DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's soccer team will play game four of a five-game home stand when it welcomes Crown College to Saints Field on Saturday.
Where:
Saints Field
When:
Saturday at 3:15 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 5-6-2, 4-0-1 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints fell 3-2 to Hamline University on Sunday at Saints Field … It was Senior Day for the Saints, who honored seven in the class …
Rachel Dixon (Superior, Wis./Superior HS ) and
Hannah Zeis (Ashland, Wis./Ashland HS ) each scored second half goals for CSS … It was the first time the Saints scored multiple goals after halftime and lost since the 2013 NCAA Tournament loss at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Where They Stand: With only three Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) games remaining, the Saints are tied for first with Northland College as both programs have 13 points … CSS and Northland played to a scoreless draw to open conference play … The University of Northwestern sits a point back of both teams … St. Scholastica has already beaten Northwestern, while Northland faces the Eagles on Saturday … Bethany Lutheran College is in fourth with seven points, but has four conference games remaining, including contests against CSS and Northland.
Dixon in the Mix: Sophomore
Rachel Dixon (Superior, Wis./Superior HS ) nine points in the last four games … She has scored a goal in each of the last two games … She has three goals and four assists on the year after recording four goals and five assists as a freshman … She is tied with teammate
Taylor Olson (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS ) for the conference lead in assists.
Not So Much "Home Sweet Home": The Saints have suffered four home losses this season, the most since the 2010 season … The last time CSS suffered five home losses in a season was 2001.
Upcoming Opponents
Crown Storm
Record: 0-10-1, 0-5-0 UMAC
The only non-loss on the schedule for the Storm this season with a 2-2 tie to Blackburn in the season opener on September 2 … Since then, Crown has lost 10 straight and have only scored three goals in that span … Anna Kragt has all four goals scored this season for the Storm … Crown has been out-scored 52-4 in 11 games.
Series History: CSS leads 32-0-0
Last Meeting: The Saints defeated the Storm 11-0 last year in St. Bonifacius, the most goals scored by St. Scholastica in the series' history … CSS has allowed only one goal in the last 13 meetings with Crown.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will have their final home game of the regular season on Tuesday when it faces Bridge Rival the University of Wisconsin-Superior in a non-conference matchup.
