DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's basketball team has a non-conference home contest against Finlandia University (Mich.) on Wednesday and then travels to face the University of Northwestern (Minn.) on Saturday in a key conference contest.
Where:
Wednesday
Reif Gymnasium – Duluth, Minn.
Saturday
Ericksen Center – St. Paul, Minn.
When:
Wednesday vs. Finlandia – 7:30 p.m.
Saturday at Northwestern – 5 p.m.
Live Video vs. Finlandia: http://www.csssaints.com/watch/?Live=105
Live Stats vs. Finlandia: http://www.sidearmstats.com/css/wbball/
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: 11-10, 7-6 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints defeated Martin Luther College on Saturday to complete their first regular season sweep of the Knights since the 2007-08 season.
-Senior
Holly VanKempen (Elbow Lake, Minn./West Central HS) set the program record for career blocks last week and currently sits at 145.
-VanKempen leads the conference with 42 blocks.
-Junior
Rashonna Thomas (Minneapolis, Minn./Columbia Heights HS (Anoka-Ramsey CC)) leads the team in scoring at 11.3 points per game.
-Fellow junior
Michala Walther (Roseville, Minn./Concordia Academy) averages 10.4 points per game.
-With three league games remaining, the Saints are game behind Northwestern in the loss column for the No. 4 seed.
-CSS is two games ahead of Crown for the five seed.
-The Eagles and Storm have four UMAC games left.
What You Need to Know about Finlandia:
-Finlandia enters Wednesday's game with a 5-17 overall record.
-The Lions are coming off single-digit road losses to Crown and Northwestern.
-Julia Daavettila leads the team in scoring at 16.5 points per game.
-Daavettila ranks fourth in NCAA Division III, making 91 percent of her free throw attempts.
-Kelsie Richards averages 11.1 points and 9.0 rebounds per game.
-The Lions have attempted 545 3-point field goals, which ranks in the top 20 in the nation.
Series Record: CSS leads 28-11
(Last Meeting: 84-80 – 1/10/2018)
Series History: The Lions ended a five-game losing streak to the Saints with a four-point win in Hancock earlier this season … The Saints are 17-3 all-time against Finlandia at home.
What You Need to Know about Northwestern:
-The Eagles enter the week with an 11-10 overall record and 7-5 in conference play.
-The Eagles face conference leader University of Wisconsin-Superior on Wednesday before hosting the Saints.
-Northwestern has dropped three of its last four, including a loss on Saturday to last place Northland College.
-UNW boasts the top scoring defense in the UMAC, allowing 54.9 points per game.
-Opponents also shoot a league-low 34 percent from the floor.
-The Eagles lead the conference in blocked shots (106).
-Northwestern averages a league-low 9.1 offensive rebounds per game.
-Amy Berglund leads the team in scoring at 16.3 points per game and leads the conference, making 53 percent of her field goal attempts.
-Berglund has missed two of the last three games, but did play 25 minutes against Northland on Saturday.
-Andrea Zimpel is second in the UMAC with a 1.3 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Series Record: CSS leads 44-39
(Last Meeting: 60-50 CSS – 1/6/2018)
Series History: The Saints defeated the Eagles 60-50 at The Reif in January, ending a four-game losing streak … CSS is 3-3 in its last six meetings at the Ericksen Center.
Looking Ahead: The Saints are home for the final time during the regular season when they welcome Northland College to The Reif on Wednesday, February 14.
