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Women's Soccer

PREVIEW: Saints Look to Finish the Season Strong

DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's soccer is back home this weekend to take on a pair of Upper Midwest Athletic Conference opponents starting with the University of Northwestern on Friday and then North Central University on Saturday for Senior Day.
 
When:
Friday
3:15 p.m.
Saturday
2:15 p.m.
 
Where:
Saints Field

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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 9-6-1, 9-0-1 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings Stats
 
The Saints enter the weekend set of games coming off a tightly fought 1-0 victory over Bethany Lutheran College last Saturday…Kirsten Olsen (Ham Lake, Minn./Blaine HS ) scored the lone goal for CSS in the 24th minute…St. Scholastica is 9-0-1 against the UMAC this season with the one draw coming against the University of Minnesota-Morris...The Saturday contest against North Central is the Saints last home game of the regular season and senior day for the team.
 
Protecting the Net: CSS has shutout their opponent nine times this season…Saints goalkeeper Kelsey Reeves (Eagle River, Alaska/Eagle River HS ) currently leads the UMAC with seven shutouts this season…St. Scholastica's goals-against average on the season of 1.42 is second only to Minnesota-Morris.
 
Better at Home: Saints senior forward Kelsey Kehtel (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) is second in the UMAC in goal scoring this season with 12 goals…Nine of those 12 goals have been scored in home games…Kehtel has scored just three goals this season away from Saints Field.
 
Heating Up: Jalyn Britton (Eagan, Minn./St. Croix Lutheran HS), a forward for St. Scholastica, has recorded at least one point in each of her last three games…Britton has totaled four points, two goals and two assists, over that three game span.
 
You Miss 100% of the Shots You Don't Take: The Saints have recorded more shots (302) this season than any other UMAC team…Kelsey Kehtel (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) currently leads all UMAC players with 68 shots this year.

Thank You Seniors: The Saints will honor seniors Kehtel, Britton, Casey Mitchell (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech), Amy Heilman (Ham Lake, Minn./Blaine HS) and Angie Toepper (Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial HS) on Saturday vs. North Central.
 
Series History: CSS holds an all-time record of 35-9-1 against Northwestern…In their first contest this season the Saints beat the Eagles 3-0…St. Scholastica owns a perfect 10-0 record against North Central…The Rams have only scored one goal ever against CSS.
 
University of Northwestern
The Eagles are 4-11 overall this season and 4-6 in the UMAC…Additionally Northwestern is currently on a three game losing streak…Sophomore forward Jordan Skarin is the leading scorer for the Eagles with seven goals on the season…Northwestern has the highest goal-against average of any UMAC team at 3.92.
 
North Central University
The Rams enter the matchup against St. Scholastica having lost six straight…North Central is 2-10 overall on the season and 0-10 in the UMAC…The Rams have also been shutout in each of their last six losses…On the season North Central is the UMAC's lowest scoring team.
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Players Mentioned

Jalyn  Britton

#22 Jalyn Britton

F
5' 7"
Senior
Amy  Heilman

#24 Amy Heilman

D
5' 5"
Senior
Kelsey  Kehtel

#17 Kelsey Kehtel

F
5' 6"
Senior
Casey  Mitchell

#11 Casey Mitchell

M
5' 2"
Senior
Kirsten  Olsen

#29 Kirsten Olsen

M/D
5' 7"
Sophomore
Kelsey  Reeves

#1 Kelsey Reeves

GK
5' 4"
Junior
Angie  Toepper

#39/21 Angie Toepper

GK/F
5' 6"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Jalyn  Britton

#22 Jalyn Britton

5' 7"
Senior
F
Amy  Heilman

#24 Amy Heilman

5' 5"
Senior
D
Kelsey  Kehtel

#17 Kelsey Kehtel

5' 6"
Senior
F
Casey  Mitchell

#11 Casey Mitchell

5' 2"
Senior
M
Kirsten  Olsen

#29 Kirsten Olsen

5' 7"
Sophomore
M/D
Kelsey  Reeves

#1 Kelsey Reeves

5' 4"
Junior
GK
Angie  Toepper

#39/21 Angie Toepper

5' 6"
Senior
GK/F