DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's soccer team will wrap up a six-game home stand this weekend when it hosts Martin Luther College on Saturday and Gustavus Adolphus College on Sunday.
 
Where:
Saints Field – Duluth, Minn.
 
When:
Saturday vs. Martin Luther – 3:15 p.m.
Sunday vs. Gustavus Adolphus – 2:30 p.m.
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 13-2-1, 8-0-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
 
Last Action: The Saints played Carleton College to a 1-1 tie on Sunday at Saints Field … Jonny Harkin (Studley, England/St. Benedicts School) scored the lone goal for the Saints … Sandy Davidson-Hunt (Kenora, Ontario/St. Thomas Aquinas) made a career-high nine saves to preserve the tie … The day before, CSS defeated Bethany Lutheran College 2-0 … Charlie Crane (Southampton, England/Brockenhurst College) and Tom Corcoran (Warrington, England/Great Sankey HS, Priestley College) scored both goals for the Saints … Chris Rothstein (Sauk Rapids, Minn./Sauk Rapids-Rice HS) earned the shutout in goal.
 
Home Sweet Home: When it's all said and done, the Saints will have played six straight games at home … CSS is 2-1-1 in the first four games of the home stand … The last time the Saints played six consecutive regular season games at home was in the 2010 season … CSS finished that stretch 4-1-1 … The Saints haven't lost a regular season home conference game since falling to Northwestern on September 19, 2008.
 
UMAC Streak: The Saints are unbeaten in their last 84 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.
 
No Longer Ranked: The Saints 2-0-1 record last week wasn't enough to keep them in the polls this week as they have dropped to the receiving votes area.
 
Where They Stand: The Saints can clinch their sixth straight Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) regular season championship on Saturday with a victory over Martin Luther … CSS has won 16 UMAC regular season titles overall … The Saints hold a three-point advantage over UW-Superior, who they have already beaten twice.
 
Drawing PKs: The Saints are 10-for-10 in penalty kick attempts this season with Corcoran with eight of those 10 goals … The eight penalty kick goals ties Joe Watt's single-season program record … The team program record is 11 from the 2013 season.
 
NCAA Rankings: The Saints continue to lead NCAA Division III in scoring offense (4.4 goals per game), total goals (71), shots per game (25.8) and shots on goal per game (13) … CSS is third in the country in total assists (42) … Sean Morgan (Belfast, Ireland/St. Patrick’s Grammar School) ranks fifth in the nation with 11 assists.

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Upcoming Opponents
Martin Luther Knights
Record: 6-9-1, 3-5-1 UMAC
The Knights enter play on Saturday on a five-game losing streak after falling to Saint Mary's University 3-0 on Wednesday night … Saturday's contest against the Saints is the final conference game for the Knights … Martin Luther currently sits in sixth place, a half point out of the fifth-and-final postseason spot … Martin Luther will need to beat the Saints to have a chance at the postseason … Forward Aaron Swanson is the top non-CSS point scorer in the conference with nine goals and 22 points … Freshman Josh Koelpin leads the team with five assists … Sophomore goalkeeper Caleb King leads the league with a .776 save percentage.
 
Gustavus Adolphus Gusties
Record: 7-4-3, 1-4-3 MIAC
The Gusties have struggled in MIAC play and will likely miss the postseason after being picked to win the conference in the beginning of the season … Gustavus has won two straight after going winless in the seven games previous … Junior forward Patrick Roth leads the team with seven goals and 16 points … Senior Eli Bjerk leads the team with eight assists … The Gusties have played a pair of freshmen in goal with Anders Severson leading the team with five wins and six shutouts, while Matt Bateman leads the MIAC in goals-against-average (0.57) and save percentage (.864).

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Series Histories:
-CSS leads Martin Luther 29-9-0
-Gustavus leads CSS 14-3-2
 
Last Meetings: The Saints defeated Martin Luther by scores of 7-2 and 6-0 last season … CSS has won 16 straight against the Knights … St. Scholastica has lost two straight against the Gusties, including a 2-1 overtime loss in the 2013 NCAA Tournament … CSS has won all of its games in the series at home, including three of the last four.

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Looking Ahead: The Saints will close out the regular season at Northland College on Tuesday, October 27.