DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's and women's soccer teams will host Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Tournament semifinal games on Tuesday at Saints Field, beginning at 11:30 a.m.
Game Schedule: (Game Day Media)
Tuesday:
Men's Soccer vs. Bethany Lutheran – 11:30 a.m.
(Live Video & Stats on Saints Sports Net | Alternate Live Stats)
Women's Soccer vs. Northwestern College – 2 p.m.
(Live Video & Stats on Saints Sports Net | Alternate Live Stats)
Men:
UMAC Men's Soccer Tournament Web Page
About the Saints
Record: 16-4-0, 14-0-0 UMAC
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The Saints finished unbeaten and untied in the UMAC play for the first time since the 2007 season.
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St. Scholastica has put up record-setting numbers this season in goals (88), assists (96) and points (272).
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The Saints lead all NCAA divisions in the above categories.
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Andrew Jenkins (Cardiff, Wales/Whitchurch HS) is tied for the program record for goals in a season (22).
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Joe Watt (London, England/North West Kent College) has already broken the program record for assists in a season (23) and comes in with a seven-game point streak.
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Watt leads the nation in assists and Jenkins is third in the country in goals.
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CSS had four of the top six goal scorers in the conference this season.
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Even more impressive was they had the top eight distributors in the league.
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Adam Hewitt (Richmond Hill, Ontario/St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic HS) led the conference with a 0.73 goals-against-average and seven shutouts this season.
About the Vikings
Record: 9-10-1, 8-5-1 UMAC
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The Vikings come in to the UMAC Tournament as the No. 4 seed, finishing just one point behind Northwestern College for third place.
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Bethany Lutheran is in the UMAC Tournament for just the second time in program history with the first coming in 2010.
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In their first UMAC Tournament appearance, the Vikings fell to the University of Minnesota Morris 3-2 in overtime.
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The Vikings finished second in the conference with 36 goals scored this season and they were second with 101 corner kicks.
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Noah Heidorn and Ryan Bolte have played in net this season for the Vikings with Heidorn fifth in the conference with a 2.54 goals-against-average, while Bolte is third in the conference, allowing just 22 goals.
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Joseph Perez leads the team with nine goals with Ben Moldstad with eight goals.
Series History: (CSS is 17-3 vs. Bethany Lutheran)
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The Saints and Vikings finished the regular season in Mankato on Saturday with the Saints coming out on top 5-0.
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CSS won the first matchup of the year at Saints Field 7-0.
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Erik Trochimchuk (Thunder Bay, Ontario/Hammarskjold HS) scored three goals in the games vs. BLC.
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The Saints have won 17 straight in the series.
Women
UMAC Women's Soccer Tournament Web Page
About the Saints
Record: 15-4-1, 13-1-0 UMAC
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The Saints won their ninth consecutive UMAC regular season title outright, but for the first time during that stretch, suffered a loss in conference play.
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CSS has won the UMAC Tournament title four of the last five years with the one exception on 2010, losing in the championship to Northwestern College.
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Only three schools have ever won the UMAC Tournament title (CSS=7, UMM=3, NWC=4).
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For the second consecutive year, Kelsey Kehtel (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) led the conference in scoring with 19 goals.
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Andrea Beatt (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS) and Shannon Carlson (Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury HS) were both second in the UMAC with 14 goals.
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Carlson also finished second in the conference with 15 assists.
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Freshman goalkeeper Kelsey Reeves (Eagle River, Alaska/Eagle River HS ) led the league with a 0.65 goals-against-average and a.872 save percentage.
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CSS is ranked second in the nation in scoring offense (4.5 goals/game).
About the Eagles
Record: 8-8-2, 8-4-2 UMAC
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The Eagles ended the season with a 1-1 tied against second-seeded University of Minnesota Morris.
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Northwestern won the UMAC Tournament Championship in 2010, defeating St. Scholastica at Saints Field 1-0.
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The Eagles fell to Minnesota Morris in last year's UMAC semifinals.
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The Eagles come into Tuesday's semifinal on a three-game unbeaten streak. Prior to that, they were on a four-game winless streak.
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34 of the teams 35 goals this season came in conference action.
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After scoring just 13 goals in the month of September, Northwestern has scored 22 goals this month.
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The Eagles finished either third or fourth in the league in most statistical categories.
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Francie Piche was fifth in the conference with 10 assists and led the team with seven goals.
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Emily Johnson and Sarah Stenson split time in net with Johnson giving up a league-best eight goals and second in the conference with a .840 save percentage.
Series History: (CSS is 31-9-1 vs. Northwestern)
The Saints swept the Eagles this season, winning 3-1 at Northwestern and 2-0 at Saints Field.
Shannon Carlson (Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury HS) had a goal and an assist vs. the Eagles this season.
