ST. PAUL, Minn. – Concordia-St. Paul women's lacrosse continues its non-conference season next week with a three game spring trip to Florida where the Golden Bears will face #17 Seton Hill (Pa.) on Monday at 11 a.m. in St. Leo, Florida, then head to Melbourne, Florida on Wednesday to face Stonehill (Mass.) at 12:30 p.m. before concluding the trip on Thursday at #8 Rollins in Winter Park, Florida at 3 p.m. All game times listed in central time.
 
GAME COVERAGE
Two of the three games will be played at neutral sites, with the Seton Hill contest played on the campus of St. Leo University and the Stonehill game played on Florida Tech's home field. The two neutral games are expected to feature live in game statistics, continue to check back to the CSP Lacrosse schedule for updated coverage links.
 
The game at Rollins is a true road contest and will feature live video and live statistics, courtesy Rollins athletics.
 
BIG WEEK FOR THE BEARS
This week's slate will provide an opportunity for the Golden Bears to notch a win against a nationally-ranked opponent. Concordia is receiving votes in both of the national polls, achieving the receiving votes column for the third straight week in the Nike / US Lacrosse Division II Top-20; and hopping into the receiving votes section in the IWLCA Division II Top-25 for the first time this year and the third consecutive season.
 
Concordia is off to a 4-2 start and coming off back-to-back home wins last weekend. CSP's only two losses on the year have come to #10 Regis (10-9) and #1 Lindenwood (20-13). In both games, CSP held a lead in the second half, including a fourth quarter lead against Regis.
 
It will be the first meeting against all three schools in CSP's program history. Concordia's last win over an IWLCA Top-25 opponent came on February 21, 2020, they hold an 0-2 record against ranked teams at a neutral site and are 0-12 in games at ranked opponents with a  1-20 all-time record against ranked opposition.
 
With an updated poll expected to pop on Monday around game time against 17^th-ranked Seton Hill, the Griffins' ranking is subject to change. Seton Hill is off to a 2-0 start, with a late February win (15-9) over Shippensburg (Pa.) followed by a 17-8 win on Wednesday at Walsh. They'll travel to take on Embry-Riddle on Saturday in Daytona Beach, Florida prior to Monday's game against CSP. The Griffins went 13-3 a year ago including a 10-0 run in the PSAC, advancing to the NCAA Tournament where they were defeated at East Stroudsburg in the first round.
 
Stonehill is off to a 1-0 start to the season, producing a 20-14 win at Molloy College in its season opener last Sunday. They'll also take on Lynn University on the road in Florida on Monday prior to Wednesday's game against CSP. Last year, the Skyhawks went 4-6 overall and in the Northeast 10 Conference.
 
The finale is at 8^th-ranked Rollins, who is off to a 3-0 start including a 12-7 win at #13 Limestone last Sunday. They'll face Flagler on the road in Florida on Saturday prior to Thursday's game against CSP. Rollins is coming off of a 6-1 season in 2021 including a 5-1 record in the Sunshine State Conference.
 
EARLY SEASON TEAM RANKINGS
With a 4-2 start to the season, the Golden Bears rank among the top third of Division II women's lacrosse in numerous team statistics, below is a breakdown of the team's national ranking listed first, and the GLIAC ranking listed in ():

• 16^th – ground balls per game, 22.8 (1st GLIAC)
• 24^th – shot percentage, .503 (2nd)
• 26^th – saves percentage, .480 (2nd)
• 27^th – caused turnovers per game, 11.7 (1st)
• 31^st – draw controls per game, 15.0 (3rd)
• 32^nd – scoring offense, 14.7 (3rd)
• 33^rd – scoring margin, 4.0 (3rd)
• 38^th – points per game, 19.8 (3rd)

 
EARLY SEASON PLAYER RANKINGS
With six games under their belts, the Golden Bears have put up some strong early season totals to their names atop the national leaderboard, below is a breakdown of the team's national ranking listed first, and the GLIAC ranking listed in ():

• 3^rd – Molly Moynihan, 12 assists (1^st)
• 5^th – Molly Moynihan, 25 points (1^st)
• 13^th – Erica Peterson, 8 assists (2^nd)
• 14^th – Delaney Davidson, 17 goals (3^rd)
• 17^th – Candace McDole, 34 saves (1^st)
• 20^th – Maddy Seifert, 15 goals (4^th)
• 24^th – Candace McDole, 4.00 ground balls per game (2^nd)
• 27^th – Delaney Davidson, 18 points (4^th)
• 31^st – Molly Moynihan, 13 goals (5^th)

 
GLIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
The Golden Bears swept the second installment of the 2022 GLIAC Players of the Week, with Molly Moynihan earning Offensive Player of the Week and Maddy Seifert earning Defensive Player of the Week. It's the first Player of the Week honor for the program of the 2022 season, and the first time in program history that the Golden Bears have swept the honor in the same week. CSP has now had five GLIAC Players of the Week in its five years in the league, earning at least one honor in every season except the 2020 shortened campaign.
 
EARLY SEASON SINGLE GAME MILESTONES:
The Golden Bears have had a number of early season single-game milestones, below is a quick look at early season single game breakout efforts that rank in the top-5 in program history:

• 5 assists – Molly Moynihan, twice (vs Quincy & Rockhurst), SCHOOL RECORD
• 6 caused turnovers – Maddy Seifert, vs Rockhurst, tied for SCHOOL RECORD
• 9 ground balls – Candace McDole, vs Lindenwood, t-2^nd in team history
• 17 saves – Maddy Huebner, at UCCS, 3^rd in team history
• 10 draw controls – Mary Keating, vs Quincy, t-3^rd in team history
• 7 points – Molly Moynihan, vs Rockhurst, t-5^th in team history

 
EARLY SEASON CAREER MILESTONES
The Golden Bears continue to have players achieve career milestones in the young history of the program. Below is a look at players who have broken into key career rankings, with a minimum of 15 games played:

• 123 draw controls – Sarah Pierson, SCHOOL RECORD
• 5.35 draw controls per game – Sarah Pierson, current SCHOOL RECORD (averages are subject to change)
• 1.14 assists per game – Molly Moynihan, current SCHOOL RECORD (averages are subject to change)
• 58 games played – Katie Moynihan, tied for SCHOOL RECORD
• 2.73 points per game – Molly Moynihan, 4th
• 65 points – Katie Moynihan, 4^th
• 54 goals – Katie Moynihan, 4^th
• 107 shots attempted – Katie Moynihan, 4^th
• 80 shots on goal – Katie Moynihan, 4th
• 2.06 draw controls/game – Hailey Hartlage, t-4^th
• 60 points – Molly Moynihan, 5^th
• 36 goals – Sarah Pierson, 5^th
• 79 shots attempted – Sarah Pierson, 5^th
• 61 shots on goal – Sarah Pierson, 5^th
• 1.19 caused turnovers/game – Hailey Hartlage, 5^th