DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's soccer team looks to clinch the UMAC regular season championship and the top seed in the conference tournament as CSS faces the University of Minnesota Morris on Friday afternoon and plays Martin Luther College on Saturday in the final pair of games of the regular season.
When:
Friday
at Minnesota Morris - 3:15 p.m.
Saturday
at Martin Luther - 2:15 p.m.
Where:
Friday – Morris, Minn.
Saturday – New Ulm, Minn.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 11-6-1, 11-0-1 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings Stats
Winning Ways: After a tough non-conference season in which the Saints faced four consecutive ranked opponents, CSS was well prepared for UMAC play, as St. Scholastica is currently tied for first in the conference with Morris.
Senior Support: The CSS seniors have played a large part in the Saints success this season...Kelsey Kehtel (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) holds the program's all-time career points record and leads the conference with 19 goals and 43 points...Jalyn Britton (Eagan, Minn./St. Croix Lutheran HS) is tops in the UMAC with 13 assists and Casey Mitchell (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech) is fourth on the team with 10 points.
Dangerous Defense: The Saints have been very tough defensively in conference play, giving up just two goals in 12 conference contests this season...CSS has not given up multiple goals in a game since September 13th in a 2-1 loss to UW-River Falls.
Playoff Picture: With a win over Morris on Friday, the Saints would clinch the regular conference championship for the 11th consecutive year and earn the top seed in the UMAC Tournament...CSS is currently tied for first in the UMAC with the Cougars, who played the Saints to a scoreless tie previously this season ... If the teams tie again, the next tiebreakers are goal differential and goals allowed.
Series History: The Saints are 23-5-3 all-time against the Cougars ... Morris ended St. Scholastica's 31-game regular season conference winning streak in October by playing the Saints to a scoreless tie ... The last five meetings between the two teams that have taken place in Morris have been decided by one goal, with the Saints winning the last three by a score of 1-0 ... CSS is 26-10-4 all-time vs. Martin Luther ... The Saints have not lost to the Knights since 2002 and have recorded seven consecutive shut outs in the series.
University of Minnesota Morris Cougars
Minnesota Morris is seeking its first UMAC regular season title in program history this Friday when the Cougars host the Saints...Molly Hancuh was named the UMAC Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week last week after finishing last weekend's game against Crown with seven points...Hancuh also is tied with for the team points lead with Emma LaChance, as both have 10 goals and six assists... Cougars keeper Torri Jordan is second in the UMAC with a 0.68 goals-against average, allowing just seven scores this season...Morris is currently riding a six-game winning streak, but three of the four losses have come at home this season.
Martin Luther College Knights
Martin Luther is currently in third place in the UMAC standings with a 7-5 record, just ahead of Northland and Bethany Lutheran at 6-6...the Knights have been led by Jenna Maurer, who has nine goals and two assists for a team high 20 points...Hailey Johnson and Alysa Maertz have both contributed six goals as well...Martin Luther has won three of its last four contests to jump into third place, and a pair of wins this weekend would seal a postseason birth for the Knights.
