DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's basketball team will travel to Moorhead, Minnesota to face Concordia College on Saturday in its final game before the New Year.
Where:
Memorial Auditorium – Moorhead, Minn.
When:
Saturday at Concordia – 1 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 4-6, 2-2 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints last played on December 16 which resulted in six-point loss at the University of Minnesota Morris.
-CSS' last three losses have been by a combined 10 points.
-In each of the last two losses, the Saints were outscored by a combined 23-0 to begin the game.
-The Saints shot a season-low 15 percent on 3-point attempts in the loss against the Cougars.
-Junior
Brandon Newman (Barnum, Minn./Barnum HS) just missed his first collegiate double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds against Morris.
-Newman has scored in double-figures in each of the first 10 games.
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Dylan Zimmerman (Elmdale, Minn./Upsala HS) had a season-high 10 points against Minnesota Morris.
-St. Scholastica has out-rebounded its opponents in five of the last six games.
-The Saints lead the conference in scoring defense, limiting opponents to 70.7 points per game.
-CSS continues to lead the UMAC with a +2.5 turnover margin.
-The Saints force the most turnovers in the league (14.1 per game).
-St. Scholastica averages a conference-best 7.0 steals per game.
What You Need to Know about Concordia:
-The Cobbers enter Saturday's matchup with a 3-5 overall record.
-Concordia is off to a 1-3 start in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC).
-The Cobbers have dropped their last two games, but have victories over both Minnesota Morris and Bethany Lutheran; Teams that have both beaten the Saints.
-The Cobbers rank ninth in NCAA Division III in both field goal percentage (.517) and 3-point field goal percentage (.433).
-Thomas Schyma leads the team in scoring, averaging 11.5 points per game.
-Jacob Pazdernik and Collin Larson also average in double figures at 10.7 and 10.5, respectively.
-Austin Heins averages a team-best 6.0 rebounds per game.
-The Cobbers are led by first-year head coach Grant Hemmingsen.
Series Record: Concordia leads 9-1
(Last Meeting: 80-64 Concordia – 11/26/2016)
Series History: The Cobbers have won six straight in the series … The last time the two teams met in Moorhead was in December of 2011 which resulted in a six-point Concordia win … The only St. Scholastica win in the series took place at Concordia in December of 1990.
Looking Ahead: The Saints return to Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) action on Wednesday, January 3 when they travel to face Martin Luther College.
