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Jack Rendulich

PREVIEW: Men’s Basketball to do Battle with the Huskies Tonight

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DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica men's basketball team will face Division II's St. Cloud State tonight at Halenbeck Hall.

Game Time:
Tonight @ 7 p.m.

GameDay Media:
Live Video | Live Stats | Live Audio

Last Action:
The Saints were defeated by bridge rival University of Wisconsin-Superior on Saturday 84-45 at Mertz Mortorelli Gym. #Logan Schultz# led the Saints with nine points, while #Brett Tester# and #Danny Schmitz# each added eight points.

St. Scholastica Saints (1-3)
The Saints are winless in their first two road games this season and will look to change that around tonight … Tonight's game will be the first of three straight games on the road over the next two weeks … Brett Tester (Andover, Minn./Andover HS) continues to pace the Saints, averaging 13.5 points and 7.3 rebounds per game … Danny Schmitz (Hinckley, Minn./Hinckley-Finlayson HS) is second on the team with an average of 11.8 points per game … Schmitz went over 800 career points in Tuesday's win over North Central and currently sits 17th on the program's all-time scoring list with 809 points … With a good performance tonight, Schmitz could move up to 14th on the list.

St. Cloud State Huskies (0-3)
Tonight will be the home opener for the Huskies … St. Cloud has not played since the Nov. 19 and 20 in the Grand Canyon University Tournament in Phoenix, Ariz. … The Huskies have lost their first three games this season and have scored 65 points in all three … St. Cloud was the 2010 NCAA Division II Central Regional champions and made it all the way to the Final Four a season ago … The Huskies were ranked eighth in the NABC Division II preseason poll, but have since dropped out … St. Cloud already faced one Division III team this season, opening against Saint John's and falling by a score of 70-65 … Brett Putz leads the team in scoring with 17.3 points per game and is coming off a seven, 3-pointer performance in his last game … The NSIC Preseason Player of the Year Taylor Witt is averaging 12.0 points per game … The Huskies went 17-1 last season at Halenbeck Hall.

Last Meeting:
(CSS All-Time Record vs. St. Cloud State: 0-2)
The Saints are 0-2 all-time against the Huskies with the last matchup taking place during the 2000-01 season.
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