DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's basketball will hope to bounce back from its first league loss when it faces North Central University (Minn.) Wednesday night in Minneapolis.
Where:
Clark-Danielson Gymnasium – Minneapolis, Minn.
When:
Wednesday at 7:15 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 3-4, 1-1 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints had their three-game win streak snapped with a 16-point loss at Bethany Lutheran College on Saturday.
-CSS shot a season-low 32-percent from beyond the arc, while the Vikings made 50-percent of their 3-point attempts, including Austin Bauer making seven of them.
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Brandon Newman (Barnum, Minn./Barnum HS) had 22 points in the loss for his third game this season with at least 20 points. Newman had five 20-point games all of last season.
-Also on Saturday, Newman moved into eighth on the program's all-time scoring list (1,262) and needs just 11 more points to move into seventh.
-Newman leads all conference players, making 54-precent of his field goal attempts.
-The Saints rank fifth in NCAA Division III in free throw percentage, making 79.9-percent.
-Newman leads the conference in free throws made (44) and free throw percentage (.917).
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Collin Anderson (Eagan, Minn./Eagan HS) continues to lead the UMAC in 3-point field goals per game (3.17) and 3-point field goal percentage (.452).
What You Need to Know about North Central:
Record: 4-6, 0-2 UMAC
-The Rams have dropped their first two conference games at Martin Luther College and at the University of Northwestern (Minn.).
-Micah Filer leads the team in scoring, averaging 16.1 points per game.
-Jared High averages 13.1 points per game and a team-best 6.6 rebounds per contest.
-Both Filer and High have connected on 20, 3-point field goals.
-North Central leads the conference with 86 steals.
-The Rams have the second-best scoring defense in the league, allowing only 70.9 points per game.
Series Record: CSS leads 24-9
(Last Meeting: 75-54 CSS – 1/24/2018)
Series History: The Saints have won the last five meetings, all by double-figures … Six of St. Scholastica's nine losses in the series have come in Minneapolis.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will have their final conference game before the Holidays as the University of Minnesota Morris visits the Reif Gymnasium for a rare Sunday matchup. The games were moved to Sunday due to winter graduation taking place on Saturday in the gym.
