DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's soccer team will welcome the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and Loras College (Iowa) to Duluth this weekend for its season opener and the 2016 Advantage Emblem Cup.
Where:
Saints Field – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Saturday vs. UW-Oshkosh – 10:30 a.m.
Sunday vs. Loras – 10:30 a.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 1-0-1, 0-0-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints won the Cobber Invitational, hosted by Concordia College-Moorhead last weekend … CSS began the season by defeating the University of Wisconsin-Stout 2-1 in overtime on Friday …
Taylor Olson (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS ) had the game-winner … The Saints then played a scoreless draw against Concordia on Sunday.
Cobber Invite All-Tournament Team: The Saints had four players named to the all-tournament team:
Cali Marsaa (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS ),
Hannah Zeis (Ashland, Wis./Ashland HS ),
Roni Rudolph (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS (Minnesota-Duluth) ) and
Taylor Olson (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS ).
Good Start: The Saints are off to an unbeaten start thru their first two games for the first time since the 2012 season … The last time St. Scholastica was unbeaten thru three and four games was the 2008 season when it started 5-0-0.
Stepping Right In: Freshman goalkeeper
Roni Rudolph (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS (Minnesota-Duluth) ) was named the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Defensive Player of the Week on Monday … In her first collegiate games over the weekend, Rudolph recorded her first career win against UW-Stout on Friday and recorded her first career shutout against Concordia on Sunday … She made 13 saves against the Cobbers on Sunday and leads the conference with a .944 save percentage.
Bouncing Back: Taylor Olson (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS ) missed most of last season due to injury, but has started out the 2016 campaign strong with a game-winning goal and leading the team with four shots.
Repeat of Last Year?: Both of the first two games of the season have gone into overtime … Last year, the Saints played four overtime games in their first eight contests … CSS has never played in three consecutive overtime games.
Upcoming Opponents
UW-Oshkosh Titans
Record: 2-1-0
The Titans shared the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) regular season title a season ago and received an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament where they fell in penalty kicks … Entering this season, Oshkosh is picked to finish third in the WIAC … The Titans return 16 letter winners from last year's team … Leading the way is senior midfielder Robyn Elliott, a three-time all-conference and all-region selection. Elliott has already earned an award this season, being named the WIAC Player of the Week … Elliott was involved in both winning goals last week, scoring the game-winner against Concordia University (Wis.) and assisting the game-winner vs. the University of Dubuque … Oshkosh is coming off a 3-2 loss to the College of Saint Benedict on Monday, where they surrendered a late penalty kick.
Loras Duhawks
Record: 2-0-0
The Duhawks enter this season led by new head coach Matt Pucci … The Duhawks have claimed nine Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) titles since 2001, including four consecutive from 2010 through 2013, but are picked to finish fifth in the IIAC this season … Loras just missed getting into the NCAA Tournament last season, falling in penalty kicks in the IIAC Tournament championship … The Duhawks will have to replace Katie Truesdale and Danielle Vujovic, who combined for 26 of the team's 47 goals last season … However, Loras does return seven seniors … The Duhawks are off to a 2-0 start this season with a 1-0 victory over Augsburg College last Thursday and a 2-0 win over Wheaton College (Ill.) on Tuesday … This will be Loras' first road trip of the season.
Series Histories:
-CSS is tied with UW-Oshkosh 1-1-0
-Loras leads CSS 2-0-0
Last Meetings: The Saints last played UW-Oshkosh in 2008 and came away with a 3-2 victory in double overtime in the Moorhead, Minnesota … The last time the Titans visited Duluth was 2003, which resulted in a 4-0 Oshkosh victory … St. Scholastica played Loras at Saints Field in the Advantage Emblem Cup in 2013 and the Duhawks prevailed 1-0 … CSS has yet to score a goal on Loras in the two previous meetings.
Looking Ahead: The Saints remain at home and will host Northland College next Tuesday in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) opener at Saints Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m.
