2013 Schedule

DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's soccer team has made the NCAA Tournament in five of the last six seasons and the Saints hope to not only get back to the tournament again this upcoming year, but also win a few games while there.

A Look Back at 2012
The Saints made their second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance where they faced Loras College (Iowa). To get to Dubuque, the Saints won their ninth straight UMAC regular season title and second consecutive UMAC Tournament championship. However, things were a little different this time around as the regular season championship was not decided until the final day of the season because the Saints had lost to Minnesota Morris earlier in conference play. The 1-0 home loss to Minnesota Morris in mid-September was the first regular season conference loss in 99 consecutive games, dating back to the 2003 season. CSS got revenge on Morris by defeating the Cougars 1-0 in the UMAC Tournament Championship in overtime to advance to the NCAA Tournament. Andrea Beatt (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS) scored the game winner in overtime and was named the UMAC Tournament MVP. The Saints then played Loras in the first round of the national tournament and would fall to the Duhawks 2-0 after a pair of second half goals. Kelsey Kehtel (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) was named the UMAC Offensive Player of the Year for the second straight season. Kehtel became the first CSS player to record back-to-back 20-goal seasons in program history.  Beatt and Kehtel were first team all-region selections, becoming the first two players in program history to earn first team NCAA All-Region accolades. Kelsey Reeves (Eagle River, Alaska/Eagle River HS) and Logan Williamson (Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson HS) were second team all-region choices.

Who Returns
The aforementioned Kehtel returns for her junior season, as does second team all-region choices Logan Williamson (Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson HS) and Kelsey Reeves (Eagle River, Alaska/Eagle River HS). The lone scoring loss for the Saints is Beatt and the other big loss for the Saints came on defense with Joey Moore (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS). Otherwise, CSS returns Shannon Carlson (Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury HS), who scored 14 goals a season ago and junior Casey Mitchell (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech), who had 11 goals. Carlson led the team with 15 assists. Taylor Cunningham (Eau Claire, Wis./Eau Claire Memorial HS) is also back after finishing with 10 assists a season ago. Seniors Carlson and Cunningham were first team All-UMAC choices last season.

A solid group remains defensively with Williamson, senior captain Maggie Dolan (Minneapolis, Minn./St. Anthony Village HS) and sophomore Alexi Bopray (River Falls, Wis./River Falls HS).

The Saints have depth on the perimeter with seniors Claire Lubansky (Chaska, Minn./Chaska HS) and Lauryn Wilson (Fargo, N.D./Fargo South HS), as well as, sophomore Morgan Osborne (Saint Peter, Minn./Saint Peter HS). In the middle, the Saints will look to sophomores Catherine Fisco (Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS) and Kaylee Benson (Nowthen, Minn./Anoka HS), along with senior Lauren Lynch (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS). Defensively, Coach Reyelts is hoping for junior Amy Heilman (Ham Lake, Minn./Blaine HS) and senior Kallie Thomas (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) to fill the void left by Moore.

Incoming Recruits
Head coach Dave Reyelts has added some depth and as well as key impact players in his 2013 recruiting class. The list of newcomers is as follows:
Kayla Bauer (St. Cloud, Minn./Sauk Rapids Rice HS)-F (Sauk Rapids Rice/Central MN Club) – Two-time all-area and all-conference selection. Twice-named team MVP. Led the team in scoring her freshman and junior seasons. Led her club team in scoring in five different seasons.
Emily Hanson (St. Paul, Minn.)-D  – Named team's MVP her senior season and all-conference selection as a sophomore.
Karen Kersting (Winona, Minn./Cotter HS)-M (Cotter/Rochester U19 Club) – Three-time honorable mention all-conference. Named team's MVP as a junior.
Jenna Mangine (Woodbury, Minn./Stillwater HS)-F (Stillwater Area HS/Woodbury U17 Club) – Played strictly club soccer throughout high school.
Anne Michels-G (Benilde-St. Margaret's/Minneapolis United Club) – Goalkeeper for the undefeated State Class A Champions in 2012 and runner-up squad in 2011. Honorable mention All-State selection her senior season. Ranked fourth in the State with 13 shutouts. Won the 2011 U-16 C1 State Championship with her club team.
Alex Miller (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Totino Grace HS)-M (Totino Grace/Blaine Club) – Honorable mention All-State selection and all-conference choice. Participated in the Senior All-State Classic.
Kirsten Olsen (Ham Lake, Minn./Blaine HS)-D (Blaine/North Metro Power Club) – Team captain and all-conference selection.
Chloe Phaneuf (Winnipeg, Manitoba/College Jeanne-Sauve)-M (College Jeane-Sauve/Bonivital Flames Club Team) – The younger sister of St. Scholastica men's hockey players of Colin and Stephane. Named team MVP of her high school squad. Member of two provincial championships with her club team. Part of the club team that won the NSC Cup in 2011.
Taylor Rozmark (Blaine, Minn./Blaine HS)-M (Blaine/Blaine Thunderbirds Club) – Honorable mention all-conference in 2012. Member of conference championship squad her senior season.
Hannah Russert (Caledonia, Minn./Caledonia HS)-M (Caledonia) – Two-time all-conference selection.

2013 Schedule
The women's soccer team will be first CSS team to play a home contest in 2013 when it hosts the side that ended its season last year in Loras College on Friday, August 30th as part of the 2013 Advantage Emblem Cup. The Saints will also play Augsburg College in the home tournament.

The following weekend, the Saints will head over to Moorhead and face Concordia College and Simpson College (Iowa). CSS will host St. Olaf College on September 14th before getting into conference action on Tuesday, September 17th at Northland.

Some key conference home dates to keep on eye on include 9/28 vs. Northwestern, 10/25 vs. Minnesota Morris and 11/2 vs. Bethany Lutheran.

The Saints will begin camp much earlier this season as the squad will head overseas to Italy on August 2nd and return on the 11th. While in Italy, the Saints will play two exhibition matches, see a Serie A match and train with national academy coaches. The first practice on-campus will take place on Saturday, August 17th.