DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica men's and women's basketball teams will play the first of three home games this week at Reif Gymnasium when they host Northland College on Tuesday night.

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

GameDay Media:
Live Video | Men's Live Stats | Women's Live Stats

Men:

Last Action:
The Saints were outscored 17-1 in the final five minutes as the Minnesota-Morris Cougars rallied to win on Saturday 73-68. #Brett Tester# led all scorers with 22 points. #Logan Schultz# added 13 points and #Jonah Dahlman# pitched in 10 points.

St. Scholastica Saints (7-11, 4-3 UMAC)
In five of the last six games, the Saints have had positive assist-to-turnover ratio and have gone 3-2 in those game … In two of the last three games, the Saints have had season-lows in turnovers with just seven against Northwestern College and eight against Minnesota-Morris … CSS had a season-high 15 steals in Friday night's victory at Presentation … The Saints scored a season-high 41 points in the first half on Saturday against the Cougars … In three losses this season, the Saints have had a double-digit lead with 11 minutes remaining in the game … Senior guard Danny Schmitz (Hinckley, Minn./Hinckley-Finlayson HS) is getting closer and closer to becoming the ninth Saint to reach 1,000 career points, needing just 21 more points … Sophomore Jonah Dahlman (Braham, Minn./Braham HS) has seen his scoring increase over the last four games, reaching double-figures in all four … #Derek Anderson# is second in the UMAC in 3-pointers made (49) and blocked shots (22).

Northland LumberJacks (3-15, 1-6 UMAC)
The LumberJacks enter Tuesday night's matchup on a six-game losing streak … The lone win in conference play came against Martin Luther on January 14th … Michael Mackey was the team's leading scorer with 14.4 points per game before he was sidelined due to injury earlier this month … Joey Brennan is the team's second-leading scorer at 11.6 points per game … Northland is at the bottom of the league averaging just 61.3 points per game … The 'Jacks lead the conference in field goal percentage defense (.454) and blocked shots (77) … Zeb Woiak is second in the UMAC averaging 7.3 rebounds per game leads the league with 29 blocked shots.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Northland: 37-9)
The Saints showed a balanced attack in the conference opener at Northland three weeks ago with five players scoring in double figures in a 67-57 victory. CSS trailed by 13 points early, but rallied to take the lead before the half and led the rest of the way. Brett Tester (Andover, Minn./Andover HS) led the Saints with 13 points. Zeb Woiak had 16 points to lead the 'Jacks.

Women:

Last Action:
The Saints went to conference leading Minnesota-Morris on Saturday and could not recover from a slow start to fall by a score of 66-56. #Kayla Heisler# led the Saints with 10 points.

St. Scholastica Saints (6-12, 3-4 UMAC)
Only one player is averaging over double-figures in scoring this season and that is sophomore #Bri Allen# at 10.9 points per game … The Saints shot a season-best 47.5-percent from the field in Friday night's win at Presentation … The Saints have out-rebounded opponents in three of the last four games … Freshman Kayla Heisler (Remer, Minn./Northland HS) led the team in scoring in both games over the weekend , averaging 13 points per game … Junior #Laura Amys# needs just 14 more blocks to become the fourth Saint in program history to record 100 career blocks … According to the latest NCAA statistical rankings, the Saints are ranked 16th in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage defense … CSS has held opponents to just 81 made 3-point field goals this season, a UMAC best … The Saints lead the conference with 66 blocked shots and are second with 10.1 steals per game … CSS averaged seven blocks in the two games over the weekend.

Northland LumberJills (10-8, 4-3 UMAC)
The LumberJills have won three of their last four games and are coming off a 69-61 victory at Presentation on Saturday … Ashley Runge has led the 'Jills in scoring in those three victories … In fact, Northland in unbeaten when Runge leads the team in scoring this season … Maria Mackey is the team's leading scorer, averaging 12.9 points per game … Laura Fisher is averaging 10.9 points per contest and is the team's leading rebounder at 7.6 per game … The 'Jills lead the UMAC in scoring defense, holding opponents to just 58 points per game … Northland is 11th in the country in 3-pointers made per game (7.8) and 15th in 3-point field goal percentage (.379) … Runge leads the league, making 49-percent of her 3-point attempts.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Northland: 28-25)
The Saints came from 14 points down in the second half to force overtime, but fell in Ashland in the conference opener three weeks ago 67-61. Kayla Heisler (Remer, Minn./Northland HS) paced the Saints with a game-high 22 points. Lulu Seelye led Northland with 18 points.