DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's soccer team hosts Martin Luther College on Saturday for Homecoming and then travels to face No. 7 University of St. Thomas on Sunday in a rematch of last year's NCAA Tournament First Round contest.
Where:
Saturday
Saints Field – Duluth, Minn.
Sunday
South Field – St. Paul, Minn.
When:
Saturday vs. Martin Luther – 3:15 p.m.
Sunday at St. Thomas – 3 p.m.
Live Video vs. Martin Luther: http://www.csssaints.com/watch/?Live=25
Live Stats vs. Martin Luther: http://www.sidearmstats.com/css/msoc
Live Video vs. St. Thomas: http://tommiesports.com/broadcast/ponj04
Live Stats vs. St. Thomas: http://tommiesports.com/sports/msoc/2017-18/boxscores/20171008_5884.xml
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 8-2-0, 6-0-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints have not lost in 116 consecutive UMAC games, a NCAA record.
-CSS was won 72 straight UMAC regular season games.
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Luke Buckton (Bath, England/Writhlington School) has scored at least one goal in four straight games
-Buckton has already matched his goal total (11) from a season ago.
-Buckton is 14 points clear of the rest of the UMAC.
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Darby Henderson (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) has recorded at least one point in six straight games.
-CSS defender
Aaron Swanson (Rochester, Minn./St. Croix Lutheran HS (Martin Luther)) played for Martin Luther the last two seasons, including being named UMAC Rookie of the Year in 2015.
-Goalkeeper
Sandy Davidson-Hunt (Kenora, Ontario/St. Thomas Aquinas) is third in the league with a 1.32 goals-against-average.
-St. Scholastica leads all of NCAA Division III averaging 12.2 shots on goal per game.
-The Saints have never beaten a nationally-ranked top 10 team.
What You Need to Know about Martin Luther:
-The Knights enter Saturday's contest with a 4-5-0 overall record and a 3-1-0 UMAC record.
-Martin Luther has lost two straight, including a 3-2 setback at North Central University on Tuesday for its first UMAC defeat.
-Joseph Graumann is third in the league with 13 points and six goals.
-Ethan Schultz leads the team with three assists.
-Goalkeeper Caleb King ranks fourth in the conference with a 1.74 goals-against-average.
Series Record: CSS leads 32-9-0
(Last Meeting: 1-0 CSS – 11/2/2016)
Series History: The Saints scored just one goal to defeat the Knights in the UMAC Tournament semifinals last year at Saints Field … CSS has won 19 straight against Martin Luther and are 19-1 at home all-time.
What You Need to Know about St. Thomas:
-The Tommies enter the weekend with a 10-1-0 overall record.
-St. Thomas is 5-0-0 in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC).
-St. Thomas hosts Carleton College on Saturday before taking on the Saints on Sunday.
-UST is 5-0 at home on the year.
-The Tommies are ranked No. 7 in this week's United Soccer Coaches Division III poll.
-St. Thomas advanced to the national semifinals last season.
-St. Thomas is out-shooting teams 194-73 on the season.
-Shae Bottum ranks fifth in NCAA Division III with nine assists.
-Justin Oliver has a team-high 11 goals and leads the MIAC with 23 points.
-Goalkeeper Aidan Hogan ranks second in the MIAC with a 0.72 goals-against-average.
Series Record: UST leads 9-3-2
(Last Meeting: 2-1 (2ot) UST – 11/12/2016)
Series History: The Tommies scored a late goal to tie the game and then scored the game winner to end St. Scholastica's season last year in the first round of the NCAA Division III Tournament … Three of the last five meetings have gone to overtime … The record in those five meetings is 2-2-1.
Looking Ahead: The Saints have a conference game at Northland College next Wednesday. Action is scheduled to begin at 7:15 p.m.
