DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's basketball team will host Crown College on Friday and the University of Minnesota Morris on Saturday in a pair of Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) games.
Where:
Reif Gymnasium (Burns Wellness Center) – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Friday vs. Crown – 7:30 p.m.
Saturday vs. Minnesota Morris – 5 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 7-7, 4-2 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints rolled to an 83-65 victory over Bridge Rival University of Wisconsin-Superior on Saturday at the Reif Gymnasium …
Collin Anderson (Eagan, Minn./Eagan HS) led the way with 16 points in only 16 minutes of action …
Dylan Zimmerman (Elmdale, Minn./Upsala HS) chipped in 13 points and
Zach Dahlman (Braham, Minn./Braham HS) added 11 points …
Kory Deadrick (Esko, Minn./Esko HS) just missed a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds.
Turnover Margin: St. Scholastica leads the UMAC with a +3.29 turnover margin per game … The Saints force a conference-best 15 turnovers per game, while committing 11.7 turnovers per contest, which ranks second in the league.
Get to the Line: The Saints failed to attempt 20 free throws in Saturday's win over UWS for the first time since their loss to Bethany Lutheran College in mid-December … St. Scholastica gets to the line more than anyone in the conference with 341 attempts already this season … Saturday's matchup will feature a team that has allowed the fewest free throw attempts in the conference (167) in Minnesota Morris and averages only 13.3 fouls per game, which ranks second in NCAA Division III.
Upcoming Opponents
Crown Storm
Record: 3-10, 2-4 UMAC
The Storm have lost their last five games, since sweeping Martin Luther College and Bethany Lutheran College at home on December 9 and 10 … Timothy Wendel leads the squad offensively, averaging 18.2 points per game, which ranks second in the conference … Austin VanDerHeyden is averaging 13.7 per game and Josh Volness is at 10.2 per game … Wendel also averages a team-high 6.6 rebounds per contest … The Storm struggle to shoot it with a .407 field goal percentage … However, they are the best free throw shooting team in the UMAC, making 74.3 of their attempts.
Minnesota Morris Cougars
Record: 8-5, 4-2 UMAC
The Cougars enter the weekend having dropped two of their last three games, including a 69-51 loss at home to the University of Northwestern (Minn.) on Saturday … However, Morris is the highest scoring team in the conference (86.8 points per game), best shooting team (.496), best 3-point shooting team (139 3FGs, .408) and holds opponents to a conference-best .424 field goal percentage … The Cougars will be led by junior guard CD Douglas, who is the conference leader in scoring at 20.4 points per game … Douglas makes a UMAC-best 58.7 of his shot attempts, leads the league with 6.3 assists per game, 2.5 steals per game and goes to the free throw line more than any one (81-for-110) … Noah Grove averages 14.2 points per game and Tyler Ukkelberg is at 14.0 points per game and leads the team at 7.5 rebounds per game … Jeremy Halverson has recorded a league-high 23 blocked shots.
Series Records:
-CSS leads Crown 32-4
(Last Meeting: 93-55 CSS – 2/6/2016)
-Morris leads CSS 24-15
(Last Meeting: 81-66 CSS – 2/24/2016)
Series Histories: The Saints have won six straight against Crown and are 17-0 at home all-time against the Storm /// St. Scholastica defeated Minnesota Morris in the UMAC Tournament semifinals last season at the Reif … The Saints also won the regular season home matchup, which snapped a six-game losing streak to the Cougars.
Looking Ahead: The Saints continue their home stand as it welcomes the University of Northwestern (Minn.) on Friday, January 20 and then North Central University (Minn.) on Saturday, January 21 for Alumni Day.
