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MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Minnesota State University Moorhead women's soccer team will play two more home games as it continues Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play this weekend. MSUM hosts Minnesota State at 12 p.m. on Saturday and concludes the weekend at 1 p.m. on Sunday against Concordia-St. Paul.

MSUM will meet Minnesota State for a 15th time with the Mavericks holding an 12-2 series lead. Mankato has won 11 straight meetings, with MSUM's last win coming in 1997. The Dragons will meet Concordia for a 20th time with the Golden Bears leading the series, 13-4-2.

"Given all the team's hard work it was very nice to get a result last weekend," MSUM head coach Christie Chappell said. "This weekend we have two quality opponents and coincidentally two really unique highlights for those games: parents day on Saturday and Kicking for a Cure to Dig out Cancer on Sunday.  It is great when you feel like your performance is giving back to something or someone and both games this weekend will really be dedicated to playing for something more."

Saturday is Parents Day and MSUM will be selling scarfs for $10 (cash only) that day. Sunday's game is MSUM's Kick Out Cancer Game.

MSUM enters the week at 3-8 overall and 2-7 in the NSIC. The Dragons split last weekend, beating Minnesota Crookston, 1-0 on Oct. 7 on the road before losing to Bemidji State, 4-0 two days later. Jessica Johnson scored the winning goal for MSUM against Minnesota Crookston.

Johnson leads the Dragons with four goals and eight points this season while senior Annika Greaney has two goals and four points. Sophomore Jessica Dallman has a goal, an assist and three points on the year. Senior Megan Selanders, sophomore Ashley Coleman and freshman Rachel Jenson have each dished out assists this season. Johnson leads with 30 shots, including 15 on goal.

Junior Reagan VonBerge has started 10 games in net for MSUM and has a 2-8 record. She has 77 saves and leads the NSIC at 7.7 saves per game. VonBerge has a shutout and a 2.53 goals allowed average this season.

Christie Chappell is in her first season as MSUM's head coach.

About Minnesota State
Minnesota State enters the week at 7-3-1 overall and 6-2 in the NSIC.  The Mavericks have won three in a row, including 4-0 wins over Wayne State and Augustana last weekend.  Minnesota State has scored 30 goals in 11 games this season, an average of 2.73 per game.

Morgan Cottew leads Minnesota State with nine goals, five assists and 23 points. Kiana Nickel has six goals, five assists and 17 points while Alesha Duccini has six goals, four assists and 16 points. Taylor Kenealy has five goals,  two assists and 12 points.

Alexa Rabune has been the primary goalkeeper for MSU with 29 saves and a 4-3-1 record. She has a 1.17 goals allowed average and four shutouts on the season. Ryann Rydeen is 2-0 with two shutouts for the Mavericks.

Brian Bahl is in his fourth season as MSU's head coach with a record of 64-9-5 at the school.

About Concordia-St. Paul
Concordia-St. Paul is 2-5-4 overall and 2-2-4 in the NSIC heading into the week. The Golden Bears will face Northern State on Saturday prior to facing MSUM. They went 0-1-1 last weekend, losing to Augustana, 2-0 before tying Wayne State, 0-0 in double overtime.

Jade Weller leads Concordia with two goals, two assists and six points, while Chelsie Lindsay has two goals, an assist and five points. Rowan-Stafford and Katri Gifford each have two goals and four points for the Golden Bears, who have scored nine goals in 11 games this season.

Emily Nelson has been the primary goalkeeper for Concordia, going 1-3-2 with 35 saves and a 0.68 goals allowed average. She has three shutouts on the season.

Steve Bellis is in his sixth season as Concordia's head coach with a record of 35-58-8 at the school.

More About MSUM
VonBerge Leads the Way
Junior Reagan VonBerge had a career-high 14 saves in the 3-1 loss at Minnesota Duluth on Sept. 22. She leads the NSIC at 7.70 saves per game and is second in overall saves (10 starts) with 77.

Rivalry Rock Returns
With the 1-0 win over Minnesota Crookston, MSUM regained the Highway 75 Rivalry Rock that goes to the winner of the game between the two teams. MSUM has now won the rock twice in four years of the Rivalry Rock series.

Johnson Hits the Net Again
Senior forward Jessica Johnson continues to hold the team lead in goals and points this season. She scored the winning goal in the 1-0 win at Minnesota Crookston on Oct. 7. She has four goals and eight points for the season and has eight career goals at MSUM.

Two Gamewinners for Greaney
Sophomore forward Annika Greaney holds the team lead with two game-winning goals. Greaney's goal in the 85th minute helped MSUM to take a 2-0 lead on its way to a 2-0 win.  The Sweden native now has three career goals.

First Win for Coach
The 2-1 victory over Black Hills State was the first head coaching win for MSUM head coach Christie Chappell, who is in her first season. Chappell is just the third head coach in the program's 21-year history.