DULUTH, Minn. – Both of the St. Scholastica basketball programs will be on the road on Saturday as they face-off against Finlandia University in a men's and women's doubleheader.

Game Time:
Women: Saturday @ 2:00 p.m. (EST)
Men: Saturday @ 4:00 p.m. (EST)

Men:

Last Action:
#Brett Tester# poured in a career-high 24 points, but it was not enough in the 64-56 loss at Division II's Minnesota-Crookston on Wednesday night. The Saints tied the game with over six minutes to go, but the Golden Eagles outscored CSS 17-9 in the final six minutes to prevail.

St. Scholastica Saints (1-5)
The Saints will end their four-game road trip on Saturday … Being away from home has treated the Saints well as their four losses have come by an average of 23.5 points … Opponents are shooting 49-percent from the field in the first six game against CSS and have 21 more offensive rebounds … There have been no sign of a sophomore slump for 2010 UMAC Freshman of the Year Brett Tester (Andover, Minn./Andover HS) as he leads the team with 15.5 points per game and 6.2 rebounds per contest … Tester has scored 20 or more points in two games this season, matching that output from his freshman campaign … #Danny Schmitz# moved up to 14th on the program's career scoring chart with 10 points on Wednesday against Crookston … Schmitz currently sits at 828 career points … He needs just two more 3-pointers to move into the top five for career 3-pointers made … After recording three foul outs in the first two games, no Saints has fouled out in the last four contests.

Finlandia Lions (1-9)
The Lions have are coming into this weekend's games on a four-game losing streak, and have only one win all year against the University of Dallas … Two of the last three losses have against UMAC School Northwestern College and Northland College, while the other was against North Central, who the Saints have already beaten this year … The Lions do have three scorers in double figures … Jonathan Moore is leading the team with 16.2 points per game … Jerrod Owens and Chase Leskela are at 13.6 and 12.4 per game, respectively … Leskela and Owens are also leading the team in rebounds with 6.6 and 5.6 boards per game … As a team the Lions are scoring 67.2 points per game, while giving up 84.7 points per game.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Finlandia: 8-5)
The Saints scored a season-high in points in their only match-up to defeat the Lions 88-82 last year. Brett Tester (Andover, Minn./Andover HS) scored a then career-high 22 points in the victory. The Saints have won the last two meetings in the series.


Women:

Last Action:
The Saints were toppled against Division II's Bemidji State 83-31 on Tuesday night. Freshman #Kayla Heisler# had nine points to pace the Saints.

St. Scholastica Saints (1-5)
Like the men, Saturday's game will mark the end of a four-game road trip for the Saints women … In four of the five losses away from Duluth, the Saints have been defeated by 24 or more points … The Saints made just nine field goals in the loss to Bemidji State on Tuesday night, a program low … CSS was without leading scorer #Bri Allen# on Tuesday … The Saints have been dinged up this season … With the Allen injury, Junior guard #Erin Morstad# has yet to see the court after off-season surgery and junior forward #Laura Amys# battling injuries, the Saints have had to throw a lot of young players into the fire … Freshmen #Savanna Treichel# and Kayla Heisler (Remer, Minn./Northland HS) have stepped up and are second and third, respectively, in scoring … If you take away the North Central game, the Saints have been out-rebounded on the offensive glass 99-65.

Finlandia Lions (1-8)
The Lady Lions are also coming into this weekend's game on a four-game losing streak … Finlandia has won one game on the year, an 80-77 victory over Colorado College … Finlandia has fallen to North Central already this season, a team the Saints have defeated … The Lions have three players scoring in double figures this year, Janele Linna ( 11.1), Linzi Monticello (10.1) and Shaikera Armstrong (10.0) … Armstrong and Linna are also the team leaders in rebounds with 6.9 and 5.0 per game … Armstrong has had a pair of double-doubles this season … As a team the Lions are scoring 52.3 points per game, and giving up 84.1 points per game.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Finlandia: 7-5)
The Saints defeated the Lions last year 80-53. #Kelly Cinquegrani# scored 10 points, while teammate Laura Amys (South Range, Wis./Superior HS) brought down a team-high 10 rebounds. The Saints have won four of five in the series.