DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's basketball team will partake in the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Tip-off Classic this weekend.
 
Where:
Zorn Arena – Eau Claire, Wis.
 
When:
Friday at UW-Eau Claire – 8 p.m.
Saturday vs. UW-La Crosse – 3 p.m.
 
Live Video: http://blugolds.com/broadcast/z9mezj? 
Live Stats vs. UW-Eau Claire: http://blugolds.com/sports/wbkb/2015-16/boxscores/20151120_gwvf.xml?
Live Stats vs. UW-La Crosse: http://blugolds.com/sports/wbkb/tournament/boxscores/20151121_fl4g.xml
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 1-1, 0-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
 
Last Action: The Saints fell to Augsburg College 63-62 in Minneapolis on Saturday … The Saints led by 10 with less than three minutes to go, but the Auggies ended the game on an11-0 … Kelsey Sorenson-Giffrow (Braham, Minn./Braham HS (Minn. Duluth)) had a career-high 24 points in the loss … Augsburg had 21 steals in the victory.
 
Closing Games: The Saints have both won a game and lost a game after squandering late leads … In Friday's season opener, Dubuque trailed by 13 with 7:30 to go and came back to tie it late, before the Saints drained a pair of free throws to pull out the win … CSS then led by 10 with 2:27 and came back to win … The Saints have been out-scored 53-38 in the fourth quarter this season.
 
Cherish the Ball: The Saints have 50 turnovers in the first two games … In the final 11 games of last season, CSS had over 20 turnovers in a game only once and had an eight-game winning streak during that stretch.

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Upcoming Opponents
UW-Eau Claire Blugolds
Record: 0-1, 0-0 WIAC
 
The Blugolds opened the season with an 85-44 loss to Division II Winona State University … The Blugolds have been picked to finish third in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) this season … Last season senior guard Tennie Lichtfuss led the WIAC with a .896 free-throw percentage (60-of-67), while ranking third with 59 steals, fourth with 12.3 points per contest and fifth with a .370 three-point field goal percentage (37-of-100) … Lichtfuss is a two-time First Team All-WIAC selection … Junior forward Ellen Blacklock led the league with 61 blocked shots.
 
UW-La Crosse Eagles
Record: 0-1, 0-0 WIAC
 
The Eagles dropped their season opener to Luther College (Iowa) 73-63 on Tuesday … La Crosse, who is picked to finish sixth in the WIAC this season, returns nine players who saw action in at least 20 games a year ago and brings back 98 percent of its scoring and 96 percent of its rebounding … Junior forward Rachel Atchison finished second in the WIAC with 67 steals, third with 42 three-point field goals made and sixth with a .821 free-throw percentage … The Eagles also return three of the top-10 rebounders in the WIAC … La Crosse will face former WIAC foe and new UMAC member UW-Superior on Friday, before facing the Saints on Saturday.
 
Series Histories:
-UW-Eau Claire leads CSS 11-1
-CSS leads UW-La Crosse 3-1
 
Last Meetings: The Saints fell to Eau Claire 74-69 two seasons ago in Eau Claire … The Blugolds have won 11 straight against the Saints … CSS last played La Crosse in 2000, in which, the Saints won 63-53.

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Looking Ahead: The Saints will be back in action against another WIAC school as they travel to face UW-River Falls on Sunday, November 29.