DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica volleyball team travels to face the University of Minnesota Morris Friday night, while the men's and women's soccer teams face the Cougars on Saturday.
 
VOLLEYBALL | WOMEN'S SOCCER | MEN'S SOCCER
 
Volleyball
9-16, 6-6 UMAC
Overall Statistics
 
Where:
P.E. Center – Morris, Minn.
 
When:
Friday at 5 p.m.
 
Live Video: http://morriscougars.com/showcase?Live=99
Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/css/wvball
 
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints dropped the first set, but took the next three to defeat Northland College on Wednesday.
-Christaia Houser (Esko, Minn./Homeschool) had a career-high 17 kills against the LumberJills.
-CSS remains in fifth place in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference with four conference matches remaining.
-The Saints are only a match ahead in the loss column over Bethany Lutheran College.
-St. Scholastica has dropped the first set in each of the last five matches and have only won six first sets all year.
-The Saints are 7-1 this season when they have a hitting percentage over .200.
-Houser leads the conference with 43 blocks in league play.
 
What You Need to Know about Minnesota Morris:
-The Cougars will enter Friday night's match with 20-6 overall record and a 10-2 conference record.
-Morris went toe-to-toe with the University of Northwestern Wednesday night in St. Paul, but fell in five sets.
-The Cougars rank third in NCAA Division III in total kills (1,196) and third in team assists (1,107).
-Katie Reitsma is second in the country with 508 digs.
-Layne Hermann is fourth in the nation with 891 assists.
-Marissa Ekness ranks seventh in NCAA Division III with 348 kills.
-Opponents have recorded the fewest kills per set (9.26) than any other team in the conference.
-Morgan Miller leads the conference with 91 total blocks overall.
 
Series Record: UMM leads 24-19 (Last Meeting: 3-0 UMM – 9/27/2017)
 
Series History: The Cougars have won 10 of the last 11 against the Saints, including the last five … Morris swept the Saints a couple of weeks ago in a triangular at North Central University … CSS has dropped six straight matches in Morris.
 
Up Next: The Saints have their final non-conference away match of the season on Tuesday when they travel to face Hamline University. Action begins at 7 p.m.

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Women's Soccer
7-5-2, 6-1-1 UMAC
Overall Statistics
 
Where:
Cougar Field – Morris, Minn.
 
When:
Saturday at 1 p.m.
 
Live Video: http://morriscougars.com/showcase?Live=91
Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/css/wsoc
 
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints defeated Northland College 5-0 on Wednesday night, snapping a three-game winless streak against the LumberJills.
-Taylor Olson (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS) had her second multi-goal game in the last contests on Wednesday.
-Mara Roberts (Brainerd, Minn./Brainerd HS) scored her first two collegiate goals in the victory.
-Becca Rancour (Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson HS) ended a four-game goal-less streak with a goal and an assist vs. the LumberJills.
-Rancour has 31 career goals in 42 games played.
-For the first time since the 2015 season, the Saints did not allow a single shot on Wednesday.
-With four league games remaining, the Saints are in second place, three points behind leader University of Northwestern and three points ahead of Martin Luther College in third.
-The Saints have out-shot their last three league opponents by a combined 84-5.
 
What You Need to Know about Minnesota Morris:
-The Cougars enter Friday's contest with a 6-6-1 overall record and a 4-3-1 conference record.
-Morris is coming off a 4-2 loss to conference leader Northwestern on Wednesday.
-That ended a three-game winning streak.
-Morris is currently in fourth place in the conference
-The Cougars have scored the most goals in the conference (44).
-However, Morris has allowed the third-most goals (33) in the league.
-Molly Hancuh leads the UMAC with 16 goals, 10 assists and 42 points.
-Hancuh ranks in the top 10 of NCAA Division III in points.
-Yu Ito has eight goals and Megan Ellingoe has eight assists.
 
Series Record: CSS leads 28-5-4 (Last Meeting: 3-1 CSS – 9/23/2017)
 
Series History: The Saints have not lost to the Cougars in the last 13 meetings … The only blemish during that time was last season penalty kick shootout loss to Minnesota Morris in the UMAC Tournament semifinals, but that is officially considered a tie … CSS defeated the Cougars earlier this season at Saints Field 3-1 … Janelle Rouillard (Dayton, Minn./Rogers HS) had a pair of goals in the victory.
 
Up Next: The Saints return to Saints Field for a non-conference matchup against Macalester College on Monday. Kickoff is scheduled for 4:15 p.m.

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Men's Soccer
10-3-0, 8-0-0 UMAC
Overall Statistics
 
Where:
Cougar Field – Morris, Minn.
 
When:
Saturday at 3:15 p.m. (UMAC GAME OF THE WEEK)
 
Live Video: http://morriscougars.com/showcase?Live=83
Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/css/msoc
 
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints have not lost in 118 consecutive UMAC regular season and postseason games, a NCAA record.
-CSS has won 74 straight UMAC regular season games.
-The Saints defeated Northland College 4-0 on Friday night.
-Luke Buckton (Bath, England/Writhlington School) recorded his first career three-goal game in the victory.
-Buckton has scored in six straight UMAC games.
-The Saints have a five-point lead on the University of Northwestern (Minn.) with four conference games remaining.
-St. Scholastica is tied for second in NCAA Division III averaging 11.3 shots on goal per game.
 
What You Need to Know about Minnesota Morris:
-The Cougars enter Saturday's contest with a 6-7-1 overall record and a 4-3-1 UMAC record.
-Morris has dropped two straight, a 1-0 loss at Saint John's University on Sunday and a 4-0 loss at Northwestern on Wednesday.
-The Cougars are tied for third in the conference with the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
-Morris has allowed the second-fewest goals in the conference this season.
-Goalkeeper Cody Christ leads the conference with a .813 save percentage and ranks second with a 1.37 goals-against-average.
-Luqman Barre is the offensive threat for the Cougars with three goals and seven assists.
 
Series Record: CSS leads 23-3-3 (Last Meeting: 2-1 CSS – 9/23/2017)
 
Series History: The Saints defeated the Cougars 2-1 a few weeks back at Saints Field … Minnesota Morris is the last conference team to defeat the Saints during the regular season on October 3, 2009 … Eight of the 10 meetings in Morris have been decided by one goal.
 
Up Next: The Saints host Carleton College in a non-conference match-up at Saints Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m.