DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's basketball team will face conference foe University of Minnesota Morris on Friday and then face Crown College on Saturday in its first Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) road games of the season.
Game Schedule:
Friday at Minnesota Morris – 7:30 p.m.
Saturday at Crown – 5 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Record: 6-6 (1-0 UMAC)
Head Coach: Stacy Deadrick |
- The Saints won their first conference game of the season, easily defeating Northland College last Tuesday 71-27.
- CSS held Northland to just nine made field goals, which tied a program record.
- Three players scored in double figures for the Saints and every player got to see action on the court.
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Caitlin McKernon (Coon Rapids, Minn./Fridley HS) tied her season-high with 13 points, while
Sammy Doucette (Colfax, Wis./Colfax HS (UW-River Falls)) had herself a season-high 11 points in Tuesday's win.
- The Saints also shot a season-high 49 percent as a team in the win on Tuesday.
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Kelsey Sorenson-Giffrow (Braham, Minn./Braham HS (Minn. Duluth)) leads the UMAC in 3-point percentage at 46.3 percent, while
Elena Huber (Northfield, Minn./Northfield HS) is fourth in the conference at 37.8 percent.
- Sorenson is also fifth in the conference in total field goal percentage at 44.8 percent.
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University of Minnesota Morris Cougars
Record: 4-8 (1-0 UMAC)
Head Coach: Tim Grove |
- The Cougars first conference game was last Saturday against Crown College, as they coasted to a 102-44 victory.
- Two players are averaging double figures for Morris with Kendra Wycoff leading the way with 11.8 points per game and Emily Auch not far behind with 11.3 points per game.
- Abby Fragodt leads the team in rebounding with 8.8 boards per game, which is good enough for fourth in the conference.
- Auch is first in the conference in total field goal percentage, shooting an impressive 58 percent from the field.
- The Cougars were picked to finish third in the conference in the UMAC Women's Basketball Coaches' Preseason Poll.
Series History: (CSS is 5-23 vs. Minnesota Morris)
- The last time these two teams met was in last year's UMAC Tournament Semifinals, with the Saints taking a thrilling 83-78 overtime victory. |
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Crown College Storm
Record: 1-9 (0-1 UMAC)
Head Coach: Luke Herbert |
- Crown's first conference game was against Minnesota Morris last Saturday and resulted in a 102-44 loss.
- Crown's only win on the season was a 67-59 victory against Finlandia on December 3rd.
- Kristen Stombough leads the Storm offensively with an average of 12 points per game.
- Crown has struggled to take care of the ball this season, averaging 27 turnovers a game.
- The Storm were picked to finish eighth in the conference this season.
Series History: (CSS is 29-0 vs. Crown)
- The Saints look to continue their winning ways against the Storm, winning every matchup in the series history. |
