DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's basketball team finishes the first half of Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) play on Wednesday at Northland College and then begins the second half on Saturday at conference leader Bethany Lutheran College.
Where:
Wednesday
Kendrigan Center – Ashland, Wis.
Saturday
North Gymnasium – Mankato, Minn.
When:
Wednesday at Northland – 5:30 p.m.
Saturday at Bethany Lutheran – 3 p.m.
Live Video vs. Northland: http://www.northlandcollegesports.com/watch/
Live Stats vs. Northland: http://www.sidearmstats.com/css/mbball/
Live Video vs. Bethany Lutheran: https://iframe.dacast.com/b/51317/c/75787
Live Stats vs. Bethany Lutheran: http://livestats.blc.edu/
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 8-7, 4-3 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints are coming off a 102-83 victory over Crown College at The Reif on Saturday.
-It marked the first time the Saints hit the century mark in regulation since the 2015-16 season.
-CSS made a season-high 20 free throws on Saturday as it finished 20-for-21 for the game.
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Collin Anderson (Eagan, Minn./Eagan HS) scored a season-high 31 points in the victory, including 24 in the second half.
-Anderson's seven 3-point field goals on Saturday tied for the most in a game in the UMAC this season.
-As we approach the midway portion of the season, the Saints are fourth in the standings, two games behind both the University of Minnesota Morris and Bethany Lutheran and a game behind the University of Northwestern (Minn.).
-However, only CSS and Bethany Lutheran are over .500 overall thus far.
-Junior
Brandon Newman (Barnum, Minn./Barnum HS) enters the week 29 points shy of becoming the 11
th player in program history to record at least 1,000 career points
-In the victory over Finlandia University (Mich.), Newman tied for the second-most assists in a game in program history with 13.
-The CSS defense leads the conference in points allowed (70.6), turnovers forced (13.9) and steals (108).
-St. Scholastica ranks sixth in NCAA Division III with a 1.58 assist-to-turnover ratio.
-CSS is 8-1 this season when it scores at least 40 points in a half.
-The Saints are in search of their first three-game win streak of the season.
What You Need to Know about Northland:
-The LumberJacks will enter play on Wednesday with a 6-9 overall record and 3-4 in conference play.
-Northland is coming off a 16-point loss at Minnesota Morris on Saturday.
-The last time the 'Jacks played at home they won on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer over Crown.
-The LumberJacks are 4-1 at home with three of the four wins decided by six points or less.
-Northland features the second-best scoring defense in the conference (71.7 points per game).
-However, conference opponents are shooting a league-best 49 percent from the field against the LumberJacks.
-Northland leads the UMAC with an average of 12 offensive rebounds per game in league play.
-Harrison Lucas leads the team in scoring with 12.4 points per game.
-Thomas Whiting and Brandon Galland also average double-figures in scoring at 11.3 and 11.0 per game, respectively.
-Matt Zorn is second in the conference averaging 8.3 rebounds per game.
-Danon Briggs leads the conference with 2.2 steals per game in league play.
Series Record: CSS leads 58-20
(Last Meeting: 90-81 CSS – 1/27/2017)
Series History: The Saints have won 14 of the last 15 in the series, but have had struggled historically playing in Ashland … 15 of St. Scholastica's 20 losses in the series have taken place at Northland … Two of the last three games in the series have gone to overtime.
What You Need to Know about Bethany Lutheran:
-The Vikings enter the week 10-6 overall and 6-1 in conference play.
-Bethany will host North Central University (Minn.) on Wednesday before hosting the Saints Saturday.
-BLC's lone loss in conference play was a three-point overtime defeat at the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
-The Vikings have the top scoring offense in the conference at 84.4 points per game.
-They are also tied with CSS with the top field goal percentage defense in the league at .442.
-Bethany is tied for the league lead with 284 made free throws and a .770 free throw percentage.
-The Vikings lead the conference with 66 blocked shots.
-BLC has a +8.8 rebounding margin in the league games.
-Trenton Krueger leads the team averaging 13.8 points per game.
-Neil Eichten is right behind him at 13.6 points per game.
-Kreuger leads the conference, making 62 percent of his field goal attempts.
-Eichten leads the UMAC with 4.8 assists per game.
Series Record: BLC leads 17-14
(Last Meeting: 65-62 BLC – 12/9/2017)
Series History: The Vikings defeated the Saints for the second straight year at The Reif in December … Bethany Lutheran is looking for its second consecutive regular season sweep of CSS something it hasn't done since the 2012-13 season … The last trip to Mankato for the Saints was a 20-point victory in last year's UMAC Tournament semifinals.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will be at North Central University (Minn.) on Wednesday, January 24.
