DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's basketball team is back on the court and back on the road Tuesday to face the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul.
Where:
Schoenecker Arena – St. Paul, Minn.
When:
Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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Live Stats: https://www.tommiesports.com/sports/mbkb/2018-19/boxscores/20181120_t1bs.xml
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 0-2, 0-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints began their season at the Loras College (Iowa) Tip-Off Classic over the weekend.
-CSS dropped a heartbreaker against the host Loras on Friday night, losing on a desperation buzzer-beater.
-The late night Friday night may have lingered into Saturday, as the Saints fell to the University of Dubuque 86-75.
-Freshman
Quinn Fischer (Esko, Minn./Esko HS) was impressive in his collegiate debut over the weekend, averaging a team-best 18.5 points per game and shooting 67 percent from the floor.
-Junior
Collin Anderson (Eagan, Minn./Eagan HS) and senior
Brandon Newman (Barnum, Minn./Barnum HS) each averaged 18.0 points per game over the weekend.
-Anderson had a big second half on Friday night vs. Loras and put the Saints in position for the win with a 3-pointer late.
-Anderson was named to the Loras Tip-Off Classic All-Tournament team.
-Newman along with sophomore
Jarod Wilken (Annandale, Minn./Annandale HS) averaged a team-best 6.0 rebounds per game.
-The Saints won a program-best nine games on the road last season (9-1).
What You Need to Know about St. Thomas:
Record: 1-1, 0-0 MIAC
-The Tommies went out East where they lost in the waning second against Brooklyn College (N.Y.) on Thursday and then defeated Emerson College (Mass.) on Saturday.
-Freshman Anders Nelson led the team averaging 16.5 points per game last week.
-Senior guard Michael Hannon averaged 11.5 points per game.
-St. Thomas returns four starters from last year's squad.
-Burt Hedstrom and Ryan Lindberg earned All-MIAC honors as freshmen last season.
-Hedstrom led the team with 6.5 rebounds per game in the team's first two games.
-The Tommies are picked to finish fourth in the MIAC preseason poll, receiving one first-place vote.
Series Record: UST leads 4-0
(Last Meeting: 80-56 UST – 11/21/2017)
Series History: The teams have played the last two seasons, both resulting in convincing Tommie victories … The closest margin has been a six-point St. Thomas win in 2006.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will have their home opener on Monday, November 26 when they welcome Concordia College-Moorhead to the Reif.
