DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's and women's soccer and volleyball teams will be in action at home on Tuesday with the soccer teams opening conference play against Northland College and the volleyball team staying out of conference against the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
Where:Saints Field
Reif Gymnasium – Burns Wellness Center
Live Video/Stats: http://www.csssaints.com/ssn
Men's Soccer4-1-0Overall Statistics When:Tuesday at 2:30 p.m.
CSS Notes: The Saints went 1-1 over the weekend, dropping a 2-0 decision to Macalester College on Friday and rebounding to win 4-2 over Concordia College-Moorhead on Saturday … Senior
Tom Corcoran (Warrington, England/Great Sankey HS, Priestley College) netted a pair of goals in the Concordia victory to up his season total to a team-leading and conference-leading five … Corcoran is currently tied for fifth on the program's all-time scoring list with 130 career points …
Kyle Farrar (London, England/Kelsey Park Sports College),
Jonny Winter (Healthfield, England/Healthfield Community College) and
Shawayne Folkes (Toronto, Ontario/Maxwell Heights) each have three goals … CSS has out-shot its opponents 109-46 in the first five games … The Saints enter conference play unbeaten in its last 76 UMAC regular season games.
Opponent Notes: The LumberJacks enter league play with a 1-5-0 record and have lost their last three decisions … Northland is coming off a pair of shut out defeats to Beloit College (Wis.) and Cornell College (Iowa) over the weekend … Northland's lone victory of the season came at home against MacMurray College (Iowa) by a 2-0 score … Senior Will Gibbens has a pair of goals to lead the 'Jacks this season.
Series History: CSS leads 55-17-7
Last Meeting: CSS defeated the LumberJacks by scores of 15-0 and 12-0 last season … The Saints have won 19 straight in the series.
Up Next: The Saints will be in St. Paul this weekend as they face the University of Northwestern on Saturday and then go out of conference to play the University of St. Thomas on Sunday.
Women's Soccer1-2-2Overall Statistics When:Tuesday at 4:45 p.m.
CSS Notes: The Saints had a pair of ties over the weekend at St. Olaf College and Carleton College … It marked the first time CSS did not lose to either school since the early 1990s … The scoreless tie against Carleton was the program's first non-conference scoreless tie since a 0-0 decision against St. Catherine University to open the 2007 season … The Saints have been out-shot 73-33 in their first five games and senior goalkeeper
Kelsey Reeves (Eagle River, Alaska/Eagle River HS ) has 24 saves and a 1.07 goals-against-average … Senior
Leah Hamm (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS) has three of the team's four goals this season … CSS enters conference play on a 39-game UMAC regular season unbeaten streak.
Opponent Notes: The LumberJills enter UMAC play with a 2-2-0 record with victories against Finlandia University (Mich.) and MacMurray College (Ill.) … Northland is coming off a 5-0 loss against UW-River Falls on Sunday … Junior Madeline Wieland leads the squad with five goals this season, which is second-most in the UMAC … Freshman Kaiya Voldverg has three goals on the year, including one game-winner … Sophomore Emily Romuald has both wins in goal for the 'Jills.
Series History: CSS leads 38-3
Last Meeting: The Saints defeated the LumberJills 7-0 in the UMAC Tournament semifinals last season at Saints Field … CSS has won 33 straight in the series.
Up Next: The Saints will be at the University of Northwestern on Saturday and then head to the University of Wisconsin-Stout on Sunday.
Volleyball6-4Overall Statistics When:Tuesday at 7 p.m.
CSS Notes: The Saints are coming off a 4-0 weekend at the UW-Oshkosh Pizza Hut Classic …
Kortney Morrin (Grantsburg, Wis./Grantsburg HS (Northern State)),
Danielle Benusa (Shakopee, Minn./Shakopee HS) and
Kariana DeYoung (Deer River, Minn./Deer River HS) were all named to the All-Tournament team … CSS has three of the top five hitting percentages in the UMAC with
Christaia Houser (Esko, Minn./Homeschool) leading the way at .305 … As a team, the Saints lead the UMAC in hitting percentage (.220) and kills per set (12.6) … Morrin is the only player in the UMAC that ranks in the top five in kills per set (3.5) and digs per set (4.2) … Morrin is 12 kills shy of 1,000 for her career.
Opponent Notes: Like the Saints, the Blugolds will enter Tuesday's contest with a 6-4 record … UW-Eau Claire is coming off a 2-2 weekend at the Augsburg Tournament where it defeated the University of Minnesota Morris in five and the University of St. Thomas in three sets, but fell to the University of Northwestern in three and Augsburg in five sets … Emily Miller and Kelly Riesgraf each have 89 kills to lead the team … Riesgraf also leads the team with 21 blocks.
Series History: UWEC leads 23-5
Last Meeting: The Blugolds swept the Saints in Eau Claire last season … UWEC has won the last three in the series and is 5-0 all-time against CSS in Duluth.
Up Next: The Saints will take part in the UMAC Crossover Preview Tournament this weekend at the University of Northwestern … CSS will face University of Minnesota Morris and University of Wisconsin-Superior on Friday.
