DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's soccer team will be traveling to Moorhead this weekend, with games scheduled on Friday and Saturday at the Cobber Classic.
Game Schedule for CSS:
Friday:
vs. Concordia – 4 p.m.
Saturday:
Vs. Wartburg – 3 p.m.
About the Saints
Record: 1-1, 0-0-0 UMAC
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Head Coach Barry Chastey is just one win shy from his 100th career victory. Chastey can become the third coach in program history to record 100 wins.
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Caleb Yurek (Northfield, Minn./Northfield HS) was named UMAC Defensive Player of the Week. Yurek led a CSS defense that allowed just one goal all weekend against solid regional competition.
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Joe Watt (London, England/North West Kent College) earned UMAC Offensive Player of the Week after scoring the game-winning goal on a penalty kick vs. Macalester College on Saturday in the 79th minute.
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Adam Hewitt (Richmond Hill, Ontario/St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic HS) recorded his first shutout of the season as the Saints downed Macalester College 1-0.
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Hewitt made nine saves in his first two games with his only goal allowed coming just one minute and 56 seconds into the season vs. UW-Whitewater.
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Yurek, Tom Corcoran (Warrington, England/Great Sankey HS, Priestley College) and Ben Cullen (Clough, Northern Ireland/Shimna Integrated College) were also named to the Advantage Emblem Cup All-Tournament team.
About the Cobbers
Record 2-1, 0-0-0 MIAC
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Concordia downed UMAC foe Minnesota Morris 4-0 Tuesday, with four different players scoring goals despite only seven shots.
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Junior keeper Peter Runquist and the Cobber defense recorded their second consecutive shutout with the victory. Runquist has not allowed a goal in the last 188 minutes of play.
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Junior forward Kristian Reiersgord recorded his second goal in two games off a free kick from 28 yards out after scoring the lone goal against UW-Superior.
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Despite allowing 21 shots and playing a man down the final 19 minutes, Concordia defeated UW-Superior 1-0 Sunday.
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With Sunday's win over UW-Superior, head coach Ben Schneweis earned his first collegiate coaching victory after losing his coaching debut 4-0 to UW-Whitewater in the 2012 Advantage Emblem Cup at St. Scholastica.
Series History: (CSS is 8-11-0 vs. Concordia)
The Saints fell to the Cobbers last season in Moorhead by a score 1-0 in overtime. Ethan Vogel netted the game winner for Concordia eight minutes into the first overtime.
About the Knights
Record: 0-1-1, 0-0-0 IIAC
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Wartburg was picked third in the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) coaches' preseason poll, and is anchored by eight returning starters.
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This is the third season for coach Kirk Artist, who fully expects his team to challenge for the conference title.
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Wartburg tied UW-Oshkosh 3-3 to open the season and fell to Carleton 3-1 both at home.
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The Knights return a pair of two-time first team All-IIAC selections in senior Brandon Cook and junior Bob Brown. Cook, who also earned honorable mention All-IIAC honors in 2009, ranked second on the team with 12 points on five goals and two assists.
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Brown and Kris Krohn return to anchor the Knights' defense that registered five shutout wins last year.
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Keepers Zak Kohlmeyer and Cade Shatzer have split time in net this season.
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Wartburg has been outshot 49-31 thus far this season.
Series History: (CSS is 0-0-1 vs. Wartburg)
Wartburg has not faced the Saints since 1988, in which both teams played to a scoreless tie.
