DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's and women's soccer teams, along with the volleyball team, make the trek East on Highway 2 to Ashland, Wisconsin to face Northland College on Wednesday.
 
WOMEN'S SOCCER | VOLLEYBALL | MEN'S SOCCER
 
Women's Soccer
6-5-2, 5-1-1 UMAC
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Where:
Ponzio Stadium – Ashland, Wis.
 
When:
Wednesday at 5 p.m.
 
Live Video: http://www.northlandcollegesports.com/showcase?Live=106
Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/css/wsoc
 
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints are coming off a pair of 1-0 overtime games.
-CSS lost in overtime to Augsburg University last Thursday, but defeated Martin Luther College on Saturday.
-St. Scholastica has played in 11 overtime games in its last 33 contests.
-Kailee Katt (Esko, Minn./Esko HS (St. Catherine)) scored her first collegiate goal in overtime Saturday on a free kick and was named the UMAC Defensive Player of the Week on Monday.
-The Saints have out-shot their last two league opponents by a combined 47-5.
-CSS is currently in second place in the conference, three points behind leader University of Northwestern.
-There are five league games remaining.
-Becca Rancour (Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson HS), who leads the team with 10 goals and 24 points, has been held goal-less in each of the last four games.
-Roni Rudolph (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS (Minnesota-Duluth)) ranks second in the conference with a 1.46 goals-against-average.
 
What You Need to Know about Northland:
-The LumberJills will enter Wednesday's contest with a 4-5-3 record and 2-1-3 in the conference.
-Northland is in fifth place in the league, leading the UMAC with three ties.
-Two of the three ties have been scoreless draws.
-The 'Jills fell to first place Northwestern 2-0 on Saturday.
-Goalkeeper Megan Jordan has recorded the second-most saves in the conference (87).
-Jordan has a league-high three shutouts.
-Kaiya Voldberg leads the team with four goals and 10 points
 
Series Record: CSS leads 40-4-2 (Last Meeting: 1-1 Tie – 9/19/2017)
 
Series History: The Saints are winless in their last three meetings against the LumberJills, including a 1-1 tie earlier this season at Saints Field … Last year, when the two teams met in Ashland, Northland prevailed 2-1 in the second overtime.
 
Up Next: The Saints remain on the road to face the University of Minnesota Morris on Saturday. Game time is 1 p.m.

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Volleyball
8-16, 5-6 UMAC
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Where:
Kendrigan Center – Ashland, Wis.
 
When:
Wednesday at 7 p.m.
 
Live Video: http://www.northlandcollegesports.com/showcase?Live=93
Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/css/wvball
 
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints are coming off a split at the Sandy Schumacher Memorial Tournament in Eau Claire on Saturday.
-CSS defeated the University of Wisconsin-River Falls in four sets, but fell to the University of Wisconsin-Stout in three sets.
-The Saints are currently in fifth place in the conference, but only a match clear in the loss column over Bethany Lutheran College and Northland.
-There are five league matches remaining on the schedule.
-CSS has four players over 150 kills on the year led by junior Emily Bounds (Hill City, Minn./Hill City HS) with 161.
-Christaia Houser (Esko, Minn./Homeschool) leads the team with a .240 hitting percentage and 74 blocks.
-Houser's 74 blocks ranks 22^nd in NCAA Division III.
-Houser leads the conference with 38 blocks in league play.
 
What You Need to Know about Northland:
-The LumberJills enter Wednesday night's matchup with a 6-13 overall record and a 3-7 UMAC record.
-Northland is coming off a sweep of Crown College on Saturday.
-The three conference wins have come against Crown (2) and North Central University.
-The 'Jills are 4-2 when the match goes longer than three sets.
-Camille Eastburn leads the team with 131 kills.
-Justine Litherland has recorded a team-high 36 blocks and leads the squad in points 142.5.
 
Series Record: CSS leads 66-15 (Last Meeting: 3-0 CSS – 9/19/2017)
 
Series History: The Saints swept the LumberJills earlier this season as part of a triangular hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Superior … CSS has won 44 straight matches over Northland and have swept the last 14 matches.
 
Up Next: The Saints will be at the University of Minnesota Morris for a conference contest on Friday night. The action is slated to begin at 5 p.m.

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Men's Soccer
9-3-0, 7-0-0 UMAC
Overall Statistics
 
Where:
Ponzio Stadium – Ashland, Wis.
 
When:
Wednesday at 7:15 p.m.
 
Live Video: http://www.northlandcollegesports.com/showcase?Live=107
Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/css/msoc
 
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints have not lost in 117 consecutive UMAC games, a NCAA record.
-CSS was won 73 straight UMAC regular season games.
-The Saints had a seven-game win streak come to an end with a 1-0 non-conference loss at No. 7 University of St. Thomas on Sunday.
-The Saints have a five-point lead on the University of Northwestern (Minn.) with five conference games remaining.
-Luke Buckton (Bath, England/Writhlington School) has scored in five straight UMAC games.
-Buckton continues to lead the conference with 12 goals, 8 assists and 32 points.
-Buckton ranks ninth in NCAA Division III in assists and 10^th in points per game (2.67).
-Darby Henderson (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) has recorded at least one point in each of the first seven conference games.
-Goalkeeper Sandy Davidson-Hunt (Kenora, Ontario/St. Thomas Aquinas) is second in the league with a 1.27 goals-against-average.
-St. Scholastica is tied for second in NCAA Division III averaging 11.3 shots on goal per game.
 
What You Need to Know about Northland:
-The LumberJacks enter Wednesday night's contest with a 3-7-1 overall record and a 1-4-1 league mark.
-The lone conference win was a 2-0 decision against Bethany Lutheran College.
-Northland is coming off a 5-0 loss to the University of Northwestern on Saturday.
-Goalkeeper Thomas Whiting leads the conference with three shutouts and has recorded a league-high 102 saves.
-The 102 saves are the third-most in the country.
-Whiting ranks eighth in NCAA Division III with 9.27 saves per game.
-Jesse Kahn leads the offensive attack with three goals.
 
Series Record: CSS leads 60-17-7 (Last Meeting: 6-0 CSS – 9/19/2017)
 
Series History: The Saints defeated the LumberJacks 6-0 earlier this season at Saints Field … Juan Ochoa (Chihuahua, Mexico/Prepa Tec) had a pair of goals for the Saints … CSS has not allowed a Northland goal in each of the last 10 meetings.
 
Up Next: The Saints will be at conference rival University of Minnesota Morris on Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:15 p.m.