DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – St. Scholastica men's soccer will host the University of Minnesota Morris for the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Tournament Championship on Saturday at Saints Field.
 
Where:
Saints Field
 
When:
11:30 a.m.
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 19-2, 14-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Stats Standings
 
St. Scholastica claimed spot in the championship game following a 6-0 victory over Crown College in the semifinal matchup…The Saints have won the UMAC Championship in each of the last two seasons with both victories coming against Minnesota Morris.
 
Prolific Offense: St. Scholastica has the top-three UMAC leaders in goals, assists, and points this season…As a team the Saints have scored 125 goals this season which is the best in NCAA Division III and is the second-most all-time…The team with the second most goals scored in the UMAC this year is Minnesota-Morris with 43 ... The next closest team in NCAA Division III is Trinity (Texas), who defeated the Saints in the season opener…Tom Corcoran (Warrington, England/Great Sankey HS, Priestley College) has scored 20 or more goals in the past two seasons and Andrew Jenkins (Cardiff, Wales/Whitchurch HS) has scored 20 or more goals in the past three seasons including a 33 goal season in 2013…St. Scholastica has average six goals per game this season which leads the conference.
 
You Can't Win if You Can't Score: Saints goalkeeper Jacob Ballheimer (Gerrards Cross, England/Chalfonts Community College) has been arguably the best keeper in the UMAC this season…Ballheimer's 14 shutouts this season led the UMAC as well as setting a St. Scholastica program record…Ballheimer holds the lowest goals-against average in the conference (0.74) and is ranked second in save percentage (.783)…Ballheimer has yet to concede a goal in the playoffs.
 
Playoff History: St. Scholastica and Minnesota-Morris have met in the UMAC Championship game every year dating back to 2007…CSS has a 3-2-2 record in those Championship games…Each team has claimed a victory in penalty kicks, CSS in 2009 and Morris in 2011, after the game was tied through regulation and overtime…The Saints have defeated the Cougars in the Championship game the past two seasons (2012, 2013) and outscored Minnesota-Morris 5-1 over those two games.
 
UMAC Dominance: St. Scholastica has been unbeatable this season against UMAC opponents with a perfect 14-0 conference record…The Saints also went a perfect 14-0 in the UMAC in 2013 and 2012…In 2011 CSS finished 11-0-1 with the lone tie coming against the University of Northwestern.
 
Series History: St. Scholastica holds an all-time record of 19-3-3 against the University of Minnesota-Morris…CSS went 2-0 against the Cougars in regular season play this year and outscored Minnesota-Morris 8-2 in those two contests.
 
The University of Minnesota-Morris Cougars
Minnesota-Morris has an overall record of 13-5-2 this year and 10-2-2 in the UMAC…Shingo Yamane led the Cougars in goals (10) and points (23) this season…Minnesota-Morris advanced to the UMAC Championship game following a 2-0 win over the University of Northwestern in the semifinal matchup…The Cougars have lost to CSS in the UMAC Championship the past two seasons.