DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's basketball team will be in De Pere, Wisconsin this weekend taking part in the Nicolet National Bank Holiday Tournament, hosted by St. Norbert College (Wis.).
Where:
Mulva Family Fitness & Sports Center – De Pere, Wis.
When:
Friday
vs. UW-River Falls – 5 p.m.
Saturday
vs. Alma/St. Norbert – 5/7 p.m.
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Live Stats: https://www.snc.edu/athletics/teamfiles/livestats/xlive.htm
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 4-5, 2-2 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints fell at home to the University of Minnesota Morris on Sunday, December 16.
-In the loss, the Saints shot a season-worst 33-percent and allowed the Cougars to attempt 30 free throws.
-The free throws made disparity was 26-9 … that was the largest disparity against the Saints since a loss to the University of Northwestern (Minn.) in the 2014 UMAC Tournament.
-Senior
Brandon Newman (Barnum, Minn./Barnum HS) and junior
Collin Anderson (Eagan, Minn./Eagan HS) have scored in double figures in every game they have appeared in thus far.
-Newman leads all players in the conference with 54 free throws made
-The Saints rank 17
th in NCAA Division III in free throw percentage (.778).
-Anderson leads all players in the UMAC with 3.1, 3-point field goals per game.
-Newman is eight points shy of becoming the sixth player in program history to record at least 1,300 career points.
-The last time CSS had multiple wins over WIAC programs in the same season was 2007-08 when it swept UWS.
What You Need to Know about UW-River Falls:
Record: 5-4, 0-0 WIAC
-The Falcons are coming off a four-point overtime loss at Hamline University on Saturday, December 15.
-River Falls has beaten two UMAC programs already this season in UW-Superior and Northwestern, by 20 and 19 points, respectively.
-UWRF lost by 15 to the University of St. Thomas at U.S. Bank Stadium.
-The Falcons rank 16
th in NCAA Division III in rebounding margin (+10.7).
-Austin Heidecker has six double-doubles this year, which leads all WIAC players and is the 13
th-most nationally.
-Heidecker averages 12.3 rebounds per game, which ranks ninth in the country.
-Matt Keller leads the team in scoring, averaging 17.0 points per game.
-Julian Jackson averages 15.0 points per game.
Series Record: UWRF leads 11-3
(Last Meeting: 78-75 (ot) CSS – 11/29/2014)
Series History: This will be the third consecutive meeting on a neutral site between the two programs … The teams have split the last four meetings with the Saints victories coming in overtime each time.
What You Need to Know about St. Norbert:
Record: 5-4, 4-0 Midwest
-The Green Knights enter their tournament on a two-game losing skid after losing to UW-Eau Claire and nationally-ranked UW-Oshkosh.
-Four of their five wins have come in Midwest Conference play.
-St. Norbert lost to the University of Northwestern to open the season.
-The Green Knights are 3-0 at home thus far.
-SNC ranks third in NCAA Division III in free throw percentage (.802).
-The Green Knights rank 17
th in the country in scoring defense (63.4 points per game).
-Connor Curtis leads the team, averaging 13.8 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.
-Jared Murphy averages 13.2 points per game off the bench.
Series Record: SNC leads 4-0
(Last Meeting: 82-55 SNC – 12/29/2014)
Series History: The Green Knights have won all four meetings by at least 24 points.
What You Need to Know about Alma:
Record: 0-9, 0-0 MIAA
-The Scots are winless entering this weekend's tournament.
-However, Alma has played a tough schedule thus far that has featured six nationally-ranked teams, including three top-10 teams.
-Currently, it ranks as the sixth-most difficult schedule in NCAA Division III thus far.
-Alma has played tournaments in St. Louis, Missouri and Mesa, Arizona already this year.
-The Scots allow 92.0 points per game, which is near the bottom of NCAA Division III.
-They lead all teams in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA), averaging 10.2 made 3-pointers per game.
-Kyle Woodruff leads all MIAA with 28 made 3-point field goals.
-Ryan Stevens ranks 15
th in NCAA Division III, averaging 6.2 assists per game.
-Freshman Cole Kleiver leads the team in scoring, averaging 15.0 points per game.
Series Record: Would be the first-ever meeting.
Looking Ahead: The Saints return to Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) action to start the 2019 calendar year when they welcome Martin Luther College to the Reif on January 2.
