DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's basketball team won't have to travel far this weekend when it takes part in the Merrill Thompson Tip-Off Classic on Saturday and Sunday, hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
Where:
Mertz Mortorelli Gymnasium – Superior, Wis.
When:
Saturday vs. UW-Stout – 5 p.m.
Sunday vs. Luther – 2 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 0-3, 0-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints dropped to 0-3 this season following a loss to the University of St. Thomas on Tuesday in their home opener.
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Brandon Newman (Barnum, Minn./Barnum HS) matched a game-high with 15 points in the loss.
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Collin Anderson (Eagan, Minn./Eagan HS) recorded 14 points of the third straight game.
-Newman and Anderson are the only Saints to score in double-figures in each of the first three games.
-Two of CSS' first three opponents have connected on at least 10 3-point field goals.
-The Saints have been out-rebounded in each of the first three games.
-The Saints are shooting a conference-low 36 percent from the floor, while allowing opponents to shoot a conference-high 53 percent from the field.
-St. Scholastica hopes to have seniors
Joe Stark (Hayward, Wis./Hayward HS) and
Zach Dahlman (Braham, Minn./Braham HS) back in the lineup this weekend after missing the first three games due to injury.
-The Saints are 2-4 all-time in the Merrill Thompson Tip-Off Classic
-CSS last played in this tournament in 2014 and went 1-1.
What You Need to Know about UW-Stout:
-The Blue Devils enter the weekend with a 2-1 overall record.
-Stout defeated the UMAC's Crown College 79-75 to open the season.
-The Blue Devils are coming off a two-point overtime loss to Colorado College.
-Stout returns 10 players from last year's roster that finished seventh in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC).
-The Blue Devils were picked to finish eighth in the WIAC preseason poll.
-The Blue Devils have four players that averaging double-figures in scoring.
-Isaac Elliott leads the team at 17.7 points per game.
-Brandon Emery is averaging a team-best five rebounds per game.
-Senior John Keefe was an honorable mention All-WIAC performers last season.
Series Record: Stout leads 12-2
(Last Meeting: 59-54 Stout – 12/30/2014)
Series History: The Blue Devils have won the last three meetings in the series … CSS' last win over the Blue Devils came in 1998 … The Saints are 0-3 all-time in neutral site games against the Blue Devils.
What You Need to Know about Luther:
-The Norse enter this weekend winners of two straight and a 2-1 record.
-Luther defeated the UMAC's Bethany Lutheran College 79-67 on Tuesday.
-Luther will face UW-Superior on Saturday, before facing the Saints on Sunday.
-Jared Nicolaisen is the team's leading returning scorer from a season ago.
-James Kappus leads the squad at 15.3 points per game through the first three games.
-Nicolaisen is averaging 14.0 points per contest.
-The Norse have played two of their first three contests at home.
-Luther has been picked to finish ninth in the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC).
Series Record: Luther leads 2-1
(Last Meeting: 74-70 CSS – 11/15/2015)
Series History: The Saints defeated the Norse 74-70 to open the 2015-16 season … All three previous meetings have been decided by an average of 3.3 points.
Looking Ahead: The Saints are back at the Reif Gymnasium next Thursday for a non-conference matchup against the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Action is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
