DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's soccer team steps out of conference on Wednesday for a midweek game against Carleton College.
Where:
Bell Field – Northfield, Minn.
When:
Wednesday at 4 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 5-4-0, 4-0-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints blanked conference rival the University of Minnesota Morris 3-0 on Saturday at Saints Field …
Kyle Farrar (London, England/Kelsey Park Sports College) contributed to all three goals, assisting on two goals and also converting a penalty kick …
Jordan Lennon (London, England/Chadwell Heath Academy) and
Luke Buckton (Bath, England/Writhlington School) had the other goals for the Saints.
vs. MIAC Teams: The Saints are 1-2 against the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) this season … CSS was 4-2-1 against MIAC opponents last season with both losses coming against Macalester College.
Watch Out for Buckton: Sophomore
Luke Buckton (Bath, England/Writhlington School) has recorded at least two points in four of the last five games … He ranks third in the conference with 1.3 points per games, four assists and two game-winning goals.
Rosato Filling in Well: Freshman goalkeeper
Corrado Rosato (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) has filled in well for the injured
Sandy Davidson-Hunt (Kenora, Ontario/St. Thomas Aquinas) as he ranks second in the UMAC with a 1.11 goals-against-average and three shutouts … He ranks third with a .815 save percentage.
Records Check: Farrar is currently tied for second on the program's career goal scoring list with
Tom Corcoran (Warrington, England/Great Sankey HS, Priestley College) at 68 …With two more assists, Farrar can become the first player in program history to record at least 60 goals and 40 assists in a career … With 174 career points, he sits 36 points shy of
Andrew Jenkins' program record of 210 … Senior
Shawayne Folkes (Toronto, Ontario/Maxwell Heights) is three points shy of moving into 11
th on the program's all-time scoring list … He is two goals shy of becoming the eighth player in program history to record at least 40 goals in a career.
UMAC Streaks: The Saints are unbeaten in their last 90 UMAC regular season games, which is a NCAA record across all divisions … 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 … Including conference tournament play, the Saints have the longest winning streak against league opponents (64 games) in NCAA Division III history … CSS is currently tied for the NCAA record for the most consecutive games without a loss against conference opponents, including postseason games at 104 games.
Upcoming Opponents
Carleton Knights
Record: 4-3-2, 1-2-1 MIAC
The Knights are coming off a 1-0 loss at Gustavus Adolphus College on Saturday … Carleton has already beaten fellow UMAC programs Minnesota Morris and Crown College both by 3-0 scores this season … The Knights are led by senior Riley Phelps, who leads the MIAC with seven goals and 17 points … Junior goalkeeper Brandon Hilliard ranks third in the MIAC with 49 saves and a .860 save percentage.
Series History: Carleton leads 9-4-3
Last Meeting: The Saints and Knights tied 1-1 last season in an entertaining game at Saints Field … CSS defeated Carleton 2-0 in its last trip to Bell Field in 2014 … The Saints are 3-1-2 in the last six meetings against Carleton.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will go for the NCAA record for consecutive games without a loss against a conference opponent when it hosts Crown College on Saturday at Saints Field.
