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Oct. 4 vs. Denver  Live Video  |  Live Stats  |  Bison 1660
Oct. 7 at North Dakota  |  Live Stats
 
Scene Setter
         The North Dakota State Bison women's soccer team (5-4, 2-0 Summit) returns home to host Summit League preseason favorite Denver on Thursday, Oct. 4, at 7 p.m. at Dacotah Field. NDSU travels north to take on North Dakota on Sunday, Oct. 7, at 1 p.m., with that game played at East Grand Forks (Minn.) High School.
 
The Series with Denver
        NDSU is 1-5-1 all-time against the Pioneers, with Denver winning both meetings last season -- 3-0 in Denver on Oct. 1, and 2-1 in Fargo in the Summit League Tournament championship game. NDSU's lone victory in the series was a 4-3 double-overtime victory at Denver on Oct. 9, 2015.
 
The Series with North Dakota
        NDSU owns a 7-5-1 advantage in the all-time series with the Fighting Hawks, with Sunday's match being the first encounter as Summit League opponents. UND won 1-0 in Fargo on Aug. 18 last season, but the Bison won three straight from 2014-16 including a 4-1 victory in the last meeting in Grand Forks.
 
North Dakota State Notes

• In seven matches all-time against Denver (1-5-1), NDSU's two results have both come in the past three years -- a 4-3 double-overtime victory at Denver in 2015, and a scoreless draw in Fargo in 2016.
• NDSU's five goals at Purdue Fort Wayne on Sept. 30 were its most in a Summit League match since a 5-0 victory over the Mastodons on Oct. 23, 2016.
• Senior Mallory Fenske and freshman Sydney Johnson both recorded a pair of assists in NDSU's 5-1 win over the Mastodons on Sept. 30.
• NDSU senior defender Hanna Norman was named The Summit League's Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 1. Norman scored two goals, including the game-winner at Western Illinois, as the Bison allowed only one goal in 194 minutes of action.
• Bison junior Mariah Haberle has a pair of two-goal games since Sept. 20, scoring two in NDSU's win over Grand Canyon in Hawaii, then two more in the Bison victory over Purdue Fort Wayne. Haberle now has four two-goal games in her career.
• Senior midfielder Roxy Roemer leads the Bison with five assists this season, adding one on a corner kick for NDSU's game-winner in double overtime at Western Illinois on Sept. 28.
• Junior goalkeeper Monica Polgar ranks fifth in NDSU history with 22 career wins. Her next victory will tie Monica Morgan (2006-07) for fourth all-time at NDSU.
• Junior Mariah Haberle leads the Bison in points (12), goals (5), shots (40) and shots on goal (20).
• Sophomore midfielder Danielle Algera and junior goalkeeper Monica Polgar have played every minute of every regular season match this year. Sophomore defender Maddie Burnstein has played 827 out of 830 minutes.
• The Bison welcomed back 10 starters from last season, including three all-league honorees in Malley O'Brien (first team), Hanna Norman (second team) and Danielle Algera (freshmen team), and goalkeeper Monica Polgar, who ranked second in The Summit League with six shutouts.

 
About Denver

• The Pioneers enter the weekend with a record of 6-4-2 overall this season and a 2-0 start to Summit League play. Denver has won three in a row, including home victories over South Dakota (2-0) and Omaha (3-1).
• Freshman forward Samantha Feller leads Denver with five goals in eight games this season, and freshman midfielder Natalie Beckman leads the Pioneers with five assists.
• Junior goalkeeper Brittany Wilson has played every minute of Denver's 12 matches this year, allowing an average of 0.79 goals per game. She has five shutouts.
• Denver was voted the preseason favorite to win The Summit League this year after claiming the league tournament title as the No. 2 seed last season.

 
About North Dakota

• The Fighting Hawks hold a record of 7-2-1 overall and 1-0 in The Summit League entering the weekend. UND hosts Western Illinois on Thursday afternoon before taking on the Bison on Sunday. 
• Senior forward Katie Moller leads UND with nine goals, 20 shots on goal, and 43 total shots in 10 games this season.
• Senior goalkeeper Olivia Swenson has a .952 save percentage and is allowing just 0.20 goals per game this season.
• In their first season in The Summit League, North Dakota was voted fifth in the preseason poll. UND went 4-5-1 in the Big Sky Conference last year.