Throughout the past 21 seasons, the University of Minnesota Duluth has seen ups and downs: NCAA Tournament berths and NSIC titles but also a 15-loss seasons. One thing has remained steady throughout that which is St. Cloud State University having the Bulldogs' number, particularly on the road.

UMD (7-3, 4-1 NSIC) has not won in St. Cloud since Dec. 15, 1994. With a 68-66 victory over the Huskies at Romano Gym on Nov. 28 earlier this season on the books, the Bulldogs will look to make their first-ever sweep of St. Cloud State since the two teams started playing multiple times during the regular season. It would also mark the first time since that December 1994 meeting that UMD defeated St. Cloud State twice in a row. Beyond the historical significance and more importantly, the Bulldogs will be seeking another key Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference North Division victory when they face the Huskies this Saturday afternoon.

SCOUTING THE HUSKIES | 4-6, 2-3 NSIC
St. Cloud State picked up a pair of victories after leaving Duluth last month but has lost two straight entering this week having traveled the same road as UMD last week at No. 4 Minnesota State University Moorhead and Northern State University ... junior guard Scottie Stone hit a trio of three-pointers and netted a game-high 19 points against the Bulldogs in Duluth -- he averages 17.4 points per outing on the season ... redshirt freshman guard Gage Davis also impressed against UMD, scoring 15 points on 7-of-15 from the floor while grabbing a game-high 11 rebounds ... Davis leads the Huskies averaging 19.5 points and 6.6 boards per game ... head coach Matt Reimer is in his second season leading SCSU ... with a defeat in Duluth earlier this season, St. Cloud State still leads the all-time series 51-32.

FREE THROWS
UMD ran its winning streak to four games in knocking off Northern State on the road Friday night but fell to No. 4 MSU Moorhead on Saturday afternoon ... senior guard Pierre Newton averaged 21.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game on the week, shooting 54.5 percent from the floor and making good on 18-of-20 trips to the free throw line ... MSUM shot a ridiculous 60 percent from the floor in the first half on Saturday night, and the Bulldogs' comeback effort in the second half fell just short despite head coach Matt Bowen using his entire bench in the match-up ... junior center Jake Harder made his return to the line-up after a pair of foot injuries sidelined him through the first two months of the season, scoring five points and grabbing a pair of rebounds, averaging 5.5 minutes per game on the weekend ... senior guard Taylor Lavery averaged 17.0 points per game on the week, dishing five assists on the week and finishing a perfect 11-for-11 from the free throw line ... UMD currently ranks sixth in the nation in free throws made and attempts, meaning the Bulldogs are drawing fouls among the best in the nation. Newton has currently made the fourth-most free throws and attempted the fifth most in the nation among single players.

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The Bulldogs and Huskies will hit the court on Saturday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. in St. Cloud, following the women's contest.