Box Score DULUTH, Minn. – Emily Mehr returned to the lineup Friday night and the Cougars (4-7, 2-0 UMAC) and Saints (3-10, 0-2 UMAC) felt the immediate impact. Mehr had a game high 17 points as the Cougars picked up the 64-51 win in the first ever UMAC Game of the Week. The Cougars held CSS to just 31.1% from the field as they battled back from an early 11-0 deficit.
 
The Saints hit their first four three pointers on the night, including three in the opening 2:11 of the game to jump out to an 11-0 lead. Morris cut the lead to seven but another three pointer and a layup to make it 18-6 Saints with less than 13 minutes left in the half. Trailing 20-8 with 12:30 left in the half, the Cougars went on a 15-3 run over the next seven plus minutes to take a 23-22 lead on a Kendra Wycoff free throw. Four players had at least three points during the run, including four from Cori Becker. St. Scholastica took the lead back at 24-23 but UMM scored the four of the next five points in the half to take a 27-25 lead into the locker room.
 
St. Scholastica tied the game out of the halftime break but Morris got the next six to take a 33-27 lead. After the Saints had drawn within two at 35-33, Minnesota Morris hit a pair of jumpers and a pair of layups to go up 43-33. Mehr scored four straight points to increase the UMM lead to 50-35 with just under 8:30 left in the game. The lead would get as large as 17 on three separate occasions before the Saints cut it to 13 with just over two minutes left. It would not be enough as the Cougars picked up the 64-51 win. Morris shot 63.6% in the second half as they pulled away from the Saints.
 
Despite the Saints hitting nine three pointers on 19 attempts, they were just 3-13 from behind the arc other than in the first three minutes of the game and the last four minutes of the game. CSS could overcome the Cougars scoring in the paint as the Cougars outscored them 30-12 in that category.
 
Abby Fragodt ended the game with 14 rebounds on the night, it is her sixth time this season she has had double digit rebounds. Mehr finished with 10 rebounds earning her a double-double. Kayla Kramer ended with 12 points and Wycoff finished with ten.