***SCHEDULE UPDATE: THE SOCCER GAMES HAVE BEEN POSTPONED TO MONDAY, OCTOBER 22 DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER***
DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's and women's soccer teams, as well as the volleyball team, all host Highway 2 neighbor Northland College in Duluth on Wednesday.
Men's Soccer
5-6-1, 4-2-1 UMAC
Overall Statistics
Where:
Saints Field
When:
Wednesday at 1 p.m. (PPD-10/22)
Live Video: https://csssaints.com/watch/?Live=197
Live Stats: https://csssaints.com/sidearmstats/msoc/summary
What You Need to Know:
-The Saints fell 4-1 on Monday night in the second leg of the Bridge Battle with the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
-CSS has lost three consecutive games, having allowed four goals in each of those contests.
-The team has allowed 30 goals this season which is the first time that number has been reached since the 2005 season.
-The Saints have also lost back-to-back conference games for the first time since the 2002 season.
-Senior
Darby Henderson (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) reached 50 career points with his goal Monday night against UWS.
-Freshman midfielder
Jordan Finneran (Newmarket, England/Cambridge Regional College) has recorded at least one point in each of the last five games he has appeared in and leads the team with six assists.
-Finneran ranks 16
th in NCAA Division III, averaging 0.67 assists per game.
-Northland (1-9-1, 0-6-0 UMAC) enters Wednesday winless in league play and coming off a 3-1 loss to the University of Northwestern (Minn.) on Saturday.
-The non-blemishes on the schedule for the LumberJacks were a 2-1 win at Finlandia University (Mich.) and a 1-1 tie against Viterbo University (Wis.).
-As a team, Northland ranks sixth in the nation, averaging 8.8 saves per game.
Series Record: CSS leads 61-17-7
(Last Meeting: 4-0 CSS – 10/11/2017)
Series History: The Saints have won 25 straight in the series, including blanking the LumberJacks in the last 11 matchups.
Women's Soccer
6-4-2, 6-0-1 UMAC
Overall Statistics
Where:
Saints Field
When:
Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. (PPD-10/22)
Live Video: https://csssaints.com/watch/?Live=207
Live Stats: https://csssaints.com/sidearmstats/wsoc/summary
What You Need to Know:
-The Saints defeated Martin Luther College 1-0 on Saturday, despite peppering the Knights with 56 shots.
-Freshman
Morgan Friday (Duluth, Minn./Shattuck St. Mary's HS) set a program record with 26 shots herself on Saturday.
-Friday is now seventh in the nation, averaging 6.7 shots per game.
-Freshman
Kaiya Quam (Oakdale, Minn./Mounds View HS) recorded the game-winner Saturday, her second game-winner on the year.
-Wednesday's contest is the first of five consecutive home games for the Saints.
-
Janelle Rouillard (Dayton, Minn./Rogers HS) needs one more point for 50 in her career.
-
Becca Rancour (Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson HS) is four goals shy of 50 for her career.
-Goalkeeper
Roni Rudolph (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS (Minnesota-Duluth)) has not allowed a goal in conference play, spanning 560 minutes.
-Northland (5-6, 4-2 UMAC) had five-game win streak snapped with a 4-0 loss to the University of Northwestern (Minn.) on Saturday.
-Ashley Hammes and Kaiya Voldberg each have five goals to lead the team.
-Hammes is tied for the conference lead with two game-winners.
-Goalkeeper Megan Jordan is averaging 7.1 saves per game.
Series Record: CSS leads 41-4-2
(Last Meeting: 5-0 CSS – 10/11/2017)
Series History: The last four meetings have gone 1-1-2 as CSS snapped a three-game winless streak against the LumberJills last season in Ashland … The Saints are 22-0-2 all-time at home against Northland.
Volleyball
7-14, 5-6 UMAC
Overall Statistics
Where:
Reif Gymnasium
When:
Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Live Video: https://csssaints.com/watch/?Live=226
Live Stats: https://csssaints.com/sidearmstats/wvball/summary
What You Need to Know:
-The first of a four-match home stand for the Saints.
-CSS is 3-4 at the Reif thus far this season.
-The Saints are 7-0 on the year when they win the first set.
-Junior
Brooke Schermann (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Totino-Grace HS) has led the team in kills in each of the last four matches.
-Schermann leads the conference with 767 swing attempts.
-Northland (3-18, 2-8) are coming off a four-set win over Crown College.
-The LumberJills have two of their last four matches, both against Crown.
-Adrianna Galtieri leads the conference in dogs per set (5.21).
Series Record: CSS leads 68-15
(Last Meeting: 3-0 CSS – 9/18/2018)
Series History: The Saints currently have a 46-match winning streak against the LumberJills dating all the way back to 1998 … CSS swept Northland earlier this season at the Reif.
