ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Concordia-St. Paul women's lacrosse team (4-7, 1-2 GLIAC) prepares for a single-game week where they will travel to face the Wildcats of Northern Michigan (8-3, 2-1 GLIAC).
Action will take place in Marquette, Mich. on Saturday, Apr. 4 at 11 a.m. CT at the Superior Dome on the campus of Northern Michigan where the Golden Bears will look to earn a bounce-back win.
LAST TIME OUT
Game One: DU 10, CSP 6
Leading the game for the Golden Bears was freshman Shelby Marik has now scored a goal in each game this season and holds seven multi-goal games.
It was a close game throughout the contest, and until the final minutes of the fourth quarter no team saw more than a two goal lead.
Five offensive turnovers would end the scoring chances for the Golden Bears and see the Panthers go on a 4-0 run to seal the win 10-6.
Sophomore Ruby Swenson notched a season-high five ground balls and three caused turnovers to lead the defensive effort for Concordia.
Junior Marge Lucio saw her seventh start of the season in the net where she made nine saves, her second most of the season to bring her season total to 42.
As a team, the Navy and Gold went 19-26 on clear attempts and committed 25 turnovers. Davenport out-shot CSP 27-23 and 18-11 on goal.
Game Two: GVSU 7, CSP 4
The three-goal loss marked the closest game between the two programs and closest margin of victory for the Lakers since last season's 10-5 win over Concordia.
Leading the Golden Bears on the offensive side was freshman Shelby Marik who recorded her eighth multi-goal game of the season and kept her perfect scoring streak in-tact.
On the defensive side of the turf, Sophomore Ruby Swenson led the team with five ground balls and one caused turnover to match her season-high that she set on Friday's game against Davenport.
Freshman Alayna Roehl scored her 15th goal of the season with 1:30 left in the game to cut the deficit to three. Unfortunately the clock would run out on the Golden Bear's comeback bid and the Lakers would earn the 7-4 victory.
Junior Marge Lucio earned her second consecutive start of the weekend and her eighth start of the season, making a game-high eight saves. She brings her season total to 50 and notches her third straight game with 8-plus saves.
The tight contest saw CSP slightly edge GVSU 24-21 in ground balls and the Lakers won 9-13 draw controls.
Concordia tallied 19 shots with 10 coming on goal with Grand Valley State having 20 shots and 14 on goal. Both teams went 0-2 on free-position attempts.
SEASON LEADERS
Freshman Shelby Marik has continued her stellar freshman season, leading the team with 28 goals (3rd in GLIAC).
Senior Susie Monson has continued her all-over dominance leading the team with 32 points (5th in GLIAC) and 51 draw controls (2nd in GLIAC).
Her 0.636 free-position percentage ranks 18th in NCAA Division II.
Senior Claire Flahaven has continued to lead the Navy and Gold's defense, accumulating 25 ground balls and 22 caused turnovers (T-2nd in GLIAC).
Junior goalkeepers Erika Holm and Marge Lucio have split time in the net, combining for 78 saves.
MILESTONE WATCH
Susie Monson sits at 182 career points, 18 away from 200. She is also only 13 points away from being the program's all-time leader in points.
Natalie Brownfield sits at 46 career caused turnovers, four away from 50.
Anna Palony sits at 46 career caused turnovers, four away from 50.
Sydney Smith sits at 43 career goals, seven away from 50.
Shelby Hansen sits at 44 career points, six away from 50.
Jenna Hamann sits at 43 career points, seven away from 50.
Marge Lucio sits at 82 career ground balls, 18 away from 100.
ABOUT THE WILDCATS
Northern Michigan posted a (11-8, 4-4 GLIAC) record during the 2025 season and were picked to finish second in the GLIAC Preseason Coaches' Poll after making their third straight trip to the GLIAC Tournament Championship game.
The Wildcats currently sit at (8-3, 2-1 GLIAC) after narrowly falling to Grand Valley on Friday and earning a bounce-back win over Davenport on Sunday.
Leading the charge for NMU is junior Josie Lakosky who is the reigning GLIAC Attacker of the Year. Lakosky has picked up right where she left off and currently leads the GLIAC with 54 goals and 73 points with both categories ranking second in NCAA Division II.
HISTORY BETWEEN CSP AND NMU
The two programs have met a total of 19 times dating back to March 3, 2017 where CSP earned a 14-8 win. The Golden Bears would go on to win the first six straight meetings before the Wildcats took the reins and hold a 11-8 all-time record.
Last season, the two teams split their regular-season meetings. CSP took game one 13-9 in St. Paul and NMU won game two 8-7 in Marquette before the pair would meet in post-season play once again.
At the GLIAC Tournament, Concordia fell 9-7 in the semifinals to Northern Michigan.
