DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's basketball team will travel to face Northland College on Wednesday in the penultimate game of the regular season.
Where:
Kendrigan Gymnasium – Ashland, Wis.
When:
Wednesday at 7:15 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 13-10, 9-5 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints had their season-high five-game win streak end over the weekend with a loss to conference champion University of Northwestern (Minn.).
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Jarod Wilken (Annandale, Minn./Annandale HS) had a season-high23 points in the loss to the Eagles and is averaging 17.3 points per game over the last six games.
-In both losses to the Eagles, the Saints were held under 40 percent shooting.
-The Saints have locked in their spot into the UMAC Tournament, though their seed is still in question as they could still end up anywhere from the third seed, all the way down to the fifth and final seed.
-With a win over Northland on Wednesday, the Saints would be guaranteed at least the four seed. A sweep of these final two games or just a win on Saturday would give CSS the third seed in the tournament.
-CSS is 8-2 in their last 10 games.
-When these teams met earlier this season the Saints controlled throughout. They led by 10 at the half and outscored the Jacks by 13 in the second half, while scoring 48 points.
-Senior
Brandon Newman (Barnum, Minn./Barnum HS) went for 20-2-3, while Wilken and freshman
Quinn Fischer (Esko, Minn./Esko HS) added 11 points each.
-Freshman
Zach Sjoblad (Pequot Lakes, Minn./Pequot Lakes HS) nearly had his first career double-double as he finished with 10 rebounds and nine points.
-Junior
Collin Anderson (Eagan, Minn./Eagan HS) and Newman lead the team in scoring with 16.0 and 15.3 points per game, respectively.
-Anderson ranks 25
th in NCAA Division III, averaging 3.4, 3-point field goals per game.
-Anderson needs 17 points to reach 1,000 for his career.
-Newman is 10 points shy of 1,500 in his career.
-Newman is fifth in the UMAC with 3.6 assists per game. He also ranks third with a 2.1 assist-turnover ratio.
-Newman has made 112 free throws this season, which matches his career-high. He is 17 shy of the single-season program record.
-The Saints rank second in the conference with a free throw percentage of 76.3 percent
-CSS will finish the season against Crown and Northland, two teams that currently sit in a playoff position.
-The Saints are 7-4 on the road this season.
What You Need to Know about Northland:
Record: 9-14, 7-7 UMAC
-Northland comes into this game looking to avoid going on a two-game losing streak closing in on season's end.
-The LumberJacks last game was a 79-71 loss to Crown College.
-The Jacks are 2-3 in their last five games and their two wins were won by a combined five points.
-They will finish their season at the University of Minnesota Morris on Saturday that could very well end up being a win-and-in situation for the two teams.
-Northland ranks last in the conference in rebounding margin with a -5.7 rating.
-Though the Jacks do lead the league with a 2.43 turnover margin, only averaging 12.2 turnovers per game, while forcing a league high 14.6.
-Brandon Galland leads the conference with 45 steals.
-Northland has four players that average in double-figures in scoring.
-Modesta Britten is sixth in the league with 17.3 PPG.
-Britten also leads the conference making 55 percent of his field goal attempts.
Series Record: CSS leads 60-21
(Last Meeting: 90-67 CSS – 1/16/2019)
Series History: The Saints have won eight of the last 10 games … However, 15 of the 21 losses in the series have come in Ashland.
Looking Ahead: The Saints head home for the regular season finale on Saturday for a very important game against Crown College, where there will be postseason seeding implications on the line. It will also be Senior Day. Tip-off is scheduled for 4:45 p.m.
