DULUTH, Minn. – After just facing the University of Minnesota-Morris last Friday, the St. Scholastica women's basketball team will be back in Morris on Wednesday night for the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Tournament semifinals.

Game Time:
Wednesday – 7:30 p.m.

GameDay Media:
Live Video | Live Stats

Last Action:
The Saints split their final two game of the regular season, falling at Minnesota-Morris on Friday night, but responding to defeat Presentation College in overtime on Saturday. In the game vs. Presentation, Mariah Hovick (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake HS) sunk the game-winning free throws in the waning seconds and also led the team with 16 points and 12 rebounds. She came four steals shy from recording a triple-double.

St. Scholastica Saints (12-13, 10-4 UMAC)
The Saints return to the UMAC Tournament after missing it completely last season … CSS will once again be the three-seed as they were in 2010 when they fell to Presentation College at home … At that time, the tournament was a six-team tourney … The Saints were 3-4 in conference play and 4-10 for the season away from Reif Gymnasium … With Saturday's overtime win over Presentation to close out the regular season, the Saints have won multiple overtime games in a season for the first time since the 2002-03 season … Their first OT win this year came at home against Minnesota-Morris … CSS has been led by freshman guard Mariah Hovick (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake HS) all season in 18 games … She is averaging 12.3 points per game and 13.6 points in conference games alone … Hovick was also second on the team with 118 rebounds during the regular season … Laura Amys (South Range, Wis./Superior HS) led the team in rebounds (180) and led the conference with 1.9 blocked shots per game … The Saints led the conference in field goal percentage defense (.370), while Morris led the league in field goal percentage (.424) … The Saints also led the conference in steals(11.7 per game), while Morris led the league in turnover margin (+2.75).

Minnesota-Morris Cougars (17-8, 12-2 UMAC)
The Cougars finished as co-regular season champions, garnering that title for the third straight year and winners of their last eight games … However, the Cougars would lose the No. 1 seed to Martin Luther College by way of a coin flip as both the Cougars and Knights tied in every tiebreaker scenario … Morris is led by Emily Mehr, who is the reigning three-time UMAC Player of the Week … Against the Saints on Friday night, Mehr set a career-high with 31 points, going 10-of-15 from the floor, including a 3-of-3 mark from behind the arc as well as an 8-of-8 performance at the line … Mehr leads the conference, making 51-percent of her shots from the floor … Kelsey Erickson also leads the UMAC with a 1.5 assist-to-turnover ratio … Kendra Wycoff is second in the conference with 58, 3-pointers made on the year … Morris is 8-3 at home this season and had its lone conference loss at home to Martin Luther in January … The Cougars led the conference in scoring, averaging 72.3 points per game and second in scoring defense, allowing only 61.7 points per game.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Morris: 4-19)
The Saints fell to the Cougars Friday night at Jim Gremmels Court by a score of 77-54. Hovick led the Saints with 12 points, while Caitlin McKernon (Coon Rapids, Minn./Fridley HS) added 10 points off the bench. The last time the Saints won at Morris was January 9, 2004.