DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica men's and women's basketball teams will open up Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) play on Tuesday night when both teams travel to Ashland, Wis. to face Northland College.

Game Times:
Women @ 5:30 p.m.
Men @ 7:30 p.m.

Men:

Last Action:
The Saints last played between the holidays in Daytona Beach, Fla. at the Land of Magic Classic. The Saints fell in two competitive games, first to Union College (N.Y.) 84-80 in overtime and also to Buena Vista (Iowa) 70-55. The story for the Saints was #Derek Anderson#, who drained 18, 3-pointers in the two games, including breaking a Land of Magic Classic and matching a program record with 10, 3-pointers against Union. Those numbers led him to be named to the D3hoops.com Team of the Week.

St. Scholastica Saints (2-8)
The Saints begin conference play with a new addition to their roster as former Duluth East player and UMD transfer #Sean Mayberry# joins the team for the second semester … Mayberry, a guard, will add some much needed depth for the Saints … Sophomore #Brett Tester# continues to lead the team in scoring at 14.8 points per game … With the two games down in Florida, Derek Anderson (Cook, Minn./Cook HS) is right on Tester's tails, averaging 14.3 points per game … Anderson leads the UMAC with 35 made 3-point field goals … He ranks 20th in Division with 3.5, 3-pointers a game and 36th in the country with a .449 3-point field goal percentage … Senior #Danny Schmitz# currently has 871 career points and needs just 15 more points to move up to 13th on the school's all-time scoring list.

Northland LumberJacks (2-8)
The LumberJacks will enter the Tuesday night's game on a four-game losing skid … Northland had its first home games of the season last week, losing both by an average of 22.5 points … The 'Jacks are 2-1 against common opponents this season, defeating both North Central and Finlandia, while falling to UW-Superior … The eight losses this season have come by an average margin of 30.3 points … Michael Mackey leads the team with 14.4 points per game … Joey Brennan is second in scoring at 10.5 points per game … The 'Jacks lead the conference with 34 blocked shots and field goal percentage defense (.463) … Zeb Woiak leads in the league individually with 10 blocked shots … Northland was picked to finish sixth in the UMAC preseason coaches' poll.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Northland: 36-9)
The Saints defeated Northland 68-63 at Reif Gym last January. Brett Tester (Andover, Minn./Andover HS) led the Saints with 18 points.

Women:

Last Action:
The Saints defeated bridge rival UW-Superior in Reif Gymnasium on January 2nd by a score of 55-51. The Saints trailed by eight at halftime, but outscored the 'Jackets 35-23 in the second half. #Kayla Heisler# led the Saints with 15 points.

St. Scholastica Saints (3-7)
CSS will be in search of its second consecutive win and second road win of the season on Tuesday … #Bri Allen# still leads the team in scoring at 10.2 points per game … Kayla Heisler (Remer, Minn./Northland HS) is second on the team at 8.3 points per contest … The Saints are 2-1 this season when they make four or more 3-pointers in a game … They are 3-0 when they get 16 or more offensive rebounds in a game … CSS leads the UMAC in field goal percentage defense (.383) and 3-point field goal percentage defense (.241) … Opponents are just 3-for-29 from beyond the arc in the last two games against the Saints.

Northland LumberJills (5-5)
The LumberJills are coming off an NCAA Tournament appearance last season … However, Northland lost departing seniors and All-UMAC selections Lindsey Hamm and Chelsea Lundgren … The 'Jills won their last contest at home over Lakeland College 53-36 to snap a three-game losing streak … Against common opponents this season, Northland is 2-2 defeating Finlandia and North Central, while falling to UW-Stout and UW-Superior … Maria Mackey leads the team with 16.3 points per game … Mackey scored 24 points in the last game vs. Lakeland … Lulu Seelye is second on the team averaging 10.9 points per game … Northland leads the conference with 75 made 3-point field goals … The 'Jills were picked to finish third in the UMAC, according to the preseason coaches' poll.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Northland: 28-24)
The LumberJills swept the Saints last season, winning the last meeting at Reif Gym 63-47.