DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's basketball team will have its first game at the Reif Gymnasium on Monday when it hosts Concordia College-Moorhead.
Where:
Reif Gymnasium – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Monday at 6 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 0-3, 0-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints are coming off a road loss at the University of St. Thomas last Tuesday.
-In the loss, the Tommies made 13, 3-point field goals and shot 54 percent from the field.
-Opponents have shot over 52-percent from the floor in the last two games.
-The Saints begin the season 0-3 for the second consecutive year; CSS has not been 0-4 since the 2013-14 season.
-CSS has attempted at least 20 free throws in each of the first three games.
-Junior
Collin Anderson (Eagan, Minn./Eagan HS) and senior
Brandon Newman (Barnum, Minn./Barnum HS) have each scored in double-figures in every game thus far.
-Anderson is coming off a 25-point performance on Tuesday.
-Newman is 12 points shy of 1,200 for his career and needs to make seven more free throws to become the third Saint in program history to make at least 300 free throws in a career.
-The Saints are 1-4 in their last five home openers.
What You Need to Know about Concordia:
Record: 1-2, 0-0 MIAC
-The Cobbers are coming off a loss at NCAA Division II Minnesota-Crookston on Sunday, November 18.
-Concordia lost to the University of Minnesota Morris by one point in its season opener.
-The Cobbers lead all MIAC teams in turnover margin (+0.7) and blocked shots per game (4.0).
-Sophomore guard Bryden Urie leads the team, averaging 12.3 points per game.
-Urie is coming off a career-high 25-point performance.
-Junior guard Thomas Schyma is averaging 11.0 points per game and he leads the MIAC, averaging 5.3 assists per game.
-Junior center John Reiten averages 1.7 blocks per game.
-The Cobbers are picked to finish ninth in the MIAC this season.
Series Record: Concordia leads 9-2
(Last Meeting: 90-77 CSS – 12/30/2017)
Series History: The Saints ended a six-game losing streak to the Cobbers last year with a 13-point win in Moorhead … CSS is in search of its first-ever home win over Concordia … The Cobbers have won the previous four meetings in Duluth.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will have another non-conference game before Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) play begins as they travel to face the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire on Saturday.
