DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's basketball team will play its final games of the season this weekend when it faces the University of Minnesota Morris on Friday and Crown College on Saturday.
Where:
Friday
Jim Gremmels Court (P.E. Center) – Morris, Minn.
Saturday
Wild Athletic Center – St. Bonifacius, Minn.
When:
Friday at Minnesota Morris – 5:30 p.m.
Saturday at Crown – 3 p.m.
Live Video/Stats vs. Morris: http://morriscougars.com/watch/default.aspx?Live=66
Live Video vs. Crown: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/crown/
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 7-15, 5-9 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints fell to conference leader and Bridge Rival University of Wisconsin-Superior 94-72 on Saturday … The Saints trailed by only one with 15 minutes remaining, but UWS outscored the Saints 43-22 the rest of the way …
Sam Brannen (Ramsey, Minn./Anoka HS) led the Saints with 20 points.
No Postseason: With Martin Luther College's win over Northland College on Saturday, paired with CSS' loss, the Saints were officially eliminated from the postseason.
Walther's Season: Sophomore
Michala Walther (Roseville, Minn./Concordia Academy) is averaging 14.7 points per game … Heading into this final weekend, she would currently finish with the highest scoring average in a season since Jen Kne finished at 15.6 points per game during the 2005-06 season … Walther also leads the team in steals with 41 on the year … In conference games this season, she leads the UMAC playing an average of 35.3 minutes per game.
VanKempen Rematch Friday: Friday's contest at Minnesota Morris will once again the feature the VanKempen sisters:
Holly VanKempen (Elbow Lake, Minn./West Central HS) for the Saints and Abby VanKempen for the Cougars … In the first meeting, Holly had seven points and seven rebounds, while Abby had six points and eight rebounds.
UMAC POW: The Saints have had four different players named UMAC Players of the Week this season, which is single-season program record … CSS has only had UMAC Player of the Week honors the previous four seasons … The program-high for overall nominations in a season is five set in 2003-04 and 2002-03.
Upcoming Opponents
Minnesota Morris Cougars
Record: 18-5, 13-1 UMAC
The Cougars enter Friday's game on a nine-game winning streak … The only league loss came to UWS, who they will face in Saturday's regular season finale … Morris ranks second in the conference in scoring (71.1 points/game) and lead the league in field goal percentage defense (.335) … The Cougars have made the most 3-point field goals in the conference (170) and average the most rebounds per game (44.2) … Morris also leads the league with 117 blocked shots … Elli Stevenson leads the team with 13.7 points per game … She ranks second in the conference with 3.9 assists per game … Kendra Raths averages 12.7 points per game and Mauren Thiesen 12.2 points per game … Thiesen leads the UMAC with 58 3-point field goals … Abby VanKempen ranks second in the league with 10.1 rebounds per contest and leads the conference with 46 blocked shots.
Crown Storm
Record: 1-22, 0-13 UMAC
The lone win this season for the Storm came at home against Finlandia University (Mich.) on January 20 … Kayla Carter leads the team with 7.3 points per game and a team-high 4.7 rebounds per game … The Storm average only 46.7 points per game and shoot only 31 percent from the field … Crown averages a league-high 24.1 turnovers per game.
Series Records:
-UMM leads CSS 29-7
(Last Meeting: 68-62 UMM – 1/14/2017)
-CSS leads Crown 36-0
(Last Meeting: 64-33 Crown – 1/13/2017)
Series Histories: The Saints held Morris in check in the first half of the first matchup this season, but the Cougars pulled away in the second half and held off the Saints late … CSS won last year's meeting in Morris, the first regular season victory in Morris since 2004 /// The Saints rolled over Crown in the first meeting this season, winning by 31 points.
