DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's basketball team travels to Ashland, Wisconsin to take on Northland College Saturday to begin Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) action.
 
Where:
Kendrigan Gymnasium – Ashland, Wis.
 
When:
Saturday at 5 p.m.
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 4-7, 0-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
 
The Saints snapped a three-game losing skid on Monday with a 66-62 victory over Finlandia University (Mich.) at the Reif Gymnasium … Freshman Zach Dahlman (Braham, Minn./Braham HS) led the way with a season-high 16 points.
 
Conference Openers: The Saints have won five straight conference openers, including the last four against Northland.
 
Spark off the Bench: Center Nathan Carlson (Alvarado, Minn./East Grand Forks HS) recorded a career-high 12 points and nine rebounds in the team's win over Finlandia on Monday … The CSS bench has scored at least 20 points in all but two games this season.
 
Where in the UMAC: The Saints were picked to finish second in the conference this season, behind two-time defending champion University of Northwestern … The Eagles eliminated the Saints from the conference tournament last season.
 
Never Out of It: The Saints have trailed by at least eight in three of its four wins this season, including twice with less than 13 minutes to go in regulation.
 
From Long Range: Freshman Marc Peterson (Esko, Minn./Esko HS) has scored at least nine points in each of his last four games … 10 of his 12 made field goals during that stretch have come from beyond the arc.
 
Series History: CSS leads 53-19
 
Last Meeting: The Saints won their ninth straight game against Northland with a 72-55 victory in Ashland last February ... Jake Naslund (Barnum, Minn./Barnum HS) had 17 points to pace the Saints.
 
Northland College LumberJacks
The LumberJacks will enter Saturday's game with a 3-7 overall record and are coming off a 62-59 victory over Finlandia on Tuesday … Only four of those seven losses have come against NCAA Division III programs … The loss margin was eight points or less in three of those four D-III defeats … The Jacks are led by junior guard Gerald Bates, who is averaging 15.5 points per game … He is shooting a conference-best 64 percent from the floor … Sophomore guard Dan Campion leads the UMAC with four assists per contest … Northland was picked to finish sixth in the UMAC preseason coaches' poll.