DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's and women's soccer teams remain at home this weekend with a Saturday doubleheader against conference rival the University of Minnesota Morris.
 
Where:
Saints Field – Duluth, Minn.
 
Live Video for Men's Game: http://csssaints.com/watch/?Live=23
Live Stats for Men's Game: http://www.sidearmstats.com/css/msoc
 
Live Video for Women's Game: http://csssaints.com/watch/?Live=36
Live Stats for Women's Game: http://www.sidearmstats.com/css/wsoc
 
 
Men's Soccer
5-2-0, 3-0-0 UMAC
Overall Statistics
 
When:
Saturday at 2 p.m.
 
CSS Notes: The Saints blanked their second straight opponent with a 6-0 victory over Northland College on Tuesday … Luke Buckton (Bath, England/Writhlington School) recorded five points in the contest with a goal and three assists … Darby Henderson (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) is on a roll, registering a goal in each of the last three games … Armin Bobaric (Andover, Minn./Andover HS) also has a point streak of three consecutive games … Buckton is still on top of the conference with 20 points, which is 10 points clear of the second-most … Sandy Davidson-Hunt (Kenora, Ontario/St. Thomas Aquinas) leads the conference with two shutouts … CSS is unbeaten in its last 113 consecutive Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) games, a NCAA record … CSS also has a 69-game UMAC regular season winning streak … However, the Saints begin a tough stretch of conference games beginning with Morris on Saturday, then at the University of Northwestern next Saturday and Bridge Rival University of Wisconsin-Superior on October 3.
 
Morris Notes: The Cougars (2-3-1, 0-1-1 UMAC) will enter Saturday's contest winless in their last two games with a 1-1 tie against UW-Superior and 2-1 loss in overtime to Northwestern on Tuesday … In that OT loss, Morris allowed an own goal 45 seconds into overtime … Morris has beaten Concordia College-Moorhead 1-0 this season, the same team the Saints defeated in the season opener … The Cougars have the fewest shots per game in the conference (8.5), but have also allowed the fewest goals in the league (7) … Senior goalkeeper Cody Christ leads that effort, ranking second in the UMAC with a 1.12 goals-against-average and a .825 save percentage … Christ is a two-time First Team All-UMAC choice … Senior Luqman Barre leads the team with six points (2 goals, 2 assists) this season.
 
Series Record: CSS leads 22-3-3 (Last Meeting: 3-0 CSS 10/1/2016)
 
Series History: The Saints have won 11 straight meetings against the Cougars … Prior to last year's tie against UWS in the UMAC Tournament championship, Morris was the last team to not lose to the Saints, tying in the 2011 UMAC Championship and advancing in penalty kicks … CSS has won five of the last six meetings by a three-goal margin.
 
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
 
Up Next: The Saints have a full week off before they travel to the University of Northwestern (Minn.) next Saturday for a UMAC contest at 5 p.m.
 

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Women's Soccer
2-3-2, 2-0-1 UMAC
Overall Statistics
 
When:
Saturday at 4:15 p.m.
 
CSS Notes: The Saints are coming off a 1-1 draw to Northland College on Tuesday … Taylor Olson (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS) had the lone goal for the Saints in the tie … St. Scholastica has played to a tie in two of the first three home games this season and three of the last four home contests dating back to last season … Becca Rancour (Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson HS) has recorded at least one point in the last three games and has a total of 14 points in that span … She leads the UMAC with eight goals and ranks second with 18 points … In the three conference games thus far, the Saints have attempted 38 corner kicks, while allowing only four corners … CSS is outshooting league opponents 61-14.
 
Morris Notes: The Cougars (3-3-1, 1-0-1 UMAC) are coming off a 2-2 tie at home to the University of Northwestern … Morris, who captured the UMAC Tournament Championship last year to advance to its first NCAA Division III Tournament, has lost three games this season and in those three losses, allowed a combined 19 goals … The Cougars are led by senior midfielder Molly Hancuh … Hancuh leads the conference with 20 points and six assists … Hancuh is a three-time First Team All-UMAC choice … A two-time First Team All-UMAC selection is junior Yu Ito, who has 10 points on the year … The Cougars lead the conference, averaging 3.1 goals per game … Megan Tschida is the new face in goal for Morris …Tschida has 46 saves and a shutout this season.
 
Series Record: CSS leads 27-5-4 (Last Meeting: 0-0 Tie 11/2/2016)
 
Series History: The last time Minnesota Morris visited Saints Field it defeated the Saints in penalty kicks of the UMAC Tournament semifinals … St. Scholastica has limited the Cougars to only one goal in the last 12 meetings … Morris has survived Saints Field to an extent recently with a record of 1-7-3 in the last 11 meetings.

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

Up Next: The Saints will go out of conference for the annual battle for The Chalice and face the University of Wisconsin-River Falls in River Falls on Wednesday at 3 p.m.