ST. PAUL, Minn. - This weekend, Concordia-St. Paul women's lacrosse (6-8, 1-2 GLIAC) will head to Michigan's mainland for a pair of games starting on Friday at #8 Grand Valley State (11-1, 2-0 GLIAC) at 6 p.m. (CT) in Allendale before heading to Grand Rapids on Sunday for an 11 a.m. (CT) start at Davenport (5-5, 0-2 GLIAC).
The Golden Bears split with the same opposition at the Concordia Dome at Sea Foam Stadium during the first weekend of April, defeating Davenport 18-15 before falling 16-1 to Grand Valley State, who was ranked ninth at the time. CSP has three GLIAC contests remaining, with one home contest left on the docket on April 27 when Northern Michigan makes the return trip for CSP's senior day at Sea Foam Stadium outdoors.
CSP is now 0-11 all-time against Grand Valley State, who has been nationally-ranked in all 11 contests when facing CSP. CSP is 0-6 in six trips to Allendale. With their 18-15 win over the DU Panthers, Concordia is now 9-4 against Davenport and holds a 3-1 road record at DU. CSP has won three in a row against Davenport, with the largest margin of victory just four goals and the total margin in the streak just eight.
NCAA RANKINGS
With only three games to play, Concordia's lacrosse program is still featured prominently in NCAA national stats, as well as the GLIAC leaderboard, below is a breakdown:
TEAM
- 5th, .614 free position percentage (2nd GLIAC)
- 11th, 13.07 caused turnovers per game (1st GLIAC)
- 17th, 21.50 ground balls per game (1st GLIAC)
- 38th, .470 shot percentage (1st GLIAC)
- 45th, 5.86 assists per game (1st GLIAC)
INDIVIDUAL
- 3rd, Claire Flahaven, 3.00 caused turnovers per game (1st GLIAC)
- 19th, Claire Flahaven, 3.29 ground balls per game (1st GLIAC)
- 25th, Susie Monson, 5.50 draw controls per game (1st GLIAC)
- 33rd, Margarita Lucio, 109 saves (1st GLIAC)
- 44th, Margarita Lucio, .426 save percentage (4th GLIAC)
- 46th, Margarita Lucio, 2.85 ground balls per game (2nd GLIAC)
- 96th, Susie Monson, 19 assists (3rd GLIAC)
- 101st, Susie Monson, 53 points (2nd GLIAC)
- 124th, Susie Monson, 34 goals (3rd GLIAC)
CLIMBING THE RECORD BOOKS
The Golden Bears have been hitting some historic marks during the 2024 season. Included during a notable 2024 campaign have been key career milestones, as well as single game and season performances. Below is a breakdown.
Please note:Â rate stats (per game & percentage) are not official records until a season or career are complete.
CAREER:
SEASON (INDIVIDUAL):
SEASON (TEAM (program record)):
- 4th - 194 draw controls (226, 2022)
- 4th - 183 caused turnovers (209, 2017)
- 4th - 12.07 goals against average (7.92, 2020)
- 5th - 241 points (348, 2019)
- 5th - 82 assists (106, 2019)
- 5th - .419 save percentage (.491, 2020)
- 6th - 159 goals (242, 2019)
- 6th - 301 ground balls (386, 2017)
- 6th - 122 saves (169, 2018)
GAME (INDIVIDUAL:
- 1st - Marge Lucio, 22 saves, at Northern Michigan (4/13)
- 1st - Susie Monson, 15 draw controls, vs Fort Lewis (3/8)
- t-1st - Susie Monson, 6 assists, at William Jewell (3/22)
- t-1st - Claire Flahaven, 6 caused turnovers, on three occasions
- 3rd - Susie Monson, 7 goals, at Lake Erie (3/16)
- t-3rd - Jenna Hamann, 5 assists, at Northern Michigan (4/13)
- t-3rd - Cayla Jungwirth, 5 assists, vs Fort Lewis (3/8)
- t-4th - Susie Monson, 10 draw controls, at William Jewell (3/22)
- t-5th - Cayla Jungwirth, 8 points, vs Fort Lewis (3/8)Â
- t-7th - Susie Monson, 9 draw controls, at Rockhurst (3/24)
- t-8th - Anna Fisher, 7 points, at William Jewell (3/22)
- t-8th - Susie Monson, 7 points, on three occasions
- t-8th - Meghan McGowan, 5 caused turnovers, vs Grand Valley State (4/7)
GAME (TEAM):
- 1st - 22 saves, at Northern Michigan (4/13)
- t-1st - 22 caused turnovers vs Lewis (2/18)
- 3rd - 22 draw controls, vs Fort Lewis (3/8)
- t-4th - 14 assists at William Jewell (3/22)
- t-7th - 32 ground balls at UC-Colorado Springs (3/6)
- t-8th - 32 points at William Jewell (3/22)
- t-9th - 19 draw controls at William Jewell (3/22)
