DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's soccer team remains on the road this weekend when it travels to Crown College on Friday and the University of Minnesota Morris on Saturday.
Game Schedule
Friday at Crown - 4:15 p.m.
Saturday at Minnesota Morris - 2:15 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Record: 2-2-1 (1-0-0 UMAC)
Head Coach: Dave Reyelts |
- The Saints started UMAC competition on a strong note, ending Northland's four-game winning streak on Tuesday by a score of 4-0 in Ashland, Wis.
- Junior forward
Kelsey Kehtel (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) continued her strong play as she tallied two goals in Tuesday's win. Those two goals got her over the 100 point mark in only her 47th game. Kehtel became just the sixth Saint in program history to accomplish that feat. Those two goals also put her season total to five which is tops in the UMAC.
- Junior midfielder
Casey Mitchell (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech) is looking to continue her good streak of play as she has now recorded a point in back-to-back games after recording an assist Tuesday.
- Sophomore goalkeeper
Kelsey Reeves (Eagle River, Alaska/Eagle River HS ) registered her second consecutive shutout in Tuesday's 4-0 win.
- The Saints recorded a season high 20 shots in Tuesday's win, while giving up a season low of one shot in the whole game.
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Crown College Storm
Record: 2-1-0 (0-0-0 UMAC)
Head Coach: Jamie Ross |
- Friday's game will be Crown's first at the new KleinBank Stadium.
- The Storm's last game was 11 days ago on September 7th against UW-Superior in which they lost 2-0.
- Crown started off the season with back-to-back wins over Mt. Mary College in late August by scores of 3-1 and 2-1. Crown was led in both of those wins by Senior Mary Voss, who scored two goals in the first game and followed that up with another in the second game.
- Voss' three goals on the season have come off of only five shots, which gives her a 60 percent shot percentage on the season thus far. She is also tied for third in the UMAC with those three goals.
- Goalkeeper Emily Kirby has registered a .833 save percentage on the year thus far, which is second in the UMAC. She is also second in the UMAC in goals against with four.
Series History: (CSS is 27-0-0 vs. Crown)
- The Saints look to continue their winning ways against Crown as they have never lost to the Storm in program history. |
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University of Minnesota Morris Cougars
Record: 1-2-0 (0-0-0 UMAC)
Head Coach: Dan Magner |
- The Cougars got their first win of the season in their last game on Sunday which came against UW-Superior and they cruised to a 7-1 victory over the Yellowjackets.
- In Sunday's win, the Cougars had five different players score goals, led by Sophomore Emma LeChance's pair of goals and she also added an assist in that game.
- LeChance was recently named the UMAC Offensive Player of the Week after her performance in the 7-1 win.
- Newcomers Meaghan Delaney and Carly Denler have contributed nicely for the Cougars this season and also scored their first goals of their college career in the win over Superior.
- Goalkeeper Torri Jordan has played strong in net as she is tops in the UMAC in goals-against average with an average of 1.00, as well as in goals against as she has only given up one goal so far this season.
- The Cougars have only played three games this season due to their second game in New York against The Sage Colleges being cancelled due to weather conditions.
Series History: (CSS is 19-5-2 vs. Morris)
- Last season the Saints went 2-1 against the Cougars, which included a 1-0 overtime win in the UMAC Championship Game.
- The Cougars ended CSS's 99-game UMAC regular season unbeaten streak with a 1-0 home loss to Morris.
- All three games last season were very tight, as they all ended in a 1-0 score. |
