DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's basketball team welcomes conference leader and Bridge Rival University of Wisconsin-Superior on Wednesday and then hosts Martin Luther College on Saturday.
Where:
Reif Gymnasium – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Wednesday vs. UW-Superior – 7:30 p.m.
Saturday vs. Martin Luther – 5 p.m.
Live Video vs. UW-Superior: http://www.csssaints.com/watch/?Live=103
Live Video vs. Martin Luther: http://www.csssaints.com/watch/?Live=104
Live Stats vs. Minnesota Morris: http://www.sidearmstats.com/css/wbball/
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 10-9, 6-5 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints are coming off a tough home loss to the University of Minnesota Morris on Saturday.
-It was the second time this season CSS led by at least 15 with less than 16 minutes remaining and lost.
-Senior
Holly VanKempen (Elbow Lake, Minn./West Central HS) is coming off a career game with 22 points and 11 rebounds.
-However, it was the first time this season St. Scholastica lost when she grabbed at least six rebounds (7-1).
-VanKempen went over 500 career rebounds last week and is currently tied with Laura Amys for the most blocked shots (141) in program history.
-VanKempen leads the conference with 38 blocked shots.
-The Saints are the second-lowest free throw shooting team in the UMAC, making 62 percent.
-They have made the most 3-point field goals (73) in conference play.
-CSS has the best turnover margin (+3.05) in the UMAC and forces the most turnovers (20.6) per game.
-With five conference games remaining, the Saints sit in the fifth-and-final postseason spot, a game ahead in the loss column to Crown College and a game behind fourth place Minnesota Morris.
What You Need to Know about UW-Superior:
-The Yellowjackets enter the week with a 16-4 overall record and 11-0 in conference play.
-UWS has already clinched a UMAC Tournament berth.
-Superior has not lost a UMAC game since joining the league three years with a record of 43-0.
-UWS will enter Wednesday's meeting on an eight-game winning streak.
-The Yellowjackets lead the conference, making 43 percent of their field goal attempts.
-They also lead the league making 32 percent of their 3-point attempts.
-UWS is the top rebounding team in the league, grabbing 44.6 per game and with a +11.6 rebounding margin.
-It leads the conference with 221 steals.
-In league game only, the Yellowjackets have a +6.45 turnover margin.
-Hailey Kontny leads the team in scoring at 16.1 points per game.
-Hannah Norlin averages a team-high 7.6 rebounds per game and 13.8 points per game.
-Norlin is second in the conference making 52 percent of her field goal attempts.
-Justine Larson has a league-best 1.7 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Series Record: UWS leads 28-24
(Last Meeting: 74-55 UWS – 12/6/2017)
Series History: Superior has won 10 straight in the series … All 10 wins during the streak have been by double-digits … The last St. Scholastica win came at The Reif in January of 2011.
What You Need to Know about Martin Luther:
-The Knights enter the week with a 5-15 overall record and 3-8 in conference play.
-MLC is three games behind the Saints for the fifth spot in the standings.
-MLC has lost its last two games and nine of its last 10 games.
-Martin Luther will host North Central University (Minn.) on Wednesday before traveling to face the Saints.
-The Knights make only 33 percent of their field goal attempts.
-They are the second-best rebounding team in the conference, grabbing 42.9 per game.
-Conference opponents are making a UMAC-best 34 percent of their 3-point attempts.
-Grace Schultz leads the team in scoring at 16.3 points per game.
-Jade St. Germaine averages 13.7 points per game.
-St. Germaine is second in the UMAC, averaging 8.7 rebounds per game.
-She ranks ninth in the nation with 156 free throw attempts.
-Schultz is third in the conference at 8.5 rebounds per contest and leads the UMAC with 75 steals.
-Schultz ranks ninth in NCAA Division III in steals
Series Record: CSS leads 44-21
(Last Meeting: 52-50 CSS – 1/3/2018)
Series History: The Knights ended a three-game losing streak at The Reif with an 11-point win last season … The Saints ended a four-game losing streak in New Ulm earlier this season … VanKempen had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds in the win earlier this season.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will host Finlandia University (Mich.) in their final non-conference game of the season on Wednesday, February 7.
