DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's and women's basketball teams will host Northland College in an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) doubleheader Tuesday night at the Reif Gymnasium.
Game Schedule: (Game Day Media)
Women vs. Northland – 5:30 p.m.
(Live Video & Stats on Saints Sports Net | Alternate Live Stats)
Men vs. Northland – 7:30 p.m.
(Live Video & Stats on Saints Sports Net | Alternate Live Stats)
Men
About the Saints
Record: 5-13, 3-4 UMAC
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The Saints will enter Tuesday's contest on a four-game losing skid. All four of the losses came away from Reif Gymnasium.
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CSS is 2-0 in conference play at home.
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The Saints have been outscored by nearly 100 points in the second half of games this season.
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Brett Tester (Andover, Minn./Andover HS) leads the team with 12.7 points per game and 103 total rebounds.
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Tester is 13 points shy from becoming the fourth Saint to record 1,400 points in a career. He is also only eight rebounds shy from becoming the fourth player to grab 600 rebounds in a career.
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Jonah Dahlman (Braham, Minn./Braham HS) is second on the team in scoring, averaging 11.7 points per game.
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Dahlman remains in the top six in the league in assists (63) and steals (32).
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Derek Steve (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Apollo HS) has scored 14 points in three of his last five games.
About the LumberJacks
Record: 2-15, 1-6 UMAC
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Northland's two wins this season have come against Martin Luther and Finlandia.
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The 'Jacks are coming off a pair of defeats over the weekend, including giving up over 100 points in a loss to Northwestern on Saturday.
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Carnell Sheppard leads the team in scoring at 15.2 points per game.
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Sheppard is shooting 81 percent from the free throw line, which is fifth-best in the conference and has made the second-most free throws in the league (75).
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Adrian Flores is second on the team in scoring at 13.5 points per game.
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Flores is second in the UMAC in rebounding at 8.7 boards per game.
Series History: (CSS is 50-19 all-time vs. Northland)
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The Saints have won six straight against the LumberJacks, including a 93-64 victory in the conference opener in Ashland earlier this month.
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Trevor Morlock (Rogers, Minn./Rogers HS (Minn., Crookston)) led the Saints with 23 points.
Women
About the Saints
Record: 7-11, 4-3 UMAC
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The Saints split over the weekend, falling in a close decision at Northwestern on Friday night, but responding and defeating North Central on Saturday.
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Erin Frase (Phillips, Wis./Phillips HS (UW-River Falls)) recorded her first two collegiate double-doubles in back-to-back games last weekend.
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Frase leads the team in scoring at 12.9 points per game and has scored in double figures in five straight games.
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Mariah Hovick (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake HS) is second on the squad in scoring at 10.2 per game, but leads the team in rebounds with 99 overall.
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Hovick is third in the conference with 42 steals.
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The Saints lead the league in scoring averaging 68.5 points per game.
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CSS has seen its field goal percentage and 3-point field goal percentage climb each month, However, it has also seen its free throw percentage fall from .756 at the beginning of the season to just .578 this month.
About the LumberJills
Record: 5-11, 3-4 UMAC
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Northland had a two-game winning streak snapped on Saturday with a loss at Northwestern.
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The 'Jills are the lowest scoring team in the UMAC, averaging 46.7 points per game.
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They are ranked in the bottom three in either field goal percentage, 3-point field goal percentage or free throw percentage.
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Senior guard Sara Hoge is the only player averaging in double figures at 13.2 points per game.
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Stephanie Wilkinson leads the team, averaging 7.1 rebounds per game.
Series History: (CSS is 37-33 all-time vs. Northland)
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The 'Jills took the first meeting between the two teams earlier this month in Ashland.
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The Saints were held to 49 points, their lowest scoring output of the season.
