DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The No. 23 St. Scholastica men's soccer team remains at home this weekend when it hosts Bethany Lutheran College for Senior Day on Saturday and Carleton College in non-conference battle on Sunday.
 
Where:
Saints Field – Duluth, Minn.
 
When:
Saturday vs. Bethany Lutheran – 3:15 p.m. (Senior Day)
Sunday vs. Carleton – Noon
 
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#23 St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 12-2-0, 7-0-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
 
Last Action: The Saints defeated Bridge Rival University of Wisconsin-Superior for the second time this season on Thursday night at Ordean Stadium … The Saints scored three first half goals on their way to a 3-1 victory … Sean Morgan (Belfast, Ireland/St. Patrick’s Grammar School) and Shawayne Folkes (Toronto, Ontario/Maxwell Heights) had two of the goals.
 
Ranked: Last Sunday's loss to the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, which is now ranked No. 17 in the nation, dropped the Saints only one spot this week to No. 23 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division III poll … Oshkosh also leap-frogged CSS in the North Region poll as the Saints are now fourth.
 
UMAC Streak: The Saints are unbeaten in their last 83 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.
 
Senior Day: The Saints will honor four seniors on Saturday against Bethany Lutheran … Tom Corcoran (Warrington, England/Great Sankey HS, Priestley College) has appeared in 77 games and currently sits fourth on the program's all-time scoring list with 152 points … His 64 career goals rank second all-time … Corcoran finished fourth in the country in 2014 with 2.61 points per game … Sean Morgan (Belfast, Ireland/St. Patrick’s Grammar School) has also played in 77 career games and ranks second in program history with 62 career assists … He has finished second in NCAA Division III in assists the past two seasons … Trevor Clark (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) has appeared in 40 career games, including 31 the past two seasons … Chris Rothstein (Sauk Rapids, Minn./Sauk Rapids-Rice HS) has appeared in three games this season and has recorded two shutouts.
 
Peppering the Keeper: The Saints have out-shot their opponent in every game this season and have a 361-111 advantage overall, including 179-50 edge in shots on goal … The Saints have out-scored their opponents 41-4 in the first half this season.
 
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: The Saints currently lead the nation in scoring offense (4.9 goals per game), total goals (68), shots per game (25.9) and shots on goal per game (12.8) … Folkes is third in the country with five game-winning goals, Morgan is seventh with 10 assists and Corcoran is ninth with 14 total goals.

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Upcoming Opponents
Bethany Lutheran Vikings
Record: 4-9-2, 3-3-1 UMAC
The Vikings are coming off a 1-0 overtime victory over rival Martin Luther College on Tuesday … Bethany has beaten Martin Luther twice this season, which might be what it takes to get them into the UMAC Tournament … Senior Jorge Perez leads the team with seven goals and 14 points this season … Fellow senior Mike Loquercio has a team-high three assists … Sophomore goalkeeper Matt Bitter has seen a majority of the action this season and is second in the conference with 99 saves.
 
Carleton Knights
Record: 7-4-2, 4-1-1 MIAC
The Knights have a big conference game against Macalester College, ranked sixth in the region on Saturday before facing the Saints on Sunday … Carleton has won four straight games, including three straight by shutout … In the last five games, the Knights have tied Saint John's University (ranked fifth in the North Region) and blanked Gustavus Adolphus College 3-0 … Carleton currently sits third in the MIAC standings behind Macalester and Saint John's … Junior Danny Leal leads the team with six goals, including three game-winning goals, and 12 points … His 42 shots leads the MIAC … Senior Sam Hayward leads the team with four assists … Sophomore goalkeeper Brandon Hilliard has a 0.79 goals-against-average and six shutouts this season … Carleton leads the MIAC and is ranked 15^th in the nation with 20.2 shots per game.

Series Histories:
-CSS leads Bethany Lutheran 23-3-0
-Carleton leads CSS 9-4-2
 
Last Meetings: The Saints defeated Bethany Lutheran 13-0 at Saints Field last season, but only prevailed 1-0 later in the season at Mankato … CSS has won 23 straight against the Vikings … The Saints defeated Carleton 2-0 last season in Northfield … CSS is 3-1-1 in the last five meetings with the Knights.

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Looking Ahead: The Saints host Martin Luther College on Saturday, October 24.