The University of Minnesota Duluth takes to the field at Malosky Stadium for the final time in 2015 under the lights on Friday evening when the Bulldogs play host to the University of Minnesota-Crookston to begin the weekend finale of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference regular season.

UMD (4-10-2, 3-8-2 NSIC) returns to Duluth for its penultimate match of the season after a frustrating weekend that saw the Bulldogs force overtime against No. 6 Minnesota State University Mankato before falling in a heartbreaker in the 94th minute last Friday afternoon before being tripped up in the 86th minute last Sunday at Concordia University, St. Paul, effecitvely ending UMD's hopes for a return trip to the NSIC postseason.

The Bulldogs will bid farewell to a quarter of fourth-year players including redshirt junior forward Katie Peterson. After missing parts of the past two seasons including the entire 2013 campaign due to knee injuries, Peterson has played in every game for UMD this season, netting her first collegiate goal on a penalty kick against the University of Mary on Oct. 18. The last two seasons, she was awarded the team's Bulldog Award for representing the heart and determination of a Bulldog and was named team captain in 2015 despite appearing in just seven games the past two seasons. "KP" is a chemistry and biochemistry major and plans to attend physician assistant school upon graduation. Redshirt junior defender Jackie Sorenson trained with the Bulldogs during her freshman season but did not see game action, but will also graduate after four years with the program. She's already appeared in a career-high 13 matches this season and more-than-doubled her career on-field minutes in this one season. Sorenson is a marketing major and is looking to line up a job or internship in the field.

The first "official" senior to finish up her career in 2015 is midfielder Kate McMahon. McMahon has also reached a career-high in games played, appearing in 15-of-16 for UMD thus far and now with 48 in her career. McMahon also has reached a career-high in minutes played in 2015, averaging about 30 minutes per game. She is a rare triple major, studiyng biochemistry, chemistry, and Spanish and plans to apply for osteopathy medical school and pursue a future in sports medicine. Finally, senior midfielder Leah Nesheim will finish up her career with the Bulldogs. Hampered by injuries of her own, she's appeared in just nine games the past two seasons. She netted her first collegiate goal as a freshman season on Sept. 23, 2012 against the University of Sioux Falls. Appearing in four games this season, she's played 90 minutes for the Bulldogs. An education major planning to teach social studies, Nesheim will student teach next fall and then dive into the hunt for a job in the field.

After taking on Minnesota Crookston at home Friday evening, UMD will travel to Bemidji State University Sunday for the regular season finale.

SCOUTING THE GOLDEN EAGLES | 6-9-1, 6-7-0 NSIC
Minnesota Crookston fell 2-0 last time out against Winona State University but had won three straight entering the match ... the Golden Eagles sit just one point back of eighth place in the NSIC standings and a spot in the postseason tournanement ... Crookston is tied with UMD for eighth in the conference in scoing defense (22 goals allowed) and 11th offensively with 17 scored ... senior forward Courtney Armborst ranks no. 15 in the league in scoring with six goals on the year while senior midfielder Delaney McIntyre's four assists are tied for no. 13 in the NSIC ... head coach Joe Alianieloo is in his fourth season at the helm of the Golden Eagles ... UMD is 12-0-1 with the "1" coming in last year's regular season finale, a scoreless tie on Nov. 2, 2014.

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS | 10-5-1, 7-5-1 NSIC
Bemidji State will travel to St. Cloud State before hosting Duluth and is 5-2-1 in the month of October ... the Beavers are currently tied for fifth in the NSIC standings ... Bemidji State is second in scoring as a team with 32 goals on the year and fifth in defense with just 14 allowed ... junior forward Sarah Stram is fourth in the NSIC in scoring with 10 goals and seven assists on the season, averaging 1.69 points per game while freshman forward Rachel Norton is eight with seven goals and four assists (18 points) ... the Bulldogs are 16-4-2 all-time against Bemidji State, knocking off the Beavers 2-0 last season on Halloween 2014.

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The Bulldogs and Golden Eagles will hit the turf of Malosky Stadium on Friday evening at 6:00 p.m.