DULUTH, Minn. (
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Where:
Saints Field – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Saturday vs. Carleton – Noon
Sunday vs. St. Norbert – 1 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 1-6-0, 1-0-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints are coming off their first win of the season on Tuesday in a 5-0 shutout of North Central University (Minn.)
-Junior
Alex Dodd (Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville HS) and sophomore
Nolan Friday (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) each recorded multiple goals in the victory.
-For Dodd, it was his first career multi-goal game.
-Senior goalkeeper
Corey Bulheller (Middleton, England/Highfields Secondary School (Bacone)) earned his first career shutout without having to make a stop.
-CSS has allowed 12 goals this season, 10 of which have occurred in the second half.
-CSS' first six non-conference opponents have a combined record of 16-6-5
What You Need to Know about Carleton
Record: 5-1-0, 1-0 MIAC
-The Knights have suffered only one loss this season and that was 2-1 setback in overtime to North Central College (Ill.) on September 6.
-In their five wins, the Knights have not surrendered a single goal.
-Carleton leads NCAA Division III, averaging 27.6 shots per game.
-Junior Brennan Johnson ranks fifth in the nation with six assists.
-Sophomore Charlie Hall leads the team with four goals.
-The Knights are preseason favorite to capture the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) title.
-Carleton fell in the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament last season to the University of Chicago.
Series Record: Carleton leads 12-4-3
(Last Meeting: 2-1 Carleton – 9/26/2018)
Series History: Carleton has won three straight in the series as the Saints have not defeated the Knights on Saints Field since the 2011 season.
What You Need to Know about St. Norbert
Record: 4-1-0, 0-0-0 MWC
-The Green Knights will be across the bridge on Saturday to face the University of Wisconsin-Superior, before facing the Saints on Sunday.
-St. Norbert's lone loss was a 4-1 defeat to Wheaton College (Ill.) on August 31.
-In their four wins, the Knights have also not surrendered a single goal.
-SNC was ranked in the preseason United Soccer Coaches Association poll, but have since dropped out.
-Ben Prange ranked 10
th in the nation, averaging 3.0 shots on goal per game.
-Seth Boldt leads the team with four goals.
-St. Norbert is the preseason favorite to capture its third straight Midwest Conference title.
Series Record: SNC leads 3-1-0
(Last Meeting: 6-0 SNC – 9/9/2018)
Series History: The Green Knights have won three consecutive games in the series … This will be the first time the two teams will meet in Duluth since the 2003 season.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will head to Morris, Minnesota to face the University of Minnesota Morris next Saturday, September 28 in an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) matchup.
