DULUTH, Minn. – After defeating St. Scholastica in three straight meetings, the Bethany Lutheran women's basketball team fell to the Saints in Upper Midwest Athletic Conference action on Friday night.
 
THE BASICS:
Final Score:  St. Scholastica 68, Bethany Lutheran 61
Records: Bethany Lutheran (9-11, 7-5 UMAC), St. Scholastica (7-13, 5-7)
Location: Duluth, Minn. | Reif Gym (Burns Wellness Commons)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Vikings started strong, holding a 21-11 advantage over the Saints after the first 10 minutes of play.
• CSS used a strong third quarter which proved to be the difference maker on their home floor, outscoring BLC 23-8 out of the half.
• St. Scholastica had 40 total rebounds compared to the Vikings 35.
• The two teams combined for 39 total turnovers.
• The largest lead for BLC was late in the first quarter when leading by 12 points.
• The largest lead for CSS was late in the fourth quarter when leading by as many as 14 points.
• Both teams shot under 40 percent in 40 minutes of UMAC women's basketball

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Sophomore Haley Sandin (Zimmerman, Minn.) moved up to sixth all-time in BLC women's basketball scoring history with her 20 points. The sophomore now has 384 total points this season alone, to total 903 in her young career.
• JuniorBrooke Henning (Worthington, Minn.) finished with 18 points and six rebounds.
• Senior Minnie Frederick-Childress (Flint, Mich.) added 11 points, nine rebounds, seven assists, and three steals against the Saints.

 
Series Records:
-CSS leads Bethany Lutheran 18-8
 
UP NEXT:
The Vikings continue their road trip on Saturday afternoon at the University of Wisconsin-Superior.  The action will begin at 3 p.m.

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MEDIA: If you need further information, please feel free to contact Lucas Herd at 507-344-7856 or email lucas.herd@blc.edu.