DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica men's and women's basketball teams will conclude Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) play as the University of Minnesota-Morris and Presentation College come to Duluth for the final regular season games of the year.

Game Times:
Friday vs. Minnesota-Morris: Women @ 5:30 p.m., Men @ 7:30 p.m.
Saturday vs. Presentation: Women @ 3:00 p.m., Men @ 5:00 p.m.

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

Men:

UMAC Tournament Scenarios:
-Northwestern College (11-1) clinched regular season title and No. 1 seed.
-Minnesota-Morris (8-4) clinched tournament spot; Two wins or one win and a loss by Bethany Lutheran gives them the No. 2 seed in the tournament. (1-1 vs. NWC, 2-0 vs. BLC, 1-1 vs. MLC, 1-0 vs. CSS, 2-3 UMAC Road)
-Bethany Lutheran (8-4) Clinched a tournament spot; Can finish second, third, or fourth; Loses tiebreaker to Morris. (0-1 vs. NWC, 0-2 vs. UMM, 1-1 vs. MLC, 2-0 vs. CSS, 4-3 UMAC Road)
-Martin Luther (6-6) can still get as high as the No. 3 seed or miss the tournament all together. Own tiebreaker over CSS; Can get in with a three-way or four-way tie. (0-1 vs. NWC, 1-1 vs. UMM, 1-1 vs. BLC, 1-1 vs. CSS, 1-0 vs. Crown, 1-1 vs. PC, 1-6 UMAC Road)
-St. Scholastica (6-6) Can still get the No. 4 seed or miss the tournament all together; Loses tiebreaker to Martin Luther; Eliminated from Tournament in three or four-way tie with Morris, Bethany Lutheran, or Martin Luther; Can still get in with two losses and two losses by Martin Luther, paired with two wins by Crown and Presentation. (0-2 vs. NWC, 0-1 vs. UMM, 0-2 vs. BLC, 1-1 vs. MLC, 2-0 vs. Crown, 1-0 vs. PC, 3-4 UMAC Road)

Conference Tie-breaker guidelines
a. Head-to-Head – Cumulative among all tied teams
b. Cumulative record against all teams above those your are tied
c. Record vs. Teams in conference standings in descending order of finish
d. Best conference road record
e. Coin flip

Last Action:
The Saints lost two UMAC games this past weekend to Martin Luther and Bethany Lutheran. CSS and MLC battled to push the game to overtime on Friday night where the Knights would prevail 92-85. #Logan Schultz# had his first career double-double with 16 points and 15 rebounds. Bethany Lutheran scored 18 of the final 21 points to pull away from the Saints on Saturday 79-65.

St. Scholastica Saints (9-14, 6-6 UMAC)
The Saints are in a tie for fourth place in the UMAC standings as of right now with every team having two games left to play … Only four teams make the postseason tournament … CSS has unfortunately come down the stretch losing three of its last four games … In the earlier match-ups between Morris and Presentation, both games were decided by less than five points … In the game against MLC on last Friday night it was the first game of the year where all five starters scored in double-digits … #Brett Tester# leads the way in scoring and rebounding with 15.6 points 6.9 boards per game … #Danny Schmitz#, #Derek Anderson#, and #Sean Mayberry# are all scoring 10.9 or more points per game … Senior Danny Schmitz (Hinckley, Minn./Hinckley-Finlayson HS) moved to third all-time on the school's all-time 3-pointers made list last weekend and he currently stands at 155 … As a team the Saints are scoring 66.3 points per game while giving up 73.4 points per contest on defense.

Minnesota-Morris Cougars (12-11, 8-4 UMAC)
The Cougars are tied for second place in UMAC after losing two in a row following a six-game winning streak … The Cougars scored 73 points or higher during their six-game winning streak, but failed to reach that number in their last two losses … Morris is 8-4 at home this season, but just 4-7 on the road … The Cougars control their own destiny when it comes to capturing the No. 2 seed and a home game in the tournament semifinals … The Cougars lead the conference in rebounding margin, averaging over five rebounds more per game than their opponents … Senior guard Daniel Fragodt leads the UMAC by making 60-percent of his shot attempts … Fragodt led the Cougars with 17 points in the first meeting with the Saints.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Morris: 11-12)
CSS lost to the Cougars in the earlier match-up this season despite opening the game with a 25-10 lead and having a 15-point lead in the second half at one point the Cougars would pull ahead of the Saints for the 73-68 victory.

Presentation Saints (7-16, 4-8 UMAC)
The other Saints have lost three of five, all UMAC games … Channing Coffey is the only player in the UMAC, who is averaging over 20 points per game as he is consistently dropping 20.4 points per contest, Coffey also leads the UMAC in rebounds with 8.8 per game … Teammate Josh Muellner is second in the UMAC in scoring with 16.7 … Coffey has gone over 20 points twelve times this year, including three times over 33 points with a season-high 36 coming against Crown as well as 12 double-doubles … The Saints are averaging 77.8 points per game for tops in the UMAC, while giving up 83.8 points per game, which is second worst.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Presentation: 17-11)
CSS won the battle of the Saints as they defeated Presentation 77-75 in the earlier match-up. #Sean Mayberry# led the game in scoring with 25 points off the bench. Coffey had a double-double with 25 points and 10 rebounds.


Women:

UMAC Tournament Scenarios:
-Minnesota-Morris (12-0) clinched regular season title and No. 1 seed.
-Northwestern (9-3) clinched the No.2 seed.
-Northland (7-5) Owns tiebreaker over Martin Luther; Advances if a three-way tie; Can be eliminated with two losses and two wins by Martin Luther and CSS. (0-1 vs. UMM, 0-2 vs. NWC, 2-0 MLC, 1-1 CSS, 4-3 UMAC Road)
-Martin Luther (6-6) Own tiebreaker over CSS; Loses Tiebreaker to Northland; Advances if a three-way tie. (0-2 vs. UMM, 0-1 NWC, 0-2 vs. NC, 2-0 vs. CSS, 3-4 UMAC Road)
-St. Scholastica (6-6) Loses tiebreaker to Martin Luther; Can get in with two wins and two losses by Northland; Eliminated if a three-way tie (0-1 vs. UMM, 0-2 vs. NWC, 1-1 vs. NC, 0-2 vs. MLC, 3-4 UMAC Road)

Conference Tie-breaker guidelines
a. Head-to-Head – Cumulative among all tied teams
b. Cumulative record against all teams above those your are tied
c. Record vs. Teams in conference standings in descending order of finish
d. Best conference road record
e. Coin flip

Last Action:
The Saints women split their last two games this past weekend as they defeated Bethany Lutheran to complete the season sweep, but would fail to win against the Knights of Martin Luther.

St. Scholastica Saints (9-14, 6-6 UMAC)
The Saints have their final two games of the season at home where they have a winning record in the Reif Gymnasium … With the split this past weekend the Saints still have a bid for the playoffs, but will probably have to win both games this weekend to get in the UMAC Tournament … #Bri Allen# continues to lead the team in scoring as she is the only Saint averaging in double figures with 12.4 points per game as she scored 36 points in the two weekend games combined … #Kayla Heisler# has continued to flirt with double-digits scoring for most of the season as she is at nine points per game to be the team's second leading scorer… #Laura Amys# continues to be strong down low as she is bringing down a team-high 7.1 rebounds per game, which is good for sixth in the UMAC … Amys is also averaging 1.3 blocks per game, which puts her fourth in the UMAC … As a team the Saints are scoring 58.7 points per game, while giving up 62.3 points per game on defense.

Minnesota-Morris Cougars (17-6, 12-0 UMAC)
The Cougars of Minnesota-Morris have clinched the No. 1 seed in the playoffs and are the UMAC Regular Season championship for 2010-2011 … The Cougars have won 13 games in a row, but just barely won their last game as they defeated Northwestern 53-52 … Morris is 11-2 inside the P.E. Center, but are just 6-4 away from home … Steph Roggenbuck is fifth in the UMAC with 17.5 points per game and has four double-doubles on the year… Emily Mehr and Tara Thielke are both over 9.7 points per game as well … Morris leads the nation in assists per game wth 19.6 … Brandi Cresap is the nation's leader in assists to turnover ratio at 6.50 regardless of men's and women's and regardless of division … As a team the Cougars are averaging 72.7 points per game, while giving up 62.2 per contest on defense.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Morris: 3-15)
The Cougars defeated the Saints by a score of 66-56. Heisler led the way for the Saints with 10 points, while Roggenbuck led the game with 22 points.

Presentation Saints (9-14, 4-8 UMAC)
The other Saints are currently tied for sixth in the UMAC standings with Bethany Lutheran and are eliminated from the postseason tournament … The Saints are 6-7 at home, but just 3-7 on the road … Nicky Rausch leads the way for the Saints in scoring with 17.7 points per game, which is good for third in the UMAC … Rausch is one of 18 players in Division III to record a triple-double this season when she had 31 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 steals vs. Faith Baptist Bible College … Two other players are over double-digits in scoring … Three players are over 6.4 rebounds per game for the Saints … Presentation is one of four teams who are outscoring their opponents … The Saints are averaging 69.4 points per game, while giving up 67.1 per game on defense.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Presentation: 15-9)
The last battle of the Saints resumed earlier this year in Aberdeen as CSS defeated Presentation 69-66. Heisler scored 16 points to lead the way for the Saints and Amys finished with nine points and 10 rebounds. Rausch led the way for the Cougars with 16 and Kristin O'Toole with 12 points and 10 rebounds.