DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica men's basketball team will face its second consecutive Division II School and Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) team when it travels to face Minnesota-Crookston on Wednesday night.
Game Time:
Wednesday @ 8 p.m.
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Last Action:
The Saints fell at St. Cloud State last Monday 88-54. The Saints converted a season-high 11, 3-point field goals in the loss. #Derek Anderson# and #Brett Tester# each poured in 15 points to lead the Saints.
St. Scholastica Saints (1-4)
Wednesday's game will be the third of a four-game road trip for the Saints … Three Saints are averaging double-figures in scoring with
Brett Tester (Andover, Minn./Andover HS) leading the way at 13.8 points per game … Tester has scored 12 points or more in four of the five games this season …
Derek Anderson (Cook, Minn./Cook HS) has stepped up for the Saints this season as he already almost halfway to his point total from all of last season in just five games … In the three previous away games for CSS, opponents have shot over 51-percent from the field … Teams have shot 20 more free throws against the Saints this season.
Minnesota-Crookston Golden Eagles (3-2)
The Golden Eagles have played one Division III team already this season and that was Finlandia University (Mich.) to open the season … Crookston won that game 84-58 … Finlandia will be the Saints opponent on Saturday … The Golden Eagles have lost their last two games, both coming in NSIC play and both on the road … Crookston won its only home game thus far this young season … Junior guard Eric Dearden leads the team with 14.6 points per game and has led the team in scoring the past two games … Senior forward Adam Hendricks is averaging 14 points per game … Junior forward Larry Brown is the final Golden Eagle averaging double-figures in scoring at 12.8 … Opponents have shot over 46-percent from the field just once against the Golden Eagles this season.
Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Minnesota-Crookston: 1-3)
The teams last met during the 2005-06 season with the Saints coming out on top at home 85-81.