DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) - The St. Scholastica men's soccer team shutout Minnesota Morris, 3-0, Saturday at Saints Field on Homecoming.
 
Notables
-CSS leads 24-4-3 all-time
-Shots on Goal: CSS-16, UMM-7
 
The Action
CSS dominated the first half, recording nine shots to the Cougars' three. At 12 minutes in, Luke Buckton (Bath, England/Writhlington School) was given a chance to score with a penalty kick, but Morris' goalkeeper was able to stop the shot.
 
The Saints kept the pressure on the Cougars with two shots, one from Buckton and the other from Trygve Rennan (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS), that both hit the crossbar in the 22nd and 23rd minute. CSS finally broke through 37 minutes in with an assist from Darby Henderson (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) to Armin Bobaric (Andover, Minn./Andover HS), putting the Saints on the board first. The 1-0 score carried over into the second half.
 
CSS continued to command in the second half. Just 13 minutes into the half, Buckton assisted to Bobaric for his second goal of the game, strengthening the Saints' lead to 2-0.
 
With three minutes left in the half, Malcolm Lumsden (Kingston, Jamaica/Kingston College (Lake Superior College)) scored his sixth goal of the season making it 3-0, the final score of the contest. 
 
Notable Performances
Buckton recorded four shots, while Bobaric and Alex Dodd (Lakeville, Minn./Burnsville HS) each shot two.
 
CSS goalkeeper Corey Bulheller (Middleton, England/Highfields Secondary School (Bacone)) played the first 78 minutes of the game and saved five shots on goal. Michael Petoletti (Duluth, Minn./Proctor HS (Lake Superior College)) played the last 12 minutes and stopped one shot. The Cougars' goalkeeper Jake Peterson saved two of five shots.
 
Up Next
The Saints (6-6-1, 5-2-1 UMAC) return to Saints Field on Sunday, October 14 to host St. Thomas. Game time is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.