DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's basketball team will take on St. Olaf College New Year's Eve day in Northfield.
Where:
Bob Gelle Court (Skoglund Center) – Northfield, Minn.
When:
Saturday at 2 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 3-8, 2-3 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints dropped a pair of road conference games at Martin Luther College and Bethany Lutheran College on December 16 and 17 … CSS was outscored 21-6 in second-chance points in its 61-58 loss to Martin Luther … St. Scholastica was then held to five points in the fourth quarter in its 56-38 loss to Bethany Lutheran.
Leaders: Sophomore
Michala Walther (Roseville, Minn./Concordia Academy) leads the team in scoring at 12.3 points per game … She was held to a season-low two points in the loss to Bethany Lutheran, but missed the end of that game due to injury …
Holly VanKempen (Elbow Lake, Minn./West Central HS) grabs a team-best 5.8 rebounds per game and has 17 block shots …
Kayla Swanson (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing HS) has a team-high 25 assists.
Struggles vs. the MIAC: The Saints have already fallen to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) programs Gustavus Adolphus College, Concordia College, Saint Mary's University and Augsburg College this season … CSS has lost 20 straight games against MIAC teams with the last win coming against Macalester College to open the 2005-06 season.
New Year's Eve Games: Since the 2002-03 season, St. Scholastica is 1-5 in games played on December 31, dropping the last five occurrences … One of those games came against St. Olaf in 2008, which resulted in a 44-40 victory for the Oles at the Reif Gymnasium … Three of the six games have been decided by two points or less.
Upcoming Opponents
St. Olaf Oles
Record: 4-6, 1-3 MIAC
The Oles will enter Saturday's game winners in their last two games … Two of their four wins this season have come against UMAC teams Bethany Lutheran and Martin Luther … St. Olaf last played on December 13 and that was a 69-55 victory over Martin Luther … The Oles are led by Betsey Daly, who is averaging 12.6 points and 10.6 rebounds per game … Daly current leads the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) in rebounding … Makenna Ash is averaging 11.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game … Michelle Lother leads the team with 19 made 3-point field goals and averages 10.1 points per contest … The Oles have been outscored in the first three quarters of games this season, but have a 15-point edge in the fourth period.
Series Record:
-St. Olaf leads CSS 5-3
(Last Meeting: 57-42 St. Olaf – 11/20/2010)
Series History: St. Olaf has won the last two meetings against the Saints, which are the only meetings to take place since the turn of the century … CSS last beat the Oles during the 1994-95 season.
Looking Ahead: The Saints return home and to Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) action on Saturday, January 7 when they welcome Bridge Rival University of Wisconsin-Superior to the Reif Gymnasium.
