DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's basketball team is back at home on Wednesday to face Northland College in an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) contest.
Where:
Reif Gymnasium – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Wednesday vs. Northland – 7:15 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 7-13, 5-6 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-CSS is coming off a road loss to conference leader Bethany Lutheran College on Saturday.
-With five league games remaining, the Saints sit just half-game out of the fifth-and-final UMAC Tournament spot behind North Central University and the University of Minnesota Morris.
-CSS has already split with North Central and will host Minnesota Morris in two Saturdays.
-After this week's games, CSS' final three regular season games will be against three of the top four teams in the conference, but all three will be at home.
-In Saturday's loss to the Vikings, Bethany was 30-of-43 from the free throw line, which is the most free throws attempted against the Saints all-time and free throws made since 2006.
-Junior
Kaylee Kennedy (Littlefork, Minn./Littlefork-Big Falls HS) continues to lead the Saints in scoring, averaging 17.5 points per game.
-Kennedy ranks second in the conference, averaging 19.6 points per game in UMAC play.
-Kennedy has made 92 free throws, which ranks 27
th in NCAA Division III.
What You Need to Know about Northland:
Record: 4-14, 2-9 UMAC
-The LumberJills will enter Wednesday's matchup on a four-game losing streak.
-Northland has not won away from Ashland since the first two games of the season.
-The 'Jills have allowed the most points per game in the conference at 83.5.
-However, they lead the UMAC in turnovers forced (24.7 per game) and turnover margin (+5.33 per game).
-The LumberJills rank 19
th in NCAA Division III with 13.4 steals per game.
-Miranda Wagner averages 11.8 points per game, while Bailey Wynn, averages 11.5 points per game.
-Wynn ranks second in the conference averaging 2.6 3-pointers per game.
-Sarah Houle leads all UMAC players with 3.8 offensive rebounds per game.
Series Record: CSS leads 49-36
(Last Meeting: 81-78 (ot) NC – 1/15/2020)
Series History: The LumberJills edged the Saints in overtime in Mid-January in Ashland … CSS has not lost at the Reif to Northland since the 2009-10 season
Looking Ahead: The Saints will be on the road for the final time this regular season when they head to St. Bonifacius on Saturday to face Crown College.
