Game of the Week: Minnesota Morris at St. Scholastica - Women's Basketball
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ST. PAUL -- The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Game of the Week is a feature that takes place each week throughout the conference portion of the season with one contest being selected and highlighted as the UMAC Game of the Week.
This week's Game of the Week will take place on Friday, February 5th at 7:30 p.m. as the University of Minnesota travels to the College of St. Scholastica in women's basketball action. Minnesota Morris and St. Scholastica both enter the weekend in a three-way tie with Martin Luther College for fourth place in UMAC standings, all owning a 5-6 record.
About the Cougars:
Minnesota Morris heads north this weekend for games with St. Scholastica and Wisconsin-Superior, kicking off the final stretch of the UMAC conference season. Friday’s game with St. Scholastica holds extra importance as both teams are 5-6 in the UMAC and tied for fourth place along with Martin Luther.
Earlier this year the Saints beat Morris 78-69 after outscoring the Cougars 24-13 in the fourth quarter. Elli Stevenson had 22 points on 7-13 shooting. Morris was held to 30.9% shooting in the game with CSS. Stevenson is currently leading the cougars with a 12.3 points per game average.
About the Saints:
The St. Scholastica women's basketball team will play its final five regular season games at the friendly confines of the Reif Gymansium. In those five games, the Saints will play the current top two teams in the league, UW-Superior and Northwestern, as well as, the bottom two teams, North Central and Crown. Friday's game of the week against Minnesota Morris is a team they are currently in a three-way tie for fourth in the standings with. Only the top five teams make the UMAC Tournament.
The Saints lost senior leader Kelsey Sorenson-Giffrow for the season in early December due to injury. She was leading the team in scoring through the first six games of the season. Senior Brittni Brennan and freshman Michala Walther have taken over the scoring load. Since the Sorenson-Giffrow injury, either Brennan or Walther has led the team in scoring in 12 of 14 games.
Game Notes:
-The Saints have been out-scored 382-336 in the fourth quarter this season. In the first three quarters, the Saints have the edge 971-970.
-Morris is shooting 79.4% from the foul line in the last five minutes of conference games.
-CSS' win at Minnesota Morris in early January was the first regular season win over the Cougars in Morris since 2004.
-Morris has been outscored by their opponents 343-257 in third quarters this season. In UMAC games UMM has been outscored 204-146 in the third quarter.
-The Saints have never won back-to-back games against Minnesota Morris in 34 total meetings.
-In the six UMAC loses, Morris is averaging 20.8 points off turnovers, this has resulted in 19.3 points per game for the opponent.
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