DULUTH, Minn. – The College of St. Scholastica will host both men's and women's soccer and volleyball Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Tournament Championships on Saturday with the winner of each receiving automatic qualification into the NCAA Tournament.

Game Times:
Women's Soccer vs. Northwestern @ 11:30 a.m. (Saints Field)
Men's Soccer vs. Minnesota-Morris @ 2 p.m. (Saints Field)
Volleyball vs. Northwestern @ 7 p.m. (Reif Gymnasium)

GameDay Media:
Men's Soccer – Live Video | Live Stats
Women's Soccer – Live Video | Live Stats
Volleyball – Live Video | Live Stats


Men's Soccer:

Last Action:
The Saints defeated Northwestern College in the UMAC Tournament semifinals on Tuesday 3-0. #Toby Peter# and #Cody Sveiven# scored for the Saints.

St. Scholastica Saints (16-3-2, 12-0-2 UMAC)
The Saints and Cougars will meet for the fourth consecutive year in the UMAC Tournament Championship … The Cougars won the first two years, both in Duluth, while the Saints won last year in a shootout in Morris … With the win, the Saints will earn their first-ever NCAA Tournament bid … Toby Peter (Spalt, Germany/J.S. Bach Gymnasium)'s goal on Tuesday gave him 100 career points, becoming just the fifth Saint to accomplish that feat.

Minnesota-Morris Cougars (10-6-4, 8-4-2 UMAC)
The Cougars will also be in search of their first NCAA Tournament appearance on Saturday. Morris defeated Bethany Lutheran in overtime on Tuesday thanks to a Greg Borchers penalty kick to advance to the championships … Before Tuesday's semifinal victory, the Cougars had been 1-3-1 in their previous five games … If the game goes to extra time, Morris has not lost a overtime games this season at 2-0-4 … Toby Glaser leads the Cougars with eight goals and 19 points … Goalkeeper Tyler Simpson has seven shutouts this season and 0.75 goals-against-average.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Minnesota-Morris: 36-11-4)
#Jermaine Dacres# scored in the 87th minute to defeat the Cougars 1-0 three weeks ago in Morris.


Women's Soccer:

Last Action:
#Megan Flesvig# scored in the 89th minute to give the Saints a 1-0 victory over Minnesota-Morris in the UMAC Tournament semifinals on Tuesday.

St. Scholastica Saints (15-4-2, 13-0-1 UMAC)
The Saints will be going for their fourth straight UMAC Tournament title on Saturday and fourth straight NCAA Tournament bid … The Saints are unbeaten in their last 17 games, which is the second-longest in program history … The record is 19 straight during the 2004 season … The Saints and Eagles met in Duluth in the 2008 UMAC Tournament Championship with the Saints coming out on top 1-0 … The Saints have outscored teams 61-13 this season … Goalkeeper #Bailey Mahlum# has a career-high seven shutouts this season.

Northwestern College Eagles (12-8-0, 11-3-0 UMAC)
Northwestern advanced to Saturday's UMAC Tournament Championship match with a 2-1 overtime victory over Bethany Lutheran on Tuesday … Rebekah Kirby scored the game-winning goal for the Eagles … With a win on Saturday, the Eagles will clinch their first-ever NCAA Tournament berth … The Eagles led the conference in goals this season with 64 … Kirby leads the UMAC with 40 points and 19 goals, including a league-high six game-winning goals.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Northwestern: 15-4-0)
The Saints defeated the Eagles 3-0 in the regular season finale at Northwestern last Saturday. #Andrea Beatt# had two goals and #Taylor Cunningham# added the other.


Volleyball:

Last Action:
The Saints swept Martin Luther on Wednesday in the UMAC Tournament semifinals. #Anna Zyvoloski# had a match-high 18 kills to lead the Saints.

St. Scholastica Saints (28-6, 14-0 UMAC)
The Saints will hope to win their second consecutive UMAC Tournament title on Saturday and in doing so earn their first NCAA Tournament bid … CSS is currently on an 12-match winning streak, the longest since prior to the 1989 season … The Saints and Eagles have played in the UMAC Tournament title match in each of the last two seasons at Northwestern, with both teams going 1-1 … The Saints have 20 three-set sweeps this season, including one against Northwestern.

Northwestern College Eagles (25-13, 11-3 UMAC)
The Eagles make their way to the UMAC Championship match after defeating Minnesota-Morris on Wednesday, despite dropping the first set … Prior to the win on Tuesday, the Eagles had dropped two consecutive matches for the first time since mid-September … Northwestern had their 34-match conference regular season unbeaten streak snapped by the Saints in early October … The Eagles are led by Elissa Sandstrom, who is second in the conference in hitting percentage (.283), kills (413), and total blocks (110).

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Northwestern: 27-13)
The Saints defeated the Eagles 3-1 in the regular season finale last Saturday at Northwestern. Anna Zyvoloski (Sauk Rapids, Minn./St. Cloud Cathedral HS (Minn.-Duluth)) had 20 kills to lead the Saints.