game at eight with three straight goals between the 20:12 and 13:14 minute marks of the second half. Down the stretch, Boyce scored three of the game's final five goals, putting Concordia ahead 9-8 and then adding the final two goals late. Boyce also had an assist, finishing with seven points. Lexi Stanley added five draw controls, three ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers. Aaliyah Miller led Davenport with four goals while Taylor Ries had a goal and three assists.

Hentges and Boyce have been productive against the Panthers, combining for 30 points in the three game series, Hentges with 16 (12g, 4a) and Boyce with 14 (10g, 4a). Junior Kailey Heinl has contributed eight points (5g, 3a), eight draw controls and six ground balls. Junior Kylie Christensen has posted six caused turnovers, followed by Lexi Dahl's four in the series. Junior Katie Lottsfeldt has 16 saves with a .421 save percentage and 14 ground balls while sophomore Claire Hagen has nine saves and a .450 save percentage. The two goalies each have 11.0 goals against averages.

RECORD/MILESTONE WATCH

• 100 Goals, career: Junior Kailey Heinl is five goals shy of joining fellow juniors Maddie Hentges (122) and Alina Boyce (101) in the 100 goal club. Boyce reached the milestone last Thursday night in the win against Ashland
• 200 Ground Balls, career: Junior Katie Lottsfeldt is one ground ball shy of becoming the first in program history to 200 career ground balls
• 100 Draw Controls, career: Junior Kailey Heinl is two draw controls shy of becoming the first to 100 career draw controls
• 50 Caused Turnovers, career: Junior Kailey Heinl became the first player in program history to record 50 career caused turnovers in Saturday's loss to UIndy
• 350 Saves, career: Junior Katie Lottsfeldt reached the 350 saves milestone in Saturday's loss to UIndy
• Points Record, season: Junior Alina Boyce (58) is closing in on teammate Maddie Hentges' single season points record (60), with Hentges' 2019 season also in the mix with 54 points
• Goals Record, season: Juniors Maddie Hentges and Alina Boyce each reached 43 goals on the season, tying fellow junior Kailey Heinl's single season record set in CSP's inaugural 2017 season
• Assists Record, season: Freshman Sara McNicoll leads the team with 17 assists, two shy of Maddie Hentges' 2018 record of 19 while junior Alina Boyce with 15 is just four shy of Hentges' mark
• Draw Controls, season: Sophomore Lexi Stanley's 62 draw controls continue to push her single season record, topping the former mark by Kallie LaValle (49) in 2017 by 13
• Caused Turnovers, season: Sophomore Lexi Stanley leads CSP with 22 caused turnovers, trailing the single season record by 10
• Points Record, game: Junior Alina Boyce's 10 points in last Thursday's win over Ashland tied Maddie Hentges' 2018 record (at NMU) for most points in a single game
• Assists Record, game: Junior Alina Boyce dished out four assists in a game in CSP's win over Ashland, the fourth time the feat has been achieved in program history along with junior Maddie Hentges earlier this seaon in a win at Fort Lewis (3/9) and Mary Keating in a win at Rockhurst (3/22). Hentges also had four assists against Midland in 2017 as a freshman
• Draw Controls Record, game: Sophomore Lexi Stanley's 10 draw controls earlier this year at Northern Michigan (4/10) set a new single game record. She has two of the top three draw control performances, and her nine ground balls  at Maryville (3/22) are the most in a game by a non-CSP goalie in team history

GLIAC LEADERBOARD (all games)
On the year, numerous Golden Bears are thriving in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Conference (GLIAC)  individually, a look below at the highlights including the league leader and the leader from this weekend's opponents:
Goals:
1. Gunneson, UIndy - 53
3. Miller, Davenport - 50
4. Shisler, Grand Valley - 49
5. Alina Boyce, Concordia - 43
5. Maddie Hentges, Concordia - 43

Assists:
1. Katz, UIndy - 53
1. Ries, Davenport - 53
3. Fitzgerald, Grand Valley - 43
10. Sara McNicoll, Concordia - 17
13. Alina Boyce, Concordia - 15

Points:
1. Gunneson, UIndy - 86
3. Ries, Davenport - 82
4. Shisler, Grand Valley - 66
8. Alina Boyce, Concordia - 58
12. Maddie Hentges, Concordia - 54

Free Position Goals:
1. Ringlever, Northern Michigan - 17
2. Shisler, Grand Valley - 9
3. Maddie Hentges, Concordia - 8
10. Alina Boyce, Concordia - 6
14. Knoll, Davenport - 5

Ground Balls:
1. Sugarman, McKendree - 63
2. Katie Lottsfeldt, Concordia - 57
8. Lexi Stanley, Concordia - 36
11. Pitchford, Davenport - 32
15. Shisler, Grand Valley - 29

Draw Controls:
1. Romig, UIndy - 184
4. Park, Davenport - 79
5. Shisler, Grand Valley - 75
9. Lexi Stanley, Concordia - 62

Caused Turnovers:
1. Sugarman, McKendree - 50
5. Lexi Stanley, Concordia - 22
6. Yeomans, Grand Valley - 19
8. Park, Davenport - 18
10. Katie Lottsfeldt, Concordia - 17

Shots:
1. Sugarman, McKendree - 102
3. Shisler, Grand Valley - 100
4. Deuel, Davenport - 98
5. Alina Boyce, Concordia - 93
8. Maddie Hentges, Concordia - 75

Shots on Goal:
1. Michael, Ashland - 85
2. Shisler, Grand Valley - 84
4. Deuel, Davenport - 71
5. Maddie Hentges, Concordia - 65
8. Alina Boyce, Concordia - 63

Save Percentage:
1. King, UIndy - 53.5%
2. Neil, Grand Valley - 49.4%
3. Katie Lottsfeldt, Concordia - 44.4%
6. Pitchford, Davenport - 39.9%

Goals Against Average:
1. King, UIndy - 4.91
2. Neil, Grand Valley - 6.65
5. Katie Lottsfeldt, Concordia - 11.15
6. Pitchford, Davenport - 11.36