DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's and women's soccer teams are back at Saints Field on Tuesday when they face Northland College in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) home opener.
 
Where:
Saints Field – Duluth, Minn.
 
Live Video for Men's Game: http://www.csssaints.com/watch/?Live=22
Live Stats for Men's Game: http://www.sidearmstats.com/css/msoc
 
Live Video for Women's Game: http://www.csssaints.com/watch/?Live=35
Live Stats for Women's Game: http://www.sidearmstats.com/css/wsoc
 
 
Men's Soccer
4-2-0, 2-0-0 UMAC
Overall Statistics
 
When:
Tuesday at 2 p.m.
 
CSS Notes: The Saints recorded their first shutout of the season on Saturday with a 3-0 victory at Bethany Lutheran College … The victory was the 450^th in the program's history and also extended the conference unbeaten streak to 112 games … Armin Bobaric (Andover, Minn./Andover HS), Darby Henderson (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) and Alex Dodd (Lakeville, Minn./Burnsville HS) each recorded goals for the second straight game … Sandy Davidson-Hunt (Kenora, Ontario/St. Thomas Aquinas) earned his eighth career shutout … CSS is back atop the conference in goals scored (16) and have recorded 26 more shots than the second-highest team … Luke Buckton (Bath, England/Writhlington School) continues to lead the UMAC with six goals and 15 points.
 
Northland Notes: The LumberJacks (1-4-0, 0-1-0 UMAC) will enter Tuesday's game, losers of two straight … They are coming off a 3-2 loss to Martin Luther College in the conference opener on Saturday … All five goals in that game were scored in the second half … The lone victory of the season for the 'Jacks was a 2-0 decision at Lakeland University (Wis.) on September 7 … Jesse Kahn and Alistair Gibson each have two goals this season … Kahn is tied for the second-most shots in the conference with 20 … Thomas Whiting is the goalkeeper with 35 saves on the year.
 
Series Record: CSS leads 59-17-7 (Last Meeting: 3-0 CSS 10/26/2016)
 
Series History: The Saints have won 23 straight meetings against the LumberJacks … Prior to last year's 3-0 victory in Ashland, CSS had scored at least 10 goals in six straight games against Northland.
 
UMAC Preseason Poll
1. St. Scholastica - 63 points (7 First Place Votes)
2. Wisconsin-Superior - 58 points (2 First Place Votes)
3. Northwestern - 49 points
4. Martin Luther - 37 points
5. Minnesota Morris - 36 points
6. Crown - 32 points
7. North Central - 24 points
8. Bethany Lutheran - 16 points
9. Northland - 9 points

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Women's Soccer
2-3-1, 2-0-0 UMAC
Overall Statistics
 
When:
Tuesday at 4:15 p.m.
 
CSS Notes: The Saints scored three goals in the second half to defeat Bethany Lutheran College 4-1 on Saturday to run their winning streak to two games … Becca Rancour (Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson HS) scored two of those three goals, giving her six goals in the last two games … Jordan Lundberg (Detroit Lakes, Minn./Detroit Lakes HS) scored her first collegiate goal in the first half … Rachel Dixon (Superior, Wis./Superior HS) registered a pair of assists … Rancour leads the conference with eight goals and ranks second with 17 points … Dixon is tied for third in the league with three assists … Roni Rudolph (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS (Minnesota-Duluth)) is third in the league with a 1.83 goals against average … CSS has scored eight of their last nine goals in the second half.
 
Northland Notes: The reigning UMAC regular season champion LumberJills (1-3-1, 0-0-1 UMAC) are coming off a scoreless draw to Martin Luther College on Saturday … Northland has not scored a goal in the last four games being shutout for a total of 407 consecutive minutes … The lone win thus far was the season-opening 2-0 victory over Finlandia University (Mich.) … Sasha Voldberg and Alex Fischer had the goals for the 'Jills … Goalkeeper Megan Jordan ranks second in the conference with a 1.72 goals-against-average and 9.2 saves per game … Defender Harley Kinney was named the UMAC Freshman of the Year last season.
 
Series Record: CSS leads 40-4-1 (Last Meeting: 2-1 NC 10/26/2016)
 
Series History: The Saints were winless against the LumberJills last season, playing to a scoreless draw at home and then falling 2-1 in overtime in the regular season finale … It marked the first time St. Scholastica did not defeat Northland in a season … CSS had won the previous 35 meetings over the 'Jills prior to the scoreless draw.
 
UMAC Preseason Poll
1. St. Scholastica – 58 points (4 First Place Votes)
2. Minnesota Morris– 55 points (3 First Place Vote)
3. Northland – 54 points (2 First Place Vote)
4. Northwestern – 47 points
5. Bethany Lutheran – 35 points
T-6. Martin Luther – 24 points
T-6. Wisconsin-Superior – 24 points
8. Crown – 14 points
9. North Central – 13 points

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Up Next: Both teams remain at home for a conference showdown against the University of Minnesota Morris on Saturday. The men's game begins at 2 p.m., followed by the women's contest at 4:15 p.m.