DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's basketball team will host Bethany Lutheran College on Friday night and Martin Luther College on Alumni Saturday this weekend at the Reif Gymnasium.
Game Schedule: (Game Day Media)
Friday vs. Bethany Lutheran – 7:30 p.m.
(Live Video & Stats on Saints Sports Net | Alternate Live Stats)
Saturday's Men's Alumni Game – Noon
Saturday vs. Martin Luther – 5 p.m.
(Live Video & Stats on Saints Sports Net | Alternate Live Stats)
About the Saints
Record: 6-13, 4-4 UMAC
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The men's basketball alumni will take to the court on Saturday at noon in the Reif.
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The Saints look to build off of a narrow 72-71 victory over Northland College on Tuesday. CSS is 3-0 in conference play at home, and the win snapped a four-game losing streak.
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The 12-point deficit the Saints overcame to win on Tuesday was the largest this season.
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Brett Tester (Andover, Minn./Andover HS) leads the team with 12.6 points per game and 111 total rebounds.
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Tester is just a point shy from becoming the second Saint in program history to record 1,400 career points and 600 career rebounds. The only other player to do it is CSS Hall of Famer Tim Radosevich.
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Alec Mortel (Luck, Wis./Luck HS) provided a spark off of the bench against Northland, scoring nine points and grabbing three boards in just seven minutes in the second half.
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MarShaan Johnson (Minneapolis, Minn./Minneapolis North HS (Minneapolis Comm. & Tech. College)) matched a season-high with 11 points on Tuesday.
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The Saints are currently tied for fourth in the UMAC standings at 4-4.
About the Vikings
Record: 7-11, 5-3 UMAC
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The Vikings are coming off of a tough 78-71 road loss to Martin Luther on Tuesday, their second loss in their past three games.
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The Vikings have multiple veteran leaders. Seniors Derek Peterson, Alex Weldon and last year's co-UMAC POY Gavin Kroehler are all averaging double digit scoring.
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Sophomore Jeremiah Fogarty leads Bethany Lutheran with 2.9 assists per contest.
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The Vikings shoot it well from the free throw line at nearly 72 percent on the season, tops in the UMAC.
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Bethany Lutheran averages over ten steals per game and does not turn it over often (11.1 per contest).
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The Vikings are currently third in the UMAC behind Northwestern and North Central.
Series History: (CSS is 8-12 vs. Bethany Lutheran)
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The Saints fell to the Vikings on the road earlier in January by a score of 74-61.
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The Saints have not defeated the Vikings since 2009.
About the Knights
Record: 3-16, 2-6 UMAC
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Martin Luther is coming off it second conference win of the season against rival Bethany Lutheran on Tuesday night.
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The Knights, who will face Northland College on Friday night before playing the Saints, are winless on the road this season (0-8).
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Galen Holzhueter is third in the UMAC in scoring, averaging 17.6 points per game.
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Freshman guard Luke Rothe is second on the team at 13 .3 points per contest.
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The Knights don't go to the free throw line too much as they average the fewest made free throws (9.1) and attempted free throws (14.9) per game in the UMAC.
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Martin Luther averages 13 offensive rebounds per contest, which leads the league.
Series History: (CSS is 32-18 vs. Martin Luther)
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The Saints were defeated by the Knights 83-77 in New Ulm earlier this season.
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In that loss, CSS had multiple double-digit leads in the second half.
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The Knights have not won at Reif Gymnasium since the 2004 season, which spans eight straight games.
