DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica men's and women's basketball teams will resume Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) play when Northwestern College and Crown College come to Duluth on Friday and Saturday.

Game Times:
Friday vs. Crown: Women @ 5:30 p.m., Men @ 7:30 p.m.
Saturday vs. Northwestern (Alumni Day): Women @ 3:00 p.m., Men @ 5:00 p.m.
Alumni Games Saturday: Women: 11 a.m. | Men: Noon

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

Men:

Last Action:
The Saints defeated Northland College Tuesday night 59-50 without making a field goal in the final 9 minutes and 15 seconds of play. CSS would go 6-6 from the line in the last 1:11 while playing strong defense by not letting the LumberJacks score in the last minute of play. #Brett Tester# would lead the way for the Saints with 23 points and nine rebounds. #Jonah Dahlman# had a strong showing again with 14 points.

St. Scholastica Saints (8-11, 5-3 UMAC)
The Saints have won five of their last seven to get to 5-3 in UMAC play and a tie for third place in conference standings .… Since the start of conference play the Saints are outscoring their opponents 68.9 points to 67.1 points per game … Brett Tester (Andover, Minn./Andover HS) continues to have a hot hand as he just missed a double-double in his last game to bring his scoring up to 16.1 points per game, which is good for fourth in the UMAC, and 7.3 rebounds per game, which is good for second in the UMAC … In the team's last three games, Tester is averaging 22.7 points and close to eight rebounds in the three game stretch … Jonah Dahlman (Braham, Minn./Braham HS) has scored double figures in the last five games and is averaging 12.2 points in those games … As a team the Saints are scoring 65.5 points per game, but are giving up 72.2 points per game on defense.

Northwestern Eagles (13-6, 7-1 UMAC)
Northwestern has won nine of its last ten games, including six in a row with their only loss in that stretch coming to preseason favorite, Minnesota-Morris … In that stretch the Eagles have won all but one of the nine games by at least ten points with two of the victories coming by 20 points or more … The Eagles have continued to play strong in the 2010-11 campaign by scoring 60-plus points in all 19 games so far this year … Four players are averaging over 10 points per game with Wade Chitwood leading them all with 12.6 points per game … Gabe Jefferson is leading the team in rebounds with 6.2 boards per game … Brian Lecheler is third in the country with a 3.2 assist-to-turnover ratio … The Eagles as a team are ranked third in the nation with a 1.48 assist-to-turnover ratio … Tom Gisler is ranked seventh in Division III making over 48-percent of his 3-point attempts … The Eagles are scoring 74.8 points per game while giving up only 70.1 per game on defense.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Northwestern: 15-36)
CSS lost the match-up between these two teams just two weeks ago by a score of 64-79. Five players scored in double-digits for the Saints with #Danny Schmitz# having a game-high 19 points. Nate Thompson led the way for the Eagles with 18.

Crown Storm (2-15, 2-6 UMAC)
The Storm are 2-15 with their only wins of the year coming against UMAC opponents in Presentation and Northland … The Storm are in a tie for sixth place in conference standings … This weekend's games will be the first games away from St. Bonifacius in three weeks for the Storm … The Storm have lost five games so far this year by 30 points or more … The Storm have three players averaging double figures in scoring this year with David Glover and RJ Walker at 15.3 and 14.3, respectively … Walker is the team's leading rebounder with 5.2 boards per game … Walker has two double-doubles on the year so far … Glover is shooting 43-percent from beyond the arc to put him fifth in the UMAC … As a team, Crown is averaging 68.5 points a game, while giving up 88.6 points per game on the defensive side of the ball.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Crown: 21-3)
The Saints defeated the Storm 83-67 two weeks ago. CSS had 40 points in the paint. Schmitz led the game in scoring with 28 points. Tester chipped in with 17 points and six rebounds. Richard McDaniel led the storm with 17 points.

Women:

Last Action:
The Saints defeated Northland College 66-56 on Tuesday night. #Bri Allen# had a huge game with a double-double at 24 points and 12 rebounds. It was her third double-double of the year. #Kayla Heisler# chipped in with 14 points.

St. Scholastica Saints (7-12, 4-4 UMAC)
The Saints will play a team they have never lost to, Crown, on Saturday … CSS is 23-0 all-time in games with the Storm … The opponent on Friday, Northwestern, the Saints have a winning overall record against, but have struggled of late against the Eagles … The Saints recorded a season-low 14 turnovers against Northland on Tuesday … CSS has recorded over 21 or more turnovers just once in the last eights games … In comparison, the Saints registered over 21 turnovers in a game nine times in the first 11 games … Bri Allen (West St. Paul, Minn./Henry Sibley HS) continues to lead the team in scoring as she is the only Saint averaging in double figures with 11.8 points per game … Kayla Heisler (Remer, Minn./Northland HS) has been flirting with double-digits scoring for most of the season as she is at 8.8 points per game… #Laura Amys# continues to be strong down low as she is bringing down a team-high 7.2 rebounds per game, which is good for seventh 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 56.7 points per game, while giving up 62.8 points per game on defense.

Northwestern Eagles (10-9, 6-2 UMAC)
The Eagles of Northwestern have won five in a row with four of those victories coming at home … When comparing opponents both teams defeated UW-Superior … The Eagles pushed the Yellowjackets into overtime and defeated them 81-80 … Katie DeWitt is the only Eagle over double digits in scoring per game at 21.6 to give her tops in the UMAC and is ranked eighth in the nation, just four points behind the top collegiate scorer … Dewitt has six double-doubles on the year … Mollie Sir and Megan Myhre are at 9.1 and 8.6 points per game … As a team the Eagles are scoring 63.8 points per game and giving up 63.5 points per game.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Northwestern: 36-28)
The Saints fell to the Eagles in the first match-up of the year by a score of 69-54. #Taylor Fellbaum# scored 17 points to lead the Saints. Dewitt had 24 points to lead the game.

Crown Storm (0-8, 0-18 UMAC)
Crown College was picked to finish eighth in the UMAC preseason poll and has started off the season with a 17-game losing streak after losing all but one game by at least thirty points … The Storm have gone over 60 points just once on the year … Judy Mundt and Misa Matetich have combined to lead the Storm in scoring in all 17 games so far this year … Mundt is averaging 17.5 points per game and Matetich is scoring 9.7 per game … Since UMAC play has started Mundt is averaging 21.1 points per game which is good for second, just one point behind Dewitt of NWC … Mundt is also the team's leading rebounder with 5.0 boards per contest … As a team the Storm is averaging 43.6 points per game, while giving up close to triple figures at 90.6 per contest.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Crown: 23-0)
The Saints defeated the Storm 75-39 two weeks ago. Bri Allen (West St. Paul, Minn./Henry Sibley HS) had a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds. 13 players scored for the Saints. Mundt led the way for the Storm with 20 points.