DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's basketball team has its final non-conference game of the season Wednesday when it hosts Finlandia University (Mich.) at The Reif. CSS then travels to St. Paul for a Saturday showdown with the University of Northwestern (Minn.).
Where:
Wednesday
Reif Gymnasium – Duluth, Minn.
Saturday
Ericksen Center – St. Paul, Minn.
When:
Wednesday vs. Finlandia – 5:30 p.m.
Saturday at Northwestern – 3 p.m.
Live Video vs. Finlandia: http://www.csssaints.com/watch/?Live=93
Live Stats vs. Finlandia: http://www.sidearmstats.com/css/mbball/
Live Video vs. Northwestern: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/unw/
Live Stats vs. Northwestern: http://unweagles.com/sports/2012/11/7/gen_1107121456.aspx
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 14-7, 10-3 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints are on an eight-game winning streak, the third-longest in program history.
-CSS is coming off its best shooting performance of the season, after making 57 percent of its field goal attempts against Martin Luther Saturday.
-Senior
Zach Dahlman (Braham, Minn./Braham HS) had a career-high 24 points in the win on Saturday.
-The Saints have four players that average in double-figures in scoring, led by sophomore
Collin Anderson (Eagan, Minn./Eagan HS) at 13.4 points per game.
-CSS is 13-1 this season when it scores at least 40 points in a half.
-St. Scholastica ranks ninth in NCAA Division III with a 1.54 assist-to-turnover ratio.
-Junior
Brandon Newman (Barnum, Minn./Barnum HS) leads the UMAC with a 2.61 assist-to-turnover ratio.
-The CSS defense ranks at the top of the conference in turnovers forced (13.1) and steals per game (6.71).
-The Saints are on a six-game road winning streak when they head to Northwestern Saturday, which matches last year's program record.
-Northwestern snapped that winning streak last season.
-CSS is tied with Bethany Lutheran College and Northwestern in the loss column for the UMAC lead.
-The three teams are two games ahead of both the University of Minnesota Morris and Crown College.
-As the standings sit today, only Northwestern controls its own destiny for the No. 1 seed in the UMAC Tournament.
What You Need to Know about Finlandia:
-The Lions will enter Wednesday with a 4-14 overall record.
-The Lions have a scoring margin of -19.3, which is the third-worst in the nation.
-Finlandia has lost three straight games, including two to UMAC schools Northwestern and Martin Luther.
-Three of its four wins have come on the road, including a four-point victory at Crown College.
-Tristan Johnson ranks 17
th in NCAA Division III, making 46 percent of his 3-point attempts.
-Brandon Robinette leads the team in scoring at 12.4 points per game.
-Robinette also grabs a team-high 7.1 rebounds per game.
-Finlandia's turnover margin is -6.6 fourth-worst in the country.
Series Record: CSS leads 24-8
(Last Meeting: 87-58 CSS – 1/10/2018)
Series History: The Saints have won six straight over the Lions and are 14-1 all-time against Finlandia at The Reif … The 29-point win in Hancock last month was St. Scholastica's largest in the U.P. of Michigan in series history.
What You Need to Know about Northwestern:
-The Eagles enter the week with an 11-10 overall record and 9-3 in the UMAC.
-Northwestern travels to the University of Wisconsin-Superior on Wednesday, before hosting the Saints.
-The Eagles are coming off a double overtime win at Northland College on Saturday.
-Two of three Eagles losses in league play have come against Crown.
-UNW has the top scoring defense in the conference, allowing 70.9 points per game.
-The Eagles commit the second-fewest turnovers in NCAA Division III at 10.0 per game.
-Caleb Hageman leads the team in scoring at 14.3 points per game.
-Tanner Youngberg is fourth in the conference, averaging 7.8 rebounds per game.
-Isaiah Rahier is third in the league with a 2.1 assist-to-turnover ratio and is tied for second with 37 steals.
-In league play, Rahier has recorded a UMAC-best 24 steals.
Series Record: UNW leads 53-28
(Last Meeting: 72-68 UNW – 1/6/2018)
Series History: The Eagles have won four of the last five meetings against the Saints, including a four-point win in Duluth in early January … Each of the last three meetings have been decided by four points or less … This will be St. Scholastica's first trip to the Ericksen Center since last year's four-overtime UMAC Tournament championship.
Looking Ahead: The Saints have their home regular season finale on Wednesday, February 14 when they welcome Northland College to the Reif Gymnasium.
