Saints report: No. 19 Saints win 15th straight, overpower Knights to stay unbeaten in UMAC softball play
Apr. 25—Haley Rosenthal and Olivia Howe earned pitching wins as 19th-ranked St. Scholastica increased its winning streak to 15 straight with a 12-5 and 8-0 sweep of Martin Luther in a UMAC softball doubleheader Saturday on Senior Day at Kenwood Field.
Rosenthal allowed three earned runs on five hits in the opener with four strikeouts while helping her own cause with two hits, a run and three RBIs at the plate. Nicole Anders, Grace Hadlich, Aislind Dail and Toni Bishop added two RBIs apiece for the Saint, including a home run for Dail.
Howe allowed only two hits and struck out nine as the second game ended in five innings. Howe had two hits, including a double and three RBIs to lead CSS (27-3 overall, 10-0 UMAC). Samantha Schoch and Brett Burger had the lone hits for the Knights (9-11, 7-5).
BASEBALL
Saints settle for split with Bethany Lutheran
St. Scholastica rolled to a 15-9 victory over Bethany Lutheran but then settled for a split as the Vikings took the second game 9-5 in a UMAC baseball doubleheader at ISG Field in Mankato, Minnesota.
Matt Tautges had three hits, a run and three RBIs and Jake Schelonka had two hits, three runs and four RBIs to lead the Saints in the opener. Jake LaBerge hit a pair of home runs to lead Bethany Lutheran.
LaBerge hit another home run in the second game, Ross Beumer had four hits, two runs and three RBIs and Carter Wendlandt added a solo shot to lead the Vikings (7-11 overall, 5-2 UMAC).
Mitchell Olson had two hits, two runs and two RBIs, including a home run to lead the Saints (9-5 overall, 5-3 UMAC).
MEN'S SOCCER
Vikings fend off Saints
Bethany Lutheran jumped to a three-goal lead and then held on for a 3-2 victory over St. Scholastica in UMAC men's soccer action before 85 in Mankato.
After a scoreless first half, the fireworks started, with Max Busch, Vincent Ayodi and Thijs Middeldorp scored for the Vikings before Miki Lumsden and Finigan Huffington scored for the Saints, with all the goals scored in a 17-minute span.
That's how it would stay as Mason Steffen had eight saves for the Vikings (3-1) and Liam Lothian had seven saves for the Saints (4-1).
St. Scholastica will play at crossport rival Wisconsin-Superior at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Friday's five goals fuel Saints rout
Duluth's Morgan Friday scored five goals to lead St. Scholastica to a 9-0 victory over Bethany Lutheran in UMAC women's soccer action before 50 in Mankato.
McKenzie Nelson added two goals and Taelynn Gittins had the three-save shutout for the Saints (5-0) while Brooke Wolanin had 17 saves for the Vikings (1-4).
St. Scholastica will play at crossport rival Wisconsin-Superior at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.
TENNIS
Saints top Eagles, streak remains
St. Scholastica downed Northwestern 7-2 in men's tennis in Duluth, exiting UMAC regular-season play undefeated this century.
The CSS men's tennis team has not lost a conference regular-season match since 1998, a span of 172 straight victories. Aside from that streak, the only dual match CSS has lost to a UMAC opponent during that time was to Northwestern in the UMAC tournament championship in 2018.
CSS improved to 8-3 overall and 6-0 in conference play with Saturday's win while the Eagles fell to 16-3 and 3-1.
With St. Scholastica entering the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference this fall, the streak will end with that win.