DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's basketball team is back at the Reif Gymnasium on Saturday to host Bethany Lutheran College in an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) matchup.
Where:
Reif Gymnasium – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Saturday at 3 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 4-11, 4-4 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-Saturday's matchup begins the second half of the conference season with the Saints sitting in fifth place, a game behind the University of Northwestern (Minn.) and a game ahead of North Central University (Minn.).
-CSS is coming off its second straight win, defeating Northland College on Wednesday by a 15-point margin.
-Senior
Michala Walther (Roseville, Minn./Concordia Academy) led the way with a season-high 24 points.
-Walther needs just 27 points to become the 13
th-player in program history to eclipse 1,000 career points.
-Senior
Danielle Cieluch (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) has recorded at least 10 rebounds in four of the last five games and recorded her first double-double of the season Wednesday.
-Cieluch is averaging a career-best 7.3 rebounds per game and ranks second in the league with 8.4 rebounds per game in conference play.
-Cieluch leads the UMAC, averaging 2.3 blocked shots per game.
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Alison Huber (Ashland, Wis./Ashland HS (Hibbing CC)) led the Saints in the first meeting against Bethany earlier this season in Mankato with 14 points.
-The Saints rank second in the conference, allowing teams to shoot just 30 percent from beyond the arc.
What You Need to Know about BLC:
Overall Record: 13-4, 7-1 UMAC
-The Vikings' lone conference loss during the first half was a nine-point defeat at the University of Minnesota Morris.
-The most notable win was a 12-point victory over the University of Wisconsin-Superior, which ended UWS' 53-game UMAC win streak.
-BLC is tied with Morris and UWS for first place in the league. (UWS and Morris play each other Saturday)
-After losing three in a row around the first of the year, the Vikings will enter Saturday on a three-game win streak.
-Bethany leads the conference in scoring offense (73.8 points/game) and rebounds per game (41.1).
-BLC leads NCAA Division III with 320 free throws made and rank 26
th nationally making 74 percent of its free throws.
-Haley Sandin ranks third in the country with 114 made free throws.
-Sandin also leads the UMAC with 54 steals and ranks third in the league, averaging 16.6 points per game.
-Abby Olson is the conference's leading scorer at 19.7 per game.
-Olson averages a UMAC-leading 2.7, 3-point field goals per game.
-In league play, BLC has a conference-best +6.63 turnover margin.
Series Record: CSS leads 18-11
(Last Meeting: 82-64 CSS – 12/82018)
Series History: The Vikings have won three straight in the series and six of the last seven … The lone CSS win during that span took place at The Reif towards the end of the 2016-17 season … The Saints are 10-4 all-time at home against the Vikings.
Looking Ahead: The Saints have their final game of a three-game home stand when they host North Central University (Minn.) next Wednesday.
