DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's soccer team, who is coming off a loss to No. 10 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, faces two more NCAA Tournament teams from a season ago in Luther College (Iowa) on Friday and the University of St. Thomas on Sunday.
Where:
Friday
Luther Soccer Field – Decorah, Iowa
Sunday
South Field – St. Paul, Minn.
When:
Friday at Luther – 7 p.m.
Sunday at St. Thomas – 1 p.m.
Live Video/Stats vs. Luther: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/luther/
Live Video vs. St. Thomas: http://tommiesports.com/broadcast/ponj04
Live Stats vs. St. Thomas: http://tommiesports.com/sports/wsoc/2017-18/boxscores/20170910_vohc.xml
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 0-1-1, 0-0-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints opened their season at home with the Advantage Emblem Cup last weekend … On Friday, the Saints played to a 2-2 draw with Alma College (Mich.) in the first meeting between the two programs …
Taylor Olson (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS) and
Lexie DeWall (Proctor, Minn./Proctor HS (Morningside)) each recorded goals for the Saints … On Sunday, the Saints faced No. 10 UW-Whitewater, and limited the Warhawks to many good scoring opportunities, but gave up a first half goal that held up in a 1-0 defeat.
Advantage Emblem All-Tournament: The Saints had two players named to the Advantage Emblem Cup All-Tournament team … Senior defender
Cali Marsaa (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS) and junior midfielder
Hannah Zeis (Ashland, Wis./Ashland HS) were named to the team … Zeis was named to the team for the second consecutive year.
Difficult Start: Three of St. Scholastica's first four games of the season will be against NCAA Division III Tournament teams from a season ago … University of Wisconsin-Whitewater advanced to third round of the national tournament … Luther College (Iowa) fell in the second round and the University of St. Thomas lost in the first round of the tournament … Other games against 2016 NCAA Tournament teams include two match-ups against UMAC representative University of Minnesota Morris and an October home game against Augsburg College.
End the Streak: The Saints are winless in their last seven games dating back to last season and have been shutout in four of those games … The seven-game winless streak is the program's longest since the end of the 1997 and beginning of 1998 seasons.
Rudolph Nearing 100: Sophomore goalkeeper
Roni Rudolph (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS (Minnesota-Duluth)) is five saves shy of 100 for her career.
Upcoming Opponents
Luther Norse
Record: 2-1-0, 0-0-0 IIAC
The Norse have won two straight since dropping their season opener to Illinois Wesleyan University … Luther defeated Knox College (Ill.) at home and followed that with a 3-2 double overtime victory at St. Olaf College on Wednesday … The Norse are the reigning Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) co-regular season and tournament champions … However, they have been picked to finish third in the league this season … Luther made the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history last season and finished ranked No. 25 in the nation … The Norse lose six starters from that squad, including four-time all-conference performers Melisse Chasse and Ellie Bunz … Also gone are defenders Erin Danielson and Gabi Meirick, who were named Iowa Conference Defensive MVPs in 2015 and 2016, respectively … Six different players have scored seven of the team's goals thus far this season.
St. Thomas Tommies
Record: 1-0-1, 0-0-0 MIAC
The Tommies opened the season with a 1-0 victory over the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point last Friday and then settled for a 2-2 tie with the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse on Sunday … St. Thomas fell in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last season after capturing the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) regular season title … In 2016, the Tommies set a school record with 15 shutouts … Head Coach Sheila McGill is one win shy of becoming the program's winningest coach at 111 wins … The Tommies return All-American forward Mallory DeBoom as well as All-MIAC performers Bri Bourdage and Hailey Zweber … St. Thomas has been picked to win the MIAC again this season.
Series Records:
-Luther leads CSS 1-0
(Last Meeting: 1-0 Luther – 9/10/2006)
-St. Thomas leads CSS 7-0
(Last Meeting: 10-0 UST – 10/29/1997)
Series Histories: In the one and only meeting between the Saints and Luther, the Norse prevailed 1-0 in Decorah during the 2006 season /// CSS has dropped all seven meetings against St. Thomas … However, all of those meetings took place during the 1990s with the last occurring during the 1997 season.
Looking Ahead: The Saints start Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) action on Wednesday when it travels to face North Central University (Minn.) at 4:15 p.m.
