DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's basketball team will travel to St. Paul on Saturday to face the University of Northwestern (Minn.) in an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) matchup.
Where:
Ericksen Center – St. Paul, Minn.
When:
Saturday at 3 p.m.
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Live Stats: https://unweagles.com/sports/2012/11/7/gen_1107121456.aspx
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 2-9, 2-3 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints are coming off a dominating win over Martin Luther College on Wednesday.
-Freshman
Emma Schmidt (Alexandria, Minn./Alexandria HS) scored a season-high 17 points, while senior
Mariah Pearson (Blaine, Minn./Blaine HS) added a career-high 15 points.
-Senior
Danielle Cieluch (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) is averaging nine points and 10 rebounds over the last two games.
-Cieluch ranks fourth in the conference with 20 blocked shots.
-Sophomore
Kaylee Kennedy (Littlefork, Minn./Littlefork-Big Falls HS) leads the team in scoring, averaging 14.9 points per game.
-Kennedy ranks third in the conference and 30
th in NCAA Division III, making 56 percent of her field goal attempts.
-Senior
Michala Walther (Roseville, Minn./Concordia Academy) is averaging 10.0 points per game.
-All 11 games this season have been decided by double-figures.
What You Need to Know about Northwestern:
Overall Record: 6-7, 3-1 UMAC
-The Eagles have won five of their last six games and had a 21-point win at Northland College on Wednesday.
-UNW opened the season with losses in six of its first seven games.
-The Eagles lead the UMAC by holding opponents to just 34.7 percent from the floor.
-They also rank third in NCAA Division III with 81 blocked shots.
-Rio Landers leads the conference with 29 blocked shots.
-Amy Berglund leads the team in scoring, averaging 10.7 points per game.
-Berglund ranks second in the conference with 36 steals.
-Kelsea Lund averages 10.2 points per game and leads the UMAC making 41 percent of 3-point attempts, while being second in the league in 3-point field goals made (29).
Series Record: CSS leads 44-41
(Last Meeting: 52-39 UNW – 2/19/2018)
Series History: The Eagles ended St. Scholastica's season last year in the UMAC Tournament First Round … Northwestern has won six of the last seven meetings, but the Saints have won three times at the Ericksen Center since 2012.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will go out of conference and travel to the U.P. of Michigan to face Finlandia University (Mich.) next Wednesday.
