DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's basketball team will be back at The Reif for only the fourth time this season when it begins a three-game home stand on Saturday hosting Bethany Lutheran College in an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) matchup.
Where:
Reif Gymnasium – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Saturday vs. Bethany Lutheran – 4:45 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 5-10, 3-4 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-CSS is coming off an 81-78 overtime loss at Northland College on Wednesday night.
-The Saints shot 47 percent from the floor in the loss, which was the highest shooting percentage in a loss since February 11, 2017.
-They committed a season-high 28 turnovers in Wednesday's defeat, which is the most since the 2017-18 season.
-Junior
Kaylee Kennedy (Littlefork, Minn./Littlefork-Big Falls HS) leads the team averaging 17.7 points per game.
-That is currently the highest scoring average by a Saint in the last 20 seasons.
-Kennedy matched a career-high with 28 points on Wednesday.
-In conference play, she is second in the league averaging 20.3 points per game.
-CSS is 5-0 this season when they make at least five 3-pointers and 0-10 when they don't.
What You Need to Know about Bethany Lutheran:
Record: 12-2, 5-1 UMAC
-The Vikings are currently tied for first in the conference along with the University of Northwestern (Minn.) and the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
-BLC enters Saturday's game on a conference-best seven-game win streak.
-Bethany has played 11 of its first 14 games at home.
-The Vikings are 3-0 in their three road games thus far.
-The Vikings lead the conference averaging 77.1 points per game, which also ranks 19
th in NCAA Division III.
-BLC has made a conference-high 239 free throws, which ranks 18
th nationally.
-Hanna Geistfeld leads the conference averaging 21.1 points per game.
-Geistfeld ranks 12
th in the country, making 58 percent of her field goal attempts.
-Geistfeld also leads the conference in rebounding, averaging 9.3 rebounds per game.
-Abby Olson averages 20.1 points per game and leads the conference in free throws made (70) and 3-pointers per game (2.64).
Series Record: CSS leads 18-12
(Last Meeting: 70-62 BLC – 1/19/2019)
Series History: The Saints have dropped four straight to the Vikings and seven of the last eight … CSS has played well at home against BLC as the last three losses have only been by a total of 18 points and the Saints have led after three quarters in each of the last two games at The Reif.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will host Finlandia University (Mich.) on Wednesday for its final non-conference game of the regular season.
