DULUTH, Minn. (
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Where:Pete FioRito Stadium at McKinzie Field – Eureka, Ill.
When:Saturday at 1 p.m.
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https://www.facebook.com/StScholasticaFootball St. Scholastica SaintsStatsRecord: 1-1, 1-0 UMACUpper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats Last Action: The Saints bounced in their home and conference opener on Saturday at Public Schools Stadium, downing MacMurray College 22-10 …
Preston Robinson (Northfield, Minn./Northfield HS) ran for 137 yards and two touchdowns …
Nick Murphy (Glendale, Ariz./Brophy College Prep ) also caught a touchdown pass for the second consecutive week … The CSS defense recorded four sacks and three interceptions … After allowing 140 yards in the first quarter, CSS allowed only 137 the rest of the game and 44 of those came on a fortunate bounce on a Hail Mary pass at the end of the first half.
Win No. 50: Saturday's victory against MacMurray was the program's 50
th in its eighth season … CSS has averaged seven wins per season through its first seven years.
Continuing the Red Zone Success: In 2014, the Saints finished second in the country with a red zone success rate of 95.8 percent … CSS scored 44 touchdowns in 48 red zone attempts … So far in 2015, the Saints are 5-for-5 in the red zone with three touchdowns and two field goals.
Filling Up the Stat Sheet: Junior linebacker
Mason Bloomquist (Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna HS ) had himself a game against MacMurray on Saturday, recording 10 tackles, including three sacks and an interception for 29 yards that led to the team's first touchdown … For his efforts, Bloomquist was named to the D3football.com Team of the Week and the UMAC Defensive Player of the Week.
Special Teams Stepping Up: In Saturday's game against MacMurray, the Saints had three punts downed inside the 5-yard line and two of those were inside the 1-yard-line … CSS also executed and recovered an onside kick to begin the second half.
Keeping the Ball: The Saints had the ball for over 12 minutes more than MacMurray on Saturday and lead the UMAC in time of possession at 33:40 per game.
UMAC Streaks: The Saints have won 22 straight UMAC games; a streak dating back to October 20, 2012 … CSS has lost only one UMAC game in the last four seasons … CSS has also won 19 straight conference road games, dating back to the 2010 season … The last conference road loss came at Martin Luther College on September 25, 2010.
20 is the Magic Number: The Saints are 43-0 since 2010 when they score at least 20 points … They are only 1-16 all-time when they don't reach 20 points … That lone win came against Northwestern in 2010.
UMAC Preseason Poll1. 80 Points – College of St. Scholastica (8 First Place Votes)2. 70 Points - University of Northwestern (1)
3. 69 Points – Greenville College (1)
4. 54 Points – Westminster College
5. 44 Points – Iowa Wesleyan College
6. 36 Points – Crown College
7. 35 Points – Eureka College
8. 27 Points – MacMurray College
9. 21 Points – University of Minnesota Morris
10. 14 Points – Martin Luther College
Upcoming Opponent Eureka College Red DevilsRecord: 2-0, 1-0 UMAC Eureka enters Saturday's contest with two wins to begin the season, defeating Knox College (Ill.) in the season opener 32-21 and Martin Luther on the road last week 55-21 in the conference opener … The Red Devils lead the conference in total offense recording over 900 yards in their first two games … Eureka threw for 317 yards and ran for 213 in last week's victory over Martin Luther … Junior quarterback is averaging 175 yards per game through the air, completing just over 50 percent of his attempts … In the backfield, freshman running back LeAnthony Reasnover has averaged 144.5 yards per game and has rushed for five touchdowns … Both lead the conference … Reasnover was named the UMAC Offensive Player of the Week on Tuesday … He is running behind an offensive line that returns four of its five starters from a season ago … Sophomore Jeremiah Vance has been the team's big play receiver averaging 29.8 yards on five receptions and two touchdowns … Transfer linebacker Chris Friend leads the team with 16 tackles thus far … Friend played for St. Xavier last season, an NAIA playoff team and recorded 50 tackles … Head Coach Kurt Barth is in his seventh season guiding the Red Devils.
Series History: CSS leads 5-1
Last Meeting: The Saints dominated the Red Devils last year at Public Schools Stadium, winning 59-0 … It was the first shutout in program history … CSS returned a pair of punt returns for touchdowns in the victory and
Shane Finnegan (Woodbury, Minn./Hill-Murray HS) caught a pair of TD passes … St. Scholastica has scored at least 35 points in each of the last five meeting with Eureka.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will be at Crown College on September 26 for a 3 p.m. kickoff.
