DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's soccer team will be at the University of Northwestern on Friday and North Central University on Saturday as it continues its second go-round with conference teams.
Game Times:
Friday at Northwestern – 3:15 p.m.
Saturday at North Central – 2:15 p.m. (Coon Rapids)
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St. Scholastica Saints
Record: 9-2-2 (8-0-0 UMAC)
Head Coach: Barry Chastey |
- The Saints are coming off a dominating 10-0 win over Northland last Saturday, which was also Senior Day for the Saints.
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Andrew Jenkins (Cardiff, Wales/Whitchurch HS) had a huge game against Northland, scoring the first five goals of the game.
Tom Corcoran (Warrington, England/Great Sankey HS, Priestley College) also had a big game, scoring the Saints' next three goals.
- Jenkins would tie a couple program records in the win as his five goals tied a program record that was set by recent Hall of Fame inductee Dan Seeler and his 11 points in the game tied teammate
Rob Johnson (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS)'s record from last year.
- Both Jenkins and Corcoran were recently named UMAC Players of the Week. Jenkins earned the Offensive Player of the Week with Corcoran receiving the Defensive Player of the Week.
- The Saints defense has been playing outstanding lately, as they have recorded shutouts in four of their last five games. Goalkeeper
Adam Hewitt (Richmond Hill, Ontario/St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic HS) is leading the UMAC in save percentage with a .880 percentage as well as in goals against average with a 0.55 average.
- The Saints are dominating the offensive side of the game as well, as they have outscored UMAC opponents by a score of 62-3 so far this season.
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University of Northwestern Eagles
Record: 6-8-0 (6-2-0 UMAC)
Head Coach: Greg Wheaton |
- The Eagles are coming off of back-to-back 2-0 victories last weekend with both wins coming against North Central.
- Freshman Joshua Fryc leads the Eagles in goals with five, as well as assists with two and total points with 12 on the season thus far.
- Junior goalkeeper Shane Coleman has been playing well lately, allowing only three goals in the last five games and earning last week's UMAC Defensive Player of the Week. Coleman is also fifth in the UMAC with a 2.14 goals-against average.
Series History: (CSS is 42-12-6 vs. Northwestern)
- The Saints defeated the Eagles the first time they met this season by a score of 8-0. Andrew Jenkins (Cardiff, Wales/Whitchurch HS) led the Saints with a hat trick. |
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North Central University Rams
Record: 1-9-1 (0-8-0 UMAC)
Head Coach: Jake Smith |
- The Rams are still searching for their first UMAC win after losing back-to-back games against Northwestern this last weekend. Their lone win came against a former UMAC team, Presentation College.
- Senior Stephen Johnson leads the Rams offensively as he has four goals and eight points on the season.
- Only one other Ram has scored a goal this year and that was freshman Tyler Maag.
- Senior goalkeeper Nathan Kraines has had a busy season in net for the Rams. He has made 98 saves on the year so far which is third in the UMAC.
Series History: (CSS is 8-0-0 vs. North Central)
- The Saints beat the Rams 11-0 in their first matchup this season. Tom Corcoran (Warrington, England/Great Sankey HS, Priestley College) recorded a hat trick in the win. |
