ST. PAUL, Minn. - This Friday at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m., Concordia-St. Paul (1-1) will host Ashland University (1-0) at the Concordia Dome at Sea Foam Stadium, marking the start of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) play for both clubs, as well as the home opener for the Golden Bears.

GLIAC FAN POLICY
The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has instituted a no spectator policy due to the COVID-19 pandemic. CSP's home schedule features two games indoors and two games outdoors, if policies change prior to the next home games against Davenport on April 16 & 18 at Sea Foam Stadium, fans will be notified. Home games will be streamed live, free of charge through CSP's NSIC Network portal as well as free live stats.

LIVE VIDEO: NSIC NETWORK
Although Concordia lacrosse competes as an associate member in the GLIAC, the games will be viewed on the NSIC Network as CSP's webcasting home as part of its membership in the Northern Sun. home games are broadcast by Keemotion technology with the play-by-play call of Dan Flanagan, voice of the Golden Bears for over a decade. Flanagan is a St. Paul native who professionally trained in broadcasting at Fordham University in New York where he was the voice of the basketball and football teams, among other sports. NSIC Network Announcement & FAQ

WATCH LIVE ON YOUR TV
The NSIC Network, supported by BlueFrame Technology, is available to download on your favorite OTT providers like Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Android TV. Simply search for "NSIC" or "NSIC Network" and download the app for a full listing of CSP home lacrosse action on your TV.  NSIC Network Announcement & FAQ
 
WATCH ON THE GO
Download the NSIC Network app in the Google Play Store or the App Store on your Apple device to watch on your smartphone, a new feature from BlueFrame Technology.  NSIC Network Announcement & FAQ
 
FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Not able to watch or keep an eye on live stats? Check in on social media by following our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram feeds. Each platform will have different levels of engagement for home and road games. Twitter will offer scoring updates, Instagram will feature live look-ins and engaging content and Facebook is a great place to get links to previews, recaps and more. Simply search for CSP Bears on any of the platforms and remember to #BeGolden!

CSP IN THE GLIAC
With the league opener on the Golden Bears' doorstep, a look back at recent history has the squad picked to finish second in the GLIAC Preseason Coaches' Poll for the second year in a row. Now it in its fourth year in the league, CSP has finished 5th in 2018 (4-8), 4th in 2019 (7-4) before last year's conference season was canceled due to COVID-19.

CSP IN THE RANKINGS
Concordia opened 2021 ranked #22 by the IWLCA Preseason Division II Coaches' Poll and #16 by NIKE / US Lacrosse. After splitting its opening weekend on the road with its lone loss being at #6 UIndy before a 13-3 win at Lewis, CSP slipped two spots to #24 in the IWLCA before dropping to receiving votes and now out in the most recent polls while remaining idle throughout. In the NIKE / US Lacrosse Top-20, CSP was ranked in each of the first three weeks, slipping from #16 in the preseason to #20 in each of the next two weeks after the 1-1 start, and still remains under consideration for the rankings in the newest poll on March 15.

Last year, CSP made its debut in the IWLCA Division II Top-25 by finishing the pandemic shortened season #25 in the final rankings, while being ranked #16, #14 and #16 in the NIKE / US Lacrosse poll.

Concordia has registered an all-time 1-16 record against active IWLCA Top-25 opponents, winning its first game against a ranked opponent in 2020, a 15-4 win over #14 Colorado Mesa on February 21, 2020 at the Concordia Dome to snap a 13-game losing streak against nationally-ranked opponents.

CSP has three more nationally-ranked opponents on the 2021 schedule, road trips to #10 Grand Valley State and #2 Lindenwood on April 1, 3 & 6.

HOME SWEET DOME
Concordia enters its home opener on an active five game home winning streak, starting with a 15-9 win over Davenport outdoors at Sea Foam Stadium on April 30, 2019 in the GLIAC Tournament quarterfinals in its first-ever postseason win. Last year, CSP opened the year with four straight wins at the Concordia Dome at Sea Foam Stadium, all by at least eight goals while scoring at least 14 each game and allowing six or less each time out. The Golden Bears are 11-6 all-time when playing in the Concordia Dome and 13-10 all-time at home.

YOUNG PROGRAM ON THE RISE
Concordia is now in its fifth season as an NCAA Division II women's lacrosse program, and coming off back-to-back winning campaigns, producing a 17-10 record across the past three seasons (2019, 2020, 2021). The 2019 Golden Bears went 11-7 overall and produced a school-best 7-4 GLIAC finish, hosting and winning its first postseason game while reaching the GLIAC Tournament semifinals. Last year, the team was continuing that momentum with a 5-2 start to non-conference play before the season was canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, the team has played two of its three non-conference games with a 1-1 record and is ready for its first GLIAC contest since 2019.

The 2021 season marks the first year without its inaugural recruiting class, although redshirt senior Katie Moynihan is the lone member of the recruiting class competing for the team. Moynihan has played in 44 games across her career, which saw her freshman season ended after one game due to injury to earn a medical redshirt. She's scored 35 goals, dished 10 assists, secured 26 ground balls and 11 draw controls and has 15 caused turnovers. She was having her best season in 2020, with 13 points on 12 goals in seven games before the shutdown and had a career-high 17 points (10g, 7a) as a redshirt freshman in 2018.

SERIES HISTORY: CSP 1, ASHLAND 0
The Golden Bears topped Ashland 24-6 in their only meeting on April 18, 2019 at Sea Foam Stadium, scoring the first seven goals and building a 16-3 halftime lead. Alina Boyce set a school record with 10 points in the win, scoring six goals and adding four assists while Maddie Hentges added a four goal performance and Sara McNicoll had five points including three assists. Lexi Stanley led the defense with eight draw controls and two ground balls while Katie Lottsfeldt had seven ground balls and made four saves in goal for the win.

LAST TIME OUT: CSP 13, LEWIS 3
The Golden Bears scored the first six goals and led 6-0 at the half en route to the 10-goal road victory. Four different players had three points for the balanced offensive attack led by Sara McNicoll's three goal performance while Erica Peterson and Lex Seifert each had a pair of assists as the team had seven assists on its 13 goals. Sarah Pierson had six ground balls, five draw controls and two goals in a strong all-around effort. Katie Lottsfeldt had nine saves and three goals allowed, cementing her school career record with 453 saves, 7.81 saves per game, 28 goalie wins and .429 save percentage. Her eight ground balls also extended her career GB record to 253.