Printable CSS Game Notes vs. Crown
DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica football team travels to Crown College's new football palace, KleinBank Stadium, on Saturday for a 5 p.m. kickoff against the Storm.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Record: 1-1, 1-0 UMAC
Head Coach: Greg Carlson (6th Season) |
-The Saints earned their first victory of the season with a convincing 47-10 victory over new Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) member Iowa Wesleyan.
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Tyler Harper (Minneapolis, Minn./DeLaSalle HS) tossed four touchdowns in the win, including three to
Cory Gebhard (St. Croix Falls, Wis./St. Croix Falls HS).
-Gebhard leads the UMAC in receiving touchdowns with four on the year.
-The Saints set a program record for total rushing yards in a game with 427 total yards against IWC.
-CSS is currently tied for first in D-III in red zone efficiency going 8-for-8 on the year.
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Jake Jensen (South St. Paul, Minn./South St. Paul HS) sits just 87 yards from eclipsing 2,000 career yards and is 130 yards away from setting a program record currently held by
Chris Henagin (2043 yards).
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Mike Theismann (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Apollo HS) was 2-for-2 last week against Iowa Wesleyan, making field goals from 42 and 32 yards. Theismann is now 10-for-10 in his career from 30 yards or further.
-The Saints have outscored opponents 14-0 in the third quarter.
-The CSS defense leads the conference and is in the top 40 in the nation, allowing just 77.5 rushing yards per game.
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Crown College Storm
Record: 0-2, 0-1 UMAC
Head Coach: John Auer (13th Season) |
-Crown is coming off a 35-14 road loss to Westminster College.
-Crown has scored 14 points in each of the first two games and that ranks ninth out of 10 teams in the league in points per game.
-The Storm built a brand new stadium during the offseason and was officially named KleinBank Stadium.
-Crown ranks first in the UMAC in Penalty First Downs, Punt Return Yards.
-QB Wes Safford is 40-for-73 on the year with 507 total yards and two touchdowns.
-RB Amos Schmidt anchors a backfield averaging 68 yards per game.
-Terrell Thomas and Ben Olson solidify a receiving corps averaging 253.5 yards per game.
-Two senior LBs, Isaac Edlund and Jordan Pardee lead the Storm defense with 20 and 18 tackles respectively.
Series History: (CSS is 4-1 vs. Crown)
-The Saints have won four straight in the series.
-CSS has scored at least 35 points in each of the last four meetings, including at least 40 in the last three.
-The Saints won 45-13 last season on Senior Day at Ordean Stadium. |
