DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's soccer team will be on the road for a conference matchup on Saturday and then at home for a non-conference clash on Sunday.
Where:
Saturday
BLC Soccer Field – Mankato, Minn.
Sunday
Saints Field – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Saturday at Bethany Lutheran – 1 p.m.
Sunday vs. St. Thomas – 2 p.m.
Live Video vs. Bethany Lutheran: https://iframe.dacast.com/b/51317/c/75787
Live Stats vs. Bethany Lutheran: http://livestats.blc.edu/
Live Video vs. St. Thomas: http://www.csssaints.com/ssn
Live Stats vs. St. Thomas: http://saintscholastica.statcrew.com/mncaas/2016/current/live.html
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 7-5-0, 6-0-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
Last Action: Luke Buckton (Bath, England/Writhlington School) had a five-point performance with two goals and as assist to lead the Saints to a 3-1 victory over Bridge Rival University of Wisconsin-Superior on Tuesday.
Where They Stand: With a victory on Saturday at Bethany Lutheran, the Saints will clinch at least a share of the regular season championship and the No. 1 seed for the UMAC Tournament … UW-Superior and the University of Northwestern are currently six points back with Northwestern already with two league losses.
Still Streaking: Last Saturday the Saints setting a NCAA all-divisions record by extending their unbeaten streak against conference teams to 105 games without a loss against conference opponents, which includes UMAC Tournament play … That streak is currently at 106 games following Tuesday win against UWS … The Saints are unbeaten in their last 92 UMAC regular season games … Including conference tournament play, the Saints have the longest winning streak against league opponents (66 games) in NCAA Division III history … The last loss came at the University of Minnesota Morris on October 3, 2009 … The last tie in league play was September 30, 2011 at Northwestern
Conference Leaders: St. Scholastica holds the top three spots in points per game in the conference …
Kyle Farrar (London, England/Kelsey Park Sports College) leads the way with 1.75 points/game,
Luke Buckton (Bath, England/Writhlington School) follows with 1.58 points/game and
Jonny Harkin (Birmingham, England/St. Benedicts School) is third at 130 points/game … Farrar and Buckton are each tied for the conference lead with seven goals … Farrar leads the UMAC with seven assists … Buckton is tied for the conference lead with three game-winning goals.
Upcoming Opponents
Bethany Lutheran Vikings
Record: 0-14-0, 0-5-0 UMAC
The Vikings are still looking for their first win this season after dropping a double overtime game against rival Martin Luther College on Thursday … Bethany Lutheran was shutout in nine straight games at one point this season … The Vikings have been outscored 53-4 and have only 39 shots on goal … All four Bethany goals have come in the first half … Kenny Johnson has three of those four goals.
#8 St. Thomas Tommies
Record: 10-0-3, 5-0-2 MIAC
The Tommies are ranked No. 8 in this week's National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division III poll … The Tommies are coming off a scoreless draw against St. Olaf College on Wednesday … St. Thomas has not allowed a goal in its last seven games … In fact, the University of Northwestern scored two of the four goals allowed by the Tommies this season … St. Thomas leads NCAA Division III in team goals-against-average at 0.29 … Goalkeeper Grant Larson leads the nation with a 0.28 goals-against-average … Aidan Hogan also sees time in goal and has a 0.15 goals-against-average this season … Each goalkeeper has five shutouts … Senior Mark Heydt leads the team with five goals and 13 points … Tyler Oliver has four goals and nine points.
Series Histories:
-CSS leads Bethany Lutheran 25-3-0
-St. Thomas leads CSS 7-3-2
Last Meetings: The Saints wiped out Bethany Lutheran 10-0 in last year's UMAC Tournament semifinals … The Vikings have not scored on the Saints since 2012 and have been outscored 42-0 in the last seven meetings … St. Scholastica used three
Tom Corcoran (Warrington, England/Great Sankey HS, Priestley College) goals in the second half to rally past No. 23 St. Thomas last year in St. Paul … The Saints are 2-0-1 in the last three meetings with the Tommies … CSS has never defeated St. Thomas at home (0-2-2).
Looking Ahead: The Saints are at Martin Luther College for the conference finale on Saturday, October 22.
