"This Week in the UMAC" is a weekly publication of the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference that is normally distributed on Tuesdays throughout the academic year. This Week in the UMAC features standings, schedules, upcoming events and the conference's Player of the Week awards.
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HEADLINES
St. Scholastica predicted to win seventh straight UMAC title in women's soccer; NCAA AQ on the line in 2010
Aug. 24, 2010
Winners of the last six Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) regular season championships, the College of St. Scholastica was the league’s coaches prediction to win the conference title once again in 2010.
St. Scholastica is easy favorite in UMAC Men's Soccer Preseason Poll
Aug. 25, 2010
Winners of four of the last six Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) championships, the College of St. Scholastica was the overwhelming favorite to win the conference title again in 2010, according to a preseason poll of the league’s coaches.
St. Scholastica edges Northwestern in UMAC Volleyball Preseason Poll
Aug. 26, 2010
Momentum is swaying towards the College of St. Scholastica. After winning the 2009 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Volleyball Tournament in November, the Saints are the league coaches’ preseason prediction to win the conference title in 2010.
UMAC Football Coaches to join online chat session on Wednesday Morning
Aug. 30
For the first time in the history of the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC), the league will conduct a live online chat with its head football coaches on Wednesday, September 1 beginning at 10:30 a.m.
UMAC FALL CHAMPIONSHIP DATES
Men's & Women's Golf Championships | website
Thursday, Sept. 30. Friday & Saturday, October 1-2, 2009
at Alexandria Country Club, Alexandria, Minn.
Hosted by the University of Minnesota-Morris
Football Dome Day | website
Friday & Saturday, October 29-30, 2010 at HHH Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.
Hosted by Northwestern College
Men's & Women's Cross Country Championships | website
Saturday, October 30, 2010 at Northland College, Ashland, Wis.
Hosted by Northland College
Men's Soccer Championship - Four-Team Tournament | website
Tuesday & Saturday, November 2 & 6 2010
Each game hosted by higher seed
Women's Soccer Championship - Four-Team Tournament | website
Tuesday & Saturday, November 2 & 6, 2010
Each game hosted by higher seed
Volleyball Championship - Four-Team Tournament | website
Wednesday & Saturday, November 3 & 6, 2010
Each game hosted by higher seed
THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE
Football
Friday, September 3 Augustana College (Ill.) at Greenville College at 7 p.m.
Saturday September 4 University of Minnesota, Morris at MacMurray College at 12 p.m.
Saturday September 4 Martin Luther College at Marantha College at 1 p.m.
Saturday September 4 Carleton College at Crown College at 1 p.m.
Saturday September 4 Rhodes College at Westminster College at 1 p.m.
Saturday September 4 Benedictine University at Eureka College at 1 p.m.
Saturday September 4 Northwestern College at St. John’s University at 1 p.m.
Saturday September 4 Lawrence University at College of St. Scholastica at 5:30 p.m.
Volleyball
Wednesday, September 1 University of Wisconsin-Superior at College of St. Scholastica at 9 a.m.
Wednesday, September 1 Augsburg College at College of St. Scholastica at 11 a.m.
Wednesday, September 1 Northland College at College of St. Scholastica at 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 1 Northland College vs. Augsburg College at 9 a.m. (Duluth, Minn.)
Wednesday, September 1 Northland College vs. University of Wisconsin-Superior at 11 a.m. (Duluth, Minn.)
Wednesday, September 1 Macalester College at Crown College at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, September 1 Valley City State University at University of Minnesota, Morris at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, September 1 Northwestern College at St. Benedict’s College at 7 p.m.
Thursday, September 2 Macalester College vs. Presentation College at 4 p.m. (Northfield, Minn.)
Thursday, September 2 Martin Luther College vs. Presentation College at 6 p.m. (Northfield, Minn.)
Thursday, September 2 Daemen College vs. University of Minnesota, Morris at 7 p.m. (Springfield, Mass.)
Thursday, September 2 Bethany Lutheran College at St. Olaf College at 4 p.m.
Friday, September 3 Northwestern College at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire at 3 p.m.
Friday, September 3 College of St. Scholastica at St. Mary’s University at 4 p.m.
Friday, September 3 College of St. Scholastica vs. St. Catherine University at 6 p.m. (Winona, Minn.)
Friday, September 3 Aurora University vs. Northland College at 4 p.m. (De Pere, Wis.)
Friday, September 3 Northland College vs. Findlandia University at 6 p.m. (De Pere, Wis.)
Friday, September 3 University of Minnesota, Morris at Springfield College at 5 p.m.
Friday, September 3 Presentation College vs. Bethany Lutheran College at 4 p.m. (Northfield, Minn.)
Friday, September 3 Hamline University vs. Martin Luther College at 6 p.m. (Northfield, Minn.)
Friday, September 3 Hamline University vs. Presentation College at 8 p.m. (Northfield, Minn.)
Friday, September 3 Martin Luther at. St. Olaf College at 8 p.m.
Saturday, September 4 University of Minnesota, Morris vs. Rivier University at 10 a.m. (Springfield, Mass.)
Saturday, September 4 Northland College vs. Marian College at 10 a.m. (De Pere, Wis.)
Saturday, September 4 College of St. Scholastica vs. Augsburg College at 10 a.m. (Winona, Minn.)
Saturday, September 4 Crown College at Mt. Mary College at 11 a.m.
Saturday, September 4 Northland College at St. Norbert University at 12 p.m.
Saturday, September 4 Northwestern College vs. St. Benedict University at 12:15 p.m. (Eau Claire, Wis.)
Saturday, September 4 Crown College vs. Robert Morris University at 1 p.m. (Milwaukee, Wis.)
Saturday, September 4 College of St. Scholastica vs. Luther College at 2 p.m. (Winona, Minn.)
Sunday, September 5 University of Minnesota, Morris at Colby-Sawyer University at 11 a.m.
Sunday, September 5 University of Minnesota, Morris vs. Plymouth State University at 1 p.m. (New London, N.H.)
Monday, September 6 Northland College at Findlandia University at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, September 7 North Central University at Martin Luther College at 7 p.m.
Women’s Soccer
Wednesday, September 1 Crown College at Hamline University at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, September 1 Macalester College at College of St. Scholastica at 3 p.m.
Wednesday, September 1 St. Catherine University at Northwestern College at 4 p.m.
Wednesday, September 1 University of Minnesota, Morris at St. Benedict’s College at 4 p.m.
Wednesday, September 1 Buena Vista University at Bethany Lutheran College at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, September 1 Northland College at Finlandia University at 1 p.m. (EST)
Friday, September 3 University of Wisconsin-Stout at Northland College at 12:30 p.m.
Friday, September 3 Concordia College-Moorhead at College of St. Scholastica at 2:30 p.m.
Friday, September 3 Presentation College at Buena Vista University at 6 p.m.
Saturday, September 4 Lakeland College at Martin Luther at 1 p.m.
Saturday, September 4 Presentation College vs. Waldorf College (Storm Lake, Iowa)
Saturday, September 4 Bethany Lutheran College at University of Wisconsin-Superior at 2 p.m.
Saturday, September 4 Hamline University at University of Minnesota, Morris at 2 p.m.
Saturday, September 4 Gustavus Adolphus College vs. Northland College at 4:30 p.m. (Duluth, MInn.)
Sunday, September 5 Gustavus Adolphus College at College of St. Scholastica at 4:30 p.m.
Monday, September 6 University of Minnesota, Morris at University of Wisconsin-Superior at 12 p.m.
Tuesday, September 7 Crown College at North Central University at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, September 7 Northwestern College at Augsburg College at 7 p.m.
Men’s Soccer
Wednesday, September 1 Northland College at Finlandia University at 3 p.m.
Wednesday, September 1 Crown College at Hamline University at 4 p.m.
Wednesday, September 1 Northwestern College at St. Olaf College at 4 p.m.
Wednesday, September 1 Macalester College at College of St. Scholastica at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, September 1 Buena Vista University at Bethany Lutheran College at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, September 1 St. John’s University at University of Minnesota-Morris at 7:30 p.m
Friday, September 3 Presentation College at Buena Vista University at 4 p.m.
Friday, September 3 Concordia College-Moorhead at College of St. Scholastica at 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 4 Presentation College vs. Waldorf College at 2 p.m. (Storm Lake, Iowa)
Saturday, September 4 Crown College at North Central University at 2 p.m.
Saturday, September 4 Gustavus Adolphus College vs. Northland College at 2:30 p.m. (Duluth, Minn.)
Saturday, September 4 Lakeland College at Martin Luther College at 3 p.m.
Saturday, September 4 University of Minnesota, Morris at Hamline University at 4 p.m.
Sunday, September 5 Concordia College-Moorhead vs. Northland College at 12:30 p.m. (Duluth, Minn.)
Sunday, September 5 Gustavus Adolphus College at St. Scholastica at 2:30 p.m.
Monday, September 6 University of Minnesota, Morris at University of Wisconsin-Superior at 4 p.m.
Monday, September 6 Northwestern College at University of St. Thomas at 4 p.m.
Tuesday, September 7 St. Mary’s University at Crown College at 2 p.m.
Women’s Golf
Wednesday, September 1 Northwestern College at Concordia University-St. Paul/Macalester Triangular at 1 p.m.
Thursday, September 2 Martin Luther College at Martin Luther College Invitational at 11 a.m.
Friday, September 3 University of Minnesota, Morris at North Central University Invitational at 11 a.m.
Monday, September 6 Presentation College and University of Minnesota, Morris at Presentation Invite at 1 p.m.
Tuesday, September 7 Presentation College and University of Minnesota, Morris at Northern State University Invitational at 8 a.m.
Men’s Golf
Wednesday, September 1 Northwestern College at Concordia University-St. Paul/Macalester Triangular at 1 p.m.
Thursday, September 2 Martin Luther College at Martin Luther College Invitational at 11 a.m.
Friday, September 3 Northwestern College, Martin Luther College, and University of Minnesota, Morris at North Central University Invitational at 11 a.m.
Monday, September 6 Presentation College and University of Minnesota, Morris at Presentation Invite at 1 p.m.
Tuesday, September 7 Presentation College and University of Minnesota, Morris at Northern State University Invitational at 8 a.m.
Women’s Cross Country
Wednesday, September 1 Crown College, Northwestern College, and North Central University at Early Bird Triangular at 4 p.m.
Wednesday, September 1 Bethany Lutheran College, Martin Luther College, and Northland College at Bethany Lutheran Invitational at 4 p.m.
Wednesday, September 1 University of Minnesota, Morris at Cougar Alumni Race at 4:30 p.m.
Friday, September 3 Presentation College at Northern State University Alumni Open a t 6 p.m.
Saturday, September 4 College of St. Scholastica at Tom Barry Invitational at TBA
Men’s Cross Country
Wednesday, September 1 Crown College, Northwestern College, and North Central University at Early Bird Triangular at 4 p.m.
Wednesday, September 1 Bethany Lutheran College, Martin Luther College and Northland College at Bethany Lutheran Invitational at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, September 1 University of Minnesota, Morris at Cougar Alumni Race at 4:30 p.m.
Friday, September 3 Presentation College at Northern State University Alumni Open a t 6 p.m.
Saturday, September 4 College of St. Scholastica at Tom Barry Invitational at TBA