DULUTH, Minn. - The Martin Luther College women's basketball team struggled on the offensive end of the court in a 58-49 loss at St. Scholastica on Saturday.

The Knights struggled from the field to the tune of 26.2 percent, including making only two of 15 attempts from beyond the three-point arc.

The two teams battled back and forth in the first half, with a strong close to the second quarter pulling the Knights within two points at 32-30 heading into the break.

The Saints started to pull away in the third quarter, out-scoring MLC 18-10 to push their lead to 10 points. MLC gave itself a chance at a comeback by holding CSS to only eight points in the fourth quarter, but the Knights were held to nine points in the final stanza as the Saints finished with the nine-point win.

Grace Schultz led MLC with 14 points and eight rebounds, and also added two steals to pull within two of the MLC single-season record of 84 total steals.

Jade St. Germaine added 12 points and six rebounds. Kati Aguilar came off the bench to score seven points.

MLC fell to 5-17 on the season and 3-10 in UMAC play in defeat. CSS improved to 11-10 overall and 7-6 in league play with the win.

The Knights will return to action on Wednesday, February 7, when they travel to Minnesota Morris for a game scheduled to tip off at 7:30 p.m.