Notables:
-Kelsey Kehtel (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) scores a natural hat trick with goals in the 33^rd, 63^rd, and 76^th minutes in the Saints 4-1 victory.
-Kehtel is now tied for the UMAC lead with 15 goals on the year.
-Leah Hamm (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS) added her 5^th goal of the season for CSS in the 89^th minute.
-Jalyn Britton (Eagan, Minn./St. Croix Lutheran HS) added her 11^th assist of the season, which ranks 2^nd in the UMAC, on Kehtel's 76^th minute goal.

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DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – St. Scholastica women's soccer defeated the University of Northwestern 4-1 Friday afternoon at Saints Field behind a Kelsey Kehtel (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) natural hat trick.
 
After 33 minutes of scoreless soccer between CSS and Northwestern, Kelsey Kehtel (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) broke the deadlock with her 13^th goal of the season on an assist from Casey Mitchell (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech).
 
The Eagles were able to hold Kehtel off the score sheet for the remainder of the first half, but in the second half the Saints striker went on to complete a natural hat trick scoring her 14^th and 15^th goals of the season in the 63^rd and 76^th minutes. Jalyn Britton (Eagan, Minn./St. Croix Lutheran HS) added her team-leading 11^th assist of the season on Kehtel's third goal.
 
Northwestern would strike back in the 78^th to make it 3-1 with Katie Meinke scoring her first goal of the season with assist from Anna Hitterdal. The goal broke the shutout for CSS keeper Kelsey Reeves (Eagle River, Alaska/Eagle River HS ) who finished the game with one save.
 
Leah Hamm (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS) scored the final goal of the game for St. Scholastica in the 89^th minute bringing the final score to 4-1. The goal was Hamm's fifth of the season from Kirsten Olsen (Ham Lake, Minn./Blaine HS ).
 
Eagles goalkeeper Miranda Carda finished the game with nine saves on 13 shots on goal.
 
The Saints are 10-6-1 overall and 10-0-1 in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference. CSS is now tied with the University of Minnesota-Morris for first in the UMAC standings at 31 points apiece. St. Scholastica holds an 8-1-1 record over its last 10 games.

Northwestern has struggled this year with a 4-11 record overall and 4-7 in the UMAC. The Eagles are currently riding a four game losing streak.
 
St. Scholastica will host North Central University Saturday at Saints Field for senior day. Kickoff is at 2:15 p.m.