DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's and women's soccer teams will host Northland College on Tuesday at Saints Field in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) opener.
Where:
Tuesday
Saints Field – Duluth, Minn.
Women's Soccer
1-2-1 0-0-0 UMAC
Overall Statistics
When:
Tuesday at 2 p.m.
CSS Notes: The Saints are coming off a pair of one goal home losses in the Advantage Emblem Cup over the weekend against the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and Loras College (Iowa) … The lone goal scored in the two games was a
Taylor Olson (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS ) penalty kick in the final minute against Loras … Dating back to last season each of the last four losses for the Saints have come by one goal … CSS has played better in second halves this season as it is getting out-shot 29-10 in the first 45 minutes of games, while shots 28-24 in favor of the opponents after halftime … Freshman goalkeeper
Roni Rudolph (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS (Minnesota-Duluth) ) has made 27 saves thus far this season, which leads the conference.
Northland Notes: The LumberJills (0-2-0) dropped their season opener to Marian University (Wis.) 1-0 and then fell on Saturday to Bethel University 5-0 … Tuesday's contest will be the third straight road contest for Northland … The 'Jills return First Team All-UMAC choice Maddie Wieland as well as second team selection Kaiya Voldberg … Northland has been picked to finish fourth in the league this season.
Series History: CSS leads 40-3-0
Last Meeting: The Saints defeated Northland 5-0 in the regular season finale last season, which clinched a share of the conference regular season title … In the last meeting at Saints Field, the Saints had to rally twice from a goal down to defeat the LumberJills 3-2 … CSS has won 35 straight games against Northland.
Up Next: The Saints will be on the road when it takes on the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in non-conference play on Thursday night.
Men's Soccer
1-3-0, 0-0-0 UMAC
Overall Statistics
When:
Tuesday at 4:15 p.m.
CSS Notes: The Saints suffered a pair of home defeats to ranked teams over the weekend in the Advantage Emblem Cup … CSS fell to No. 2 Loras College (Iowa) 4-0 on Saturday and 1-0 to St. Olaf College on Sunday … The four goal loss to Loras is the worst defeat for the Saints since falling to Augsburg College 4-0 during the 2005 season … CSS has been shutout in three of its first four games, after recording at least 100 goals in each of the last three seasons … The Saints have not been shut out three times in an entire season since 2012 … Freshman goalkeeper
Corrado Rosato (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) has kept the Saints close in most games averaging almost eight saves per game.
Northland Notes: The LumberJacks (0-3-0) will enter Tuesday's contest without a goal scored this season as they have been shutout in each of their first three contests … Northland is coming off an 8-0 loss to Bethel University on Saturday … The 'Jacks are led by new head coach Justin Sexton, who also guides the women's squad … Northland has been out-shot 61-27 so far … The LumberJacks were picked to finish ninth in the league this season.
Series History: CSS leads 57-17-7
Last Meeting: The Saints defeated Northland by a combined score of 23-0 in the two meetings last season …
Kyle Farrar (London, England/Kelsey Park Sports College) scored eight goals himself against the LumberJacks last year … CSS has scored at least 10 goals in the last five meetings with the LumberJacks.
Up Next: The Saints will host the University of Northwestern in another UMAC tilt on Saturday at Saints Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 4:15 p.m.
