DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica women's soccer team kicked off homecoming with an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) victory on Friday afternoon, defeating the Northwestern College Eagles by a 2-0 final on Saints Field.

The Saints improved their record to 5-4-1 on the season (5-0-1 UMAC), handing the Eagles (3-5-0, 2-1-0 UMAC) their first conference loss.

Saints goalkeeper #Bailey Mahlum# received two early goals of support as she earned her third straight shutout and evened her season record to 3-3-1.

#Shannon Carlson# netted the eventual game-winner just 13 minutes into the game, with an assist by fellow freshman #Claire Lubansky#.

Just seven minutes later, #Taylor Cunningham# netted her fourth of her rookie season, with assists by Carlson and #Kallie Thomas#. Cunningham led the Saints offense with three shots on net.

With a three-point game, Carlson is now the Saints' scoring leader on the season with 13 points.

CSS out-shot the Eagles 15-to-7, including 10-to-3 on net.

Homecoming festivities will be in full swing tomorrow as the Saints will host Crown College tomorrow at noon on Saints Field. You can watch all of the action live, courtesy of the iFan Sports Network, at csssaints.com.