DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's basketball team wraps up its home stand this weekend with a pair of Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) games against the University of Northwestern (Minn.) on Friday and North Central University (Minn.) on Saturday for Alumni Day.
Where:
Reif Gymnasium (Burns Wellness Center – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Friday vs. Northwestern – 5:30 p.m.
Saturday Alumni Game – 11 a.m.
Saturday vs. North Central – 3 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 4-11, 3-5 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints went 1-1 at home last weekend in Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) play … St. Scholastica took care of Crown College 64-33 on Friday night with
Rachel Weyenberg (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) recording a career-high 14 points …
Danielle Cieluch (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) also netted 14 points … CSS then fell to the University of Minnesota Morris 68-62 on Saturday … That game featured the matchup of sisters
Holly VanKempen (Elbow Lake, Minn./West Central HS) for the Saints and Abby VanKempen for the Cougars … Even though the Saints allowed the most second-half points (45) all season and trailed by 15 in the fourth quarter, they still had a chance to tie it in the final 30 seconds.
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.
UMAC Symmetry: This weekend begins the second part of round-robin play around the conference … The Saints currently sit in sixth place in the league, a game behind Martin Luther College … In fact, there are no ties currently in the standings as each team is separated by one game, starting at the top with unbeaten University of Wisconsin-Superior, all the way to the bottom to winless Crown College.
Defense Improving: The Saints have the second-best scoring defense in the conference in UMAC games only (57.5 points per game) … CSS also has a positive turnover margin in conference games at +1.13.
Free Throw Struggles: The Saints have not shot above 70 percent from the free throw line in the last six games and have only been above 70 percent in three games … However, both opponents this weekend shoot worse from the foul throw line than the Saints as Northwestern is at 62 percent and North Central is at 60 percent … St. Scholastica has also attempted the fewest free throws in the league (239).
Upcoming Opponents
Northwestern Eagles
Record: 10-6, 6-2 UMAC
The Eagles enter Friday's matchup on a three-game win streak, all of which have come at home … The conference losses for the Eagles have come to teams ahead them in the standings, a seven-point loss at home to UW-Superior and a 26-point loss on the road at Minnesota Morris … Amy Berglund leads the team in scoring at 14.6 points per game … She also grabs a team-high 6.6 rebounds per game … Tiffany Stubbs also averages in double-figures at 12.4 points per contest … Stubbs has made the most 3-point field goals (46) in the league and is connecting on a conference-best 38 percent of them … Northwestern plays primarily a zone defense and leads the conference in field goal percentage defense (.339) and steals per game (10.9).
North Central Rams
Record: 3-11, 1-7 UMAC
The Rams dropped both conference games last weekend at home against Martin Luther and Bethany Lutheran College … The lone league win was an 18-point victory over Crown … North Central is led by conference leading scorer Lizzy Swanson, who is averaging 18.9 points per game … The Rams also feature the UMAC's top rebounder in Annabel Morrisroe, who is averaging 10.7 rebounds per game … Sydney Steele leads the conference with a 1.7 assist-to-turnover ratio … North Central struggles from beyond the arc, converting 24 percent of its attempts, but it does lead the league in offensive rebounds at 16.0 per game.
Series Records:
-CSS leads Northwestern 43-38
(Last Meeting: 63-53 UNW – 12/3/2016)
-CSS leads North Central 28-1
(Last Meeting: 70-55 CSS – 12/2/2016)
Series Histories: The Saints dropped their first game to Northwestern this season, falling 63-53 in St. Paul back in December … The Eagles have won three straight over Saints and three straight games at the Reif /// CSS won the first matchup over North Central this season in a game that was played on the campus of Crown College … The Saints are 15-0 all-time at home against the Rams.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will head to Wisconsin to face Northland College on Friday, November 27.
