DULUTH, Minn. – It has been three weeks since the St. Scholastica men's and women's soccer teams last played at home, but they will be back at Saints Field on Saturday and Sunday, hosting the University of Minnesota-Morris on Saturday and Presentation College on Sunday. The women's soccer team will be honoring their two seniors on Saturday.

Game Times
Saturday vs. Morris – Women @ Noon; Men @ 2 p.m.
Sunday vs. Presentation – Women @ Noon; Men @ 2 p.m.

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Men's Soccer

Last Action
The Saints are coming off an overtime victory over the University of St. Thomas on Tuesday. The Saints' #Jermaine Dacres# scored 2:08 seconds into the overtime to give CSS the 2-1 victory. #Dustin James# added the other goal for the Saints. #Sam Reed# made a career-high nine saves as the Saints defeated the Tommies for the first time since the 1994 season.

St. Scholastica Saints (6-2-0, 3-0-0 UMAC)
The Saints are in the midst of a six-game win streak and are out-shooting their opponents 113-50 so far this season … CSS will be at home for the next six games and eight of the next 10 … The Saints are outscoring their opponents 16-6 this season and have allowed three goals during their six-game winning streak … The Saints have a big edge in corner kicks 59-28 … Freshman #Rob Johnson# leads the Saints with 10 points and four goals … Senior #Toby Peter# has done it himself and has assisted others this season with three goals and three assists.

Minnesota-Morris Cougars (2-3-1, 1-1-0 UMAC)
The Cougars were picked to finish second in the conference, according to the preseason coaches' poll, after winning the regular season title last season … However, the Cougars are off to a 2-3-2 start and are 1-1 in the league, following a controversial loss to Northwestern College last Saturday … It was originally ruled a tie after Morris scored the game-tying goal with less than 10 seconds to play … However, after an appeal it was ruled since there was an inappropriate clock stoppage with three minutes to play, that Northwestern was ruled the winner … Comparing common opponents, the Cougars fell to St. Thomas 2-0, but tied Macalester 1-1 … Five different Cougars have scored goals this season … Tyler Simpson and Tyler Webber have almost split time in net with Simpson having a 0.45 goals-against-average … All of the Cougars' contests have been decided by two goals or less.

Last Meeting (All-time Series: 7-3-1)
The Saints and Cougars played an epic UMAC Tournament final where CSS came out on top in penalty kicks, 8-7, to capture the tournament crown.

Presentation Saints (1-5-0, 0-2-0 UMAC)
The Saints snapped a five-game losing streak to start the season with 2-0 win over Bismarck State on Wednesday … Presentation was picked to finish fifth in the league, according to the preseason coaches' poll … Presentation returns nine starters from a year ago when the Saints went 3-7-3 in conference play … Key returners to Presentation's roster include seniors Andre Peterson, Anthony Hruby, Joe Romero and Kris Harry … Striker Brandon Spanier scored 11 goals in 2009 and is a two-time all-conference honorable mention award winner … Newcomer Cameron Hammrich will be looking for playing time as a freshman.

Last Meeting (All-time Series: 13-2-1)
The Saints defeated Presentation 3-1 at Saints Field to avenge a loss earlier in the year at Presentation. Jermaine Dacres (Nottingham, England/Haywood School) and #Cody Sveiven# had goals in the win, while Sam Reed (Eastbourne, England/Causeway School) earned the victory in net.


Women's Soccer

Last Action
The Saints played to a scoreless tie with Bethany Lutheran College last Saturday.

St. Scholastica Saints (2-4-1, 2-0-1 UMAC)
After dropping there first four games against stiff competition to start the season, the Saints are unbeaten in their last three contests … Even though the Saints have been shutout in four of their first seven games, they are still outscoring their opponents on the year 9-8 … #Andrea Beatt# has been the most aggressive Saint this year with 12 shots on goal ... The Saints as a team have a 62-42 edge in shots on goal … Freshman #Taylor Cunningham# scored three goals last week, which leads the team … In net, #Bailey Mahlum# has started five games and has the lone shutout on the year, while #Molly Bergmann# has started two games and has the lowed goals-against-average 1.00.

Minnesota-Morris Cougars (3-4-0, 2-0-0 UMAC)
The Cougars are on a two-game winning streak entering the weekend … In its last action, Minnesota-Morris defeating Northwestern College 2-1 in overtime … The Cougars were picked to finish third in the conference, according to the preseason coaches poll … With first- and second-year players filling over half of Minnesota-Morris' roster, the team's nine upperclassmen will be looked to for leadership this season … Leading the charge in 2010 will be Taylor Meehan, who finished second on the team with 20 points a year ago … Also coming back is fellow sophomore Katie Kestner, who scored 16 points and was one of just two players to start in all 20 games in 2009 … Goalkeeper Emily Jacob returns between the pipes after logging five shutouts in her junior campaign … Jacobs played nearly 1,800 minutes in the net last year and stopped over 100 shots for the Cougars.

Last Meeting (All-time Series: 13-4-0)
The Saints defeated the Cougars in the UMAC Tournament Semifinals last season 3-0. #Kaylee Gombold# had a goal in the victory.

Presentation Saints (1-5-0, 0-2-0 UMAC)
The Saints will enter the weekend on a three-game losing streak … Presentation's lone win this season came against Mount Mary by an 11-1 score … The Saints have been picked to finish last in the UMAC Preseason Coaches' Poll … Presentation returns nine starters from a year ago … Key returners for the Saints in 2010 include Amanda Jensen, Sydney Goehring, Liz Deibert and Stephanie Mastel … Leading the team in scoring so far this season is Jaszmyne Beverly with five goals.

Last Meeting (All-time Series: 14-0-0)
The Saints defeated Presentation 9-0 to complete the season sweep by a combined score of 17-0. #Hannah Roy# scored back-to-back goals just 22 seconds apart and later added another for the hat trick.