DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – For the first time this season, the St. Scholastica football team will play back-to-back road games as it travels to New Ulm, Minnesota Saturday to face Martin Luther College.
                                                                    
Where:
MLC Bowl – New Ulm
 
When:
Saturday at 2 p.m.
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 6-0, 5-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
 
The Saints had their biggest scoring output of the season last Saturday at MacMurray College, defeating the Highlanders 55-7 in Jacksonville, Illinois … CSS scored points on seven straight possessions at one point.
 
Road Warriors: CSS has won 17 straight conference road games, dating back to the 2010 season … The last conference road loss came to Martin Luther on Sept. 25, 2010 (21-7). 
 
UMAC Success: The Saints have won 17 straight UMAC games; a streak dating back to October 20, 2012 … CSS has lost only one UMAC game in the last three seasons … That 2012 loss came against Northwestern at Ordean Stadium.
 
Thru the Uprights: In last Saturday's win at MacMurray, CSS senior kicker Mike Theismann (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Apollo HS) was 2-for-3 on field goal attempts, including matching his career-long and program record distance of 44 yards.
 
Don't Kick it to Him: Kenneth Jinkins (Eagan, Minn./Henry Sibley HS) had the longest kick return in program history on Saturday, with a 92-yard return for a touchdown … It was the second kick return in program history … Jinkins has four of the 10 longest kick returns in CSS history in just the last two weeks.
 
Red Zone Streak Ends: St. Scholastica saw its string of converting red zone opportunities come to an end on Saturday at 21 as CSS had a field goal blocked in the first quarter.
 
Check the Odometer: The total round trip mileage of CSS's first three road games this season was 3,498 miles … You can drive from Rockford, Ill. and Anchorage, Alaska in that distance.
 
Harper Milestones: Quarterback Tyler Harper (Minneapolis, Minn./DeLaSalle HS) matched a career-high with four TD passes on Saturday … He is 67 yards shy from hitting 5,000 yards passing for his career.
 
Cedarleaf on the Edge: Senior defensive end Blake Cedarleaf (Mahtomedi, Minn./Mahtomedi HS) tied Christopher Doran's program record of 13.5 sacks in a career last week at MacMurray.
 
Series History: The Saints are 4-3 all-time against the Knights … Martin Luther is the only conference team CSS has a sub-.500 record against … The Knights won the first four in the series, while CSS has won the last three … The only Saints win in New Ulm came in 2012 by a 21-7 score.
 
 
Martin Luther College Knights
Since winning its season opener at Maranatha Baptist (Wis.), the Knights have dropped five straight conference games … MLC relies heavily on the running game as it ranks last in the league averaging only 57.2 passing yards per game … The Knights lead the conference with 343 rushing attempts and are averaging 272.3 yards on the ground per game … The offense took a hit when starting quarterback Luke Rothe went down with an injury against Northwestern and has missed the last three games … Running back matt Olson also missed last game due to injury.
 
Head Coach Doug Lange: Doug Lange is entering his 10^th season as the head coach of the football program at MLC in 2014, and is also the head coach of the men's and women's track and field programs … Since taking over the football program in 2005, Lange holds a record of 43-44 … He was named UMAC Coach of the Year in football in 2009 after leading the Knights to a UMAC North championship with a record of 7-3.