DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's soccer team has its final game of the regular season on Saturday when it welcomes Bethany Lutheran College to Saints Field for a key Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) matchup.
Where:
Saints Field – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Saturday vs. Bethany Lutheran – 3:30 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 7-12-0, 6-1-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints are coming off a 7-0 victory at Northland College on Wednesday.
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Alex Dodd (Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville HS) and
William Francis (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) each had two goals and an assist in the victory.
-Dodd leads the conference with six assists in league play and is tied for UMAC-high 18 points.
-Francis and
Nolan Friday (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) also have 12 points each in conference action.
-Senior goalkeeper
Corey Bulheller (Middleton, England/Highfields Secondary School (Bacone)) leads the conference with six shutouts.
-CSS currently sits second in the UMAC standings, but only one game up on Bethany.
-A win on Saturday would secure the No. 2 seed in the UMAC Tournament, which begins in early November.
What You Need to Know about Bethany Lutheran
Record: 11-5-0, 4-2-0 UMAC
-The Vikings have clinched their first UMAC Tournament berth since 2015.
-If Bethany were to win out, it would secure the No. 2 seed.
-The Vikings have one more conference game after CSS on Saturday against the University of Northwestern (Minn.) next Tuesday.
-BLC is coming off a 10-0 victory at North Central University (Minn.) on Wednesday.
-The Vikings lead NCAA Division III in goals scored at 67
-Bethany has scored at least five goals in a game nine times this season.
-Max Busch leads the nation with 21 goals, while Luuk Oosterbosch ranks second in the country with 14 assists.
-Goalkeeper Moritz Bruns ranks second in the conference with two shutouts and a 1.29 goals-against-average.
Series Record: CSS leads 29-3-0
(Last Meeting: 3-1 CSS – 10/27/2018)
Series History: The Saints have won 29 straight over the Vikings and have not allowed a BLC goal in Duluth since 2012.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will be part of a UMAC Tournament semifinal contest on Wednesday, November 6. With a win on Saturday, that contest will take place at Saints Field.
