Game Time...Northwestern College makes the trip to Seward, Neb. for a GPAC match-up against Concordia this weekend. Kickoff on Saturday, Sept. 26 is set for 1pm. In search of its first win of the season, Northwestern is 0-2 in the GPAC, 0-2-1 overall; Concordia is unbeaten in the GPAC at 2-0, 2-1 overall. 

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All-Time...In a rivalry that dates back to 1996, Northwestern leads the all-time series 16-9-5. The Raiders are 4-3-3 in their last 10 matches against Concordia, but have dropped three straight.

Scouting Reports...
    
    Concordia Bulldogs: 2-0 (GPAC), 2-1 overall                Head Coach: Thomas Goines (1st year)

Concordia brings a two-match win streak into the weekend, defeating Mount Marty (12-0) and Dordt (1-0) in a pair of road matches. They lost to Bellevue in its season opener 1-0 in overtime and have outscored opponents 13-1 in three games. 

Goines is in is first season as the Bulldogs head coach after being hired last December. He previously served in the same role at Barton College, a NCAA D-II school in North Carolina.Goines inherits a Concordia team that returns eight starters from a 2019 team that finished sixth in the GPAC with a 6-4-2 record, 6-11-2 overall. 

    By the Numbers (GPAC rank)
    Goals / Game: 4.3 (1st)
    Shots on Goal / Game: 11.7 (3rd)
    Goals Against / Game: .33 (T2nd)
    Saves - 12

    Top Players
    Mikeila Martinez - 2 goals
    Lina Kirst - 2 goals
    Jennika Chapman - 2 goals, 1 assist
    Madeline Haugen - 2 assists
    Lindsey Carley (All-Conf) - 12 saves

Northwestern Notes:  0-2 (GPAC), 0-2-1             Head Coach: Ben Karnish (8th year)

The Raiders suffered a 5-1 defeat at the hands of Briar Cliff last weekend in GPAC play. Julie Dunlap scored the lone goal off an assist from Emily Hurley. 

    By the Numbers (GPAC rank)
    Goals / Game: .3 (10th)
    Shots on Goal / Game: 4.3 (11th)
    Goals Against / Game: 2.3 (10th)
    Saves / Game: 11.7 (1st)

    Top Players
    Julie Dunlap - 1 goal
    Emily Hurley - 1 assist
    April Van Tol - 2 saves
    Kaelin Alons - 31 saves