MORRIS, Minn. – Currently the Minnesota Morris Cougars (10-8, 4-4 UMAC) sit in a tie for fourth place in the UMAC, tied with St. Scholastica. This weekend provides a great chance to move up in the standings as they take on the top two teams in the conference; North Central (11-7, 6-2 UMAC) and Northwestern (14-5, 7-1 UMAC).
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Minnesota Morris is coming off an 87-36 win over Crown on Tuesday which moved the Cougars to .500 in the UMAC. There are just six games remaining in the conference season as each team prepares to clinch a spot in the UMAC Tournament. The top four teams will reach the tournament, with a trip to the NCAA Tournament on the line.
 
The Cougars rank 11^th in the nation in three point field goal shooting hitting 40.9% of their shots from behind the arc; their 8.4 made three point shots rank 33^rd in the nation. Morris will look to continue that streak this weekend as they try and knock off the Rams and Eagles.
 
On Friday at 7:30 p.m. the Cougars will take on North Central in Minneapolis. The next day Morris will take on Northwestern in St. Paul at 5:00 p.m.
 
Balanced scoring has been the key for the Cougars over the last six games. There are six players that are averaging 8.6 points a game or more this season. Steve Birman leads the way, averaging 12.6 points per game.