DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's soccer team will play its third NCAA Tournament game on Saturday at Gustavus Adolphus and will be in search of its first national tournament victory.
Tickets:
$6 – General Admission
$3 – Seniors and Students
$2 – Children ages 3 to 12
Free – Children 2 and under
Game Times:
Saturday
St. Scholastica at Gustavus - 11 a.m.
Carleton vs. Westminster - 1:30 p.m.
Sunday
Second Round - 1:30 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Record: 17-2-3 (14-0-0 UMAC)
Head Coach: Barry Chastey |
- The Saints head into their third NCAA Tournament after defeating Minnesota Morris by a score of 4-1 in last Saturday's UMAC Tournament Championship game.
- This is the second year in a row and the third time in four years that the Saints have advanced into the NCAA Tournament.
- The first NCAA Tournament game was a double overtime loss to Augsburg College in 2010. Last year, the Saints surrendered a goal in the final six minutes in eventual National Semifinal participant Loras College (Iowa).
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Joe Watt (London, England/North West Kent College) is coming off a great UMAC Tournament in which he had two goals and three assists and was named the tournament's MVP.
- Watt leads the team in assists with 33, which is a new NCAA Division III record. Watt is currently tied for the program record for career points (157).
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Andrew Jenkins (Cardiff, Wales/Whitchurch HS) returned to action in the UMAC Championship Game and started right where he left off, scoring two goals in the win over the Cougars.
- Jenkins leads the team and the UMAC with 33 goals, a program record and the fifth-most goals in a season in NCAA Division III history.
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Sean Morgan (Belfast, Ireland/St. Patrick’s Grammar School) is ranked second in the nation in assists per game (1.05).
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Tom Corcoran (Warrington, England/Great Sankey HS, Priestley College) is second in the country in total goals (27).
- Jenkins, Watt and Corcoran are first-third respectively in NCAA Division III in total points.
- CSS has not lost a game this season when Jenkins, Watt, Morgan and Corcoran have appeared. Morgan sat out the Loras loss and Jenkins sat out the Macalester loss.
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Adam Hewitt (Richmond Hill, Ontario/St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic HS) comes into the tournament with a 0.48 goals against average, a .870 save percentage and has allowed only nine goals all season.
- The Saints are currently on a program-best 17-game unbeaten streak.
- CSS is ranked No. 25 in this week's D3soccer.com poll. It is the first known time the men's team has been ranked nationally.
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Gustavus Adolphus College Gusties
Record: 13-3-1 (10-0-0 MIAC)
Head Coach: Michael Middleton |
- The Gusties earned an at-large bid to get into the NCAA Tournament after losing to Saint John's in the MIAC Tournament Semifinals by a score of 2-1.
- Gustavus is also making their second straight trip to the NCAAs and their 10th appearance in program history.
- The Gusties won the MIAC regular season title with an undefeated 10-0-0 record.
- Zach Brown leads the team in goals and points with 10 goals and 24 points on the season. His 10 goals are tied for third in the MIAC and his 24 points are good enough for fifth.
- David Lilly leads the team in assists with seven, which is tied for second in the MIAC.
- Brett Ylonen is the top goalkeeper as he has a 0.50 goals against average, a .873 save percentage and has allowed only eight goals on the season. Both his save percentage and goals against average are tops in the MIAC.
- The Gusties fell to UW-Platteville on penalty kicks in last year's NCAA Tournament first round game.
Series History: (CSS is 3-12-2 vs. Gustavus)
- These two teams met earlier this season on September 4th with the Saints winning by a 1-0 score. Joe Watt (London, England/North West Kent College) scored the only goal of the game on a penalty kick.
- The Saints have won the last two meetings with the Gusties, but are 0-8-2 all-time in St. Peter. |
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#20 Carleton College Knights
Record: 15-2-3 (7-2-1 MIAC)
Head Coach: Bob Carlson |
- The Knights are the only team ranked by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) in St. Peter this weekend.
- Carleton is making its second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance and third overall.
- The Knights tied for second in the MIAC during the regular season and earned the conference's automatic berth into the national tournament by winning the MIAC Playoffs for the second time in school history.
- Branden McGarrity leads the Knights with 11 goals and 26 points this season. Those numbers were also good enough for second in the MIAC.
- Will Corcoran has scored six goals this year and leads the team with five assists. Corcoran was recently named the MIAC Player of the Week.
- James Neher has started 12 of the 20 games in net with has a 0.71 goals-against-average and a .795 saves percentage.
- The Knights fell to Carroll 1-0 in last year's NCAA Tournament first round game.
Series History: (CSS is 3-9-2 vs. Carleton)
- The Saints and Knights played to a scoreless tie earlier this season at Saints Field.
- The Saints are 2-1-1 in the last four meetings. |
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Westminster College Blue Jays
Record: 11-8-1 (8-1-1 MIAC)
Head Coach: Andrew Bordelon |
- The Blue Jays will be making their second-ever NCAA Tournament appearance after capturing their first-ever St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) Tournament title last week.
- The Blue Jays last appeared in the NCAA Tournament in 2002.
- Westminster finished in a three-way tie for the regular season SLIAC title.
- Freshmen Drew Cook and Daryl Doran were named to the SLIAC All-Conference First Team. Cook tallied 19 points throughout the 2013 season, scoring eight goals.
- Doran played in 18 games and has helped the Blue Jays on the defensive end keep the opponents to just 22 goals in throughout the 18 games.
- Senior Michael McDonough was named the SLIAC Tournament MVP.
- Raul Romero has seen the majority of play in net with a 1.41 goals-against-average and a.756 save percentage.
Series History: (CSS is 0-0-0 vs. Westminster)
- The Saints have never played the Blue Jays. |
