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PREVIEW: Football Welcomes the Aerial Attack of Eureka on Saturday

| By: Jesse Robinson
CSS Game Notes vs. Eureka
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DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica football team will bring a 13-game conference winning streak into Saturday's Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) opener against Eureka College (Ill.) at Public Schools Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.

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About the Saints
Record: 0-1, 0-0 UMAC

  • The Saints saw a 14-game regular season winning streak come to an end last Saturday with a season-opening loss to Whitworth University (Wash.) 28-13.
  • Sophomore quarterback Tyler Harper (Minneapolis, Minn./DeLaSalle HS) threw for 156 yards and two touchdowns and also led the team with 48 rushing yards in his first collegiate start.
  • Nick Thiry (Braham, Minn./Braham HS) hauled in six passes for 62 yards and a touchdown.
  • Alec French (Isanti, Minn./St. Francis HS) led the defense with a career-high 13 tackles
  • Saturday's game at Public Schools Stadium will be the last this season. CSS will be at UMD's Malosky Stadium next week for Homecoming and then play their final two home games at the new Duluth East field.
  • The Saints enter this week's game with a negative turnover margin for the first time since entering the Trinity Bible game in 2009.


About the Red Devils
Record: 1-0, 0-0 UMAC

  • Quarterback Sam Durley set a NCAA record in last week's 62-55 victory over Knox College, throwing for 736 yards.
  • Durley's favorite target was Jordan Kindred, who was playing his first game of organized football of any kind. Kindred caught 13 passes for 235 yards.
  • Both Durley and Kindred were named to the D3football.com Team of the Week.
  • The Red Devils started last season with a 4-1 record, but dropped its final five games to finish sixth in the conference.
  • Eureka returns nine starters on offense and nine on defense from last year's squad.

Series History (CSS is 2-1 all-time vs. Eureka)
  • The Saints have won the last two in the series, including last year's regular season finale 48-7 victory in Illinois.
  • Travis Nehowig (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS) ran for 142 yards and two touchdowns in the win.
  • Sherome Milon (Minneapolis, Minn./DeLaSalle HS) recorded the program's first kickoff return for a touchdown.
  • Durley was held to 169 yards passing with one touchdown and one interception.
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