DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica softball team's scheduled Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) opener at Northland College, originally scheduled for Sunday, has been moved up to Saturday in Ashland with start time of 4 p.m. due to threat of rain and snow on Sunday.

Game Time:
Saturday @ 4 p.m.

St. Scholastica Saints (5-7, 0-0 UMAC)
The Saints last played on their spring break trip where they went 4-6 against tough opponents … The Saints closed the trip on a high note by defeating Wisconsin Lutheran College 8-0 in the final game of the trip … #Bonnie Kowalczyk# and #Merryssa Tiedeman# continue to be strong offensive threats for the Saints … Both players are batting over .368 with Kowalczyk at an impressive .458 for the season … The two combine for 15 runs, 22 RBIs, five doubles, three triples, three home runs, 12 walks and 28 hits … #Darcy Roach# has started off the year with a 3-1 record on the mound for the Saints … #Brittni Johnson# has the team lead with 2.15 ERA in 13 innings pitched … As a team the Saints have an ERA of 3.12, while their opponents have an ERA of 2.85.

Northland LumberJills (2-8, 0-0 UMAC)
The LumberJills are coming off a spring break trip where they went 2-8 and were outscored 63-34 in 10 games … This will be the first game for the 'Jills in over three weeks because their last two games have been cancelled … Rebecca Ristau is the team leader with a .394 batting average … Ashleigh Miller has the team lead in RBIs with seven … As a team the pitchers for the 'Jills have a 6.43 ERA with a 3.67 for their opponents … The 'Jills have committed 28 errors this season with just 16 for their opponents … Northland was picked to finish fifth in the conference, according to the preseason coaches' poll.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Northland: 34-6)
The Saints have won their last nine games against the 'Jills and outscored Northland 33-10 in four games last year, including winning 6-0 in the UMAC Tournament Championship game.