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PREVIEW: Football Looks to Bounce Back Saturday at Westminster

| By: Jesse Robinson
CSS Game Notes vs. Westminster
CSS 2-Deep vs. Westminster

DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica football team will look to get back on track after last week's loss as it takes the long bus trip to Fulton, Mo. to face Westminster College at 1 p.m. on Saturday.

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About the Saints
Record: 4-2, 4-1 UMAC

  • CSS is coming off a 14-13 defeat to Northwestern College last Saturday at Ordean Stadium.
  • This will be the second 12-hour plus bus trip for the Saints in the last three weeks.
  • The Saints managed a season-low 10 first downs and 194 yards of total offense in Saturday's loss.
  • After leading the nation in turnover margin last season, the Saints have committed a turnover is each of its first six games this season and just have a +2 ratio.
  • CSS has committed at least six penalties for over 50 yards in five of the six games this year.
  • Thomas Fragale (Loxahatchee, Fla./Seminole Ridge HS) had a big game filling in for the injured Travis Nehowig (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS) and Jake Jensen (South St. Paul, Minn./South St. Paul HS) on Saturday with 47 yards rushing and 55 yards receiving.
  • The Saints just made it inside the red zone twice on Saturday, but converted both with field goals to extend the streak to 19 straight successful red zone attempts.
  • Alec French (Isanti, Minn./St. Francis HS) leads the defense with 53 tackles, while Zack Dubanoski (New Prague, Minn./New Prague HS) has 45 tackles and a team-high 3.5 sacks.


About the Blue Jays
Record: 3-3, 2-3 UMAC

  • Westminster is coming off a 54-20 loss at Minnesota Morris last Saturday.
  • This will be third home game of the season for the Blue Jays, who have lost their first two at home by a combined score of 80-25.
  • The Blue Jays have had negative net rushing yards in each of their past two games.
  • Westminster has attempted at least 40 passes in each of their first six games, including a season-high 63 pass attempts vs. Eureka a couple of weeks ago.
  • The Blue Jays have recorded at least 100 penalty yards in four of their first six games.
  • Despite the NCAA record-setting day Eureka's Sam Durley had in week one, it is Westminster's Joe Plassmeyer, who leads the league with 296.3 passing yards per game and 17 touchdown passes.
  • James Gladstone leads the UMAC with 46 receptions for 714 yards and eight touchdowns.

Series History (CSS is 2-0 all-time vs. Westminster)
  • The Saints defeated the Blue Jays 29-12 last year on Homecoming at Malosky Stadium.
  • The CSS defense forced five Westminster interceptions and scored a touchdown on a Chas Lemon (Minneapolis, Minn./DeLaSalle HS) fumble return early.
  • The Saints held Westminster to a then program record 149 yards of total offense.
  • Travis Nehowig (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS) ran for 86 yards and two touchdowns.
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