Quick Facts:
-The Saints peppered North Central with 53 shots (28 on goal) in the contest.
-Kelsey Kehtel (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) scored four goals in the game. Kehtel has scored hat tricks in in the Saints last two contests and leads the UMAC with 19 goals on the season.
-CSS can clinch the UMAC regular season title and the top seed in the conference tournament with a win next Friday at UM-Morris.
DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica Saints women's soccer team took care of business on senior day at Saints Field as CSS overpowered UMAC foe North Central 5-0 on a sunny Saturday afternoon.
The Saints came out firing on all cylinders in the first half, outshooting North Central by a 21-0 margin. The seniors were quickly represented on the stat sheet as Casey Mitchell (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech) assisted on the first of many Kelsey Kehtel (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) goals in the fourth minute. Mitchell then tallied her second assist in the seventh minute, this time to junior Kate Burley (Nowthen, Minn./St. Francis HS ). Not to be outdone, Kehtel would find the net three consecutive times thereafter. Her 20th minute goal came courtesy of a Jayln Britton assist, while her third goal of the day was assisted by both Britton and Leah Hamm (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS). Kehtel added another score in the 32nd minute to give her four in the first half, burying the pass from Taylor Olson (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS ).
The Saints continued to put the pressure on the Ram defense in the second half, outshooting North Central 32-0 in the second half. CSS would not score in the half, but was in control of the game through the final whistle, as St. Scholastica cruised to a 5-0 victory.
In the losing effort for the Rams, keeper Taylor Patch made 23 saves, while keeper Kelsey Reeves (Eagle River, Alaska/Eagle River HS ) did not have a save for CSS. The Saints honored seniors Amy Heilman (Ham Lake, Minn./Blaine HS), Angie Toepper (Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial HS), Casey Mitchell (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech), Jayln Britton, Kelsey Kehtel (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) before the contest for their dedication and contributions to the program throughout their respective careers.
The Saints look to improve upon a four game winning streak next weekend, as CSS wraps up the regular season on the road against UM-Morris next Friday at 3:15 p.m. and Martin Luther on Saturday at 2:15 p.m. With a win over UM-Morris, CSS would clinch the UMAC regular season crown and the top seed in the postseason tournament.
