DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – For the third time this season, the St. Scholastica men's basketball team will face Finlandia University (Mich.), but this time in Hancock with a 4 p.m. Eastern Time tip-off Saturday.
-The Saints look to rebound from a pair of losses last weekend at Wisconsin Dells. CSS was defeated by UW-Oshkosh on Saturday and fell to UW-La Crosse on Sunday.
-The Saints shot a season-low 32.6 percent from the field and committed a season-high 21 turnovers in the loss to UW-La Crosse.
-CSS has been led by Jacob Naslund and
Trevor Morlock (Rogers, Minn./Rogers HS (Minn., Crookston)). Morlock leads the team with 13.1 points and 7.8 rebounds per game, and Naslund is second with 10.2 points per contest.
-St. Scholastica has defeated Finlandia twice already this season. CSS defeated the Lions 74-55 in the UW-Superior Tournament on December 1st, and again at home, 89-59, on December 7th.
-CSS has struggled from the free throw line thus far, shooting 60.5 percent as a team on the year, which is worst in the UMAC.
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Finlandia University Lions
Record: 2-14
Head Coach: Terry Smith |
-The Lions look to snap a five-game losing skid. Most recently, Finlandia fell to Lakeland College (Wis.) 81-76 at home on New Year's Eve.
-Finlandia has been led by Dominic Morrow, who averages 16.5 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.
-Brandon Robinson and Keith Arnold are also offensive threats, averaging 11.3 and 10.6 points per game, respectively.
-The Lions have had trouble taking care of the ball, averaging 20.6 turnovers per game. Finlandia has also struggled to make free throws, shooting just 60.7 percent.
-Finlandia is winless at home this year, having played just three of 16 games in Hancock this season.
Series History: (CSS is 17-7 vs. Finlandia)
-The Saints have played well against the Lions in the past few years, having won nine of the past 10 meetings between the two teams. |
