DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's basketball team remains at home for a non-conference matchup against Loras College on Saturday at the Reif Gymnasium.
Where:
Reif Gymnasium – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Saturday at 3 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 0-4, 0-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-CSS is coming off a loss to No. 15 University of St. Thomas on Wednesday at the Reif.
-Sophomore
Jack Silgen (Crosby, Minn./Crosby-Ironton HS (St. Thomas)) had a season-high 11 points and freshman
Ander Arnold (Spicer, Minn./New London-Spicer HS) a season-high 10 points in the defeat.
-CSS committed 21 turnovers in the loss, the most since the 2016 season opener.
-The 110 points allowed on Wednesday are the most in a regulation game since a 2001 loss to Michigan Tech University.
-Junior Jared Wilken leads the team averaging 15.0 points and 7.8 rebounds per game.
-Senior
Collin Anderson (Eagan, Minn./Eagan HS) has made 208 career 3-point field goals, becoming just the third Saint to reach 200 3-pointers in a career.
-Anderson needs just five points to become the 10
th Saint to reach 1,100 career points.
What You Need to Know about Loras:
Record: 3-1, 0-0 ARC
-The Duhawks suffered their first loss of the season on Wednesday to No. 17 Augustana College (Ill.).
-That was also the team's first road game of the season after winning the first three at home.
-Loras is picked to finish third in the American Rivers Conference this season after making a trip to the Sweet 16 last season.
-It was the program's first trip to the Sweet 16 in program history.
-The Duhawks lost three starters off of last year's team, all of which were 1,000-point scorers and center Jordan Boyd is the only returning player to have earned all-conference honors.
-Rowan McGowen leads the team averaging 17.3 points per game this season with a team-best 12, 3-point field goals.
Series Record: Loras leads 5-0
(Last Meeting: 81-80 Loras – 11/16/2018)
Series History: The Saints lost on a desperation shot at the buzzer to open last season in Dubuque … Loras has scored at least 90 points in three of the five meetings … This will be the Duhawks' first trip to Duluth.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will make the trip to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan on Tuesday to face Finlandia University (Mich.).
