Men's Soccer 9/17/2014 3:19:00 PM

PREVIEW: Men's Soccer Gears Up for Conference Play

DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com)- The St. Scholastica men's soccer team hits the road this weekend for two games against a pair of Upper Midwest Athletic Conference rivals North Central University and the University of Northwestern.

Where:
Friday
Coon Rapids Soccer Complex – Minneapolis
Saturday
Reynolds Field – St. Paul

When:
Friday
North Central University at 4:15 p.m.
Saturday
University of Northwestern at 2:15 p.m.

Watch:
Friday
http://www.ncurams.com/sports/msoc/2014-15/boxscores/20140919_covr.xml
Saturday:
http://portal.stretchinternet.com/unw/

Live Stats:
Friday
http://www.ncurams.com/sports/msoc/2014-15/boxscores/20140919_covr.xml
Saturday
http://www.nwceagles.com/livestats

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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 4-2, 1-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings Stats

Since dropping its season opener to No.5 Trinity University, St. Scholastica men's soccer has won four of its last five games…The latest victory came Tuesday night with a historic 15-0 win over Northland College…The 15 goal win set the record for largest goal-differential in program history.

More Accolades for Jenks: With his three goal and one assist performance in the Saints win over Northland, senior forward Andrew Jenkins (Cardiff, Wales/Whitchurch HS) broke the program record for career points (163) surpassing the previous holder Joe Watt (London, England/North West Kent College) (159) ... Jenks was also named UMAC Offensive Player of the Year in 2012 and 2013 as well as being named first team all-conference in both of those years.

Unbeaten in the UMAC: CSS soccer has not lost against a UMAC opponent since 2009, a 1-0 loss to the University of Minnesota Morris ... Over the past four seasons St. Scholastica 51-0-3 in the UMAC overall and already 1-0 in conference this season.

Hat Trick Heroes: Three different Saints players recorded hat tricks against Northland. Andrew Jenkins (Cardiff, Wales/Whitchurch HS) and Tom Corcoran (Warrington, England/Great Sankey HS, Priestley College) each tallied three goals while Kyle Farrar (Sevenoaks, England/Kelsey Park Sports College) scored four times ... The trio combined for 10 of the Saints 15 goals against Northland.

Team Players: Following his three assist showing against Northland College, Saints midfielder Sean Morgan (Belfast, Ireland/St. Patrick’s Grammar School) currently leads the UMAC in assists with four on the season ... Just behind Morgan in the UMAC assists leaders is CSS forward Shawayne Folkes (Toronto, Ontario/Maxwell Heights) who picked three assists in the Saints 15-0 victory over Northland College.

Series History: In its series history, St. Scholastica is a perfect 10-0-0 against North Central University ... Over their last 10 matchups against the University of Northwestern, CSS holds an 8-0-2 record with an all-time record of 44-12-6.

North Central University
On the season the Rams hold a record of 0-2-1…The match against CSS is their first conference game of the season…North Central is led by junior forward David Afolabi who has scored in each of his last two matches.

University of Northwestern
The University of Northwestern is still searching for its first win of the season…The Eagles currently hold a 0-5 record…Northwestern is led by senior defender Robbie Denniston who is tied for the team lead with one goal on the season.

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Players Mentioned

#25 Joe Watt: M; 6' 2"; Senior

#8 Tom Corcoran: D; 6' 0"; Junior

#17 Shawayne Folkes: F; 6' 1"; Sophomore

#9 Andrew Jenkins: F; 5' 10"; Senior

#11 Sean Morgan: M; 5' 10"; Junior

#24 Kyle Farrar: F; 6' 1"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#25 Joe Watt
: 6' 2"; Senior
: M

#8 Tom Corcoran
: 6' 0"; Junior
: D

#17 Shawayne Folkes
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: F

#9 Andrew Jenkins
: 5' 10"; Senior
: F

#11 Sean Morgan
: 5' 10"; Junior
: M

#24 Kyle Farrar
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: F