DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The No. 25-ranked St. Scholastica men's soccer team travels to face longtime Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) rival University of Minnesota Morris on Saturday.
 
Where:
Cougar Soccer Complex – Morris, Minn.
 
When:
Saturday at 2 p.m.
 
Live Video/Stats: http://csn.morris.umn.edu/live/
 
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#25 St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 9-1-0, 4-0-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
 
Last Action: The Saints took care of North Central University (Minn.) 11-0 on Saturday … Shawayne Folkes (Toronto, Ontario/Maxwell Heights) recorded three goals in the first six minutes and 10 seconds of the game … Tom Corcoran (Warrington, England/Great Sankey HS, Priestley College) also added a hat trick in the victory and Kyle Farrar (London, England/Kelsey Park Sports College) had two goals.
 
Ranked: The Saints are No. 25 in this week's National Soccer Coaches Association of America Division III poll … It marks the first time in program history they are ranked in that particular poll … The Saints are also ranked third in the NSCAA North Region poll.
 
UMAC Streak: The Saints are unbeaten in their last 80 UMAC regular season games … The last loss came at University of Minnesota Morris on October 3, 2009 … The last tie in league play was September 30, 2011 at Northwestern.
 
Fast Starts in Odd Years: The Saints are off to their best start since the 2011 season when they were 9-1-1 to begin the year … In 2007, the Saints got off to a 9-1-0 start.
 
Peppering the Keeper: The Saints have out-shot their opponent in every game this season and have a 258-77 advantage overall, including 134-34 edge in shots on goal.
 
Drawing PKs: The Saints are 8-for-8 in penalty kick attempts this season with Corcoran with seven of those eight goals … The program record is 11 from the 2013 season and the individual record is eight by Joe Watt from that same season.
 
NCAA Rankings: In the most recent NCAA statistical rankings, the Saints lead NCAA Division III averaging 5.2 goals per game and 13.4 shots on goal per game … Folkes is tied for first with four game-winning goals … Corcoran is third in the nation with 12 goals and Sean Morgan (Belfast, Ireland/St. Patrick’s Grammar School) is third with eight assists.

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Upcoming Opponents
Minnesota Morris Cougars
Record: 3-7-0, 3-1-0 UMAC
The Cougars had their biggest scoring output of the season on Tuesday, defeating Bethany Lutheran College 6-0 … Entering that game, Morris had only scored seven goals all season … The lone conference loss came in the opener against the University of Northwestern by a 1-0 score … Freshman Austin Keller leads the team with three goals and seven points … He has two of the team's three game-winning goals … Sophomore goalkeeper Cody Christ has 47 saves so far on the year and a pair of shutouts.
 
Series History: CSS leads 20-3-3
 
Last Meeting: CSS won all three meetings last season by a three-goal differential in each, including 4-1 in the UMAC Tournament Championship game … The Saints have not lost to the Cougars since the 2009 season.

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Looking Ahead: The Saints will be at Crown College next Friday night.