Moorhead, Minn.-- GameDay Opening Serve
(What you need to know about tonight's Concordia/UM-Morris match-up) Printable PDF

Concordia enters tonight's match having won their opening four outings of the season. That equals a program record for most consecutive wins to start a season. The last time a Cobber team started the season 4_0 was back in 1985. If the Cobbers can win tonight, they will set a program record for most wins to start the season.

Concordia is off to a terrific start because of their tournament championship at the Haverford (Pa.) Invitational. The Cobbers swept all four matches in three games. A pair of Concordia players earned tournament honors in Haverford. Junior All_ American Becca Shane was named to the All_Tournament Team and freshman Jill Hance was honored as the tournament MVP. Hance was one of three Concordia setters who recorded over 40 assists in the four_match tourney. She also led the team in service aces per game (0.63). Besides Hance, Alyssa Dahl and Anna Tinkham also quarterbacked the Concordia offense and did a tremendous job of setting the attack for the Cobber frontline.

The Cobbers have won their last three home openers and are 9_7 in the previous 16 initial matches of the season at Concordia. The last time they lost a home opener was in 2001 when they were swept by MSU Moorhead. Head Coach Tim Mosser is 5_7 in his 12 home openers. The earliest Concordia has had a home match in the season is September 1 (1999) and the latest the Cobbers have opened their home slate was on October 9 (1992).

UM_Morris has started their 2005 season on the other side of the rainbow as Concordia. The Cougars opened their year by dropping four straight at the UW_ Eau Claire Invite. In that tourney they were swept by St. Ben's and Hamline.