Notables:-Shawayne Folkes (Toronto, Ontario/Maxwell Heights) scored two goals for St. Scholastica for his 16th and 17th goals of the season.-Tom Corcoran (Warrington, England/Great Sankey HS, Priestley College) and Andrew Xotta-Dickson (Adelaide, South Australia/Prince Alfred College (Anoka Ramsey CC)) each contributed two assists in the game for CSS.-Kyle Farrar (Sevenoaks, England/Kelsey Park Sports College) netted the game-winning goal for the Saints in the 33rd minute for his 23rd goal of the year.-St. Scholastica has now won the UMAC Championship for the third straight year. All victories have come against Minnesota-Morris.-The selection show for the men's NCAA Division III Tournament will take place Monday at 12:30 p.m.
DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's soccer team claimed its third straight Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Championship with a 4-1 victory over the University of Minnesota-Morris at Saints Field on Saturday afternoon.
The opening 45 minutes of the UMAC Championship game between the Saints and the Cougars was a tightly contested half. CSS did well to build their attack through the midfield with accurate passes and great touch.
St. Scholastica had a number of quality chances including two very dangerous free kicks just outside the 18-yard box, but
Tom Corcoran (Warrington, England/Great Sankey HS, Priestley College) sent both his efforts just wide. Then in the 30
th minute the Saints would find the back of the net with
Andrew Xotta-Dickson (Adelaide, South Australia/Prince Alfred College (Anoka Ramsey CC)) beating his marker down the right flank and bending in a low cross that found
Shawayne Folkes (Toronto, Ontario/Maxwell Heights) for a diving header goal.
CSS didn't waste any time doubling their lead.
Tom Corcoran (Warrington, England/Great Sankey HS, Priestley College) sent a back-heel pass through the box that
Kyle Farrar (Sevenoaks, England/Kelsey Park Sports College) slotted home to make it a 2-0 Saints lead.
Minnesota-Morris looked to use the counter-attack to breakdown the Saints defense but were unable to get a shot on goal in the first half.
In the second half St. Scholastica would add two more goals. In the 65
th Shawayne Folkes (Toronto, Ontario/Maxwell Heights) got his second goal of the game beating the keeper near post with header off of a CSS corner kick.
Andrew Xotta-Dickson (Adelaide, South Australia/Prince Alfred College (Anoka Ramsey CC)) picked up the assist on the goal.
In the 82
nd minute
Logan Tamke (Ashland, Wis./Ashland HS) scored to make 4-0 Saints with
Tom Corcoran (Warrington, England/Great Sankey HS, Priestley College) contributing his second assist of the day.
The Cougars would get a goal of their own in the 85
th minute with Michael Schuweiler converting on a free kick that beat the wall and the keeper.
The game would finish with a score of 4-1 giving St. Scholastica its third straight UMAC Championship in three years. All three victories have come against Minnesota-Morris.
Minnesota-Morris goalkeeper Cody Christ made eight saves in the game.
With the victory the Saints will now move onto the NCAA Division III Tournament. The selection show for the men's tournament will begin on Monday at 12:30 p.m. on NCAA.com
