ABERDEEN, S.D. - Concordia-St. Paul soccer (3-3-2, 1-1-2 NSIC) and the Northern State Wolves (4-2-1, 3-0-1 NSIC) battled to a 0-0 draw on a rainy Sunday afternoon at the Athletics and Recreations Field.
 
The Golden Bears will return to action next Friday at home to face the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Sea Foam Stadium. On Sunday, the Golden Bears will face off with the St. Cloud State Huskies at 1 p.m. at Sea Foam Stadium.
 
"Performance wise, we did everything we wanted. For long periods of the game, we dominated the ball and continued to create opportunities to score," commented head coach Steve Bellis. "We feel a sense of disappointment with our finishing and not being able to take all three points."
 
Today's match marks the second consecutive season that the two clubs have played to a draw with last year's match ended 1-1 at Sea Foam Stadium, the third in series history as they played to a 1-1 double overtime draw in 2002 at Concordia Field.
 
Defense shined in the match for the Golden Bears as they held the Wolves to just four shots (two on goal). Mackenzie Leibiger played a pivotal role on the defensive side of the pitch for the Navy and Gold. The senior notched her first complete 90-minute outing of the season, the ninth of her career. Tori Miller and Belle Abruzzo also played the game entirely, while freshman Sophia Haase added a career-best 85 minutes.
 
Jessi Jordan (1-3-1) made her fifth start of the season in goal for CSP. The junior keeper collected a pair of saves to secure her second clean sheet of the season. On the opposite side of the pitch, Alexus Townsend had a busy day as she collected seven saves and was faced with 15 shots.
 
Offensively, the Golden Bears held an edge as they outshot the Wolves 15-4 and forced five corner kicks. Katie Anderson led the way for the Golden Bears offensive attack with a match leading six shots (three on goal). Haley Rudebusch and Sydney Manthana each collected shots on goal, while Haase added a pair of shots of her own.
 
In the first half, CSP dominated offensively after holding NSU to zero shots, and added nine shots (four on goal) of their own. Anderson played a pivotal role in the first half with a pair of shots on goal. However, fouls slowed the game down at times as the Golden Bears committed five, while the Wolves only had one.
 
Northern State was more active in the second half on the offensive of the pitch, but Concordia still managed to outshoot them 6-4. Sammy Ponsonby added the final shot that was on goal in the 80th minute as the two teams batted till the end without a goal scored.