DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's basketball team welcomes conference unbeaten University of Northwestern (Minn.) to The Reif on Saturday for a key Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) contest.
Where:
Reif Gymnasium – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Saturday at 5 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 6-6, 2-3 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-Head Coach
Stacy Deadrick's next victory will be her 300
th of her career.
-The Saints are coming off a two-point road win at Martin Luther College on Wednesday night.
-CSS matched a season-high with eight 3-point field goals on Wednesday.
-Senior
Holly VanKempen (Elbow Lake, Minn./West Central HS) recorded her first double-double of the season on Wednesday with 12 points and a season-high 10 rebounds.
-She also added a season-high six blocks in the victory, which is one shy of the program record.
-VanKempen is the only Saint to have started all 12 games.
-Junior
Michala Walther (Roseville, Minn./Concordia Academy) has scored in double-figures in seven of the nine games that she has appeared in.
-Junior
Rashonna Thomas (Minneapolis, Minn./Columbia Heights HS (Anoka-Ramsey CC)) has recorded 10 points in each of the last two victories.
-The Saints are tied for the conference lead by forcing 19.9 turnovers per game.
-CSS is looking for its first three-game win streak on the year.
What You Need to Know about Northwestern:
-The Eagles enter Saturday with a 7-5 overall record and unbeaten in league play at 4-0.
-Northwestern is coming off a 16-point win over Northland College on Wednesday.
-Northwestern leads the UMAC in scoring defense, allowing only 54.8 points per game.
-On the flip side, the Eagles score only 54.4 points per game, second-fewest in the conference.
-Northwestern has the second-highest field goal percentage in the league (.394) and the top field goal percentage defense (.335).
-The Eagles average the fewest rebounds per game (32.3) and have the worst rebounding margin (-7.3).
-Northwestern is the only UMAC School to have fewer than 100 offensive rebounds.
-The Eagles lead the conference with 52 blocked shots.
-Amy Berglund leads the conference with 22.8 points per game in league games.
-Berglund makes a conference-best 55 percent of her field goal attempts.
-She ranks ninth in NCAA Division III with 95 made field goals.
-She also leads the team averaging seven rebounds per contest.
-Both Berglund and Taryn Tumbleson rank in the top 25 in the nation in steals.
Series Record: CSS leads 43-39
(Last Meeting: 64-61 UNW – 1/20/2017)
Series History: The Eagles have won four straight in the series and six of the last seven … Each of the last three meetings have been decided by 10 points or less … CSS' last home win over Northwestern was an overtime victory in January of 2014.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will step out of conference to face Finlandia University (Mich.) in Hancock, Michigan on Wednesday.
