DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's basketball team will face North Central University (Minn.) at the Reif Gymnasium on Wednesday before traveling to face the University of Minnesota Morris on Saturday.
Where:
Wednesday
Reif Gymnasium – Duluth, Minn.
Saturday
Jim Gremmels Court – Morris, Minn.
When:
Wednesday vs. North Central – 7:15 p.m. (
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Saturday at Minnesota Morris – 3 p.m. (
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 8-9, 5-4 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints suffered an eight-point home loss to conference leader Bethany Lutheran College on Saturday.
-The loss marked the third time this season CSS held a double-digit lead in a defeat.
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Collin Anderson (Eagan, Minn./Eagan HS) scored a season-high 30 points in the loss with 28 points coming in the first half alone.
-The 28 points in a half are the second-most in program history. (Chris Rauschenfels-32 in 2004)
-Anderson is 13 points shy of 900 career points and has now made at least 50, 3-point field goals in each of this three seasons.
-Senior
Brandon Newman (Barnum, Minn./Barnum HS) is averaging 19.6 points per game over the last five games.
-He became the fifth player in program history to go over 1,400 career points on Saturday.
-Newman holds the program record with 362 made free throws in a career.
-The Saints rank 10
th in NCAA Division III making 78 percent of their free throw attempts.
-CSS also leads the conference with 3.5 blocked shots per game.
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Jarod Wilken (Annandale, Minn./Annandale HS) is second in the conference with 1.07 blocks per game.
What You Need to Know about North Central:
Record: 4-13, 0-9 UMAC
-The Rams will arrive in Duluth on Wednesday on a nine-game losing streak.
-Five of those losses have been by eight points or less.
-NCU allows a conference-worst 84.6 points per game in league play.
-Micah Filer leads the team in scoring, averaging 20.9 points per game.
-In league play, Filer is second in the UMAC, averaging 25.0 points per game.
-Filer leads the conference with 57 made 3-point field goals.
-Jared High averages 15.5 points and a team-best 7.7 rebounds per game.
-High ranks second in the conference with 33 steals.
Series Record: CSS leads 25-9
(Last Meeting: 74-72 CSS – 12/12/2018)
Series History: The Saints needed a
Sam Thompson (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) buzzer-beater to down the Rams down in December in Minneapolis … CSS has won six straight over North Central and are 14-3 all-time against the Rams at The Reif.
What You Need to Know about Minnesota Morris:
Record: 6-11, 4-5 UMAC
-The Cougars have lost three straight games, including most recently at the University of Wisconsin-Superior on Saturday.
-Morris will face Trinity Bible College (N.D.) on Tuesday before facing the Saints Saturday.
-Noah Grove leads the team in scoring, averaging 14.5 points per game.
-Jeffrey Halverson averages 12.6 points per game and leads the team at 6.8 rebounds per contest.
-The Cougars rank at the bottom of the conference in scoring defense, allowing 84.2 points per game overall.
-Morris has gone to the free throw line more than any other team with 414 free throw attempts.
-The Cougars have made the second-most 3-pointers in league play (84).
Series Record: UMM leads 26-18
(Last Meeting: 75-69 UMM – 12/16/2018)
Series History: The Cougars defeated the Saints in Duluth for the first time since 2015 back in December … Morris has won two of the last three meetings, both by six points … CSS is 4-16 all-time against the Cougars in Morris.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will face Bridge Rival University of Wisconsin-Superior next Wednesday in Superior.
