***Note Venue change and Time Changes due to Friday's snowfall
DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's and women's soccer teams close out the regular season at home on Saturday when they welcome Bethany Lutheran College.
Women's Soccer
10-6-3, 9-1-1 UMAC
Overall Statistics
Where:
Malosky Stadium (UMD) - Duluth, Minn.
When:
Saturday at 2 p.m.
Live Video: http://www.csssaints.com/watch/?Live=41
Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/css/wsoc
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints rolled over North Central University (Minn.) 9-0 on Wednesday.
-CSS has out-scored its last two opponents 16-0.
-Saturday will be Senior Day at Saints Field as the Saints will recognize their five seniors.
-The Saints know they will be the No. 2 seed for next week's UMAC Tournament, but their semifinal opponent has yet to be determined.
-Sophomore
Becca Rancour (Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson HS) recorded 11 points in Wednesday's win, which was the second-most points in a game in program history.
-Rancour's 20 goals rank eighth in NCAA Division III and her 49 points rank ninth.
-With one more point Rancour can become the seventh different player to record at least 50 points in a season.
-Sophomore
Janelle Rouillard (Dayton, Minn./Rogers HS) has recorded a goal in three straight games and has 10 points during that span.
-Senior
Taylor Olson (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS) has recorded a goal in three of the last four games.
-Junior
Rachel Dixon (Superior, Wis./Superior HS) has two goals in each of the last two games.
-Sophomore
Lexie DeWall (Proctor, Minn./Proctor HS (Morningside)) has two assists in each of the last two games.
What You Need to Know about Bethany Lutheran:
-The Vikings enter Saturday's matchup with a 7-10-0 overall record and a 5-6 conference record.
-Bethany is tied with Northland College for the fifth-and-final UMAC Tournament spot heading into the final day of the season.
-Northland holds the tiebreaker over the Vikings and hosts Martin Luther College on Saturday, who is trying to hold on to the No. 3 seed.
-BLC is coming off a 3-0 loss to Martin Luther on Wednesday, which ended a four-game win streak.
-Nicole Moldstad paces the offense with 10 goals and eight assists.
-Moldstad is tied for the conference lead with four game-winning goals.
-Goalkeeper Averi Cash is tied for second in the conference with three shutouts.
Series Record: CSS leads 22-1-1
(Last Meeting: 4-1 CSS – 9/16/2017)
Series History: The Saints defeated the Vikings 4-1 back in September in Mankato … CSS is 12-0 all-time vs. BLC at home.
Up Next: The Saints will host an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Tournament semifinal at 11 a.m. Wednesday against a to de determined opponent.
Men's Soccer
12-6-0, 10-1-0 UMAC
Overall Statistics
Where:
Malosky Stadium (UMD) - Duluth, Minn.
When:
Saturday at 4:15 p.m.
Live Video: http://www.csssaints.com/watch/?Live=28
Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/css/msoc
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-With a win or tie on Saturday, the Saints can clinch their eighth consecutive UMAC regular season title and their 18
th overall.
-The Saints are coming off a 5-0 victory over North Central University (Minn.) on Wednesday.
-Five different Saints recorded goals in the victory, including
Sam Brickley (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) and
Avnish Miyangar (Birmingham, England/Queen Mary’s Grammar School) scoring their first collegiate goals.
-CSS will recognize goalkeeper
Sandy Davidson-Hunt (Kenora, Ontario/St. Thomas Aquinas) and defender
Jacob Carson (Fairbanks, Alaska/West Valley HS) for Senior Day Saturday.
-Davidson-Hunt matched his career-high with his fifth shutout on Wednesday and can match his career-high with his 13
th victory on Saturday.
-Junior
Luke Buckton (Bath, England/Writhlington School) has scored at least one goal in nine of the 11 UMAC games; he was held scoreless in the first meeting with BLC.
-Buckton ranks sixth in NCAA Division III with 43 points and seventh with 17 goals.
-His seven game-winning goals rank third nationally.
-The Saints are unbeaten in their last 62 regular season home conference games; last loss 9/19/2008 to Northwestern.
What You Need to Know about Bethany Lutheran:
-The Vikings enter Saturday with a 1-15-2 overall record and a 0-9-2 conference mark.
-The lone win of the season was a 2-0 decision over Ripon College (Wis.) back on September 10.
-BLC had back-to-back conference ties against North Central and Northland two weeks ago, but have since lost four straight.
-Bethany is tied for the fewest goals in the conference (10).
-Jonathan Sehloff leads the team with three goals.
-Ryan Lietz and Trenton Kreuger have split time in goal.
Series Record: CSS leads 27-3-0
(Last Meeting: 3-0 CSS – 9/16/2017)
Series History: The Saints have won 27 straight over the Vikings, including a 3-0 victory over Bethany Lutheran in Mankato in September … CSS has shut out the Vikings eight of the last nine meetings.
Up Next: The Saints will host an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Tournament semifinal at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday against a to de determined opponent.