DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's basketball team will be in the Twin Cities this weekend to face the University of Northwestern on Friday and then North Central University on Saturday.
 
Where:
Friday
Ericksen Center – St. Paul, Minn.
Saturday
CLC Gymnasium – Minneapolis, Minn.
 
When:
Friday at Northwestern – 7:30 p.m.
Saturday at North Central – 5 p.m.
 
Live Video vs. Northwestern: http://portal.stretchinternet.com/unw/
Live Stats vs. Northwestern: http://unweagles.com/sports/2012/11/7/gen_1107121456.aspx
Live Video vs. North Central: http://ncurams.com/sports/wbkb/WBKB_video
Live Stats vs. North Central: http://www.ncurams.com/sports/wbkb/2015-16/boxscores/20160116_i18v.xml
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 5-9, 3-3 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
 
Last Action: The Saints are coming off a 87-72 loss to bridge rival University of Wisconsin-Superior on Saturday … Michala Walther (Roseville, Minn./Concordia Academy) had a career-high 26 points in the loss, including 14 points in the second quarter alone … The Saints allowed a season-high 48 points in the second half to the first-place Yellowjackets.
 
Top Scorer Out for the Year: Senior Kelsey Sorenson-Giffrow (Braham, Minn./Braham HS (Minn. Duluth)) who led the team in scoring after six games will miss the remainder of the season due to injury … Sorenson-Giffrow was hurt in practice in early December.
 
Scoring Trio: Walther, Holly VanKempen (Elbow Lake, Minn./West Central HS) and Brittani Brennan (Ashland, Wis./Ashland HS) have all scored in double-figures in each of the last five games … In the last four games that trio has accounted for 67 percent of the team's scoring.

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UMAC Preseason Poll
1.   59 Points – University of Northwestern (4 First Place Votes)
2.   56 Points – University of Minnesota Morris (3)
3.   55 Points – University of Wisconsin-Superior (2)
4.   44 Points – College of St. Scholastica
5.   33 Points – Martin Luther College
6.   31 Points – Bethany Lutheran College
7.   17 Points – Crown College
8.   16 Points – Northland College
9.   13 Points – North Central University

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Upcoming Opponents
Northwestern Eagles
Record: 11-3, 6-0 UMAC
 
The Saints will face another conference unbeaten in Northwestern on Friday … The Eagles have three losses on the year, all by single-digits … Sophomore guard Amy Berglund leads the team averaging 13.4 points per game … She leads the conference making 85 percent of her free throw attempts and is second in the UMAC in field goal percentage (.520) … Berglund ranks third in NCAA Division III with 59 steals this season … Junior guard Tiffany Stubbs averaging 11.8 points per game and leads the conference with 35 made 3-point field goals … Senior forward Regan Cooper leads the team with 8.3 rebounds per game, which ranks third in the league … Cooper has made league-best 54 percent of her field goal attempts … The Eagles have allowed the fewest points per game (59.4) in the league and have the most blocks per game (4.4).
 
North Central Rams
Record: 3-9, 1-5 UMAC
 
The Rams will face UW-Superior on Friday before taking on the Saints on Saturday … North Central enter the weekend on a three-game losing streak … The lone conference victory was a 14-point win against Crown in December … The Rams have two of the top three scorers in the UMAC this season … Sophomore Lizzy Swanson averaging 18.8 points per game and senior Jamie High averaging 14.2 per game … High also leads the conference with 11.7 rebounds per game … High has eight double-doubles this season … North Central is at the bottom of the conference in free throw percentage (.631).
 
Series Histories:
-CSS leads Northwestern 43-35
-CSS leads North Central 25-1
 
Last Meetings: The Saints defeated Northwestern 64-52 in St. Paul last season … In fact, CSS has won three of the last four games at the Ericksen Center and have lost three of the last four at home against Northwestern … The swept the season series against North Central last season and have won eight straight in the series … The lone North Central win was a 52-49 decision in 2010 at North Central.

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Looking Ahead: The Saints will be at home to face Bethany Lutheran College on Friday, January 22.