DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's and women's soccer teams will take on Northland College in a non-conference doubleheader on Wednesday in Ashland, Wisconsin.
Where:
Ponzio Stadium – Ashland, Wis.
Live Video: http://northlandcollegesports.com/watch/
Men's Soccer
9-7-0, 8-0-0 UMAC
Overall Statistics
When:
Wednesday at 5 p.m.
CSS Notes: The Saints are coming off a 2-0 loss to Bridge Rival University of Wisconsin-Superior at home on Sunday … It was the second consecutive game, the Saints were shutout at home for the first time since the 2000 season … CSS has been held to 40 goals this season and 11 of those came in the first meeting vs. Northland … With a win, St. Scholastica will have its 11
th straight season with at least 10 wins … Sophomore
Luke Buckton (Bath, England/Writhlington School) and senior
Kyle Farrar (London, England/Kelsey Park Sports College) each lead the team with 25 points … Buckton has a team-high nine goals, while Farrar leads the conference with 11 assists … Buckton has scored four game-winning goals this season.
Northland Notes: The LumberJacks (1-14-0, 1-7-0 UMAC) earned their first win of the season on Saturday, defeating Crown College 2-1 at new Ponzio Stadium … Patrick Shea scored the game-winner in the 68
th minute … The 'Jacks have only scored five goals this season with Hector Gaona and Oscar Larsson recording two goals each … Thomas Whiting leads the conference with 9.47 saves per game.
Series History: CSS leads 58-17-7
Last Meeting: The Saints defeated the LumberJacks 11-0 at Saints Field on September 13 … It was the sixth straight game the Saints scored at least 10 goals against Northland.
Up Next: The Saints will have their regular season finale on Saturday with a non-conference game at Concordia College-Moorhead. Action is slated to begin at 3:30 p.m.
Women's Soccer
7-8-3, 5-1-2 UMAC
Overall Statistics
When:
Wednesday at 7:15 p.m.
CSS Notes: The Saints had their third scoreless draw of the season on Saturday at Martin Luther College … CSS has never had more than one in a season up until this year … With conference play done for the Saints, it has not been determined which seed the Saints will have in next week's UMAC Tournament … The game to keep an eye on will be the University of Northwestern at the University of Minnesota Morris on Friday … A Northwestern win, bumps the Saints to a three seed, while a Morris win or tie will give CSS the No. 2 seed … St. Scholastica has not finished a regular season below .500 since the 2001 season.
Northland Notes: The LumberJills (10-5-1, 7-0-1 UMAC) captured the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) regular season championship on Saturday thanks to overtime winner by Madeleine Wieland … The 'Jills have allowed only two goals against conference teams as they have outscored conference members 20-2 … Kaiya Voldberg (31 points) and Wieland (29 points) have combined for 60 of the team's 76 points this season … Goalkeeper Emily Romuald has recorded six shutouts and has a .935 save percentage, which leads the UMAC.
Series History: CSS leads 40-3-1
Last Meeting: The Saints and LumberJills played to a scoreless draw in the conference opener on September 13 at Saints Field … That tie ended 35-game winning streak in the series for St. Scholastica … The three CSS losses in the series took place in Ashland in consecutive years from 1999-2001.
Up Next: The Saints will compete in the UMAC Tournament semifinals. The location of that game will be determined this weekend.
