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PREVIEW: Men’s Basketball Team Hits the Road to Face Finlandia

| By: Andrew Laughlin
DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's basketball team will travel to Upper Michigan to face Finlandia University on Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. eastern time  in the second of two matchups of the season between the squads.

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About the Saints
Record: 1-7, 0-0 UMAC

  • The Saints look to break its two-game losing streak. The Saints fell to Pacific Lutheran University (Wash.) 67-47 on December 3rd and lost to the University of Puget Sound (Wash.) 88-53 on December 4th.
  • The Saints should be rested, and have not played in over 10 days, their longest stretch between games so far this season. Previously, the Saints had played three games in four days.
  • The Saints have been anchored by senior captains Brett Tester (Andover, Minn./Andover HS) (12.9 PPG, 6 RPG) and Jonah Dahlman (Braham, Minn./Braham HS) (10.8 PPG, 56.3% 3-point percentage).
  • The Saints have yet to win a game on the road this season.
  • The Saints have struggled shooting the ball this season, shooting just 22.5 percent from beyond the arc and just 63 percent from the free throw line.
  • The Saints have had difficulties defensively, as opponents average 74 points per contest, while the Saints average 55.
  • CSS has also been outrebounded by just under 10 rebounds per game (9.9), and average nearly 16 turnovers per game (15.8).
  • The Saints should be rested, and have not played in over ten days, their longest stretch between games so far this season. Previously, the Saints had played three games in four days.


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About the Lions
Record: 1-8

  • The Lions look to rebound from a blowout loss at Calvin College (Mich.), as Finlandia was defeated 103-62 last Saturday afternoon.
  • The Lions have been outscored by an average of 30.2 points per game and have been outrebounded by 11.5 boards per contest.
  • Finlandia has been led by Keith Arnold and Jon Moore. Arnold averages 15 PPG and 4.9 APG, while Moore averages 13.6 PPG and 5.2 RPG.
  • The Lions average nearly 20 turnovers per game (19.9) and are shooting just 20.5 percent from beyond the arc this season.
  • The Lions picked up their only win of the season last Friday night at home against Northland, defeating the LumberJacks 94-92 in overtime.

Series History: (CSS is 14-7 all time vs. Finlandia)
  • Finlandia was downed by the Saints at Reif Gym 61-55 on December 1st, the Saints only victory of the season thus far.
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