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Scene Setter
      The North Dakota State Bison women's soccer team (1-2-0) will travel to St. Paul, Minn., to take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-3-0) on Friday, Sept. 7, at 6 p.m. at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium. The Bison return home to host Northern Iowa (2-1-2) at Dacotah Field on Sunday, Sept. 9, at 1 p.m.
 
The Series with Minnesota
      Friday's match will be the eighth meeting all-time between the Bison and Gophers, with Minnesota holding a perfect 7-0-0 record in the series. Minnesota won 3-0 on Aug. 21 last season.
 
The Series with Northern Iowa
      Sunday's match will mark the 11th meeting in the all-time series between NDSU and UNI. The Bison lead the series 6-4-0, but the Panthers earned a 1-0 win in Cedar Falls on Sept. 1 last year.
 
North Dakota State Notes

• Despite a record of 1-2, the Bison are still one of six Summit League teams with a positive goal differential this season (4-3).
• NDSU's goals against average of 1.00 ranks fourth in The Summit League this season.
• NDSU had two of its first three matches this season canceled due to weather -- Aug. 16 at Wisconsin, and Aug. 26 vs. Weber State in Fargo.
• The season-opening win over Green Bay on Aug. 19 marked the first NDSU victory in a season opener since 2014, when the Bison claimed a 1-0 win over North Dakota.
• The four goals at Green Bay were the most NDSU goals in a season opener since the Bison netted four goals in a 4-3 triumph over UND in the 2010 season opener.
• Junior Mariah Haberle has a team-best three points after netting a goal and tallying an assist at Green Bay.
• Sophomore midfielder Danielle Algera and junior goalkeeper Monica Polgar have played every minute of every regular season match this year.
• North Dakota State returns 90 percent of its scoring from last season.
• The Bison welcome back 10 starters, 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.
• NDSU has seven newcomers entering 2018, including six freshmen and one transfer. The freshmen are Aly Cole (GK), Claire Grazzini (GK), DeAnna LeMire (MF), Lauryn Roszak (MF), Sydney Johnson (F) and Dani Stuber (D), while the transfer is Lauren Featherstone (RFr., D/MF, Central Connecticut State). 

 
About Minnesota

• The Gophers enter the weekend with a record of 3-3-0, winning their first three matches of the season over Utah, Utah State and Ole Miss, before falling to Washington State, DePaul and No. 1-ranked Stanford.
• Six different Minnesota players have tallied a single goal this season, while senior forward April Bockin leads the team with two assists. Bockin and senior midfielder Molly Fiedler lead the Gophers with 11 shots on the year.
• Sophomore Maddie Nielsen has played all 562 minutes in goal for Minnesota this season, allowing seven goals in six games.
• Minnesota went 11-5-3 overall last season and posted a record of 7-3-1 in Big Ten play. The Gophers were knocked off by Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament.
• The Gophers were picked to finish sixth among the 14 teams in the Big Ten Conference this season.

 
About Northern Iowa

• The Panthers enter the weekend with a record of 2-1-2, with victories over Colorado State and Central Michigan, a loss to VCU, and scoreless ties with South Dakota and Wyoming. UNI plays at South Dakota State Friday night before coming to Fargo.
• Northern Iowa had one of its best seasons in school history last year, going 14-5-1 overall and advancing to the Missouri Valley Conference championship game (L, 0-1, to Missouri State).
• The Panthers were picked to finish third in the eight-team Missouri Valley Conference this season.
• Three different UNI players (Sophia Conant, Kelsey Yarrow and Jordyn Rolli) have scored a goal this season. Yarrow leads the Panthers with 16 total shots.
• Senior Jami Reichenberger has played all 498 minutes in goal for the Panthers this season, allowing three goals in five games.

 
On the Horizon
       The Bison have the week of Sept. 10-16 off from competition. NDSU travels to Hawaii the following week, playing Grand Canyon University on Thursday, Sept. 20, and Hawaii on Saturday, Sept. 22.