DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's soccer team gets back to conference play on Friday when it takes on Crown College in St. Bonifacius.
Where:KleinBank Stadium – St. Bonifacius, Minn.
When:Friday at 5:30 p.m.
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www.facebook.com/pages/The-College-of-St-Scholastica-Womens-Soccer/85467408435 St. Scholastica SaintsStatsRecord: 5-6-2, 4-1-0 UMACUpper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats Last Action: The Saints are coming off a 1-0 loss at Augsburg College on Monday night … The Auggies, who are now ranked No. 25 in this week's NSCAA Division III poll, scored the lone goal in the 18
th minute …
Jill Rosby (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Park Center HS ) hit the post shortly after for CSS …
Kelsey Reeves (Eagle River, Alaska/Eagle River HS ) made six saves for the Saints.
Pivotal Win over Minnesota Morris: Last Saturday, the Saints defeated rival University of Minnesota Morris 4-0 behind a pair of goals from
Leah Hamm (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS) and
Becca Rancour (Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson HS ) … The four goals are the most scored against the Cougars away from Duluth in the series' history.
Schedule Adjustment: Next week's Bridge Battle between the Saints and UW-Superior has been changed from Wednesday night to Wednesday afternoon and will be played at Saints Field to accommodate potential MSHSL playoff games. 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 75 corner kicks overall this season … They also lead averaging 24 shots per game in conference play …
Kelsey Reeves (Eagle River, Alaska/Eagle River HS ) leads the conference with 1.05 goals-against-average and three shutouts.
Where they Stand in the UMAC: At the halfway point of the conference schedule, there are four teams currently with one loss … The University of Northwestern has just three conference games left, including one this Saturday against fellow one loss team Northland College … The Saints and Bethany Lutheran College are the other two one-loss teams, however, the Vikings also have a tie.
Upcoming Opponents Crown StormRecord: 3-9-0, 0-6-0 UMACThe Storm snapped a nine-game losing streak on Thursday night with a 3-0 victory over Finlandia University (Mich.) in non-conference play … Prior to that, Crown had been shut out in its last four games … In six games this season, goalkeeper Marissa Becerra leads in the conference with a .784 save percentage … However, she has not played in the last three games … Senior Tiffany Krueger leads the team with five goals and 10 points.
Series History: CSS leads 31-0-0
Last Meeting: The Saints defeated the Storm 5-0 in their last contest at KleinBank Stadium … CSS has allowed just one goal in the last 12 meetings.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will host Bridge Rival University of Wisconsin-Superior on Wednesday afternoon at a time yet to be determined.