ST. PAUL, Minn. - The CSP senior class will be honored in their final regular season home game at Sea Foam Stadium against the Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs on Friday at 7 p.m. They will finish the week with a road contest against the Sioux Falls Cougars on Sunday at 1 p.m. at The USF Soccer Field.
 
BUY TICKETS TO HOME GAMES ONLINE
Fans are encouraged to buy tickets in advance and bring your QR code to the gates to skip the line! Friends and families who utilize the pass list will also be utilizing the online ticketing service while all students, faculty & staff will access their free CSP tickets through the service. Fans do not need to create a login, remember a username or password or download an app to purchase tickets, and tickets can still be purchased with cash at the gates. Find out more in the partnership announcement between CSP Athletics and HomeTown Ticketing.
 
WATCH ONLINE – NSIC NETWORK
All Golden Bear NSIC soccer will be available to watch online, free of charge, powered by the NSIC Network, supported by BlueFrame Technology. Visit nsicnetwork.com/cspbears on a laptop or desktop computer, download the NSIC Network app on your mobile device or watch on your supported OTT provider such as Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Android TV. Search "NSIC Network" and download the app for the league's full sport and team lineups. NSIC NETWORK FAQ
 
DOWNLOAD THE APP
Fans can download the CSP Bears fan app, free of charge and available in the App Store or on Google Play. The app contains rosters, schedules, scores, stats, news, social media and more! Customize your options to get notifications to your favorite teams, as well. Search "CSP Bears" in the app store to stay up-to-date on Golden Bear athletics.
 
CONFERENCE STANDINGS
The NSIC conference tournament is right around the corner with only three games remaining in the regular season.  
 
The top eight teams will reach the NSIC tournament, with the top four teams earning the right to host the first round at their home venues.
 
The defending NSIC Champions #14 Minnesota State Mavericks continue to lead the conference with 28 points this season. The Mavericks will face off with the Golden Bears in the regular season finale in Mankato on October 27th.
 
The Mavericks are followed by Bemidji State, who sit just one point behind them. The Beavers' only loss in conference play was against the Golden Bears a month ago.
 
Minot State, who tied CSP last Sunday, and Augustana, who defeated the Golden Bears in the conference opener in early September, round out the top four in the current conference standings. The Beavers have accumulated 25 points, while the Vikings have 22 so far this season.
 
CSP and Mary are currently tied for fifth with 21 points. However, Mary would have the tiebreaker because they won the head-to-head battle last Friday in St. Paul. Neither team that CSP plays this upcoming week is in contention to make the conference tournament. 
 
Northern State (25 points), Winona State (18 points) and Minnesota Duluth (18 points) round out the top eight, and St. Cloud State (16 points) is just outside looking in.
 
RECAP OF THE WEEK
The Golden Bears dropped a spot in the conference standings and are currently tied with UMARY for fifth, just one point behind Augustana.
 
Last Friday night, the Golden Bears fell at home 2-0 to the UMARY Marauders.
 
The Golden Bears opened the match with a pair of shots on goal from Katie Anderson and a shot by Brittany Bordson in the first seven minutes of the match.
 
Mary responded in the 13th minute with their first goal of the night in the seventh minute by Kendra Park with the assist coming from Rio Spruenken.
 
Seven minutes later, Park was able to connect with her second goal of the match off an assist from Yasmina Dokara, after she saw an opportunity with the goal wide open and was able to maneuver past the CSP defenders in the box.
 
K. Anderson added two more shots before the half came to an end with the Golden Bears trailing the Marauders 2-0.
 
Abby Kloiber added a strong attempt on goal in the 48th minute and K. Anderson followed with a shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the Marauders' goalie would add two more saves to her total.
 
In the 73rd minute, Ashlyn Waldon collected back-to-back impressive saves in the bottom left corner of the goal, after winning a one-on-one battle with the Mary forward who had pulled away from the rest of the field.
 
Kloiber added the final shot on goal for the Golden Bears in the 76th minute that was collected by the Marauders' keeper in the top left corner of the goal.
 
Jada Cannady nearly put the Golden Bears in the score column after putting up a shot in the 81st minute that deflected off the goal post and out of play.
 
The Golden Bears capped off the week with a 0-0 tie against the number two team in the conference, Minot State.
 
The Golden Bears outshot the Beaves 3-to-2 in the first half of play and forced three corner kicks in a first half that had split possession times.
 
Haley Rudebusch added the first shot of the match in the 17th minute of play that sailed out of the right side of the goal.
 
In the 27th minute, K. Anderson added a shot that would sail out of the top right of the goal and out of play.
 
Pawlyshyn added the shot of the half after she had a step on a Beaver defender and was met by the goalkeeper outside of the box. However, she would collide with the goalie and barely get a piece of the ball that rolled just to the left of the goal.
 
CSP added six more shots to bring the game total to nine and three more corners to bring the game total to six in the second half. The Golden Bears finished the game with a slight edge in the possession time by having the ball for 52 percent of the half.
 
Rudebusch added her second shot of the match in the 58th minute that was blocked by a Beaver defender.
 
Pawlyshyn added the first shot on goal for the Golden Bears in the match in the 75th minute but the Beavers goalie was able to get a paw on the ball and force it out of the goal. She added another shot on goal in the 82nd minute by the Minot State keeper, who dropped to her knees to corral the ball.
 
The Golden Bears' last chance came in the 88th minute by Rudebusch, but the ball was collected by the Beaver's keeper in the bottom right part of the goal.
 
Bordson, Rudebusch and Miller all played in the game's entirety, while Kloiber and Sydney Manthana anchored the Golden Bears with a strong outing in the midfield.
 
Waldon secured the complete game shutout with a pair of saves in goal during the second half for the Golden Bears.
 
SEASON LEADERS
K. Anderson leads the teams and is tied for third in the conference with 15 points this season. The junior leads the conference in both shots with 73 and is second with 33 shots on goal this season. She remains in second place in the conference with seven goals, tying her season-best from a year ago, and became the Golden Bears' third all-time leading scorer with her goal against Upper Iowa (10/3).
 
Pawlyshyn is second on the team and tied for 19th in the NSIC with 10 total points. The junior has recorded 31 shots (16 on goal) in 1005 minutes of play. She leads the conference with six assists and has recorded two goals for the Golden Bears. Her 12 career assist is tied for 11th all-time with Chelsie Lindsay in Concordia-St. Paul history
 
N. Anderson is third on the team in points with seven this season. The junior has recorded 32 shots (12 on goal) in 11 starts this season. Her two-goal performance against Upper Iowa (10/2) brought her season total in goals to three and moved her into a tie for 10th in school history with Jade Waller and Alahm Anderson.
 
Grabau has five total points off two goals and an assist. The sophomore forward has started in seven games for the Golden Bears this season and has accumulated 697 minutes on the field. She leads all starters with a .706 on-goal percentage, as 12 of her 17 shots this season have been on goal.
 
Captain Tori Miller has seen the field the most for the Golden Bears this season with 1302 total minutes. She has been an anchor on the defensive side of the ball, helping the Golden Bears to four shutouts this season. 
 
Waldon is currently 15th against NSIC opponents with 32 saves (45 total saves this season) from her 12 starts in goal for the Golden Bears in conference play. She holds a 6-5-3 overall record this season and has a .96 goals-against average.
 
HISTORY BETWEEN CSP AND SMSU
The two programs have met a total of 24 times dating back to October 2, 1999, and the Golden Bears hold a 12-11-1 all-time record against the Mustangs. SMSU was able to secure victories in the first seven matches against CSP, including a 7-0 win in the inaugural match in Marshall. The Golden Bears claimed their first victory over the Mustangs in 2007 with a 2-0 win in Marshall. CSP would go on to win six consecutive meetings between the two teams. As of recently, the Golden Bears have won the last five matches with the Mustangs, which included a 2-1 victory last season in Marshall. Pawlyshyn collected a goal in the match off four shots (two on goal).
 
ABOUT THE MUSTANGS
SMSU posted a 4-11-2 (3-10-2 NSIC) record in the 2021 campaign and was picked to finish 13th in the NSIC Preseason Coaches' Poll with 63 total points.
 
The Mustangs are currently 2-6-7 (2-6-4 NSIC) this season and 11th in the NSIC ranking with 10 points this season.
 
SMSU recorded an 0-0-3 record in non-conference play by tying East Central (Okla.), Nebraska-Kearney and Missouri Western State.
 
In conference play, they claimed a pair of victories and four ties. The First win was a 2-0 decision over Minnesota Duluth. In their last game, they claimed a 6-0 win over Minnesota Crookston.
 
The player to watch for the Mustangs is Alex Lotts. The senior forward has acquired 14 points this season off six goals and two assists.
 
HISTORY BETWEEN CSP AND USF
The two programs have played a total of 11 times dating back to September 16, 2000, and the Golden Bears hold a 9-1-1 all-time record against the Cougars. The Golden Bears won the inaugural match 2-0 in Sioux Falls and would go on to win the next five meetings between the two squads. The lone victory for Cougars was in 2015 when they notched a 1-0 victory in St. Paul. The Golden Bears are 3-0-1 in the last four matchups between the two schools, including a 3-0 victory last season at home. N. Anderson and K. Anderson both contributed a goal in the match last season.
 
ABOUT THE COUGARS
Sioux Falls posted a 3-11-4 (3-8-4 NSIC) record in the 2021 campaign and was picked to finish 12th in the NSIC Preseason Coaches' Poll with 67 points. 
 
The Cougars are currently 0-10-5 (0-7-5 NSIC) and sit 15th in the conference standings.
 
USF has yet to find the win column this season in their 15 outings. Six of their losses have come by two goals or less and their largest margin of defeat was six goals against Augustana.
 
The Cougars have played to a tie with Upper Iowa, Minot State, Minnesota Duluth, MSU Moorhead and Minnesota Crookston in conference play.
 
The player to watch for the Cougars is Julia Kreutner. The sophomore has collected two points this season from the goal that she scored against Minnesota Crookston.