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Lacrosse to host senior day in lone outdoor game at Sea Foam Stadium

Concordia to face Northern Michigan in regular season finale

4.26.24

By: Josh Deer
ST. PAUL, Minn. - This Saturday at noon, Concordia-St. Paul (6-10, 1-4 GLIAC) will host Northern Michigan (12-4, 3-2 GLIAC) for senior day in the first game outdoors of the 2024 season at Sea Foam Stadium, the regular season finale for the Golden Bears.

WEATHER
In what is supposed to be a rainy, dreary spring weekend, the forecast for the noon start time looks favorable roughly 24 hours out, with the temperature expected to be 61 degrees throughout play, with a 19 percent chance of rain at first draw dwindling to 5 percent at 2 p.m. and WSW winds at 14mph. Rain is expected in the Twin Cities on Friday, Saturday morning, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.

SENIOR DAY
The Golden Bears will honor their four seniors prior to the contest on Saturday: Hailey Hartlage, Taylor Preece, Lily Walesheck, and Maddy Huebner. More on the four Golden Bears' achievements below.

HOW TO WATCH ONLINE WITH FloSports
For the second year in a row, CSP lacrosse games will be carried online through FloSports, the official live stream provider of the GLIAC. FloSports is a paid subscription service where users are able to stream live sporting events on their desktop, tablet or mobile phone using the latest version of Chrome (recommended), Firefox, Safari or Microsoft Edge; or by downloading the FloSports app from the App Store (iPhone, iPad, Apple TV), Google Play (Android phones and tablets), Roku Channel Store (All Roku devices) and Amazon Fire (Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick).

CSP's lacrosse production with FloSports will feature a 720p broadcast with a single camera elevated from the sideline at midfield with the play-by-play audio from professional broadcaster Dan Flanagan, a broadcasting graduate from Fordham University in New York. Flanagan is a St. Paul native with more than 15 years of experience calling Golden Bear athletics for all sports that feature a live webcast. 

For more information about the GLIAC's agreement with FloSports, view the online press release prior to the school year.

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.

DOWNLOAD THE CSP BEARS 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.

DOME SWEET DOME
A unique facility, the Golden Bears have enjoyed dome field advantage with the bubble engulfing the Sea Foam Stadium turf during the winter months. All-time, Concordia is 22-15 at the Concordia Dome, compared to a 3-7 record when the dome is down and playing at home in the open air Sea Foam Stadium. Overall, CSP boasts a 25-22 home record and is 54-63 overall in the eighth year of sponsoring women's lacrosse as a varsity sport. At one time, Concordia had won nine straight home games at the Concordia Dome, spanning parts of four seasons (3/17/19 to 2/18/22). CSP will be returning outdoors this weekend for the 11th game at the open air Sea Foam Stadium, carrying a 3-7 record. 

CSP VS NORTHERN MICHIGAN
Concordia and Northern Michigan enter the 15th meeting between the programs, with each team holding seven victories. NMU has been in control of the series in recent years, with wins in seven of the last eight meetings dating back to 2021. CSP had won the first six contests between 2017 and 2019. Concordia is 3-2 at home against NMU, last defeating the Wildcats on its home turf in 2019, as NMU has won its most recent two trips to St. Paul in 2022 and 2023.

NMU carried the win in the first meeting in the 2024 season series 21-12 in Marquette, Michigan at the Superior Dome despite a new school record 22 saves from freshman goalie Marge Lucio. Anna Fisher had six points including five goals, Taylor Preece scored four times, while Jenna Hamann and Susie Monson combined for eight assists with Hamann dishing out five of them which is tied for third-most assists in a game in school history. NMU was led by Minnie Bittell's nine points (5g, 4a) and Josie Lakosky's seven points (6g, 1a).

ABOUT THE WILDCATS
The Wildcats are led by Minnie Bittell's 63 goals, ranking 12th in the country and leading the GLIAC, and 90 points, ranking 14th in the country and also pacing the GLIAC. She also leads the league with 27 assists on the season and is third in the league with 4.44 draw controls per game. Lauren Esposito tops the roster with 2.19 ground balls per game, ranking sixth in the conference, while the goalie also ranks second in the GLIAC with 9.44 goals against average, and third in the league in save percentage (.438) and saves per game (6.44).

The Wildcats produced a 9-2 non-conference record, and on the year three of their four losses are to nationally-ranked teams (Maryville, and GVSU x2) while they also dropped a 1-goal loss to Rockhurst. Most recently, NMU is coming off of a 13-2 loss at #8 Grand Valley State on Sunday, snapping a three-game win streak in league play.

They are boosted by a strong clear percentage (.915), ranking second in the country and leading the GLIAC, while also leading the conference with 15.44 draw controls per game, the 32nd-best rate in the nation.

NCAA RANKINGS
Entering the final regular season contests, here's a look at how the Golden Bears stack up on the Division II landscape (GLIAC rankings).

TEAM:
  • 14th - 12.25 caused turnovers per game (1st GLIAC)
  • 15th - .549 free position percentage (3rd GLIAC)
  • 17th - 21.25 ground balls per game (1st GLIAC)
  • 43rd - .459 shot percentage (2nd GLIAC)
  • 53rd - 5.31 assists per game (1st GLIAC)
INDIVIDUAL: CLIMBING THE RECORD BOOKS
As the 2024 season winds down with one more regular season game, plus playoff contests, several Golden Bears have been climbing the record books and establishing new marks for the program. Below is a breakdown.

Please note: rate stats (per game & percentage) are not official records until the season or a player's career are complete.

CAREER: SEASON (INDIVIDUAL): SEASON (TEAM):
  • 2nd - 216 draw controls
  • 3rd - 196 caused turnovers
  • 5th - 257 points
  • 5th - 172 goals
  • 5th - 85 assists
  • 5th - 340 ground balls
  • 5th - 137 saves
  • 5th - 12.44 goals against average
  • 6th - .408 save percentage
GAME (INDIVIDUAL): 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-8th - 18 caused turnovers, vs Missouri Western State (2/11)
  • t-9th - 19 draw controls, at William Jewell (3/22)
SENIOR NOTES:
#7 Hailey Hartlage
Has played in 43 career games as a fourth-year junior, missing 2023 due to injury ... has 60 points with 41 goals and 19 assists ... has career-highs in 2024 with 19 goals and 13 assists ... has also compiled 69 ground balls, 77 draw controls, and 44 caused turnovers in her three seasons ... had career-highs of 28 ground balls, 44 draw controls, and 19 caused turnovers as a sophomore in 2022 ... in 2024, is threatening career-highs with 25 ground balls and 17 caused turnovers ... career-highs of four points (4x), three goals (5x), and two assists (4x) with five ground balls (at GVSU, 2021), seven draw controls (at UCCS, 2022) and five caused turnovers (vs MWSU, 2022) ... ranks fifth in career caused turnovers per game (1.02) ... a 2022 GLIAC All-Academic Team member and 2023 IWLCA Academic Honor Roll & GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team selection.

#17 Taylor Preece
Has played in 43 career games after transferring from Lander University ... has 66 career points with 46 goals and 20 assists ... has career-highs in 2024 with 21 goals and 26 points ... has also compiled 24 ground balls and 17 caused turnovers as a Golden Bear ... has matched her season-high with eight ground balls and set a new career-high with eight caused turnovers in 2024 ... scored at least 11 goals all three seasons and has at least 18 points all three seasons at CSP ... career-highs of seven points (at UW-Stout, 2023), four goals (2x), three assists (2x), three ground balls (2x), and two caused turnovers (4x).

#28 Lily Walesheck
A fourth-year Golden Bear, has competed in 31 contests as a defender ... compiled two career goals, 32 ground balls, and 14 caused turnovers ... set career-highs as a sophomore in 2022 with 19 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers ... has career-highs of six ground balls (vs NMU, 2022), one draw control (3x), and three caused turnovers (vs NMU, 2022).

#36 Maddy Huebner
A fourth-year Golden Bear, has seen action in 22 games protecting the CSP net, missing 2024 due to injury ... has logged over 1,000 career minutes (1043:46), holding a 10.58 goals against average, .421 save percentage and a 10-8 career record ... improved goals against average and save percentage each season, with career-bests 6.99 GAA and .521 save percentage in 2023 ... holds the CSP record for career goals against average, ranks second in career wins (10), third in saves (134) and third in save percentage (.421) ... holds the second-best single-season mark for goals against average (8.44) in 2022, meeting minimum playing requirements ... career-highs of 17 saves at UCCS (2022, fifth-most in program history) and eight ground balls (vs Davenport, 2021) ... has 53 career ground balls and seven caused turnovers.
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