DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's basketball team will be in search of its first win of the season Wednesday when it travels to face North Central University (Minn.).
Where:
Clark-Danielson Gymnasium – Minneapolis, Minn.
When:
Wednesday at 7:15 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 0-6, 0-2 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints are coming off an 18-point loss at Bethany Lutheran College on Saturday.
-In the loss, the Saints fell behind by as much as 25 early in the second half, only to battle back and cut it to three early in the fourth quarter.
-Junior
Alison Huber (Ashland, Wis./Ashland HS (Hibbing CC)) led the way with a team-high 14 points.
-Sophomore
Kaylee Kennedy (Littlefork, Minn./Littlefork-Big Falls HS) scored in double-figures for the fifth straight game, while senior
Michala Walther (Roseville, Minn./Concordia Academy) reached double digits for the fourth consecutive contest.
-Also on Saturday, senior
Danielle Cieluch (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) tied a single-game program record with seven blocked shots.
-The average record of the Saints' first six opponents is 40-8, including four teams with only one loss or fewer.
-Up to this point that is the toughest schedule in NCAA Division III, by a wide margin.
-CSS is looking to avoid its first 0-7 start since the 2003-04 season.
-North Central has been St. Scholastica's first win of the season five times since 2008-09.
What You Need to Know about North Central:
Overall Record: 5-3, 1-1 UMAC
-The Rams opened the conference slate with a 12-point win at Martin Luther College.
-They followed that with a 12-point loss at the University of Northwestern (Minn.) on Saturday.
-Three Rams average double-figures in scoring, led by Naomi Hagstrom at 14.5 points per game.
-Hagstrom also averages a team-high 7.0 rebounds per game.
-Allison Bulthuis averages 13.9 points per game and has made a team-best 23, 3-point field goals.
-Haleigh Filer averages 11.6 points per game.
-NCU has the top scoring defense among UMAC teams, allowing only 59.9 points per game.
Series Record: CSS leads 31-1
(Last Meeting: 74-5- CSS – 1/24/2018)
Series History: The Saints have won 14 straight in the series … The lone CSS loss took place in December of 2011 in Minneapolis.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will have their final UMAC game before the Holidays when they host the University of Minnesota Morris for a rare Sunday contest. The games were moved to Sunday to due winter graduation taking place in the gym on Saturday.
