DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's basketball team will face Concordia College-Moorhead in its home opener on Saturday at the Reif Gymnasium.
Where:
Reif Gymnasium – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Saturday at 1 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 1-2, 0-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints faced defending NCAA Division III National Champion and No. 10-ranked University of St. Thomas on Tuesday down in St. Paul … It marked the first time in program history the Saints faced a reigning NCAA National Champion … After trailing by only three at halftime, the Tommies used a 15-0 run in the second half to put the Saints away and win 83-65 …
Brandon Newman (Barnum, Minn./Barnum HS) led the way with 17 points.
Youngsters Playing Well: Sophomores
Brandon Newman (Barnum, Minn./Barnum HS) and
Nate Weets (Cloquet, Minn./Cloquet HS) have scored in double-figures in each game thus far … Weets has done so off the bench, averaging 16.5 points per game in the last two contests … Also, after being held to one point in his collegiate debut, guard
Collin Anderson (Eagan, Minn./Eagan HS) has recorded double-figures that last two games.
Get to the Line: Thru the first three games this season, the Saints have attempted 33 more free throws than their opponents … CSS is also making an impressive 79 percent of those attempts … The Saints have made more free throws (69), than their opponents have attempted (54).
Home Sweet Home: The Saints will enter Saturday on a program-best 13-game regular season home winning streak at the Reif Gymnasium … The last regular season home loss came on February 6, 2015 against the University of Minnesota Morris.
Upcoming Opponents
Concordia Cobbers
Record: 1-2, 0-0 MIAC
The Cobbers are coming off a 107-74 defeat to Division II's Minnesota State-Moorhead on Tuesday … Concordia is 1-1 against UMAC teams thus far, falling by a point to Minnesota Morris in the season opener and then defeating Crown College at home last Saturday … Senior forward Austin Nelson leads the squad with 17.0 points per game … Senior guard Dylan Alderman is next at 11.3 points per game … The Cobbers are out-rebounding their opponents by eight boards per game … Concordia is picked to finish ninth in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC).
Series Record: Concordia leads 8-1
(Last Meeting: 81-55 Concordia – 11/30/2013)
Series History: The Saints have lost five straight to the Cobbers with the program's only win coming in the 1990-91 season … CSS is 0-3 all-time against Concordia at the Reif.
Looking Ahead: The Saints open Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) play on next Friday when they face North Central University … The game will take place at Crown College in St. Bonifacius due to a scheduling issue at North Central's gym.
