DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's basketball team will have their final home games of the 2016-17 season this weekend when it welcomes Bethany Lutheran College and Martin Luther College to the Reif Gymnasium.
Where:
Reif Gymnasium (Burns Wellness Center – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Friday vs. Bethany Lutheran – 5:30 p.m.
Saturday vs. Martin Luther – 3 p.m.
(Senior Day)
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 6-13, 4-7 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints dropped an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) game at Northland College 82-78 on Friday, but responded with their first true road victory of the year at Finlandia University (Mich.) on Saturday 86-79 … The 86 points were a season-high for the Saints …
Michala Walther (Roseville, Minn./Concordia Academy) had a career-high 29 points in the victory, including 15 points in the fourth quarter alone …
Mel Weisbrick (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing HS (Hibbing CC)) had a season-high 20 points and
Rachel Weyenberg (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) had a career-high 16 points in Friday's loss against the LumberJills.
Shooting over 50 Percent: For the first time this season, the Saints had a field goal percentage of over 50 percent on Friday at Northland … They followed that up with another 52 percent field goal performance against Finlandia on Saturday … CSS also made a season-high 10, 3-pointers against the Lions.
Back-to-Back 20-Point Games: Walther had back-to-back games of scoring over 20 points over the weekend for the first time in her career … CSS has not had a player record at least 20 points in three straight games since Jackie Plesha did it during the 2004-05 season.
Where They Stand: The Saints remain a game behind of Martin Luther for the fifth-and-final postseason spot … CSS sits three games behind fourth place Bethany Lutheran … Northland is a half-game behind the Saints in seventh … St. Scholastica fell to Martin Luther and Bethany Lutheran in the first meetings this season and split with Northland … Four of the Saints' final five games will be against teams ahead of them in the standings.
Upcoming Opponents
Bethany Lutheran Vikings
Record: 9-10, 7-4 UMAC
The Vikings split in UMAC action last weekend, defeating Crown College 62-55, but falling to the University of Minnesota Morris 78-68 on Saturday … Bethany is led by sophomore Haley Sandin and senior Minnie Frederick-Childress … Sandin leads the conference, averaging 19.2 points per game … Sandin gets to the free throw line more than anyone in the conference and ranks sixth in NCAA Division III with 154 free throw attempts and third in the country with 125 free throws made … Frederick-Childress leads the league with 4.9 assists per game and 3.9 steals per contest … As a team, the Vikings have forced the most turnovers in the conference at 22.7 per game and lead the league with 11.1 steals per game.
Martin Luther Knights
Record: 7-12, 5-6 UMAC
The Knights also split last weekend with a loss to Minnesota Morris and then a 71-45 victory over Crown … The Knights have three players that average double-figures in scoring led by Jade St. Germaine at 14.0 points per game … St. Germaine also averages a team-high 9.1 rebounds per game … Grace Schultz averages 11.7 points per game and Mariah Schoof 11.6 per game … Schoof leads the conference by making 84 percent of her free throw attempts … The Knights average the fewest turnovers per game in the league at 16.7 per contest … Martin Luther has attempted the most free throws in the UMAC at 440.
Series Records:
-CSS leads Bethany Lutheran 17-8
(Last Meeting: 56-38 BLC– 12/17/2016)
-CSS leads Martin Luther 43-20
(Last Meeting: 61-58 MLC – 12/16/2016)
Series Histories: The Saints have dropped three straight to Bethany Lutheran, including being held to a series-low 38 points in the loss to the Vikings in December /// St. Scholastica and Martin Luther have alternated wins and losses in the last five meetings … The Knights won earlier this season in New Ulm 61-58 … The Saints are 21-6 all-time at home against the Knights.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will have their second matchup with Bridge Rival University of Wisconsin-Superior on Saturday, February 11 in Superior.
