DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's soccer team returns to Saints Field on Friday to face Martin Luther College in a conference matchup. It was will also be Senior Day as the program will honor its four seniors. CSS will then host Hamline University on Sunday in a non-conference contest.
Where:
Saints Field – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Friday vs. Martin Luther – 1:30 p.m.
Sunday vs. Hamline – 3 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 4-11-0, 4-1-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-Seniors being recognized on Friday will be
Corey Bulheller (Middleton, England/Highfields Secondary School (Bacone)),
Malcolm Lumsden (Kingston, Jamaica/Kingston College (Lake Superior College)),
Armin Bobaric (Andover, Minn./Andover HS) and
Ethan Kiffmeyer (Sartell, Minn./Sartell HS).
-The Saints are coming off a 5-1 victory on Wednesday at Crown College.
-The game was tied 1-1 at halftime until the Saints exploded for four goals in the second half.
-Freshman
William Francis (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) has seven points in the last two league games on three goals and an assist.
-Junior
Alex Dodd (Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville HS) has at least one assist in four of the five conference games.
-Bulheller has three shutouts in league games thus far.
-CSS has only three conference games remaining and is one of three teams with one league loss.
-Northwestern is one which was by the Saints and the other is Bethany Lutheran College, who the Saints won't see until October 26.
-On Sunday, the Saints will be in search of their first non-conference win of the season.
What You Need to Know about Martin Luther
Record: 3-8-2, 1-2-0 UMAC
-The Knights enter Friday's contest on a three-game winless streak.
-MLC tied Crown on October 2, lost in overtime to conference leader University of Wisconsin-Superior on Saturday and then fell Wednesday night 7-0 to rival Bethany Lutheran.
-Martin Luther is led by Joe Graumann with a team-high six goals and 15 points.
-Lucas Martin has a team-best five assists.
-MLC ranks 12
th in NCAA Division III averaging 8.77 saves per game.
Series Record: CSS leads 35-10-0
(Last Meeting: 4-1 MLC – 10/31/2018)
Series History: The Saints had a 21-game win streak snapped against the Knights with a 4-3 setback last year in New Ulm. CSS returned the favor with a 4-1 victory in the UMAC Tournament semifinals. The Saints are 22-1 all-time at home against the Knights.
What You Need to Know about Hamline
Record: 3-5-1, 1-3-0 MIAC
-The Pipers will have eight games since they last played when they travel to take on the Saints on Sunday.
-Hamline is coming off a 4-2 loss to Concordia College-Moorhead last Saturday.
-The Pipers won its first two games of the season, but are 1-5-1 since.
-They have also played only one home game since September 8.
-Logan Weller leads the team with seven goals and 14 points.
-Adam King has a team-best three assists.
-Goalkeeper Malachy Zamacona has two shutouts on the year.
Series Record: CSS leads 16-7-1
(Last Meeting: 4-1 CSS – 9/1/2015)
Series History: The Saints have won the last three meetings with the Pipers with two of those games happening at Saints Field.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will next be in action on Sunday, October 20 at the University of St. Thomas.
