DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's soccer team is looking to remain perfect in conference play as it takes on Martin Luther College and the University of Minnesota Morris this upcoming weekend at Saints Field.
Where:
Saints Field
When:
Friday
Martin Luther at 4:15 p.m.
Saturday
Minnesota Morris at 2:15 p.m.
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Stats
Record: 8-2, 5-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
The Saints extended their perfect record to 5-0 in UMAC play on the year by taking down Bethany Lutheran 13-0 and Crown College 4-0 … In the game against Bethany Lutheran, four CSS players scored two goals: Kyle Farrar (Sevenoaks, England/Kelsey Park Sports College), Andrew Jenkins (Cardiff, Wales/Whitchurch HS), Tom Corcoran (Warrington, England/Great Sankey HS, Priestley College), and Sean Morgan (Belfast, Ireland/St. Patrick’s Grammar School) … Saints goalkeeper Jacob Ballheimer (Gerrards Cross, England/Chalfonts Community College) recorded back to back shutouts last weekend, making it seven complete shutouts on the year for him.
Go Big or Go Home: The Saints have won every conference game this year by three goals or more, leaving every opponent in the dust with little chance to come back.
Ballheimer Says No: Saints keeper Jacob Ballheimer (Gerrards Cross, England/Chalfonts Community College) has been a brick wall so far this year, only allowing one of the five conference teams to score on him leading up to the weekend.
Series History: The Saints hold a 27-9 record over Martin Luther, while hold an even more impressive 17-3-3 record over Minnesota Morris.
Martin Luther
The Knights come into Friday's contest with a record of 2-5 overall, and a 2-2 record in the conference … Martin Luther is looking to bounce back with a win after their homecoming was spoiled by Northwestern by a final score of 4-0 … The Knights are led by sophomore Aaron Markgraf and senior Isaiah Horn, who have each been responsible for four points on the year … The goalkeeper role has been switched over between Eric Hahn and Caleb King, with King seeing more minutes so far this season and also recording the two wins for the team.
Minnesota Morris
The Cougars soccer team holds a bit of a better record coming into the weekend at 3-3-2, and a 2-0-2 record in the conference … Morris is coming off of a stellar weekend where they hosted both Northwestern and North Central University, shutting out both teams for two victories … The leading scorer for the Cougars is sophomore Shingo Yamane, who has three goals so far this season … Freshman goalie Cody Christ is coming off of a great two shutout weekend, he currently has three on the year.
