DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – St. Scholastica will have a tripleheader against North Central University on Wednesday, beginning with soccer in the afternoon and concluding with volleyball at night.
WOMEN'S SOCCER | MEN'S SOCCER | VOLLEYBALL
Women's Soccer
9-6-3, 8-1-1 UMAC
Overall Statistics
Where:
Saints Field – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Wednesday at 1 p.m.
Live Video: http://www.csssaints.com/watch/?Live=40
Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/css/wsoc
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints are coming off a 7-0 victory over Crown College on Friday night.
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Rachel Dixon (Superior, Wis./Superior HS) scored a pair of goals in the win, her first goals this month.
-Goalkeepers
Chiara DeLuca (Twig, Minn./Proctor HS) and
Kirsten Belsheim (Isanti, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti HS) also saw their first action of the season.
-The Saints have already locked one of the top two seeds for next week's UMAC Tournament.
-The Saints remain three points back of the University of Northwestern; A UNW win on Wednesday would give them the No. 1 seed.
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Janelle Rouillard (Dayton, Minn./Rogers HS) has recorded eight points in the last four games.
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Becca Rancour (Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson HS) is two points shy of her second career 40-point season.
-Defender
Kailee Katt (Esko, Minn./Esko HS (St. Catherine)) is second in the conference with nine assists.
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Taylor Olson (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS) has a career-high eight goals this season.
What You Need to Know about North Central:
-The Rams enter Wednesday's meeting with a 5-10 overall record and a 2-8 UMAC record.
-North Central has lost three straight games, including a 4-1 loss at UW-Superior on Saturday.
-The Rams rank third in the conference with 9.3 shots on goal per game.
-Dakotah Sparrman ranks third in the conference with 13 goals.
-Sparrman ranks third in NCAA Division III with 3.86 shots on goal per game.
-Anna Hartwig has a team-high four assists from her goalkeeper position.
Series Record: CSS leads 14-0-0
(Last Meeting: 5-0 CSS – 9/13/2017)
Series History: The Saints have shut out the Rams in 12 of the previous 14 meetings, including earlier this season in Minneapolis.
Up Next: The Saints close the regular season on Saturday against Bethany Lutheran College at Saints Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.
Men's Soccer
11-6-0, 9-1-0 UMAC
Overall Statistics
Where:
Saints Field – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Wednesday at 3:15 p.m.
Live Video: http://www.csssaints.com/watch/?Live=27
Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/css/msoc
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints enter Wednesday, having lost three of their last four games and being shut out in each of those losses.
-CSS holds a two-point lead over the University of Wisconsin-Superior for first place with two games remaining.
-St. Scholastica can clinch at least the No. 2 seed in next week's UMAC Tournament with a win or tie on Wednesday.
-The Saints are unbeaten in their last 61 regular season home conference games; last loss 9/19/2008 to Northwestern.
-With his goal last Friday at Crown College,
Luke Buckton (Bath, England/Writhlington School) reached the 40-point park this season.
-Buckton leads the UMAC with 40 points, 16 goals and eight assists.
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Darby Henderson (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) ranks third in the conference with six assists.
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Sandy Davidson-Hunt (Kenora, Ontario/St. Thomas Aquinas) leads the UMAC with four shutouts.
What You Need to Know about North Central:
-The Rams enter Wednesday's game with a 5-6-3 overall record and a 2-5-3 conference mark.
-North Central is still alive for the fifth-and-final UMAC Tournament spot, three points behind Martin Luther College.
-The Rams are coming off a 6-2 loss to UW-Superior on Saturday, which ended a two-game win streak.
-The Rams average the fourth-most goals per game in the conference at 1.6 per contest.
-Josue Boutouli leads the team with nine goals, which ranks fourth in the conference.
Series Record: CSS leads 15-0-0
(Last Meeting: 6-1 CSS – 9/13/2017)
Series History: The Saints defeated the Rams 6-1 earlier this season in Minneapolis … In the last three meetings in Duluth, the Saints have won by a combined score of 35-0.
Up Next: The Saints wrap up the regular season with a home contest against Bethany Lutheran College on Saturday. Action is scheduled to begin at 3:15 p.m.
Volleyball
11-18, 7-7 UMAC
Overall Statistics
Where:
Reif Gymnasium – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Live Video: http://www.csssaints.com/watch/?Live=49
Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/css/wvball
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints are coming off a home split on Saturday, defeating Bethany Lutheran College, but falling in five sets to the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.
-It was the first five-set loss of the season for CSS and the first time it lost when leading by two sets since losing to St. Norbert College (Wis.) last season.
-With a win on Wednesday, the Saints will clinch a spot into next week's UMAC Tournament and be the No. 5 seed.
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Brooke Elvehjem (Mora, Minn./Mora HS) and
Christaia Houser (Esko, Minn./Homeschool) have each recorded at least 10 kills in three straight matches.
-Houser leads the conference with 50 total blocks and is fourth with a .350 hitting percentage in league play.
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Brooke Schermann (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Totino-Grace HS) is 10 kills shy of 300 for her career.
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Espi Austvold (Spicer, Minn./New London-Spicer HS) ranks fourth in the conference with 33 service aces.
-CSS is 8-1 this season when it has a hitting percentage greater than .200.
What You Need to Know about North Central:
-The Rams enter Wednesday's match with a 2-24 overall record and a 0-14 UMAC record.
-North Central has been swept in 20 of its 24 losses.
-NCU has been swept in 12 of its 14 conference matches.
-Emma Middendorf leads the team with 190 kills.
-Maddie Stocker ranks second in the UMAC, averaging 4.68 digs per set.
Series Record: CSS leads 12-0
(Last Meeting: 3-0 NCU – 9/27/2017)
Series History: The Saints have swept the Rams in each of the 12 previous meetings, including earlier this season in Minneapolis.
Up Next: The Saints have their final match of the regular season when they host Crown College at the Reif Gymnasium. Action is slated to begin at 3 p.m.
