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Derek Montgomery

Men's Soccer

PREVIEW: Men's Soccer Hosts North Central on Saturday

DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's soccer team hosts North Central University in Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) action on Saturday at Saints Field.
 
Where:
Saints Field – Duluth, Minn.
 
When:
Saturday at 2 p.m.
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 8-1-0, 3-0-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
 
Last Action: The Saints defeated Bridge Rival University of Wisconsin-Superior 4-0 on Wednesday … Charlie Crane (Southampton, England/Brockenhurst College), Sean Morgan (Belfast, Ireland/St. Patrick’s Grammar School), Shawayne Folkes (Toronto, Ontario/Maxwell Heights) and Jonny Winter (Healthfield, England/Healthfield Community College) had the goals for the Saints … Sandy Davidson-Hunt (Kenora, Ontario/St. Thomas Aquinas) recorded his third shutout of the season and his second consecutive.
 
UMAC Streak: The Saints are unbeaten in their last 79 UMAC regular season games … The last loss came at University of Minnesota Morris on October 3, 2009 … The last tie in league play was September 30, 2011 at Northwestern.
 
Fast Starts in Odd Years: The Saints are off to their best start since the 2009 season when they were 8-0-1 to begin the season … In 2011, CSS was 9-1-1 to begin the year … In 2007, the Saints got off to a 9-1-0 start.
 
Leading the League: The Saints have the top three goal scorers in the conference currently with Tom Corcoran (Warrington, England/Great Sankey HS, Priestley College) heading the trio with nine goals, Kyle Farrar (London, England/Kelsey Park Sports College) and Folkes with seven goals … Morgan leads the league with five assists … Davidson-Hunt has a UMAC-best 1.06 goals-against-average.
 
NCAA Rankings: In the most recent NCAA statistical rankings, the Saints lead NCAA Division III averaging 4.63 goals per game and 37 total goals.
 
Upcoming Opponents
North Central Rams
Record: 1-6-0, 1-3-0 UMAC
The Rams are coming off a 1-0 loss to Crown College on Wednesday … North Central has been shutout in five of its six losses … The lone victory was a 2-1 overtime decision against Bethany Lutheran College on September 18 … Sophomore Ian Brekhus leads the team with two of the three goals … He also had the game-winner vs. Bethany Lutheran … Andrew Eliason ranks fourth in the UMAC with a 2.00 goals-against-average.
 
Series History: CSS leads 12-0
 
Last Meeting: The Saints swept the Rams by a pair of 13-0 decisions last season … CSS has out-scored North Central 55-0 in the last six meetings.
 
Looking Ahead: The Saints will be back in action next Saturday, October 3 at the University of Minnesota Morris.
 
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Players Mentioned

Tom  Corcoran

#8 Tom Corcoran

D
6' 0"
Senior
Charlie  Crane

#19 Charlie Crane

M
5' 10"
Sophomore
Sandy  Davidson-Hunt

#01 Sandy Davidson-Hunt

GK
6' 0"
Sophomore
Kyle Farrar

#24 Kyle Farrar

F
6' 0"
Junior
Shawayne  Folkes

#17 Shawayne Folkes

F
6' 0"
Junior
Sean  Morgan

#11 Sean Morgan

M
5' 11"
Senior
Jonny  Winter

#21 Jonny Winter

M
5' 9"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Tom  Corcoran

#8 Tom Corcoran

6' 0"
Senior
D
Charlie  Crane

#19 Charlie Crane

5' 10"
Sophomore
M
Sandy  Davidson-Hunt

#01 Sandy Davidson-Hunt

6' 0"
Sophomore
GK
Kyle Farrar

#24 Kyle Farrar

6' 0"
Junior
F
Shawayne  Folkes

#17 Shawayne Folkes

6' 0"
Junior
F
Sean  Morgan

#11 Sean Morgan

5' 11"
Senior
M
Jonny  Winter

#21 Jonny Winter

5' 9"
Sophomore
M