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DULUTH, Minn. – After a scoreless 60 minutes, the St. Scholastica men's soccer team broke through twice to defeat Northwestern College 2-0 this afternoon at Saints Field. 

The Saints are now 12-1-2 overall and 9-1-1 in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC). The Eagles fall to 4-10-1 overall and 4-5-1 in the conference. CSS improves to 19-3 all-time at home when it hosts the Eagles. 

The best scoring chance in the first half was when #Jermaine Dacres# (Jr.-Nottingham, England/Haywood Comprehensive) hit the crossbar on a header seven minutes into the match. The Saints out-shot the Eagles 7-4 in the first half, but it was scoreless after the first 45 minutes. 

In the second half, #Dustin James# (Jr.-Superior, Wis.) sent in the ball into the box and after the ball was misplayed by the goalkeeper, #Cody Sveiven# (Jr.-Coon Rapids, Minn.) kicked the ball over to #Toby Peter# (Jr.-Spalt, Germany/J.S. Bach), who kicked it in the net to give CSS a 1-0 lead in the 61st minute. The Saints kept the pressure on and in the 81st minute Sveiven got the ball from Peter and made the score 2-0. Jermaine Dacres (Nottingham, England/Haywood School) also had the assist. 

The Saints out-shot the Eagles 14-8 in the match. #Sam Reed# (So.-Eastbourne, England/Causeway) made four saves to earn his seventh shutout of the season. Josh Niedermayer had three saves in the loss for the Eagles. 

The Saints will be out of conference on Tuesday when it travels to face Augsburg College under the lights. The match is set to begin at 7:30 p.m. at Edor Nelson Field and can be seen live courtesy of Augsburg Athletics web site.