DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's basketball team will take part in the University of Wisconsin-Superior Shootout Holiday Classic this weekend.
Where:
Mertz Mortorelli Gymnasium – Superior, Wis.
When:
Saturday
vs. UW-Stout – 1 p.m.
Sunday
vs. Concordia-Moorhead – 1 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 1-7, 1-3 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints are coming off a 20-point loss to the University of Minnesota Morris on December 16.
-CSS held Morris without a field goal in the fourth quarter, but made only one field goal in the third quarter.
-Morris scored the first 20 points of the third quarter to pull away.
-CSS shot a season-low 27-percent from the floor and attempted just three free throws-fewest in a game since December of 2008.
-Freshman
Emma Schmidt (Alexandria, Minn./Alexandria HS) has recorded at least six rebounds each of the last three games and has at least five assists in two of those games.
-Sophomore
Kaylee Kennedy (Littlefork, Minn./Littlefork-Big Falls HS) is the lone Saint averaging double figures in scoring at 13.4 points per game.
-Kennedy ranks third in the UMAC, making 52.4 percent of her field goal attempts.
-CSS has been outscored by 55 points in the first quarter this season.
What You Need to Know about UW-Stout:
Overall Record: 9-0, 0-0 WIAC
-The Blue Devils have won nine straight to begin the season and are coming off an 11-point victory over Ripon College (Wis.) on December 11.
-Bailey Diersen leads the team in scoring, averaging 17.0 points per game.
-Diersen averages 3.71 steals per game, which ranks 16
th in NCAA Division III.
-Kyncaide Diedrich averages 13.4 points per game and a team-high 6.2 rebounds per game.
-Stout ranks 15
th in NCAA Division III with a +7.67 turnover margin.
-The Blue Devils average 16.0 offensive rebounds per game.
Series Record: Stout leads 13-8
(Last Meeting: 87-63 Stout – 12/15/2015)
Series History: The Blue Devils have won 11 of the last 12 meetings … This will be the first meeting on a neutral court.
What You Need to Know about Concordia:
Overall Record: 3-6, 1-3 MIAC
-The Cobbers will enter the weekend on a four-game losing streak.
-Junior forward Mira Ellefson leads the team in scoring at 14.1 points per game.
-Ellefson leads all MIAC players making 83.9 percent of her free throw attempts.
-Sophomore guard Grace Wolhowe averages 10.9 points per game.
-Senior center Kirstin Simmons averages a team-high 7.8 rebounds per game.
Series Record: Concordia leads 6-1
(Last Meeting: 66-63 CSS – 12/31/2017)
Series History: The Saints won their first-ever game over the Cobbers on New Year's Eve last year in Duluth … The teams have not met on a neutral court since the 2009-10 season when both teams played in the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Tournament.
Looking Ahead: The Saints get back to Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) action when they host Martin Luther College on Wednesday, January 2 at the Reif.
