DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's basketball team will have its Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) opener this Saturday at Northland College.
 
Where:
Kendrigan Gymnasium – Ashland, Wis.
 
When:
Saturday at 3 p.m.
 
Watch: http://www.northlandcollegesports.com/watch/
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 3-7, 0-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
 
Since starting the season 0-6, the Saints have won three of their last four, including a 71-60 triumph over Finlandia University (Mich.) Monday at the Reif Gymnasium … CSS shot a season-best 43 percent from the field in the victory … Kelsey Sorenson-Giffrow (Braham, Minn./Braham HS (Minn. Duluth)) led the team with 19 points.
 
Conference Openers: The Saints have faced the LumberJills in the conference opener the past four seasons and have a record of 2-2 during that span.
 
Hovick Closing in on 1,000: Senior guard Mariah Hovick (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake HS) is 18 points shy of becoming the 12^th CSS women's basketball player to eclipse 1,000 career points.
 
Where in the UMAC: The Saints were picked to finish second in the conference this season, behind the University of Minnesota Morris … The teams finished in the same spots last year, but third place University of Northwestern won the UMAC Tournament title.
 
Making the Freebies: The Saints are the top free throw shooting team in the conference, making 72 percent of their attempts … CSS has only missed nine of 56 attempts in it last three games.
 
Grind Out Games: A CSS game this season has not featured a team with a field goal percentage above 50 percent … The highest has been Gustavus Adolphus College, who shot 48 percent.
 
Series History: CSS leads 40-33
 
Last Meeting: The Saints capped off a season sweep of the LumberJills with a 76-48 victory in Ashland last February … Hovick led the way with 20 points.
 
Northland College LumberJills
The LumberJills will enter conference play with a 2-7 record with both wins coming against Mount Mary (Wis.) … Northland is coming off a 21-point loss at home to Finlandia on Tuesday … The LumberJills are guided by new head coach Daryle Tucker … Sophomore guard Briana Tody leads the team in scoring at 10.1 points per game … Freshman center Lane Schraufnagel is averaging a team-high 6.7 rebounds per contest … The Jills are ranked near the bottom of the UMAC in points per game, averaging 44.8 … Northland was picked to finish seventh in the league this season, according to the preseason coaches' poll.