DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's basketball team will face Bridge Rival University of Wisconsin-Superior on Alumni Day Saturday at the Reif Gymnasium.
 
Where:
Reif Gymnasium – Duluth, Minn.
 
When:
Saturday at 3 p.m.
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 15-7, 10-3 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
 
Last Action: The Saints defeated both the University of Minnesota Morris and Crown College last weekend in the first two of five straight home games to end the season … CSS defeated Morris on Friday night 92-84 behind a career-high 29 points by sophomore Joe Stark (Hayward, Wis./Hayward HS) … Stark drained eight 3-pointers on the night, the most by a Saint since the 2012-13 season … The win snapped a six-game losing streak to the Cougars … On Saturday, the Saints cruised to a 93-55 victory over Crown …  Andrew Laughlin (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Central HS) had 19 points in 17 minutes of action … Marc Peterson (Esko, Minn./Esko HS) connected on five 3-pointers to finish with 15 points … The 38-point margin of victory was the largest since the Saints defeated Crown by 40 during the 2008-09 season.
 
Alumni Day: The Saints will hold their annual Alumni Day on Saturday with the Alumni game scheduled for 11 a.m. in Reif with a small reception to follow.
 
Home Winning Streak: The Saints have won 11 straight home games dating back to last season, which is tied for the longest such streak in program streak … CSS, who is 8-0 at home this season, last won 11 straight games during the 2008-09 season when it captured the UMAC regular season and tournament championships.
 
Where They Stand: With three conference games left, the Saints are a half-game behind the University of Northwestern for the No. 1 spot … Minnesota Morris and North Central University are both two games behind the Saints in the loss column … UWS is tied in the loss column with Bethany Lutheran College for the fifth and final postseason spot … Following the UWS game Saturday, the Saints will play North Central and Northwestern on the final weekend of the regular season.
 
Hot or Cold: Seven times this season the Saints have scored at least 50 points in a half … On the other end, there have been two games this year where the Saints have failed to score 20 points in a half … In the last matchup against UWS, the Saints almost did both, scoring only 18 points in the first half and recording 49 points in the second half.
 
Need Balance The Saints are 14-3 this season when at least three players score in double figures … They are 6-0 when five players score at least 10 points.

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Upcoming Opponents
UW-Superior Yellowjackets
Record: 11-11, 7-6 UMAC
 
The Yellowjackets are coming off a weekend split, defeating Crown 95-81 on Friday, but falling to Minnesota Morris 78-75 on Saturday … Morris converted a three-point play in the final 10 seconds to get the victory … Junior forward Zach Schradle has been the catalyst for UWS this season, averaging 21.3 points and 9.0 rebounds per game … He leads the league with 33.7 minutes per game and has made a league-high 138 free throws … Senior forward Brian Lindholm is averaging 16.9 points per game, but has fouled out a UMAC-high seven times … The Yellowjackets rank second in the league making 16 free throws per game and attempting 22.4 free throws per contest.
 
Series History: UWS leads 34-12
 
Last Meeting: The Saints won their first game in Superior since December of 2007 with a 67-55 victory on January 9 … The victory snapped a five-game losing streak to the Yellowjackets … CSS has not won back-to-back games against Superior since that 2007-08 season.

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Looking Ahead: The Saints will close the regular season against North Central on Friday, February 19 and Northwestern on Saturday, February 20 at the Reif.