DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's basketball team will be on the road Saturday to take on Division II Bemidji State University at 4 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Record: 0-3 (0-0 UMAC)
Head Coach: David Staniger |
- The Saints are coming off a 77-59 loss to UW-Eau Claire in their home opener on Tuesday night.
Trevor Morlock (Rogers, Minn./Rogers HS (Minn., Crookston)) led the Saints with 21 points and 10 rebounds.
- Morlock has recorded a double-double in each of the last two games.
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Mike Spoden (Grand Rapids, Minn./Grand Rapids HS) is coming off an impressive game against the Blugolds, scoring eight points and grabbing a team-high 11 rebounds.
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Jake Naslund (Barnum, Minn./Barnum HS) has also played well as he has hit double digits in scoring in two of the team's three games and is second on the team in scoring with a 12 point average.
- The Saints have struggled shooting lately, going 2-for-20 from the 3-point line and converting only 7-of-18 free throws in the game against Eau Claire.
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Bemidji State University Beavers
Record: 2-0 (0-0 NSIC)
Head Coach: Mike Boschee |
- The Beavers come into the game winning both of their matchups against familiar foes for the Saints as they beat Mayville State, who CSS played their first game against this year, and defeated Finlandia in their most recent game.
- The Beavers are a very balanced scoring team as six players are averaging 10 or more points so far this season, led by Brock Lutes 19.5 average.
- Maxie Rosenbloom leads the team in rebounding at nine a game and is coming off a 14 point, 12 rebound performance against Finlandia.
- The Beavers have hit on 42.3 percent of their threes but they are also struggling from the free throw line, shooting only 56 percent.
- Defensively, they are forcing opponents into an average of 23.5 turnovers a game and five blocks a game.
Series History: (CSS is 5-20 vs. Bemidji State)
- The last time these two teams met was in the 2003-2004 season, with the Saints losing to the Beavers in the Reif by a score of 99-82. |
