DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's basketball team will travel to Crown College and the University of Minnesota Morris this coming weekend in the team's final regular season Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) away games of the 2012-13 season.
Game Schedule: (Game Day Media)
Friday at Crown – 5:30 p.m.
(Live Video | Live Stats)
Saturday at Minnesota Morris – 3 p.m.
(Live Video & Stats)
About the Saints
Record: 9-12, 6-4 UMAC
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The Saints are coming off of a 72-53 loss to Martin Luther last weekend.
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CSS is currently fourth in the UMAC standings with four games to go and a hold a two-game lead over Bethany Lutheran for the final postseason spot.
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A CSS win over Crown paired with a Bethany Lutheran loss vs. Northwestern will clinch a UMAC Tournament spot for the Saints.
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CSS is led by Erin Frase (Phillips, Wis./Phillips HS (UW-River Falls)) who averages 13.0 points per game.
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Mariah Hovick (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake HS) averages 10.1 points per game and has a team-high 47 steals.
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Frase has a 55.8 field goal percentage, which ranks her 11th in NCAA DIII.
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CSS has lost only two games in the last eight contests.
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The Saints are shooting 40 percent from the field on the year and boast a +1.7 turnover margin.
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CSS has outscored opponents 696-651 in the first half on the season.
About the Storm
Record: 1-16, 0-10 UMAC
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The Storm was defeated by Finlandia University 85-57 on Tuesday.
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The Storm has yet to win a game in the UMAC.
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Judy Mundt leads Crown with 20.7 points per game, which is the best in the UMAC.
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Michelle Hyde averages 13.0 points per game and has a team best .367 field goal percentage.
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The Storm has been outscored 1338-728 on the year.
Series History: (CSS is 28-0 vs. Crown)
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The two teams met on Jan. 12 of this year where CSS dominated Crown en route to a 100-56 victory.
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Frase paced the Saints with 19 points while Elena Huber (Northfield, Minn./Northfield HS), Lindsey Olson (Port Wing, Wis./South Shore HS), and Kayla Heisler (Remer, Minn./Northland HS) had 36 points combined in the win.
About the Cougars
Record: 14-7, 10-0 UMAC
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Morris sits atop the UMAC standings at a perfect 10-0 record.
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The Cougars have won 12 straight games and ranked fifth in the West Region in the first NCAA Regional Rankings.
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The Cougars are coming off of a 78-50 non-conference victory over Presentation College on Tuesday.
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Emily Mehr paces the Cougar attack with 20.6 points per game, second best in the UMAC.
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Kendra Wycoff adds 14.0 points per game.
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Morris has outscored opponents 706-612 in the second half.
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The Cougars are shooting .399 from the field on the year.
Series History: (CSS is 4-22 vs. Minnesota Morris)
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The Saints held an 11-0 lead against Morris in the opening minutes of their first meeting on Jan. 11, but a strong second half from Cougars was too much for the Saints as CSS fell 64-51.
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Mariah Hovick (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake HS) paced the Saints with 14 points on the night.
