SIOUX FALLS – The University of Sioux Falls soccer team will host #25 nationally ranked Minnesota State-Mankato tomorrow Oct. 29 at 6 p.m. The Cougars will cap off the weekend on the road in action against Concordia St. Paul on Sunday Oct. 31 with kickoff starting at 1 p.m.

The Rundown: (2021 Record):
Friday Oct. 29, 6 p.m. vs Minnesota State-Mankato (12-2-1, 10-1-1)
Sunday Oct. 31, 1 p.m. vs Concordia St. Paul (7-6-2, 6-4-2)
 
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Minnesota State Mankato (12-2-1, 10-1-1)
The Mavericks, under the direction of 9^th year head coach Brian Bahl, Mankato currently sits in 2^nd place in the NSIC and 9-0-1 in their last 10 matches. Mankato is led by Jenny Vetter and Nadia Lowery who combine for 20 of the teams 38 goals on the season. On the defensive side of the ball, goalkeepers Mackenzie Rath and Clare Longueville has played all but 43 minutes this season and have combined for 65 saves and faced 157 shots combined with a save percentage of .880.
 
Concordia St. Paul (7-6-2, 6-4-2)
The Golden Bears, under the direction of 11^th year head coach Steve Bellis, CSP are sitting in the middle of the pack in the NSIC standings and are 5-4-1 in their last 10 matches. On the season, the Bears are led by Katie Anderson and Corynn Grabau who combine for 10 of the 34 goals on the season. On the defensive end, Jessi Jordan has started 13 of 15 matches and has 40 saves, facing 93 shots, with a save percentage of .714 on the season.
 
Cougars Corner:
The Cougars are (3-9-3, 3-6-3) on the season under the direction of seventh-year coach Brittany Domino. Despite some close contests not going the Cougars way, they came away with a 1-1 record this past weekend in northern Minnesota. A victory this past Friday against Crookston and a loss to Bemidji State. The Cougars were home the previous weekend, picking up points in both games in a win over Minnesota-Moorhead and a tie against Northern State. The previous home stand, they went 0-1-1 against Augustana and then picked up a tie against Wayne State. The prior weekend, they returned from a road trip picking up a point, tying UMD and then losing to SCSU. The Cougars began their season facing off against three MIAA conference opponents in Northwest Missouri State, Fort Hays State, and most recently against Rogers State (Okla.) in a match played in Omaha, Nebraska. They began conference play and have played deep into matches while finding their identity. Grace Held and Aundria Vargas lead the team in shots (18), followed by Kassidy Graber (9), and Julia Kreutner (7).  On the defensive end, the goalkeepers have 142 saves from Alexis Wemhoff (90), Caroline Titze (39) and Holli Knudsen (30).
 
"I am really happy with our teams response in the second half. They settled in and started to solve some of the problems in the run of play. Our defense has done a great job these last three games and helped allow us to continue to push forward and find more attacks in games then we had been earlier in the year. We have a big test this weekend but we are looking forward to the challenge", said Head Coach Brittany Domino.
 
The Cougars have split home/road matches this weekend, starting off hosting Mankato on Friday Oct. 29 at 6 p.m. and then head on the road to St. Paul, Minnesota to face off against CSP at 1 p.m. on Sunday Oct. 31.