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Men's Soccer

PREVIEW: Men's Soccer Bridge Battle Takes Place Tuesday

DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The always fun and exciting men's soccer matchup featuring border rivals and future conference foes St. Scholastica and the University of Wisconsin-Superior will take place Tuesday evening at Ordean Stadium.
                             
Where:
Ordean Stadium – Duluth East High School
 
When:
Tuesday – 6:30 p.m.
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 13-2, 10-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
 
The Saints are on a 10-game winning streak with all of those wins coming in Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) play … With two road wins this weekend, the Saints clinched a UMAC postseason tournament berth.
 
Held in Check: CSS' 1-0 victory at Bethany Lutheran College on Saturday was its lowest scoring output in a win this season … The Saints currently have 90 goals this season with 81 of those coming in conference play.
 
Out of Conference: The Saints are 3-2-0 in non-conference play this season … CSS fell to then No. 5-ranked Trinity University (Texas) 3-1 to begin the season, but then recorded three straight wins vs. Southwestern University (Texas), then No. 21-ranked UW-Oshkosh and Carleton College … The last non-conference contest was a 3-0 loss to Gustavus Adolphus, in which the Saints played a man-down for 68 minutes.

Regional Rankings: The Saints are ranked sixth in the North Region by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), while the Yellowjackets are ranked 10th.
 
Corcoran's Streak: Junior Tom Corcoran (Warrington, England/Great Sankey HS, Priestley College) has recorded at least one point in 10 straight games.
 
Tops in the Nation: St. Scholastica leads NCAA Division III in scoring offense (6.3 goals/game), total goals (90), assists per game (5.9) and points per game (18.5).
 
NCAA Leaderboard: Senior Andrew Jenkins (Cardiff, Wales/Whitchurch HS) leads the nation with 47 total points and 21 goals, while Sean Morgan (Belfast, Ireland/St. Patrick’s Grammar School) leads the country with 22 assists.
 
It's Not all Offense: The Saints are ranked fifth in the nation in shutout percentage (.690) … Goalkeeper Jacob Ballheimer (Gerrards Cross, England/Chalfonts Community College) has recorded nine shutouts already this season.
 
Future UMAC foe: The 2015 season will mark the first season for UWS in the UMAC and the Saints and Yellowjackets will play twice with the first meeting on September 23rd and the second on October 13th.
 
Series History: CSS is 8-4-3 all-time against UW-Superior … However, the Yellowjackets are 4-1-2 in the last seven meetings with the Saints.
 
University of Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjackets
The Yellowjackets are 9-5-1 overall and 2-1-1 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) … UWS is coming off a 3-3 tie against conference rival UW-Whitewater on Saturday, in which both teams exchanged goals in the final one minute and 23 seconds of regulation … Four of their five losses have been by a score of 1-0, including an overtime loss to UW-Oshkosh … Three of the five losses have come at home … Gio Rodriguez leads the team with nine goals and 22 points … Brian Grand has a team-high five assists … Matt Elder and Zach Harwerth have split time in goal with both having a 0.96 goals-against-average … Harwerth is 6-1-1 overall with three shutouts.
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Players Mentioned

Tom  Corcoran

#8 Tom Corcoran

D
6' 0"
Junior
Andrew  Jenkins

#9 Andrew Jenkins

F
5' 10"
Senior
Sean  Morgan

#11 Sean Morgan

M
5' 10"
Junior
Jacob  Ballheimer

#1 Jacob Ballheimer

GK
6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Tom  Corcoran

#8 Tom Corcoran

6' 0"
Junior
D
Andrew  Jenkins

#9 Andrew Jenkins

5' 10"
Senior
F
Sean  Morgan

#11 Sean Morgan

5' 10"
Junior
M
Jacob  Ballheimer

#1 Jacob Ballheimer

6' 2"
Freshman
GK