DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's basketball team plays host to the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) leader Bethany Lutheran College on Saturday at The Reif.
Where:
Reif Gymnasium – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Saturday at 4:45 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 8-8, 5-3 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints followed up a 96-point performance at Crown College last Saturday with a 90-point effort against Northland College Wednesday.
-The last time the Saints posted back-to-back 90-point games was at the end of the 2016-17 season when they posted 90 points in the UMAC Tournament semifinals and 108 in a four overtime loss to Northwestern in the UMAC Championship.
-Senior
Brandon Newman (Barnum, Minn./Barnum HS) is averaging 19.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game over the last four games.
-Newman needs 15 points to become the fifth player to reach 1,400 career points.
-Freshman
Zach Sjoblad (Pequot Lakes, Minn./Pequot Lakes HS) has recorded 10 rebounds in back-to-back games.
-Sjoblad finished Wednesday's win over Northland one point shy of his first career double-double, scoring a career-high nine points.
-The Saints have made at least 11, 3-point field goals in each of the last four games.
-CSS leads the conference, averaging 9.7 made 3-point field goals per game.
-Junior
Collin Anderson (Eagan, Minn./Eagan HS) is second in the UMAC with 3.1 made 3-pointers per game and second in 3-point shooting percentage at .414.
-The Saints are second in the UMAC in turnover margin at 2.13 percent.
-They also rank second in free throw percentage at .778. In Wednesday's win over Northland the Saints shot 23-of-25 at the line.
-The Saints are 4-1 at Reif Gymnasium this season. Their only loss was against Minnesota Morris 75-69
What You Need to Know about Bethany Lutheran:
Record: 12-5, 7-1 UMAC
-The Vikings come into Saturday's matchup riding a nine-game winning streak. Their last loss was their only conference loss as they fell to the University of Northwestern (Minn.) 86-72 in the conference opener on December 5.
-In that stretch the Vikings are averaging just under 86 points-per-game, two points more than their season average.
-Cire Mayfield leads the team averaging 20.1 points per game, Trenton Krueger is behind him at 12.1.
-Mayfield averages a UMAC leading 5.3 assists per game.
-Bethany leads the UMAC in field goal percentage at .482, they're second in 3-point percentage at .367.
-BLC also leads the conference with a +3.8 rebounding margin.
-The Vikings are seventh in the UMAC with a -2.53 turnover margin.
-They are 6-3 on the road this year.
Series Record: BLC leads 18-15
(Last Meeting: 90-74 BLC – 12/8/2018)
Series History: The Vikings defeated the Saints earlier this season in Mankato and have won the last two meetings in Duluth … Bethany's Austin Bauer made five 3-pointers in the second half to lead the Vikings to the win in December.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will continue their trek towards the postseason as they will clash with the Rams of North Central University (Minn.) in Duluth on Wednesday. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:15 p.m.
