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Friday, Oct. 23, vs. Fort Wayne (4-10-2, 2-2-1 Summit League)
Dacotah Field | Fargo, N.D. | 7 p.m.
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NDSU Soccer Hosts Fort Wayne in 2015 Home Finale Friday Night
The North Dakota State University women's soccer team (9-5-1, 4-0-1 Summit League) will host Fort Wayne in the final home match of the season on Friday, Oct. 23, at Dacotah Field at 7 p.m. Friday will also be the final home contest for NDSU seniors Gaby Arnquist, Sierra Bonham, Meghan Johnston and Tori Veth.
 
The Series Against Fort Wayne
Friday's match against the Mastodons will mark the 12th meeting in the all-time series. The Bison lead the series, 7-3-1, and have won the past two meetings with IPFW. Last season, NDSU defeated Fort Wayne on the road, 1-0.
 
Herd Quick Hits

• NDSU enters Friday at 9-5-1 overall and 4-0-1 in Summit League competition after playing to a scoreless draw at South Dakota State on Sunday, Oct. 18.
• Through 15 matches, Lauren Miller leads the team and The Summit League with 12 goals, 29 points and six game-winning goals. Amy Yang paces NDSU and is tied for the league lead in assists with seven, while Britney Monteon and Miller are tied for second on the team and third in the league with five assists each.
• Goalkeeper Sierra Bonham has started all 15 matches for NDSU, compiling a 9-5-1 record with six shutouts. The Red Deer, Alberta, native ranks second in The Summit League in saves with 86 and second in GAA at 1.19. Bonham has allowed 19 goals in 1,432:35 minutes between the pipes.
• As a team, NDSU is averaging 1.87 goals per game while holding its opponents to 1.27 per game. The Bison boast a 68-49 advantage in corner kicks taken through 15 matches.  
• The Bison welcome back eight starters and 13 letterwinners from last season's team, including All-Summit League performers in Sierra Bonham, Lauren Miller, Meghan Johnston and Amy Yang.
• NDSU welcomes seven newcomers in freshmen Hanna Norman (D), Roxy Roemer (MF), Holly Enderle (F), Mallory Fenske (D), Taylor Turner (D) and Britney Monteon (F), and transfer Julia Edelstein (GK).
• NDSU was picked third out of nine teams for the second consecutive year in The Summit League Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• North Dakota State returns 77 percent of its goal scoring from last season.

 
About Fort Wayne

• Fort Wayne enters the weekend at 4-10-2 overall and 2-2-1 in Summit League play after falling to Oral Roberts at home on Oct. 18, 1-0.
• Through 16 matches, Rachel Good leads the Mastodons offensively with three goals and five assists for 11 points. Seven Mastodon's have each netted two goals.
• Kiley Dunning has been the primary goalkeeper for Fort Wayne so far this season, starting 14 of 16 matches in goal. Dunning has surrendered 25 goals while making a team and Summit League-high 109 saves for a GAA of 1.67. She has a 4-8-2 record between the posts with three shutouts.
• After 16 contests, IPFW is averaging 1.19 goals per game but giving up 1.94 per game to its opponents.
• Fort Wayne leads The Summit League in saves with 118.
• The Mastodons were picked to finish ninth in The Summit League Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• Fort Wayne is under the direction of second season head coach Jason Burr (6-24-4 record at IPFW).

 
NDSU Relevant Career Records
Sierra Bonham - Saves: 1st (376), Saves Per Game: 6th (5.53), Save Percentage: 6th (.807), Wins: 2nd (32), Most Shutouts: 3rd (18.1), Goalie Games Played: 2nd (68), Goalie Game Started: 2nd (65), Goalie Minutes Played: 2nd (6,161) ... Lauren Miller - Points: 3rd (75), Points Per Game: 3rd (1.44), Goals: 3rd (31), Goals Per Game: 3rd (0.60), Game-Winning Goals: 1st (13), Shots on Goal: 6th (76), Shots on Goal Per Game: 3rd (1.46) ... Britney Monteon - Assists Per Game: 3rd (0.38) ... Amy Yang - Assists Per Game: 10th (0.29) ... Meghan Johnston - Minutes Played: 10th (6,266).
 
Bonham Approaching Career Shutout Record
Sierra Bonham is one shutout away from breaking the NDSU career shutouts record of 19 set by Kelly Tierney (1999-02) and Kelani Bertsch (2008-11). Through 68 career matches, she has 18.1 clean sheets.
 
Friendly Confines
The Bison are 5-1-0 in the friendly confines of Dacotah Field this season. NDSU is averaging 2.17 goals per game in its six home matches while limiting its opponents to just 0.17 per game. The Bison have only surrendered one goal at home this season.
 
Scoring Early
Through 15 matches, the Bison are outscoring their opponents in the first-half, 13-8. NDSU also holds a 11-10 edge in second-half scoring. 
 
Success in Extra Time
The Bison are 4-1-1 in extra time matches this season.
 
NDSU Summit League Players of the Week
Lauren Miller - Aug. 31, Oct. 5, Oct. 12 ... Sierra Bonham - Sept. 14, Oct. 5.
 
NDSU in The Summit League Statistics (As of Oct. 21)
Relevant Team Statistics (All Matches):
Goals - T-1st (28) ... Assists - 1st (25) ... Shots - 2nd (224) ... Goals per game - 1st (1.9) ... Goals Allowed - 8th (19) ... Shot percentage - 2nd (.125) ... GAA - 2nd (1.19) ... Corner kicks - 2nd (68) ... Yellow Cards - 1st (14).
 
Relevant Individual Statistics (All Matches):
Lauren Miller - Goals: 1st (12), Points:1st (29), Assists: T-3rd (5), Shots: 2nd (59), SOG: T-2nd (26) ... Amy Yang - Assists: T-1st (7), Goals: T-7th (4), Points: T-3rd (15), Shots: 6th (39) ... Britney Monteon - Assists: T-3rd (5), Yellow Cards - 2nd (4) ... Sierra Bonham - Saves: 2nd (86), GAA: 2nd (1.19), Save percentage: 2nd (.819), Goals allowed: 5th (19), Minutes: 1st (1,432:35).
 
NDSU in the NCAA Statistics (As of Oct. 21)
Relevant Team Statistics:
Yellow Cards - 28th out of 335 (14), Assists - 63rd out of 335 (25), Assists Per Game - 60th out of 335 (1.67), Points Per Game - 55th out of 335 (5.4), Scoring Offense - 65th out of 335 (1.87), Saves Per Game - 56th out of 335 (5.87), Goals - 72nd out of 335 (28).
 
Relevant Individual Statistics:
Lauren Miller - Points: 10th out of 150 (29), Goals: 8th out of 150 (12), Points Per Game: 10th out of 150 (1.93), Goals Per Game - 12th out of 150 (0.80), Game-Winning Goals - 27th out of 150 (4) ... Amy Yang - Assists: 30th out of 150 (7), Assists Per Game: 36th out of 150 (0.47) Sierra Bonham - Saves: 35th out of 150 (86), Saves Per Game: 45th out of 150 (5.73) ... Britney Monteon - Yellow Cards: 10th out of 100 (4).
 
Bonham Ranked Third on NCAA Active Career Saves List
Senior goalkeeper Sierra Bonham ranks third on the latest NCAA Active Career Saves List with 376 stops in 68 career matches. The Red Deer, Alberta, native already owns the NDSU career saves record.
 
Head Coach Mark Cook
Mark Cook is in his fourth season at the helm of the North Dakota State soccer program after being named head coach in 2012.  He is the fourth head coach in the 20-year history of the program.
 
Last season, Cook led the Bison to an 8-8-2 overall record and a fourth place finish in The Summit League with a league mark of 4-2-2. North Dakota State made its sixth consecutive appearance in The Summit League tournament and had five student-athletes named All-Summit League, including goalkeeper Sierra Bonham, who was named the league's Goalkeeper of the Year after compiling a 0.94 goals-against average with 5.1 shutouts and a save percentage of .827. Bonham was the first-ever NDSU student-athlete to earn the honor.
 
Cook came to NDSU after serving as the Director of Coaching at the Minnesota Thunder Academy for 11 years, where he grew a four-team program into one of the premier club programs in the Twin Cities with 65 teams in 2012.
 
Cook holds the United States Soccer Federation 'A' coaching license, the highest certification available in the U.S.  He also has the NSCAA Premier License and Director of Coaching Diploma.
 
He graduated from Alfred (N.Y.) University in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in communications. He was the starting goalkeeper at Alfred for two years.
 
Up Next
North Dakota State travels to IUPUI and Western Illinois on Oct. 30 and Nov. 1 to wrap-up regular season competition.