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PREVIEW: Football Travels to Aberdeen on Saturday

| By: Jesse Robinson
CSS Game Notes vs. Presentation
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DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica football team will go out of conference on Saturday as it heads to Aberdeen, S.D. to face Presentation College. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Swisher Field.

Game Day Media:
Live Audio on Saints Sports Net | Live Video

About the CSS Saints
Record: 6-2, 6-1 UMAC

  • The Saints are coming off a 45-13 victory over Crown College on Senior Day last Saturday at Ordean Stadium.
  • This is the program's first trip to South Dakota. The Saints traveled once to North Dakota to face Trinity Bible College.
  • The Saints lead the UMAC in two of the three phases of the game. (Total defense, punt returns and kick returns)
  • CSS is sixth in NCAA Division III in scoring defense, seventh in pass efficiency defense and eighth in total defense.
  • The Saints had 182 yards passing in Saturday's win over Crown. That was the most yards passing since the week four win at Martin Luther.
  • CSS has five players over 200 yards rushing this season, but none of them are over 450 yards for the year. Three average at least five yards per carry.
  • Nick Thiry (Braham, Minn./Braham HS) became the third Saint to record 100 career receptions in Saturday's win.

About the PC Saints
Record: 1-7

  • Presentation is coming off a 35-28 loss to the University of Minnesota Morris last Saturday.
  • Presentation has applied for membership to the NAIA starting with the 2013-14 academic year.
  • The Saints are just in their second year as a program.
  • Presentation belonged to the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) for just one year as a football program, but belonged to the conference from 2002-12 in other sports.
  • The Saints have only entered the red zone six times this season, but have converted all six opportunities.
  • Presentation is only 30 percent on third down conversions, while opponents are 41 percent.
  • Josh Boyda leads the defense with 51 tackles, including eight for a loss and 2.5 sacks.
  • Stephen Braswell has thrown for 1,488 yards and 13 touchdowns, but has also thrown 10 interceptions.
  • The Saints had their highest rushing output of the season last Saturday vs. Minnesota Morris (198 yards).

Series History: (CSS is 1-0 all-time vs. Presentation)
  • The Saints defeated Presentation in the final UMAC Dome Day 70-20 last season at the Metrodome.
  • The Saints set a new scoring record and accumulated a program record 700 yards of total offense.
  • Travis Nehowig (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS) ran for 227 yards and two touchdowns.
  • Nick Thiry (Braham, Minn./Braham HS) recorded three receptions for 77 yards.
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