DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's and women's soccer teams will face Bridge Rival University of Wisconsin-Superior for the second time this season this week.
Where:WednesdaySaints Field – Duluth, Minn.
ThursdayOrdean Stadium – Duluth, Minn.
Live Video/Stats: http://www.csssaints.com/ssn
Women's Soccer6-6-2, 5-1-0 UMACOverall Statistics When:Wednesday at 2 p.m.
CSS Notes: The Saints defeated Crown College 11-0 on Friday for their fifth conference win of the season …
Leah Hamm (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS) recorded four goals for the first time in her career and
Becca Rancour (Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson HS ) added three goals and two assists … CSS had a season-high 45 shots in the victory … The Saints are currently tied for first with the University of Northwestern in the loss column … However, the Eagles own the tiebreaker …
Rachel Dixon (Superior, Wis./Superior HS ) is tied atop the conference with five assists in league games …
Kelsey Reeves (Eagle River, Alaska/Eagle River HS ) leads the conference with 1.05 goals-against-average and is tied with three shutouts.
UWS Notes: The Yellowjackets are coming off a pair of shutout losses to Macalester College and the University of Minnesota Morris … UWS' two wins this season have come against Crown and North Central University … Former basketball standout Sally Linzmeier leads the team with two goals and five points … Sophomore Britt Zieroth also has two goals this season … Senior Alex Paige has both wins in goal this season and a 1.58 goals-against-average.
Series History: CSS leads 9-0-0
Last Meeting: The Saints defeated the Yellowjackets 2-0 earlier this season in Superior … Dixon and Rancour recorded second half goals for the Saints … CSS has not allowed a UWS goal in the last six meetings.
Up Next: The Saints will host Bethany Lutheran College at Saints Field on Saturday.
Men's Soccer11-2-0, 6-0-0 UMACOverall Statistics When:Thursday at 7 p.m.
CSS Notes: The Saints had their eight-game winning streak snapped with a 2-1 home loss to the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh on Sunday … The Saints were ranked third in the North Region and Oshkosh was fourth, according to the NSCAA … Despite the loss, the Saints dropped only one spot in this week's NSCAA Division III rankings as they now No. 23 … Both of CSS' losses this season have come at home against non-conference opponents … The loss was also the first since the 2013 season opener in which the Saints held a halftime lead … CSS enters Thursday night's contest on an 82-game UMAC regular season unbeaten streak … The 11-goal output against Crown College on Friday night has once again propelled the Saints to the top scoring team in the nation at 5.0 goals per game and 13.2 shots on goal per game.
UWS Notes: Superior's lone loss in the UMAC came against the Saints … In their five wins since that loss, the Yellowjackets have not surrendered a goal … UWS did have a non-conference defeat to Saint John's University in that span … The Yellowjackets have moved up to No. 8 in the NSCAA North Region rankings … Sophomore Jon Bucklew leads the team with seven goals and 16 points … Sophomore Reyman Solis has a team-high eight assists … Junior goalkeeper Ben Wilhelm has four shutouts this season and a 1.31 goals-against-average.
Series History: CSS leads 10-4-3
Last Meeting: The Saints defeated the Yellowjackets 4-0 in Superior earlier this season … CSS defeated UWS 4-3 under the lights at Ordean Stadium last year.
Up Next: The Saints will host Bethany Lutheran College at Saints Field on Saturday.