Box Score MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's basketball team saw
Erin Frase (Phillips, Wis./Phillips HS (UW-River Falls)) record her second consecutive double-double to help the Saints in victory over the overmatched North Central University Rams by a score of 76-54 Saturday afternoon.
The first half saw the Saints jump out to a quick 4-0 lead with two Frase baskets. CSS would get a 9-2 advantage four minutes into the contest off of an
Elena Huber (Northfield, Minn./Northfield HS) 3-pointer. NCU was able to tie the game at the 13:28 mark but the Saints would hold the lead by four or five points after the tie for the remainder of the half and would take a 34-28 lead into the break.
The second half was completely dominated by the Saints as they would jump out to a lead by as much as 28 points. The Rams would never significantly chip into the large deficit and the Saints would march to a 76-54 victory in front of about 100 spectators.
North Central (4-12, 1-6 UMAC) was led by Shelby Norman with 15 points. Jamie High added 14 points and nine rebounds as well.
The Rams would finish the game shooting 32-percent from the field, 25-percent from beyond the arc, and 61-percent from the free-throw line. NCU would commit 15turnovers and never held the lead at any point in the game.
CSS was led by
Erin Frase (Phillips, Wis./Phillips HS (UW-River Falls)) with 19 points and 10 rebounds. It was Frase's second consecutive double-double where she had 20 points and 11 rebounds the night before against Northwestern College.
Mariah Hovick (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake HS) chipped in 14 points and eight rebounds, just two shy of her own double-double.
Danica Schellbach (Rush City, Minn./Rush City HS) added 10 points and seven rebounds as well for the Saints.
The Saints would finish the game shooting 50-percent from the field, 28-percent from beyond the arc, and 63-percent from the charity stripe.
CSS would out-rebound the Rams 49-33, but did commit 21 turnovers.
St. Scholastica (7-11, 4-3 UMAC) will host Northland College this coming Tuesday at the Reif Gymnasium. CSS will look to avenge the loss to the LumberJills earlier in the season. Tip is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. and the game can be seen live on Saints Sports Net.
