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PREVIEW: Women's Soccer Hosts Bethany Lutheran Saturday

DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's soccer team will take on Bethany Lutheran College in a key late season conference matchup on Saturday.
 
Where:
Saints Field – Duluth, Minn.
 
When:
Saturday at 1 p.m.
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 7-6-2, 6-1-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
 
Last Action: The Saints capped off a season sweep of Bridge Rival University of Wisconsin-Superior on Wednesday with a 4-0 victory at Saints Field … Kirsten Olsen (Ham Lake, Minn./Blaine HS ), Becca Rancour (Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson HS ), Jill Rosby (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Park Center HS ) and Leah Hamm (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS) all scored for the Saints, who shut out the Yellowjackets for the seventh straight time … The victory put the Saints above .500 for the first time since the season-opening victory over Hamline University.
 
On a Roll: Freshman Becca Rancour (Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson HS ) has recorded at least one goal in four of the last five games and has 11 points in the last two games with four goals and three assists … She is second in the UMAC with 20 points in league games.
 
Where they Stand in the UMAC: With three conference games remaining, the Saints are one of three teams with one conference loss … The University of Northwestern and Bethany Lutheran are the other two teams … Northwestern controls its own destiny, beating the Saints earlier this season … Bethany Lutheran has a tie on its record, putting them behind the Saints … Northwestern has Crown College and UW-Superior remaining on its schedule.
 
Plenty of Extra Soccer: The Saints have played four overtime games already this season and all four have gone to a least second overtime … CSS has not played in more than four overtime games in a season since 2005 when they had five, which is the most in program history.
 
Leading the UMAC: The Saints lead the conference with 91 corner kicks and 36 goals scored this season … They also lead averaging 25.4 shots per game in conference play … Kelsey Reeves (Eagle River, Alaska/Eagle River HS ) leads the conference with 0.97 goals-against-average and four shutouts.
 
Upcoming Opponents
Bethany Lutheran Vikings
Record: 8-6-2, 5-1-1 UMAC
The Vikings are coming off a 1-0 overtime victory over rival Martin Luther College on Tuesday … Freshman Ali Mix leads the conference with seven assists and the team with eight goals and 23 points … Senior Taylor Friehl has seven goals and five assists … Friehl leads the team with four game-winning goals … Goaltender Averi Cash has a 2.92 goals-against-average … The Vikings lead the conference with 152 shots on goal this season.
 
Series History: CSS leads 20-0-1
 
Last Meeting: The Saints defeated the Vikings by scores of 5-0 and 1-0 last season … CSS has not allowed a Bethany Lutheran goal in the last five meetings.
 
Looking Ahead: The Saints will host Martin Luther College in the regular season home finale on Saturday, October 24.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Leah  Hamm

#32 Leah Hamm

F
5' 2"
Senior
Kirsten  Olsen

#29 Kirsten Olsen

M
5' 6"
Junior
Kelsey  Reeves

#1 Kelsey Reeves

GK
5' 4"
Senior
Becca  Rancour

#3 Becca Rancour

F
5' 4"
Freshman
Jill  Rosby

#17 Jill Rosby

F
5' 5"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Leah  Hamm

#32 Leah Hamm

5' 2"
Senior
F
Kirsten  Olsen

#29 Kirsten Olsen

5' 6"
Junior
M
Kelsey  Reeves

#1 Kelsey Reeves

5' 4"
Senior
GK
Becca  Rancour

#3 Becca Rancour

5' 4"
Freshman
F
Jill  Rosby

#17 Jill Rosby

5' 5"
Freshman
F