DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's soccer team has its final road contest of the season on Friday when it faces Crown College in St. Bonifacius.
Where:
KleinBank Stadium – St. Bonifacius, Minn.
When:
Friday at 7:15 p.m.
Live Video: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/crown/
Live Stats: https://www.crown.edu/fileadmin/livestats/xlive.htm
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 8-6-3, 7-1-1 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints are coming off a 5-1 loss to Hamline University on Wednesday.
-The five goals allowed were the most this season and the most since early in the 2014 season.
-Twice this season the Saints have failed to win a game when leading by two goals at halftime; Prior to this year, the last time that happened was the 2004 season.
-CSS is currently three points back of conference leader University of Northwestern (Minn.) with three league games remaining.
-Northwestern holds the tiebreaker over CSS.
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Becca Rancour (Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson HS) ranks second in the conference with 15 goals and leads the league with four game-winning goals.
-Defender
Kailee Katt (Esko, Minn./Esko HS (St. Catherine)) is tied for second in the conference with nine assists; that is the most assists by a CSS defender since Logan Williamson's 13 during the 2013 season.
-Goalkeeper
Roni Rudolph (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS (Minnesota-Duluth)) ranks second in the UMAC with a 1.52 goals-against-average.
-Rudolph ranks fourth in NCAA Division III in minutes played (1495:15).
What You Need to Know about Crown:
-The Storm are 0-15-0 overall and 0-10-0 in the UMAC.
-The Storm is one of nine winless and untied teams in NCAA Division III.
-Crown has allowed at least four goals in 10 of its games.
-Crown has attempted just 61 shots total.
-Anna Kragt leads the team with five goals and 11 points.
-Goalkeeper Michaela Cowman ranks second in NCAA Division III with 16.8 saves per game.
Series Record: CSS leads 33-0-0
(Last Meeting: 3-1 CSS – 10/8/2016)
Series History: The two-goal margin of victory last season over the Storm was the closest margin since a 2011 overtime win … The Saints have scored at least three goals in each of the last eight meetings.
Looking Ahead: The Saints host North Central University (Minn.) on Wednesday at Saints Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.
