DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's basketball team is back on the court this weekend and back at the Reif Gymnasium as it welcomes the College of Saint Benedict on Saturday and Concordia College-Moorhead on Sunday for a pair of non-conference games.
Where:
Reif Gymnasium – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Saturday vs. Saint Benedict – 1 p.m.
Sunday vs. Concordia – 1 p.m.
Live Video vs. Saint Benedict: http://www.csssaints.com/watch/?Live=98
Live Video vs. Concordia: http://www.csssaints.com/watch/?Live=99
Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/css/wbball/
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 4-5, 1-3 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints are coming off a loss at the University of Minnesota Morris on December 16.
-That contest saw the return of junior
Michala Walther (Roseville, Minn./Concordia Academy), who missed the previous three games due to injury.
-Walther led the team off the bench with 16 points in 27 minutes of action.
-CSS shot a season-low 28 percent from the floor in the loss to the Cougars.
-The Saints bench is averaging 25.8 points per game and is outscoring the opposing bench by over 11 points per game.
-CSS is -47 in score differential in the first and third periods, but are +6 in the second and fourth periods.
-The Saints have not won multiple games against the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference since the 1994-95 season /// CSS defeated St. Olaf College to open the season.
-Head Coach
Stacy Deadrick is three wins shy of 300 for her career.
What You Need to Know about Saint Benedict:
-The Blazers enter Saturday's contest with a 9-1 overall record.
-St. Ben's is off to a 4-0 start in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) action.
-The Blazers have won four straight games.
-The lone loss of the season was an eight-point setback against the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire on November 29.
-St. Ben's has played seven of its first 10 games at home with only two true road games thus far.
-The Blazers rank 31
st in NCAA Division III in scoring defense, allowing only 51.9 points per game.
-Saint Benedict leads the MIAC, averaging 16 offensive rebounds per game.
-Chelsey Guetter leads the MIAC individually, averaging five offensive rebounds per game.
-Guetter averages a team-best 7.8 rebounds per game and averages 9.6 points per game.
-Niki Fokken leads the team in scoring with 13.3 points per game.
Series Record: St. Ben's leads 14-2
(Last Meeting: 76-57 CSB – 11/16/2013)
Series History: The Blazers have won nine straight in the series, all by at least 10 points … This will be the first time since November of 2000 that St. Ben's will play at the Reif … The last CSS win was in November of 1988.
What You Need to Know about Concordia:
-The Cobbers have a 5-4 overall record entering play on Sunday.
-Concordia is off to a 2-1 start in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) play.
-The Cobbers are coming off a 70-60 loss at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls on December 10.
-Concordia has beaten both Minnesota Morris and Augsburg University this season; teams that CSS has lost against.
-Concordia leads the MIAC in field goal percentage defense, limiting opponents to 35 percent shooting.
-The Cobbers also lead the MIAC in rebound margin, out-rebounding opponents by 7.2 rebounds per game.
-Jamie Mentzer leads the team in scoring at 10.9 points per game.
-Grace Wolhowe is not too far behind her at 10.0 points per game.
-Kirstin Simmons has grabbed a team-best 5.7 rebounds per contest.
-Concordia is out-scoring teams 119-94 in the first quarter.
Series Record: Concordia leads 6-0
(Last Meeting: 60-47 Concordia – 11/22/2016)
Series History: The Cobbers have won all six meetings by double figures.
Looking Ahead: The Saints return to Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) action on Wednesday, January 3 to face Martin Luther College in New Ulm.
