DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's soccer team will get an opportunity to avenge one, if not two, of its losses during the regular season when it opens NCAA Division III Tournament play at No. 14 Macalester College on Friday.
 
Where:
Macalester Stadium – St. Paul, Minn.
 
When:
First Round – Friday
CSS vs. Macalester – 5 p.m.
UW-Oshkosh vs. St. Olaf – 7:30 p.m.
Second Round – Saturday
Friday's advancing teams at 7 p.m.
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 18-2-1, 10-0-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
 
Last Action: The Saints defeated Bridge Rival University of Wisconsin-Superior for a third time this season by a score of 5-0 to capture their fourth straight Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Tournament championship … Sean Morgan (Belfast, Ireland/St. Patrick’s Grammar School) and Jonny Harkin (Studley, England/St. Benedicts School) each recorded two goals in the victory … Morgan was named the UMAC Tournament MVP.
 
Century Mark Milestone: Last week, the Saints became the first NCAA men's soccer team in any division to record at least 100 goals in three straight seasons … The only other NCAA Division III program to achieve that feat in back-to-back seasons was Trinity University (Texas) in 2002 and 2003 … It is only the 12^th time in Division III history a team has recorded at least 100 goals in a season and CSS has three of them.
 
Farrar on Fire: In the last seven games, Kyle Farrar (London, England/Kelsey Park Sports College) has recorded 12 goals, seven assists for 31 points … He has moved into fourth place on the program's career scoring list with 160 points … His recent scoring output has also put him in the national lead for total goals (24).
 
Drawing PKs: The Saints are a perfect 13-for-13 in the penalty kicks this season with the 13 PKs a new single-season program record … Tom Corcoran (Warrington, England/Great Sankey HS, Priestley College) converted a penalty kick on Saturday setting a new program record with his ninth of the season … Corcoran is a perfect 9-for-9 this season.
 
NCAA Postseason History: The Saints are still in search of their first NCAA Tournament victory (0-4) … In their first four NCAA Tournament games, the Saints have lost in overtime in two of those games, lost on a late goal against the No. 4 team in the country and lost last year in a snowstorm.
 
NCAA Rankings: Sean Morgan (Belfast, Ireland/St. Patrick’s Grammar School) ranks second in NCAA Division III with 21 assists on the year and third averaging an assist per game … The Saints lead the nation with 113 goals this season with next nearest team with 82 … CSS also leads in scoring offense (5.4 goals per game), total assists (80), shots per game (27.3) and shots on goal per game (14.8).

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Opponents at Site
No. 14 Macalester Scots
Record: 13-1-5, 8-0-2 MIAC
 
The Scots did not suffer a defeat during the regular season on its way to a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) regular season championship … However, Macalester would be tripped up in the MIAC Tournament semifinals by the University of St. Thomas for its first loss of the season … The Scots earned an at-large berth and will be making their 12^th NCAA Tournament appearance … This will be Macalester's first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2010 and its first NCAA postseason home game since 2001 … Macalester boasts the third-best team goals-against-average in the region at 0.75 … Junior goalkeeper Zeke Vainer led the MIAC with a 0.75 goals-against average … He recorded shutouts on the year … Offensively, the Scots scored 38 goals on the year, but averaged just 12.6 shots per game … Leading the offensive attack is junior Charlie Spurr, who had eight goals this season … Fellow junior Austin Burrows had seven goals and four assists on the year.
 
UW-Oshkosh Titans
Record: 11-3-3
 
The Titans program lives on as it was selected as an at-large team for the NCAA Tournament … It has been announced that this will be the final season of the UW-Oshkosh men's soccer program due to budget cuts … This will be the Titans' 14^th NCAA Tournament appearance and their first since 2013 … Oshkosh has the best team goals-against-average in the region at 0.56 … The Titans also have the best team save percentage in the region at .848 … Junior goalkeeper Sam Gabrilska ranks fifth in NCAA Division III with a 0.40 goals-against-average and sixth with a .891 save percentage … Junior Elias Efthimiou leads the team with five goals, while junior Jacob Hernandez has a team-high eight assists … After defeating the Saints on October 11, the Titans finished the season with a 1-2-1 record.
 
St. Olaf Oles
Record: 13-7-1, 6-3-1 MIAC
 
The Oles finished fourth in the MIAC standings, but earned an upset win over Saint John's University in the tournament semifinals and then hosted sixth-seeded St. Thomas in the championship, prevailing 2-0 … This will be St. Olaf's third NCAA Tournament appearance since 2009 … Senior Kevin Skrip led the MIAC this season with 12 goals and 28 points … Fellow senior Brenden Johnson had a team-high eight assists … Junior goalkeeper Ben Bramen had a 1.06 goals-against-average and five shutouts on the season … Four of the team's seven losses this season came against NCAA Tournament teams.

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Series Histories:
-Macalester leads CSS 7-5-1
-UW-Oshkosh leads CSS 3-1-0
-St. Olaf leads CSS 10-2-2
 
Last Meetings: The Saints fell to Macalester 2-0 on September 11 at Saints Field … The last trip to Macalester for the Saints resulted in a 1-0 double overtime loss in 2013 … This will be the first NCAA postseason meeting between the two programs … UW-Oshkosh rallied from a 1-0 halftime deficit to defeat the Saints 2-1 on October 11 at Saints Field … The Saints last played St. Olaf in 1998, which resulted in a 1-0 double overtime victory for the Oles.