DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's soccer team will take on Bridge Rival University of Wisconsin-Superior for the third time this season in an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Tournament semifinal on Wednesday.
Where:
Saints Field – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.
Tournament Web Site: https://umacathletics.com/tournaments/?id=124
Live Video: https://csssaints.com/watch/?Live=263
Live Stats: https://csssaints.com/sidearmstats/wsoc/summary
Social Media:
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 13-4-2, 11-0-1 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints captured their 16
th UMAC regular season title, but their first since 2015.
-CSS also went unbeaten in league play for the first time since 2014.
-In its last two wins, CSS has scored 17 goals, which is a third of its total goal output this season (50).
-The Saints are riding an eight-game win streak, the longest such streak since 2014.
-The Saints have failed to advance to the UMAC Tournament championship just once since 2006 and that was 2016 when they lost in PKs to the University of Minnesota Morris in the semifinals.
-St. Scholastica led the conference in every major statistical category during the regular season.
-CSS allowed only two goals in conference play.
-Goalkeeper
Roni Rudolph (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS (Minnesota-Duluth)) set the single-season program record on Saturday, recording her 13
th career shutout.
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Morgan Friday (Duluth, Minn./Shattuck St. Mary's HS) led the conference with 17 goals and ranks 19
th in NCAA Division III.
-Friday has 12 points in the last two games.
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Becca Rancour (Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson HS) tied for the conference lead with four game-winning goals, including scoring the lone goal in the last meeting with UWS.
-Rancour has eight points in the last two games.
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Rachel Dixon (Superior, Wis./Superior HS) has recorded an assist in four consecutive games.
What You Need to Know about UW-Superior:
Record: 7-10-3, 6-5-1 UMAC
-The Yellowjackets defeated the University of Minnesota Morris on Monday in penalty kicks to advance to Wednesday's semifinal.
-UWS has not allowed a goal in five straight games with a record of 3-0-2 during that stretch.
-Goalkeeper Madison Gutekunst ranked second in the conference in save percentage (.857) and third in goals-against-average (1.44) and saves per game (8.14).
-Sarah Fjeran tied for the conference lead with four game-winning goals and leads the team with six goals overall.
-Annah Schussman leads the team with seven assists and 17 points.
-The Yellowjackets don't score a lot as they ranked eighth in the conference, averaging 1.1 goals per game.
Series Record: CSS leads 15-0-0
(Last Meeting: 1-0 CSS – 10/2/2018)
Series History: This will be the first postseason meeting between the two programs … The Saints have allowed only three goals all-time against the Yellowjackets.
Looking Ahead: The winner on Wednesday will face the winner of the other semifinal (University of Northwestern (Minn.)/Northland College) on Saturday for the UMAC Championship.
