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The Saint Benedict Basketball team will host the Hamline Pipers in the MIAC-opener for both teams. The Blazers will be looking to bounce back after a tough loss at Wisconsin-River Falls while the Pipers will be coming off an eleven-day break and looking to notch their first win of the season. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

The Records:
Saint Benedict: 2-1 (0-0 MIAC)
Hamline: 0-2 (0-0 MIAC)

Last Year:
Saint Benedict: Finished eighth in the MIAC with a 10-12 conference record; missed playoffs
Hamline: Finished 10th in the MIAC with a 6-16 conference record; missed playoffs

Key Players:
CSB:
So. W Emily Lueck (10.7 ppg; 2.3 steals)
Jr. W Tish Alexander (8.0 ppg; 4.0 rebs; 4.0 steals)
Sr. W Whitney Canton (9.5 ppg; 4.5 steals)
HU:
So. G Jordan Sammons (16.0 ppg; 6.0 rebs, 4.5 steals)
Sr. G Steph Pilgrim (15.5 ppg; 3.5 rebs; 1.5 steals)
So. F Rachel Usgaard (3.0 ppg; 7.0 rebs; 3.5 steals)

Last Time Out:
CSB: On Monday the Blazers dropped their first game of the season by a score of 78-61 at Wisconsin-River Falls. The Blazers outshot Falcons 43-to-41 in field goal percentage but were not able to overcome their 21 team turnovers or a 43-to-23 rebounding deficit. Junior wing Brianna Barrett lead the Blazers with 16 points.
HU: After an opening day loss, the Pipers dropped their second match of the season 62-56 to Wisconsin-Stout and have not played since. The Pipers were neck-and-neck with Stout most of the way but allowed Stout to finish the game on an 8-2 run and lost the game. Sammons led all scorers with 21 while Pilgrim added 15.

Storyline:
This matchup will show Head Coach Mike Durbin how well his team can bounce back from a tough loss as well as be a good barometer for how they stack up against the rest of the MIAC this season. The Blazers will be looking for a quality win to open their season and give them some momentum to improve upon their finish last year. In order to do that they must avoid falling into a deficit early, as they did on Monday when they allowed Wisconsin-River Falls to take a 17-3 early in the first half.