DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's soccer team will hope to snap a two-game losing skid on Friday when it travels to face Crown College. The Saints then close the weekend with a trip to regional power Loras College (Iowa) on Sunday.
Where:
Friday
KleinBank Stadium – St. Bonifacius, Minn.
Sunday
Rock Bowl – Dubuque, Iowa
When:
Friday at Crown – 5 p.m.
Sunday at Loras - Noon
Live Video vs. Crown: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/crown/
Live Stats vs. Crown: https://www.crown.edu/fileadmin/livestats/xlive.htm
Live Video vs. Loras: http://duhawks.com/showcase
Live Stats vs. Loras: http://www.sidearmstats.com/css/msoc
Social Media:
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 10-5-0, 8-1-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints have dropped three of their last four.
-CSS has been shutout in four of its five losses this season.
-This is the first two-game losing streak after October 1 since the 2011 season.
-St. Scholastica holds a two-point advantage over rival University of Wisconsin-Superior with three league games remaining.
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Luke Buckton (Bath, England/Writhlington School) is two points shy of 40 for the season as he leads the UMAC with 38 points, 15 goals and eight assists.
-Buckton ranks ninth in NCAA Division III in points.
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Sandy Davidson-Hunt (Kenora, Ontario/St. Thomas Aquinas) is second in the conference with a 1.34 goals-against-average and three shutouts.
-CSS ranks eighth in the country averaging 10.3 shots on goal per game.
What You Need to Know about Crown:
-The Storm enter Friday's contest with a 3-10-2 overall record and a 2-6-2 conference mark.
-Crown is only four points back of the fifth-and-final postseason spot with only two league games remaining.
-The Storm enter on a two-game winning streak, defeating North Central 4-2 last Saturday and Bethany Lutheran 2-0 on Tuesday.
-The other win this season came against Bethel University by a score of 2-0.
-All three Crown wins have come at home.
-The Storm have been outscored 15-5 in the first half.
-Mason Shrewsbury leads the team with four goals.
-Goalkeeper Eli Etzel ranks second in the UMAC with a .795 save percentage.
-Etzel ranks 13
th in NCAA Division III with 8.1 saves per game.
Series Record: CSS leads 34-1-1
(Last Meeting: 5-0 CSS – 10/8/2016)
Series History: The Saints have won 22 straight against the Storm … CSS has out-scored Crown 44-0 in the last six meetings.
What You Need to Know about Loras:
-The Duhawks enter the weekend with a 9-5 overall record.
-Loras is 4-2-0 in the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC).
-The Duhawks are on a five-game winning streak, but face Coe College (Iowa) on Saturday, before facing the Saints Sunday.
-The Duhawks have shut out four of their last five opponents.
-Loras is ranked No. 9 in North Region by the United Soccer Coaches.
-Javi Simon leads the team with nine goals and 20 points.
-Ike Bruns has a team-high three assists.
-Goalkeeper Jacob Peterson has a 1.40 goals-against-average and four shutouts.
Series Record: Loras leads 3-0-0
(Last Meeting: 4-0 Loras – 9/10/2016)
Series History: This will be the first regular season meeting between the two teams at the Rock Bowl in Dubuque … It will also be the first meeting where Loras has not been ranked in the top five nationally … Two of the three meetings have been decided by one goal.
Looking Ahead: The Saints host North Central University (Minn.) on Wednesday at Saints Field. Game is scheduled to begin at 3:15 p.m.
