MORRIS, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica football team will take on the Cougars of the University of Minnesota Morris this Saturday at 2 p.m. for the last road contest of the regular season.
                         
Where:
Big Cat Stadium in Morris, Minnesota
 
When:
Saturday at 2 p.m.
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 8-0, 7-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
 
The Saints have been largely successful in the past few games after a tight homecoming win over Northwestern … They have beaten the last three opponents by a combined score of 163-21 including the first shutout in school history last week vs. Eureka in a 59-0 victory highlighted by two punt return touchdowns by Mitch Ejnik (New London, Minn./New London-Spicer HS ) and Andrew Smith (Rogers, Minn./Rogers HS) … Tyler Harper (Minneapolis, Minn./DeLaSalle HS) threw for 195 yards on 12-of-19 passing with three touchdowns to lead CSS through the air, and on the ground the Saints gained 205 yards as a team led by backup quarterback Kyle Stepka (New Prague, Minn./New Prague HS)'s 44 yards including a touchdown scamper in the third quarter.
 
UMAC Success: The Saints have won 19 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.

Road Warriors: CSS has won 18 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). 

Shutout City: CSS got its first ever shutout last Saturday vs. Eureka where they gave up only 11 first downs and 187 total yards in a dominant defensive effort
 
Arial Assault: Harper currently leads the UMAC in touchdowns with 22 on the season and is third in passing yards per game with 202.2 on average … He is fast approaching the school record for most completed passes as he trails all-time leader Alex Thiry, who played quarterback for the Saints from 2008-2011, by just 35 completions … Thiry finished at 339 completions while Harper is sitting at 304 with two regular season games to go.

Very Special Teams: The Saints have recorded a special teams touchdown in three straight games, including two punt returns for TDs last Saturday ... That marked teh first time in program history that has occurred.
 
Defensive Milestone: CSS defensive lineman Blake Cedarleaf (Mahtomedi, Minn./Mahtomedi HS) remains tied with Christopher Doran for the programs career sack record. ... Cedarleaf had a near sack last week vs. Eureka and had two quarterback hurries.
 
Series History: CSS is currently 5-1 vs. the University of Minnesota Morris with the loss coming in their first matchup back in 2008 where the Saints lost 21-7 … Since then CSS has outscored the Cougars by a score of 177-70 in five straight wins ... However, the Saints needed a late score and defensive stop to hold off the Cougars in their last visit to Morris.
 
University of Minnesota Morris Cougars
Minnesota Morris is currently 0-8 with seven of the losses coming in the UMCAC season … Its closest game this year came vs. Crown College where they lost 30-27 … The 27 points was the most that the Cougars have scored this season where the next closest is 14 points scored against Westminster … Caleb McLaren leads the team over the air going 58-of-137 passing with six interceptions and five touchdowns ... The Cougars are led defensively by linebacker Cody Hickman ... Hickman is currently in the top 10 in NCAA Division III history in total tackles.

Head Coach Todd Hickman: Coach Hickman is in his eighth season at the helm of the Cougars ... Hickman became the 16th head coach of the Morris football team when he was hired in February 2007 ... Prior to his appointment as head coach he spent the previous 10 seasons an assistant on the Cougars' staff ... His coaching career spans over 20 years and includes stints at NCAA Division II and III colleges, as well as the junior college and high school levels.