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Saint Mary's Cardinals   0-0 MIAC / 1-3 Overall		Macalester Scots   0-0 MIAC / 0-4 Overall

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Last Action: The Cardinals fell for the third time in their first four games Saturday, as SMU couldn't hold a three-point halftime advantage in falling to UW-La Crosse 72-61 in a nonconference game. … Macalester, meanwhile, were no match for eighth-ranked Buena Vista, as the Scots dropped a 97-53 decision Saturday in nonconference action.

Last Meeting: Macalester swept the teams' two MIAC contests a year ago. The Scots' Abe Woldeslassie drained a left-handed layup with 1.6 seconds left on the clock to beat the Cardinals 72-70 in the first meeting on Dec. 4. Macalester then completed the sweep, getting a pair of free throws from Kyle Hamblett with seven seconds remaining to ice a 68-65 Scot victory.

All-Time Series Record: Despite the two losses last season, the Cardinals still boast a 63-47 record all time against the Scots.

Probable Starters:

Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-0 MIAC / 1-3)	Pos.
#3 Lukas Holland (So., 17.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg)	G
#34 Will Wright (So., 23.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg)	G
#12 Brad Knights (Jr., 6.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg)	F
#33 Josh Knights (Jr., 6.5 ppg, 4.8 rpg)	F
#25 Patrick Connelly (So., 3.8 ppg, 5.0 rpg)	F
Macalester Scots (0-0 MIAC / 0-4)	Pos
#22 Kyle Hamblett (So., 9.5 ppg, 2.3 rpg)	G
#20 Paul Richie (Jr., 6.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg)	G
#4 Nate Assel (Sr., 4.0 ppg, 1.8 ppg)	G
#40 Colin Keeley (So., 11.8 ppg, 5.0 rpg)	F
#35 Jerry Kraus (Jr., 4.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg)	F

Cardinal Notes: The Cardinals have dropped their last two conference openers and are looking for their first win in their MIAC opener since a 61-56 victory over Augsburg on Dec. 3, 2005. …  With Saturday's loss to UW-La Crosse, the Cardinals fell to 2-12 in their last 14 nonconference games. … The Cardinals snapped their season-opening two-game losing streak with their 80-74 win over MacMurray (Ill.) on Nov. 22. … SMU's first two opponents — Winona State and MVNU — are among the top Division II teams in the country. Winona State has won two of the last three NCAA Division II national titles, while Mount Vernon Nazarene is currently ranked No. 3 in the latest NAIA Division II poll. … Will Wright (Chicago, Ill.) tossed in a team-high 23 points against UW-La Crosse on Saturday. … Wright, who recorded the first double-double of his career vs. Winona State (22 points, 11 rebounds) on Nov. 15, then notched double-double No. 2 of his career — and the season — with a career-best 41 points and 10 rebounds vs. MacMurray on Nov. 22. … Wright, who was held to eight points vs. Mount Vernon Nazarene on Nov. 21 — snapping a streak of seven straight games in which he had scored 10 or more points — rebounded with 41 points vs. MacMurray and 23 vs. UW-La Crosse. … Wright has now scored 10 or more points in 24 of the Cardinals' last 29 games. … Wright's 23 points vs. UW-L marked the 13th time in his career that he has scored 20 or more points. … Lukas Holland (La Crosse, Wis.) has scored in double figures in all four games this season, netting 19 points vs. Winona State, 21 against Mount Vernon Nazarene, 11 vs. MacMurray and 19 against UW-La Crosse. …  Holland and Wright have led the team in scoring in the team's last 21 straight games. … Brad Knights (Plainfield, Wis.) missed his first career double-double by one point against MacMurray, as the junior finished with nine points and 10 rebounds. Brother Josh Knights (Plainfield, Wis.) missed his first career double-double by two points vs. UW-La Crosse, scoring eight points and adding a career-best 10 rebounds. … As a team, the Cardinals are shooting 80 percent from the free throw line, draining 72 of 90 attempts — including a season-high 25-for-29 effort vs. Winona State on Nov. 15. … SMU's 99 points allowed vs. Mount Vernon Nazarene were the most since allowing 100 in a 100-49 loss to St. Thomas a year ago. … SMU's loss to Winona State was the 22nd in a row vs. the Warriors.

Scot Notes: Saturday's loss to Buena Vista extended the Scots' season-opening losing streak to four straight. … Macalester has surrendered 78 points or more in each of its first four games — including a season-high 97 points in Saturday's loss to Buena Vista. … Offensively, the Scots have been held under 55 points in each of their last three games. … Jackson Wright went 4-for-8 from the 3-point line in just 22 minutes en route to his team-high 18-point performance vs. Buena Vista. … James Murrey also came off the bench to add 10 points vs. the Beavers. Wright and Murrey combined to go 12-for-20 from the field vs. BVU. … Colin Keeley leads the Scots in scoring, averaging 11.8 ppg. He is the only Macalester player averaging in double figures. … As a team, the Scots have made just 20 of 75 3-point attempts and are shooting just 36 percent (82-for-223) from the field. … The Scots have boasted a different leading scorer in each of its first four games, including a season-high 24-point effort by Kyle Hamblett in Macalester's 84-72 season-opening loss to Pacific Lutheran.