ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Concordia- St. Paul women's lacrosse team (1-0) is set to take on the Cavaliers of Walsh (0-0) in their home-opener at the Concordia Dome this Sunday Feb. 16 at 12 p.m.

RECAP OF THE WEEK 
The Golden Bears 12-8 win over Lewis marked the first season-opening win since 2020 and  4-5 overall in season openers. Sunday's victory tallied the fifth win over the Flyers to give CSP the 5-0 all-time against them. 

Senior Anna Fisher scored a career-high six goals in the win and tied for fourth in single-game goals scored all-time for the Golden Bears. Fisher also added an assist to her career day to tally seven points to add her name at eighth all-time in total points scored in a game for the program. 

Five Golden Bears including Fisher found the net in game one for the Golden Bears, Sara Kaiser, Susie Monson, Sydney Smith and Jenna Hamann. 

Sophomore Erika Holm started in the net, making three saves and earning the win before Marge Lucio entered in the second half. Lucio also tallied three saves in the net.

Monson led the team in draw controls, recording five to add to her stellar resume. 

Junior Natalie Brownfield accumulated a team-high four caused turnovers with four ground balls to lead the CSP defense.

In the final tally, Concordia rifled off 30 shots with 25 of them coming on goal to Lewis who had 20 shots with only 14 hitting on goal. 

SEASON LEADERS
Anna Fisher leads the GLIAC in goals per game (6), Points per game (7) and shots per game (10) and was named the GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week. 

Jenna Hamann leads the GLIAC in assists per game with two. 

Susie Monson is tied for first in the GLIAC with five draw controls. 

Natalie Brownfield leads the GLIAC in caused turnovers with four.

Brownfield and Sydney Smith lead the GLIAC in ground balls per game with four each. 

Marge Lucio leads the GLIAC in goals against average with 6.00 and save percentage with .500. 

HISTORY BETWEEN CSP and WALSH
The two programs met for the first time last season where the Cavaliers got the 14-3 win at home in North Canton, Ohio. 

The Golden Bears were led by goals from Kennedy Bolander, Cayla Jungwirth and Anna Fisher. 

ABOUT THE CAVALIERS 
Walsh posted a (12-5, 7-0 G-MAC) record in the 2024 season and were picked to finish first in the G-MAC Preseason Coaches' Poll, coming off a fourth-straight G-MAC Championship. 

Walsh will open their season on Friday playing at Northern Michigan before traveling to St. Paul to take on the Golden Bears. 

The Cavaliers bring back reigning G-MAC Defensive Player of the Year, Mallory Miller and standout players Rachel Black, Grace Santee and Sidney Klinger to be led by reigning G-MAC Co-Coach of the Year, Erin Backinoff.

HOW TO WATCH ONLINE WITH FloSports
For the third 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. 

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. Click the link to buy tickets.

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.