DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's soccer team will battle Bethany Lutheran College on Saturday in a key Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) matchup.
Where:
BLC Soccer Field – Mankato, Minn.
When:
Saturday at 3:15 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 7-6-2, 5-0-1 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints scored three second half goals to defeat Bridge Rival University of Wisconsin-Superior 3-1 on Tuesday at Saints Field in a non-conference game … Three different Saints scored with
Peyton Bacso (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata HS (Minnesota-Duluth) ) recording her second goal in as many games vs. UWS …
Taylor Rozmark (Blaine, Minn./Blaine HS ) scored a goal for the second straight game and
Kirsten Olsen (Ham Lake, Minn./Blaine HS ) registered her first goal of the season.
Where They Stand: St. Scholastica and Northland College are currently tied for first place with each team having two league games remaining … Both have already clinched UMAC Tournament spots … Northland currently holds a slight edge (+2) over the Saints for the No. 1 seed in the UMAC Tournament based on goal differential … Northland will face North Central University in Minneapolis on Saturday and will finish with a home game vs. Bethany Lutheran next Saturday.
Welcome Back Taylor: Taylor Rozmark (Blaine, Minn./Blaine HS ), who was named the UMAC Defensive Player of the Year last season, returned to the team mid-September to finish her athletic eligibility … She has played in each of the last five games and has scored a goal in two straight games … She has scored at least two goals in all four seasons.
Upcoming Opponents
Bethany Lutheran Vikings
Record: 7-6-2, 3-1-1 UMAC
The Vikings enter Saturday having won two straight games over rival Martin Luther College, including a 3-0 decision on Thursday … The hiccups in conference play thus far for Bethany Lutheran have been a scoreless draw against the University of Minnesota Morris and a 2-1 loss at the University of Northwestern … The Vikings have outscored opponents 19-7 in the second half … Rachel Bitter leads the way with a conference-best 14 goals and 29 points … Ali Mix leads the UMAC with six assists … Goalkeeper Averi Cash has five shutouts and 1.26 goals-against-average.
Series History: CSS leads 21-0-1
Last Meeting: The Saints have won 11 straight against the Vikings, however, the last two meetings have been decided by one goal … The lone tie in the series took place in Mankato in 2010.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will be at Macalester College for a non-conference game on Tuesday night.
