DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's basketball team enters the final weekend of the regular season tied for the fifth-and-final UMAC Tournament spot and will host North Central University and the University of Northwestern at the Reif Gymnasium.  
 
Where:
Reif Gymnasium – Duluth, Minn.
 
When:
Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday at 5 p.m. (Senior Day)
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 9-14, 6-8 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
 
Last Action: The Saints could not a first half lead against conference unbeaten and Bridge Rival University of Wisconsin-Superior on Saturday, falling 65-48 … Danica Schellbach (Rush City, Minn./Rush City HS) led the team with 10 points, all of which came in the first half … UWS out-scored CSS 37-16 in the second half.
 
Postseason Hopes: The Saints are tied with Martin Luther College for the final UMAC Tournament slot … The University of Minnesota Morris is a game ahead of both teams … Martin Luther and Minnesota Morris play each other on Friday night … CSS would get into the tournament by going 2-0 this weekend … If the Saints go 1-1 they would need help … If CSS goes winless they will be eliminated.
 
Offensive Struggles in Second Half: In each of their last three losses the Saints have failed to score 20 points in the second half … CSS had just 19 points in the loss at Northland College, 15 points vs. Minnesota Morris and 16 points last week against UWS … In all three of those games, the Saints led at halftime.
 
Seniors: Saturday will be Senior Day for the Saints as they will be honoring five players: Danica Schellbach (Rush City, Minn./Rush City HS), Leah Hamm (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS), Kelsey Sorenson-Giffrow (Braham, Minn./Braham HS (Minn. Duluth)), Brittani Brennan (Ashland, Wis./Ashland HS) and Holly Peterson (Rochester, Minn./Kasson-Mantorville HS).
 
Cherish the Ball: The Saints have committed 95 more turnovers than they have forced … Opponents are averaging nearly20 points per game on points off turnovers.

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Upcoming Opponents
North Central Rams
Record: 6-16, 2-12 UMAC
 
The Rams are coming off an upset victory over Martin Luther last Saturday … That win helped CSS' postseason chances heading into this weekend … North Central held a 14-point lead in the first half against the Saints in Minneapolis earlier this season, but were out-scored 40-21 in the second and third quarters … North Central is led by conference leading scorer Lizzy Swanson, who is averaging 19.7 points per game … Swanson had 31 points in the Martin Luther victory … She leads the UMAC in 3-pointers made (46) and is second in free throws made (97) … Not to be out-done, Jamie High averages 15.0 points per game and is second in the league in rebounds per game (10.7) and third in steals (58) and blocks (28).
 
Northwestern Eagles
Record: 19-4, 13-1 UMAC
 
The Eagles will be playing for a chance at a UMAC regular season title as they will face UW-Superior in a battle for first on Friday night, before taking on the Saints on Saturday … Northwestern had a pair of close games last weekend, rallying in the fourth quarter to defeat Martin Luther 60-55 and then rallied from 10 points down in the fourth quarter to Bethany Lutheran on Saturday to win 68-65 … Sophomore guard Amy Berglund leads the team with 12.6 points per game … She leads the UMAC, making 83.6 percent of her free throw attempts … Sophomore Jessica Cole is averaging 11.1 points per game … Junior Tiffany Stubbs is at 10.9 points per game and leads the conference making 40.6 percent of her 3-point attempts … Senior Regan Cooper leads the UMAC with 57.5 field goal percentage … Northwestern leads the conference in points per game allowed (56.9), steals per game (12.1) and blocks per game (4.2).
 
 
Series Histories:
-CSS leads North Central 26-1
-CSS leads Northwestern 43-36
 
Last Meetings: The Saints defeated North Central 64-54 in Minneapolis on January 16 … CSS is 14-0 all-time at home against the Rams … The Saints fell to Northwestern 74-49 in St. Paul earlier this season … The 25-point setback was the worst defeat to the Eagles since January of 2002.

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Looking Ahead: The UMAC Tournament begins on Monday with the First Round game at the No. 4 seed … The semifinals will take place next Wednesday at the No. 1 and 2 seeds … The UMAC Tournament championship will be Saturday, February 27.