DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's soccer team will wrap up the regular season this weekend when it hosts Martin Luther College on Friday and Bethany Lutheran College on Saturday at Saints Field.
Game Times:
Friday vs. Martin Luther – 3:15 p.m.
Saturday vs. Bethany Lutheran – 2:15 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Record: 13-2-3 (12-0-0 UMAC)
Head Coach: Barry Chastey |
-The Saints look to finish the regular season strong this weekend and remain unbeaten in conference play for the third consecutive season.
-CSS claimed the regular season Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) title on Saturday when the Saints defeated Crown College 11-0 at Saints Field.
-In the game against Crown,
Andrew Jenkins (Cardiff, Wales/Whitchurch HS) broke the program record of 57 career goals and his own record for goals in a season (26), despite missing nearly two games with injury. Jenkins scored five goals in the contest, and his 29 goals are tops in the UMAC. Jenkins is also third in the conference with eight assists.
-The Saints top the UMAC leaderboard in nearly every offensive category.
Tom Corcoran (Warrington, England/Great Sankey HS, Priestley College) is second behind Jenkins with 20 goals, and assist machine
Joe Watt (London, England/North West Kent College) is third with 15 of his own.
-Watt's 28 assists on the season broke his program record of 26 last season. He is just two assists shy of tying the NCAA Division III record for assists in a season.
Sean Morgan (Belfast, Ireland/St. Patrick’s Grammar School) is second on the team (and in the conference) with 17.
-CSS also has the top four point scorers in the UMAC. Jenkins leads the way with 66, Watt is second with 58, Corcoran is third with 44, and
Sean Morgan (Belfast, Ireland/St. Patrick’s Grammar School) is fourth with 33.
-The Saints have also had another great season defensively. Keeper
Adam Hewitt (Richmond Hill, Ontario/St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic HS) has had another solid season in net for the Saints, allowing just eight goals all season, resulting in a .877 save percentage and a 0.53 goals-against average. All three statistics are good for first in the UMAC.
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Martin Luther College Knights
Record: 4-13-0 (3-9-0 UMAC)
Head Coach: Paul Koelpin |
-The Knights look to snap a seven-game losing skid this weekend against the Saints. Most recently, Martin Luther fell to UMAC foe Northwestern 2-0 at home.
-The Knights have been led offensively by Ryan Lemke, who leads the team with seven goals and three assists on the season. He is one of two Knight players who have double digit points this year.
-Martin Luther has struggled to generate offense this season. The Knights have scored just 20 goals in 17 contests.
-Martin Luther has just one road win on the season, which came against North Central in late September.
-Keeper Erin Hahn is third in the UMAC with 125 saves, but has a 2.98 goals-against average.
-Martin Luther is currently tied for fifth in the UMAC standings, but it has been mathematically eliminated from claiming a UMAC Tournament bid.
Series History: (CSS is 26-9-0 vs. Martin Luther)
The Saints have lost to the Knights just once since 2004, recording 10 shutouts in that span. |
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Bethany Lutheran College Vikings
Record: 10-7-0 (8-4-0 UMAC)
Head Coach: Rob Pipal |
-The Vikings look to finish strong heading into the conference tournament, as it takes on Northland on Friday before facing the Saints to end the regular season.
-Bethany Lutheran is 2-3 in their last five games, and will more than likely face CSS in the first round of the UMAC Tournament.
-The Vikings have had a balanced offensive attack, led by Benjamin Moldstad, who has eight goals and four assists on the season. He is one of four Vikings with double digit points on the year.
-Bethany Lutheran is tied for second behind CSS in the UMAC with 38 goals on the season. The Saints have 98 on the year.
-Bethany Lutheran has split time in net between juniors Noah Heidorn and Ryan Bolte. Statistically, Bolte has a lower goals-against-average, but Heidorn has a slightly better save percentage.
-The Vikings are currently fourth in the UMAC standings. However, if either Minnesota Morris or Northwestern lose their final two games of the season, Bethany Lutheran could move up to third. Morris and Northwestern square off on Saturday.
Series History: (CSS is 19-3-0 vs. Bethany Lutheran)
The Saints have defeated the Vikings 19 consecutive times, shutting out Bethany Lutheran in all but five of those contests. |
