DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's and women's soccer teams, along with the volleyball team, heads East on Highway 2 this week to face Northland College.
Where:TuesdayAshland High School Soccer Field – Ashland, Wis.
WednesdayKendrigan Center – Ashland, Wis.
Women's Soccer9-6-2, 8-1-0 UMACOverall Statistics When:Tuesday at 1 p.m.
CSS Notes: The Saints blanked Martin Luther College on Saturday 7-0 …
Leah Hamm (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS) scored three goals and
Becca Rancour (Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson HS ) added two more in the victory …
Kelsey Reeves (Eagle River, Alaska/Eagle River HS ) earned her fifth shutout of the season and her 34
th of her career … With her three goals on Saturday, Hamm is now only six points shy of 100 for her career and is a point shy from moving into the top 10 all-time in program history … Rancour is third in the UMAC this season with 26 points in league games … With a victory on Tuesday, the Saints can clinch a share of the conference regular season title … However, the Saints are already locked in as the No. 2 seed as the University of Northwestern locked in the No. 1 seed.
Northland Notes: The LumberJills (9-6-1, 6-2-1 UMAC) are coming off a crucial tie against Bethany Lutheran College on Saturday … It was crucial because not only did the LumberJills lose a chance to host a UMAC Tournament semifinal game, but they also could fall to fourth in the standings with a loss and have to host a UMAC First Round game next Monday … A tie tomorrow would get them a UMAC Tournament semifinal rematch with the Saints … The 'Jills are led by junior Madeleine Wieland with 12 goals and 26 points this season … Freshman Kaiya Voldberg is next with 10 goals, four assists and 24 points … Both of those players scored against the Saints in the first meeting this season.
Series History: CSS leads 39-3-0
Last Meeting: The Saints rallied twice from a goal down to defeat the LumberJills 3-2 at Saints Field on September 15 … CSS scored twice in the final 12 minutes to pick up the win with
Kate Burley (Nowthen, Minn./St. Francis HS ) recording the game winner with five minutes remaining … All three losses against the LumberJills in series history have come in Ashland.
Up Next: The Saints will host a UMAC Tournament semifinal on Wednesday, November 4 against either Northland or the University of Minnesota Morris, pending the outcome of Tuesday's game.
Men's Soccer15-2-1, 9-0-0 UMACOverall Statistics When:Tuesday at 3:15 p.m.
CSS Notes: The Saints defeated Gustavus Adolphus College 3-2 in its final non-conference game of the season on Sunday at Saints Field … CSS scored the first three goals of the game, all in the first 40 minutes of play and all assisted by
Kyle Farrar (London, England/Kelsey Park Sports College) … CSS will look to finish unbeaten and untied in conference play for the fourth straight season … CSS captured its sixth straight UMAC regular season title with a 13-0 victory over Martin Luther College on Saturday … Senior captain
Tom Corcoran (Warrington, England/Great Sankey HS, Priestley College) sits only a point shy of third on the program's scoring list and three points shy of second …
Sean Morgan (Belfast, Ireland/St. Patrick’s Grammar School) ranks third all-time in NCAA Division III history with 66 career assists and is seven-shy of
Joe Watt's program record.
Northland Notes: The LumberJacks will enter their season finale looking to earn their first conference victory this season … Northland is winless in its last 14 attempts this season with its only victory coming against MacMurray College (Ill.) on September 6 … Senior Will Gibbens leads the team with four goals and eight points, while freshman Bryce Merrell leads the team with three assists … Goalkeeper Colton Schreyer leads the UMAC in saves (193) and save percentage (.778).
Series History: CSS leads 56-17-7
Last Meeting: The Saints defeated Northland 12-0 in mid-September at Saints Field … CSS has scored at least 10 goals in the last four meetings with the LumberJacks.
Up Next: The Saints will host a UMAC Tournament semifinal at Saints Field on Wednesday, November 4 against either Bethany Lutheran College or North Central University.
Volleyball13-12, 3-3 UMACOverall Statistics When:Wednesday at 7 p.m.
CSS Notes: The Saints were swept by conference Co-leader University of Northwestern on Saturday at the Reif Gymnasium …
Kortney Morrin (Grantsburg, Wis./Grantsburg HS (Northern State)) led the team with 10 kills and 14 digs … With two conference matches remaining, the Saints need one win to clinch a UMAC Tournament spot and two wins to clinch the No. 4 seed and host a UMAC Tournament first round match on Monday, November 2 … CSS continues to lead the conference with 17.7 digs per set …
Danielle Benusa (Shakopee, Minn./Shakopee HS) is five digs shy of becoming the sixth Saint to record 1,300 in a career.
Northland Notes: The LumberJills (5-14, 1-5 UMAC) swept Crown College on Saturday to earn its first UMAC victory of the season … The victory snapped a six-match losing streak … Jasmine Gomez leads the conference with 5.47 digs per set, while Adrianna Galtieri leads the league with 0.50 service aces per set … Junior Bethany Best leads the team with 197 kills and 21 blocks.
Series History: CSS leads 63-15
Last Meeting: The Saints swept Northland twice last season and have swept the LumberJills 11 straight times overall … CSS has won 41 straight against the 'Jills.
Up Next: The Saints will host Crown College in the regular season finale at the Reif Gymnasium on Saturday.