DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's basketball team will take its final road trip of the regular season this weekend when it faces Finlandia University (Mich.) and Northland College.
 
Where:
Friday
Paavo Nurmi Center – Hancock, Mich.
Saturday
Kendrigan Center – Ashland, Wis.
 
When:
Friday at Finlandia – 8:30 p.m. (ET)
Saturday at Northland – 5 p.m.
 
Live Video vs. Finlandia: http://www.fulions.com/watch
Live Video vs. Northland: http://northlandcollegesports.com/watch/
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 7-11, 5-5 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
 
Last Action: The Saints split for the second straight weekend, falling to Bethany Lutheran College 69-64 on Friday night, but responding to defeat Martin Luther College 72-63 on Saturday … CSS was out-scored 21-12 in the first quarter against Bethany Lutheran and that proved to be the difference … Sam Brannen (Ramsey, Minn./Anoka HS) matched a career-high with 17 points in Saturday's victory over Martin Luther … CSS had a good start in that game with a 15-point lead at halftime.
 
Where They Stand: With six conference games remaining, the Saints are tied for fourth with Martin Luther … Bethany Lutheran sits third a game ahead and the University of Minnesota Morris is a half-game back in sixth place … Northland College is a game back in seventh … The Saints face Northland this weekend and Minnesota Morris next weekend … The top five teams make the UMAC postseason tournament.
 
Road Woes: The Saints are 3-7 on the road this season, averaging six points per game fewer on the road than at home … CSS also has a worse field goal, 3-point and free throw shooting percentages away from the Reif.
 
Returning Home: Senior and Ashland-native Brittani Brennan (Ashland, Wis./Ashland HS) will be playing her final game in her hometown of Ashland on Saturday … She scored 11 points her sophomore season against Northland in Ashland, going 7-for-7 from the free throw line … Brennan has made the second-most field goals (56) in league play in the conference and leads the UMAC in free throw percentage (.804).
 
Walther Flourishing: Freshman Michala Walther (Roseville, Minn./Concordia Academy) has scored in double-figures in nine straight games … The last time she was held below 10 points was against Northland in December … Walther ranks third in the UMAC, averaging 14.4 points per game in league competition.

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Upcoming Opponents
Finlandia Lions
Record: 0-16
 
The Lions are still in search of their first win of the season … This will be Finlandia's first home game since January 3 … The Lions have played only five home games thus far … Julia Daavettila leads the team, averaging 10.8 points per game … Daavettila also leads the team with 7.7 rebounds per contest … Mikayla Hakala averages 9.8 points per game … The Lions averages more made 3-point field goals per game (8.6) than made free throws (6.6).
 
Northland LumberJills
Record: 8-8, 4-6 UMAC
 
The LumberJills have alternated wins and losses in their last six games … Northland is 5-3 at home and 3-5 on the road this year … The 'Jills are second in the conference in 3-pointers made per game (6.2) and attempted (20.3) … Northland also has the second-best free throw percentage in the UMAC (.686) … Junior forward Bethany Best leads the team at 10.6 points per game … Best also averages a team-high second rebounds per contest … Freshman forward Nicole Huber is averaged 10.0 points per game.
 
Series Histories:
-CSS leads Finlandia 25-10
-CSS leads Northland 44-33
 
Last Meetings: The Saints defeated Finlandia 83-58 in the Reif in December … The 83 points are a season-high … CSS fell to the Lions in its previous trip to Hancock last season … The Saints defeated Northland 68-50 at home in December … Brennan had 14 points and 10 rebounds … CSS has won six straight against the LumberJills, but are 18-20 all-time in Ashland.

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Looking Ahead: The Saints host the University of Minnesota Morris on Friday, February 5 and Crown College on Saturday, February 6.