Notables:-Win clinches 12th straight UMAC regular season title for CSS
-Regular season finale
-Rancour scored a hat trick and has registered at least one goal in five straight games-Hamm had the other two goals and is two points shy of 100 for her career
ASHLAND, Wis. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's soccer team shut down Northland College 5-0 on Tuesday afternoon to clinch a share of the UMAC regular season title.
The Saints scored early in the game with
Becca Rancour (Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson HS ) recording her first goal nearly four minutes into the game. She was unassisted in that goal. Scoring the second goal of the first half was
Leah Hamm (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS), who was also unassisted.
Rancour scored another goal in the second half, this time assisted by
Kaylee Benson (Nowthen, Minn./Anoka HS). Hamm took another turn scoring CSS' fourth goal with help from
Peyton Bacso (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata HS (Minnesota-Duluth) ). The Saints' fifth and final goal came from Rancour.
CSS out-shot the Lumberjills 24-4.
Kelsey Reeves (Eagle River, Alaska/Eagle River HS ) spent most the game in the net making all three saves for the Saints, while
Annie Michels (Plymouth, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret’s ) relieved her for the end of the game.
The Saints improve their record to 10-6-2, 9-1-0 UMAC while Northland falls to 9-6-2, 6-3-1 UMAC. The loss drops Northland to the No. 4 seed in next week's UMAC Tournament.
Up NextThe Saints will take on the University of Minnesota Morris back home on Saints Field in the UMAC Tournament Semifinals on Wednesday, November 4. The match is set to take place at 11:30 a.m.
