DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's basketball team will take a three-game Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) winning streak into Northwestern College on Friday and then will travel to North Central University on Saturday for the team's second-to-last road trip of the year.
Game Schedule: (Game Day Media)
Friday at Northwestern – 5:30 p.m.
(Live Video | Live Stats)
Saturday at North Central – 3 p.m.
(Live Video & Stats)
About the Saints
Record: 6-10, 3-2 UMAC
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CSS is coming off of victories over Martin Luther and Bethany Lutheran by scores of 79-70 and 76-67, respectively, last weekend.
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Last weekend's road sweep marked the first time that has happened against those two programs since the 2007-08 season.
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Erin Frase (Phillips, Wis./Phillips HS (UW-River Falls)) paces the Saints averaging 12.1 points per game and boasts .576 shooting percentage.
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Frase's .576 shooting percentage ranks her sixth in all of Division III women's basketball.
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Mariah Hovick (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake HS) averages 10.1 points per game and has a team-high 39 steals.
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CSS has outscored opponents 520-506 in the first half.
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The Saints have shot .394 from the field and .273 from beyond the arc on the year.
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CSS has a +1.8 turnover margin and a 0.7 Assist/turnover ratio.
About the Eagles
Record: 9-7, 4-1 UMAC
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Northwestern is coming off of a 95-36 rout of Crown College last Saturday. The Eagles fell to UMAC preseason favorite, Minnesota Morris, 76-48 the previous night.
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Chanel Madson leads the Eagles averaging 14.5 points per game.
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Mollie Sir averages 13.7 points per game, while teammate Jessica Fife nearly averages a double-double a game, averaging 11.5 points per game and 9.5 rebounds per game.
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The Eagles are shooting .399 from the field and .378 from beyond the arc on the year.
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Northwestern is 6-3 at home this year.
Series History: (CSS is 40-31 all-time vs. Northwestern)
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The Saints won both contests last year, winning the first meeting 80-36 and the second contest 64-60. In the second match-up the Saints were led by Hovick and Kayla Heisler (Remer, Minn./Northland HS) with 15 points each.
About the Rams
Record: 4-10, 1-4 UMAC
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North Central is coming off a 75-59 loss to Minnesota Morris. The Rams picked up their first conference victory the previous night over Crown College.
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Jorie Grenell leads the Rams averaging 14.1 points per game.
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The Rams are shooting .375 from the field and .235 from beyond the arc on the year.
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NCU averages 15 offensive rebounds per game, 1.6 more than opponents.
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The Rams are 2-4 at home this year.
Series History: (CSS is 19-1 all-time vs. North Central)
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The Saints and Rams met earlier this season for a non-conference match-up at the Reif Gymnasium on December 4th. The Saints won the game 77-44 and were led by Hovick with 12 points. Three other Saints had 11 points in that game.
