The University of Minnesota Duluth will continue on the road this weekend, taking on the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference North Division's preseason favorite, St. Cloud State University on Saturday afternoon.
The Bulldogs (2-2) stumbled on Tuesday night against UW-Parkside, but not for the efforts of guards
Reece Zoelle (Jr.) and
Peter Crawford (Sr.). Zoelle had 26 points while Crawford had 14, eight assists, and six rebounds. Zoelle, Crawford, and senior guard
Jordan Reetz have all averaged double-digits scoring for UMD, led by Zoelle's 14.3 points per game. Junior forward
Kristofer Jackson sits just below ten PPG at 9.3 while leading the Bulldogs with 7.8 boards per, over half of which on the defensive end. UMD is still looking for its first road victory of 2013 after falling to the Rangers.
About the Huskies
St. Cloud State (4-0) has held up to its top preseason ranking in the NSIC, opening up the season undefeated in non-conference play including an 87-84 win against UW-Parkside last time out. The Huskies got 32 points from sophomore guard Jordan Poydras to lift them past the Rangers. Poydras averages 18.0 PPG, good for fourth in the league through last weekend's games. Senior forward Matt Craggs averages 7.3 rebounds per game. SCSU has jumped out in the first-half, out-scoring its four opponents 159-119 in the opening frame, compared to 160-146 in the second. As a team, the Huskies are shooting 46.4 percent from the field, including 38.3 percent beyond the arc.
UMD is 30-48 all-time against the Huskies, falling in their last match-up 66-81 on Jan. 15, 2013 last season.
The Bulldogs are set to tip-off league play in St. Cloud on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. following the women's game.
