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PREVIEW: Women’s Basketball to Host Bethany Lutheran & Martin Luther this Alumni Weekend

| By: Mike LaValley
DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's basketball team will host Bethany Lutheran College on Friday and then will host Martin Luther College on Alumni Saturday for a two-game home stand in Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) play.

Game Schedule: (Game Day Media)
Friday vs. Bethany Lutheran – 5:30 p.m. (Live Video & Stats on Saints Sports Net | Alternate Live Stats)
Saturday's Women's Alumni Game – 11 a.m.
Saturday vs. Martin Luther – 3 p.m. (Live Video & Stats on Saints Sports Net | Alternate Live Stats)

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About the Saints
Record: 8-11, 5-3 UMAC

  • The Women's Basketball Alumni will take to the court at 11 a.m. on Saturday in the Reif.
  • CSS is coming off of a dominant 86-54 victory over Northland College on Tuesday.
  • Erin Frase (Phillips, Wis./Phillips HS (UW-River Falls)) was named Women's Basketball UMAC Player of the week this past Tuesday.
  • Frase paces the Saints with 13.3 points per game. She has led the team in scoring in seven of the last nine games, including the last three.
  • Frase is averaging 16.2 points per game in UMAC play, which is fifth-best in the league.
  • Frase continues to lead the UMAC and is sixth in NCAA Division III, making 58 percent of her field goal attempts.
  • Mariah Hovick (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake HS) averages 10.3 points per game and has 45 total steals on the year, 25 more than next closest Saint.
  • Freshman Danica Schellbach (Rush City, Minn./Rush City HS) has scored in double-figures in four of her last five games.
  • The Saints are shooting .405 on the year from the field, which is second in the conference.
  • Since starting conference play 0-2, the Saints have won five of their last six.


About the Vikings
Record: 5-14, 3-5 UMAC

  • Bethany Lutheran is coming off a 64-57 loss to Martin Luther College on Tuesday.
  • Jade Pelzl leads the Vikings with 14.1 points per game and has a team-high 64 assists.
  • Shelby Wiederhoeft averages a double-double per game, 12.6 points per game and 10.8 rebounds per game.
  • Bethany Lutheran leads the conference in free throws made (15.6) and attempted (22.5) per game.
  • The Vikings are shooting .354 from the floor on the year.
  • BLC has outrebounded opponents on the year 794-706, which leads the UMAC.
  • The Vikings are 1-7 on the road this season.


Series History: (CSS is 12-5 vs. Bethany Lutheran)

  • The Saints beat the Vikings just two weeks ago by a score of 76-67, with Kayla Heisler (Remer, Minn./Northland HS) pacing the Saints with 17 points, while Danica Schellbach (Rush City, Minn./Rush City HS) chipped in 13 points.

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About the Knights
Record: 7-12, 5-3 UMAC

  • Martin Luther is coming off of a 64-57 victory over Bethany Lutheran this past Tuesday for its second straight win.
  • Leah Nass had 23 points in Tuesday's game for the Knights.
  • The Knights are paced by Hannah Hackbarth who averages 11.6 points per game.
  • No other Knights player averages more that 9.0 points per game.
  • The Knights on the year are shooting .354 from the field and .324 from beyond the arc.
  • The Knights are averaging just 12.8 turnovers per game in conference play, tops in the UMAC.
  • The lone two road wins this season for MLC have come against Bethany Lutheran and North Central University.


Series History: (CSS is 39-15 vs. Martin Luther)

  • The Saints defeated the Knights two weeks ago by a score of 79-70. 
  • Frase led the Saints with 19 points, while Schellbach recorded a double-double, scoring 10 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.
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