DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's soccer team will face Martin Luther College in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Tournament semifinal Wednesday at Saints Field.
Where:
Saints Field – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Wednesday vs. Martin Luther – 11 a.m.
UMAC Tournament Page: https://umacathletics.com/tournaments/?id=137
Live Video: https://csssaints.com/showcase?Live=433
Live Stats: https://csssaints.com/sidearmstats/wsoc/summary
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 12-7-0, 8-0-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints are the No. 1 seed in the UMAC Tournament for the second straight season.
-CSS is 26-0-1 in their last 27 regular season conference games.
-For the first time in program history, the Saints did not allow a goal in conference play and outscored opponents 37-0.
-Sophomore
Morgan Friday (Duluth, Minn./Shattuck St. Mary's HS) ranks fourth in NCAA Division III with 24 goals.
-19 of Friday's goals came in the eight UMAC games.
-She has a goal in eight straight games and a point in 10 straight games.
-Seniors
Janelle Rouillard (Dayton, Minn./Rogers HS) and
Emily Olson (Grand Rapids, Minn./Grand Rapids HS) led the conference with six assists in league play.
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McKenzie Nelson (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) was second on the team with 15 points in league play and has scored a goal in three straight games.
-Junior goalkeeper
Alexa Gothard (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing HS (Lake Superior College)) led the conference with eight shutouts.
What You Need to Know about Martin Luther:
Record: 8-9-1, 4-3-1 UMAC
-The Knights are the No. 4 seed in the UMAC Tournament.
-MLC defeated rival Bethany Lutheran College 2-1 in overtime in Monday's first round game.
-The Knights scored only eight goals in league play, but also only surrendered seven goals.
-Goalkeeper Mollie Fischer was third in the conference with a 0.84 goals-against-average.
-Lydia Bitter leads the team with six goals, including three game-winning goals.
-Avery Broyles scored the game-winner in overtime over Bethany on Monday.
Series Record: CSS leads 32-10-5
(Last Meeting: 3-0 CSS – 10/11/2019)
Series History: The Saints are 29-0-2 in the last 31 meetings against the Knights … CSS has shut out MLC in 14 straight games, including a 3-0 victory at Saints Field earlier this season … The Saints have not faced the Knights in the UMAC Tournament since the 2005 season when MLC won in the penalty kicks … CSS is 3-1-1 all-time against the Knights in postseason play.
Looking Ahead: The winner of Wednesday's semifinal will advance to Saturday's tournament championship game. If the Saints win, they will host at Saints Field.
