DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's basketball team will look for its first Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) win this week when it hosts North Central University (Minn.) on Wednesday and travels to the University of Minnesota Morris on Saturday.
Where:
Wednesday
Reif Gymnasium – Duluth, Minn.
Saturday
Jim Gremmels Court – Morris, Minn.
When:
Wednesday vs. North Central – 7:30 p.m.
Saturday at Minnesota Morris – 5 p.m.
Live Video vs. North Central: http://www.csssaints.com/watch/?Live=97
Live Video vs. Minnesota Morris: http://morriscougars.com/showcase?Live=123
Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/css/wbball/
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 3-4, 0-2 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints have dropped three straight games since returning from a 2-0 Colorado trip over the Thanksgiving holiday.
-CSS squandered a 16-point second half lead and fell to Bethany Lutheran College on Saturday.
-The Saints shot a season-low 30 percent from the floor in the loss.
-CSS also went to the free throw line a season-low six times on Saturday.
-Freshman guard
Kaylee Kennedy (Littlefork, Minn./Littlefork-Big Falls HS) has led the team in scoring each of the last two games and has scored in double-figures in three straight games.
-Fellow freshman guard
Chelsea Swatek (Cromwell, Minn./Cromwell HS) has scored in double figures each of the last two games coming off the bench.
-CSS has been without the services of junior guards
Michala Walther (Roseville, Minn./Concordia Academy) and
Rashonna Thomas (Minneapolis, Minn./Columbia Heights HS (Anoka-Ramsey CC)) each of the last two games.
-CSS allows opponents to shoot 40 percent from the floor (highest in the UMAC).
-The Saints average the fewest defensive rebounds per game (23.1).
-St. Scholastica forces a UMAC-best 20.6 turnovers per game.
-The Saints are 0-2 to begin conference play for the first time since the 2009-10 season.
-St. Scholastica has never started UMAC play 0-3.
What You Need to Know about North Central:
-The Rams will enter Wednesday's game with a 2-4 overall record and a 0-2 UMAC record.
-The eight-point loss to the University of Northwestern on Saturday was their closest margin of defeat this season.
-North Central has the second-best 3-point field goal percentage in the conference (.301), but ranks last in free throw percentage (.528).
-Haley Modahl leads the team in scoring at 11.0 points per game.
-Modahl leads the conference, making 2.8 3-pointers per game and making 39 percent of her 3-point attempts.
-Allison Bulthuis grabs a team-best 5.2 rebounds per game.
-Bethany Shield ranks third in the conference, averaging 3.2 assists per game and 3.5 steals per game.
Series Record: CSS leads 29-1
(Last Meeting: 71-57 CSS – 1/21/2017)
Series History: The Saints have won 12 straight in the series and are 16-0 all-time at the Reif against the Rams.
What You Need to Know about Minnesota Morris:
-The Cougars will enter Saturday's matchup with a 1-8 overall record and 1-1 in conference play.
-The lone win of the season was a victory over Crown College to begin conference action.
-Morris is coming off a 10-point loss to the University of Wisconsin-Superior on Saturday, a game it led at halftime.
-The Cougars allow 67.0 points per game, which tied for the most in the conference.
-Morris is eighth in the conference with a -5.67 turnover margin.
-Mauren Thiesen leads the team in scoring, averaging 12.9 points per game.
-Kendra Raths averages 11.6 points per game.
-Thiesen ranks second in the conference with an average of 2.6 3-pointers per game.
-Abby VanKempen, sister of St. Scholastica's
Holly VanKempen (Elbow Lake, Minn./West Central HS), leads the UMAC with 10.7 rebounds per game.
-Raths leads the conference with 15 blocks, followed by VanKempen with 13 blocks.
-Elli Stevenson ranks second in the league with an average of 3.4 assists per game.
Series Record: UMM leads 30-7
(Last Meeting: 61-52 UMM – 2/17/2017)
Series History: The Cougars have won the last three meetings … The Saints have won twice in the last six games at Jim Gremmels Court after losing 10 straight.
Looking Ahead: The Saints are off until Saturday. December 30 when they host the College of Saint Benedict in the Reif Gymnasium.
