DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's basketball team will be in action away from Duluth on Sunday to face the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, but returns home on Monday to take on Concordia College-Moorhead.
Where:SundayKarges Center – River Falls, Wis.
MondayReif Gymnasium – Duluth, Minn.
When:Sunday at UW-River Falls – 3 p.m.
Monday vs. Concordia (Minn.) – 5:30 p.m.
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www.facebook.com/css.saints St. Scholastica SaintsStatsRecord: 1-3, 0-0 UMACUpper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats Last Action: The Saints dropped both games of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Tip-Off Classic last weekend … CSS fell to the host, UW-Eau Claire, 83-77 in overtime on Friday and then were defeated by UW-La Crosse 86-64 on Saturday …
Kelsey Sorenson-Giffrow (Braham, Minn./Braham HS (Minn. Duluth)) had 24 points in the loss to UWEC and 12 vs. La Crosse … She has averaged 20 points per game in the last three games … Sorenson-Giffrow's next 3-pointer will be her 100
th at St. Scholastica.
Close Games: CSS' first three games were decided by six points or less … In the first two games, the game was decided on the last possession and the third game required overtime.
Cherish the Ball: The Saints have committed at least 20 turnovers in three of their first four 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.
Upcoming Opponents UW-River Falls FalconsRecord: 5-0, 0-0 WIAC The Falcons are off to a 5-0 start and won their first four games by nine points or more … The Falcons have out-scored their opponents in every quarter this season, including 109-86 in the fourth quarter … The Falcons have been picked to finish fifth in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) this season … All five starters are back from last year's squad … Sophomore forward Taylor Karge, who was an honorable mention All-WIAC performer last season, leads the team this year with 15 points per game … UW-Superior transfer point guard Brynn Liljander is second on the team with 13 points per game.
Concordia CobbersRecord: 2-2, 0-0 MIAC The Cobbers are coming off a west coast trip which saw them fall to Augustana College (Ill.) by four and then come back to win at UC-Santa Cruz 70-65 … Concordia opened the season against a pair of UMAC programs, falling at home to UW-Superior 86-77, but defeated Minnesota Morris 69-58 … The Cobbers have been picked to finish fourth in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) this season … 2014-15 honorable mention All-MIAC senior forward Olivia Johnson has led the team in scoring in the three of its first four games … Johnson is averaging 15 points per game … Fellow senior forward Jenna Januschka leads the team at 15.5 points per game.
Series Histories:-UW-River Falls leads CSS 19-9
-Concordia leads CSS 4-0
Last Meetings: River Falls defeated the Saints 79-58 last season in Duluth … CSS won the last meeting in River Falls 70-57 in 2013, which was its only win in the last eight meetings … Concordia defeated the Saints 65-37 in Moorhead last December … All four meetings have been decided by more than 20 points.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will open Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) play next Friday, December 4 at Martin Luther College.