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PREVIEW: Football to Host Crown on Senior Day Saturday

10/17/2012 11:04:00 AM | By: Jesse Robinson

CSS Game Notes vs. Crown
CSS 2-Deep vs. Crown

DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica football team will play its final home game this season on Saturday when it faces Crown College at Ordean Stadium for Senior Day. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.

Game Day Media:
Live Video & Stats on Saints Sports Net | Alternative Live Stats

About the Saints
Record: 5-2, 5-1 UMAC

The Saints are coming off a 20-6 road victory at Westminster College (Mo.) last Saturday.
That game ended with 3:28 left in the fourth quarter due to lightning.
Nick Thiry (Braham, Minn./Braham HS) had a season-high seven receptions for 102 yards in the win.
A total of 19 players, two managers and one video coordinator will be experiencing their final home game as part of the CSS Football team.
The Saints will be looking to finish with a home record above .500 after splitting their first four home games between Public Schools Stadium, Malosky Stadium and Ordean Stadium.
Since allowing four touchdowns in the season-opening loss vs. Whitworth, the CSS defense has allowed just four TDs the last six games.
The Saints are ranked fifth in NCAA Division III in scoring defense.
Mike Theismann (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Apollo HS) still has not missed a field goal in his two years with the Saints, a perfect 12-for-12.
After scoring touchdowns on 85-percent of their red zone opportunities a season ago, that number has dipped to 60-percent this season.
CSS has outscored opponents 60-13 in the fourth quarter this season.
Thomas Fragale (Loxahatchee, Fla./Seminole Ridge HS) has recorded over 100 all-purpose yards in the last two games, filling in for a depleted running back corps.
The Saints remain in second place in the UMAC, a game back of Northwestern College.

About the Storm
Record: 2-5, 1-4 UMAC

Crown is coming off a 34-0 loss to Northwestern College last Saturday.
The Eagles scored touchdowns in their first five possessions in the win.
The game was called with 11 minutes left in the third quarter due to numerous players being carted off the field with serious injuries.
The Storm has been outscored 71-6 in the first quarter this season.
Running back Amos Schmidt leads the conference with 154 rushing attempts and is second in the league with 548 yards and seven touchdowns.
Quarterback Wes Stafford has performed better away from home this season, completing 58 percent of his passes and throwing for an average of 211 yards on the road, compared to 42 percent and 128 yards at home.
Crown is second in the UMAC converting 77 percent of their red zone opportunities into touchdowns.
The team's leading tackler Jordan Pardee was injured in last Saturday's loss to Northwestern.
The Storm is second in the UMAC behind CSS in kick return average at 22.1 yards per return.

Series History: (CSS is 3-1 all-time vs. Crown)

The Saints defeated the Storm by a score 51-21 last season in St. Bonifacius.
Alex Thiry (Cambridge, Minn./Braham HS (Minn.-Duluth)) threw a program record six touchdown passes, including five in the first half.
Travis Nehowig (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS) ran for 100 yards and one touchdown.
Sean Graskey (Superior, Wis./Superior HS) recorded a program record 19 tackles.