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Off for the last two weeks, the Minnesota Morris men's soccer team finally get to return to play this weekend, traveling to Northland and St. Scholastica on Oct. 15 and 16 respectively. The Cougar men are currently on a season long three-match winning streak, also having won five of their last their last six. The lone loss in the stretch was a 1-0 setback to St. Scholastica on Cougar Field in late September.  

The Schedule
Oct. 15: Northland, 2:00 p.m.
Oct. 16: St. Scholastica, 2:00 p.m.

The Records
Morris: 6-3-2, 5-1-0 UMAC (3rd)
Northland: 1-12-0, 0-7-7 UMAC (7th)
St. Scholastica: 9-3-1, 6-0-1 UMAC (1st)

Leading Scorers (G-A-P)
UMM: Ebrima Badgie (4-3-11), Matt Johnson (2-4-8)
NC: Eau Rikhotso (1-0-2), Austin Funk (1-0-2)
CSS: Kyle Farrar (7-8-22), Brandon Stemwedel (6-6-18)

The Keepers
UMM: Tyler Weber 6 GA, 0.52 GAA, 44 saves, .880 save%
NC: Matt Larsen 51 GA, 3.89 GAA, 155 saves, .752 save%
CSS: Sam Reed 7 GA, 0.57 GAA, 66 saves, .904 save%

Last time out
The Cougars return to action for the first time since the first weekend of the month, after sweeping Bethany Lutheran 1-0 and Martin Luther 2-1 in overtime on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 respectively. The Cougars put over 60 shots on goal in the two matches, including 40 against Martin Luther. Matt Johnson scored midway through the first to beat Bethany Lutheran, and Toby Glaser scored late in the second and in overtime to beat Martin Luther.

Northland was shutout in their last two meetings, but most recently dropped a hard fought overtime game contest 1-0 to Northland International on Oct. 11. On Oct. 7 the LumberJacks fell 4-0 to St. Scholastica.

With three games in the books in the last week, St. Scholastica is riding a rare two-game losing streak, dropping a pair of non conference games on Oct. 9 and Oct. 12. The most recently fell in double overtime, 1-0 to UW-Superior, after falling 1-0 to UW-Oshkosh just three days earlier. The Saints most recent win came over Northland on Oct. 7, where they teamed up for four goals in a 4-0 rout.

Earlier this season
The Cougars current three-game winning streak started against Northland, with their best offensive game of the year in a 7-0 win. Ebrima Badgie scored the game's first three goals over a seven minute span, and the rout was on. Four total Cougars joined in on the scoring, with Badgie also adding an assist for a seven-point day.

In their first meeting with St. Scholastica, the Cougars won everything but the final score. The Cougars outshot the Saints 13-to-6, including a 5-to-1 edge in shots on goal. The Saints made their one on goal count though, scoring a lone second half goal that was the difference in their 1-0 win.