DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's basketball team travels to face North Central University (Minn.) on Wednesday before hosting the University of Minnesota Morris on Saturday for Alumni Day.
Where:
Wednesday
Clark-Danielson College Life Center Gymnasium – Minneapolis, Minn.
Saturday
Reif Gymnasium – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Wednesday at North Central – 7:30 p.m.
Saturday's Alumni Game – 12:15 p.m.
Saturday vs. Minnesota Morris – 5 p.m.
Live Video vs. North Central: http://www.ncurams.com/links/oi7qnp
Live Stats vs. North Central: http://www.ncurams.com/sports/wbkb/2017-18/boxscores/20180124_tb23.xml
Live Video vs. Minnesota Morris: http://www.csssaints.com/watch/?Live=102
Live Stats vs. Minnesota Morris: http://www.sidearmstats.com/css/wbball/
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 9-8, 5-4 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints are coming off a road loss to Bethany Lutheran College on Saturday.
-Junior guard
Rashonna Thomas (Minneapolis, Minn./Columbia Heights HS (Anoka-Ramsey CC)) has scored in double-figures in seven straight games.
-Thomas scored a season-high 23 points in the team's win over Northland College last week.
-The Saints are tied with Minnesota Morris for fourth place in the UMAC standings.
-Both teams are two games behind second place Northwestern and Bethany Lutheran.
-Saturday's matchup with Minnesota Morris will once again be family reunion as CSS senior
Holly VanKempen (Elbow Lake, Minn./West Central HS) squares off against younger sister in UMM sophomore Abby VanKempen.
-The Saints are 7-0 this season when VanKempen grabs at least six rebounds in a game.
-VanKempen leads the conference with 26 blocks against conference opponents.
-CSS has made the second-most 3-point field goals in the conference (112).
-CSS has the best turnover margin (+2.59) in the UMAC and forces the most turnovers (20.4) per game.
-However, the Saints have the lowest rebound margin (-5.5) in the league.
What You Need to Know about North Central:
-The Rams are 4-11 overall and 1-8 in conference play.
-The lone conference win of the season came at home against Northland College in January.
-NCU averages a conference-best 7.2 3-point field goals per game.
-The Rams are the lowest free throw shooting team in the UMAC at 58 percent.
-North Central is led by Lizzy Swanson, who averages 17.8 points per game, second-most in the conference.
-Haley Modahl has made 33 3-point field goals, the second-most in the conference.
-Bethany Shield averages 3.5 steals per game, third-most in the UMAC.
Series Record: CSS leads 30-1
(Last Meeting: 60-48 CSS – 12/13/2017)
Series History: The Saints have won 13 straight over the Rams, but the lone North Central win in the series took place in Minneapolis during the 2010-11 season.
What You Need to Know about Minnesota Morris:
-The Cougars are 5-12 overall and 5-4 in UMAC action.
-Morris will be in search of its first non-conference win on Tuesday when it travels to face Trinity Bible (N.D.).
-Morris lost both games last week at Northwestern and a close five-point loss to conference leader University of Wisconsin-Superior.
-UMM has made a league-high 117 3-point field goals.
-Mauren Thiesen leads all conference players with 42 made 3-point field goals.
-Thiesen leads the team in scoring at 12.8 points per game.
-The Cougars have the top assist-to-turnover ratio in league play at 1.09.
-Abby VanKempen leads the UMAC with 10.0 rebounds per game.
-Elli Stevenson averages a conference-best 4.4 assists per game.
Series Record: UMM leads 31-7
(Last Meeting: 67-47 UMM – 12/16/2017)
Series History: The Saints have dropped four straight to the Cougars, but each of the last four meetings at the Reif Gymnasium have been decided by 10 points or fewer, including a St. Scholastica win.
Looking Ahead: The Saints welcome conference leader and Bridge Rival University of Wisconsin-Superior to The Reif on Wednesday, January 31.
