ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Concordia-St. Paul soccer team (3-0, 0-0 NSIC) will look to stay perfect on the season as they open NSIC conference action at newcomer Jamestown on Friday and Northern State on Sunday.
Action will start on Friday at 6 p.m. in Jamestown, N.D. from Charlotte and Gordon Hansen Stadium and wrap-up on Sunday in Aberdeen, S.D. at the NSU Athletic & Recreation Fields with a 1 p.m. kick-off.
The Golden Bears haven't allowed a goal in 299 minutes dating back to the 2024 NCAA Central Region game and will look to start their season 4-0 for the first time since 2018.
RECAP OF THE WEEK
The Navy and Gold finish the week 1-0 after a dominant 4-0 win over the Rangers of Parkside on Sunday at Sea Foam Stadium.
The Golden Bears wrapped up a perfect 3-0 non-conference schedule with three shutouts and will look to stay perfect as NSIC action gets underway.
Game One: Concordia 4, Parkside 0
The win marked the first 3-0 start for the Golden Bears and the first non-conference sweep since 2019.
A season-high four players found the net in the win, including Jada Cannady, Sophia Haase, Ashley Bennett and Stella Nielsen.
The Navy and Gold showed control of the game from start to finish, holding a 14-8 shot and 5-1 corner kick advantage.
In the first half, Jada Cannady got the Golden Bears on the board early in the eighth-minute with an assist by Ashley Bennett to mark the eventual game-winner and her first goal of the season.
CSP held a 6-1 shot advantage at the end of the first half.
In the second half, Concordia took the reins and never looked back. Sophia Haase scored in the 54th-minute to secure her second goal of the season unassisted.
Just one minute later, Ashley Bennett scored her first goal of the season with an assist from Cannady to extend the Golden Bears lead 3-0.
Parkside riffled off a pair of shots but were unable to keep up with the strong CSP defense and fast offense.
In the 71st-minute Stella Nielsen found the net to record her first collegiate goal and one again extend the CSP lead 4-0. She was assisted on the goal by defender Belle Abruzzo.
A back-and-forth dual of shots for both teams took the game to the final buzzer and gave Concordia the shutout victory.
Goalkeeper Kayla Mutuzak got her first start of the season in net, making two saves to earn her third career shutout for the Navy and Gold.
12 players had at least one shot attempt to mark a team season-high, Haase led the team with three shots and two coming on goal.
SEASON LEADERS
Sophia Haase leads the team in goals (2), points (4) and total shots (13). Haase leads the NSIC in shots and ranks third in shots on goal with six.
Belle Abruzzo, Ashley Bennett and Jada Cannady have a three-way tie for second in points (3) after each scoring one goal and one assist this season.
Goalkeeper Sydney Potter has recorded two of the team's three shutouts and has made seven saves.
As a team, CSP leads the NSIC in shots (48) and ranks third in points (17).
HISTORY BETWEEN CSP AND UJ
The two programs have met a total of three times with the Navy and Gold holding a 2-1 all-time advantage. CSP earned their first win over the Jimmies by a score of 2-1 on September 2, 2001 in double-overtime.
The last time the two schools met was September 4, 2004 in Jamestown, N.D. where the Jimmies won 3-2.
Friday's contest will mark the first time the two teams face as NCAA Division II programs.
ABOUT THE JIMMIES
Jamestown posted a (10-8, 8-6 NSAA) record in the 2024 season where they made it to the CAC Women's Soccer Championship Semifinals. The Jimmies made the move to the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and NCAA Division II this past July after leaving the North Star Athletic Association as part of the NAIA.
UJ was picked to finish 13th in the 2025 NSIC Preseason Coaches' Poll with 59 points right behind Southwest Minnesota State with 64 points.
The Jimmies currently sit at (0-2, 0-0 NSIC) after going 0-1 last week, falling to the Peacocks of Upper Iowa 2-0.
The player to watch for Jamestown is Sophomore Abrianna Medill who has been the only Jimmie to find the net this season while playing in both games.
HISTORY BETWEEN CSP AND NSU
The two programs have met a total of 29 times with the Wolves holding a 20-1-3 all-time advantage. CSP got their first win over Northern State on September 30, 2006 by a score of 1-0.
Last season, the Wolves topped the Golden Bears 2-1 in a regular-season game at Sea Foam Stadium in St. Paul, Minn.
ABOUT THE WOLVES
Northern State posted a (7-7-4, 5-2-2 NSIC) record in 2024, just missing the NSIC Tournament and were picked to finish seventh in the NSIC Preseason Coaches' Poll with 136 points.
The Wolves currently sit at (0-3, 0-0 NSIC) after falling last week 3-1 to Emporia State.
The player to watch for NSU is Sophomore Jaylee Hofer who is the only player to record a goal this season. In her freshman campaign she appeared in 18 matches and played 282 minutes on the pitch for the Wolves.
