DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's basketball team will play its last game of a three-game home stand at the Reif Gymnasium on Wednesday against North Central University and then travels 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 – 5:30 p.m. (
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Saturday at Minnesota Morris – 1 p.m. (
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 4-12, 4-5 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints are coming off a hard-fought loss to conference leader Bethany Lutheran College on Saturday.
-CSS led for 25 minutes in the contest, only to lose by eight.
-Senior
Danielle Cieluch (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) had a career game for the Saints, setting a single-game program record with 19 rebounds and also tying a program record with seven blocked shots.
-Over the last six games, Cieluch is averaging 12.3 rebounds and 4.3 blocks per game.
-She leads the UMAC with 9.6 rebounds and 3.6 blocked shots per game in conference action.
-Cieluch needs eight blocked shots to reach 50 this season and 11 more to hit 100 for her career.
-Speaking of milestones, fellow senior
Michala Walther (Roseville, Minn./Concordia Academy) needs 11 points to become the 13
th player in program history to reach 1,000 for her career.
-Walther is averaging 19.0 points per game over the last three games.
-Another senior,
Mariah Pearson (Blaine, Minn./Blaine HS) has scored in double-figures each of the last four games.
What You Need to Know about North Central:
Overall Record: 10-7, 4-5 UMAC
-The Rams are coming off an eight-point win against the University of Northwestern (Minn.) on Saturday.
-That win puts NCU tied with the Saints for fifth in the UMAC standings.
-That win could also prove critical for tie-breaker scenarios if NCU is able to defeat the Saints Wednesday.
-North Central has alternated wins and losses over the last seven games.
-Naomi Hagstrom leads the Rams in scoring at 14.4 points per game.
-Both Hagstrom and Haleigh Filer are averaging over 14 points per game in league play.
-In conference play, the Rams are holding opponents to league-low .230 3-point field goal percentage, while making a UMAC-best 6.8 3-pointers per game.
-Allison Bulthuis is tied for the UMAC lead with 22 made 3-pointers in conference play.
Series Record: CSS leads 32-1
(Last Meeting: 78-46 CSS – 12/12/2018)
Series History: The Saints are 17-0 all-time at home against the Rams … The lone North Central win was in Minneapolis in December of 2010 … Since then the Saints have won 15 in a row.
What You Need to Know about Minnesota Morris:
Overall Record: 10-7, 7-2 UMAC
-The Cougars had a five-game winning streak come to an end on Saturday with a loss at the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
-Morris will play Trinity Bible College (N.D.) in non-conference play on Tuesday.
-Morris sits third in the UMAC standings, a game-behind both UW-Superior and Bethany Lutheran.
-Kendra Raths leads the team in scoring at 14.4 points per game.
-Raths is averaging 15.8 per game in UMAC action.
-Abby VanKempen ranks third in the conference, averaging 8.2 rebounds per game in UMAC play.
-The Cougars leads the conference, making 45 percent of their field goals in league play.
-Overall this season, Morris leads the conference in scoring defense (56.9 points per game)
Series Record: UMM leads 33-7
(Last Meeting: 61-41 UMM – 12/16/2018)
Series History: The Cougars have won six straight in the series, including a 20-point win at The Reif earlier this season … The last CSS win took place in Morris in January of 2016.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will be across the bridge next Wednesday to face the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
