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Saint Mary's Cardinals   3-16 MIAC / 3-19 Overall		St. Olaf Oles   2-17 MIAC / 4-18 Overall

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Last Action: The Cardinals were outscored 21-0 over a 12-minute stretch in the first half and never recovered in falling to Hamline 74-43 Wednesday at the SMU Gym. … St. Olaf, meanwhile, also struggled in the first half, falling behind by as many as 14 in the opening 20 minutes of a 66-42 conference home loss to Gustavus Wednesday.

Last Meeting: Fueled by a 42-point second half, the Cardinals rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit to beat St. Olaf 65-62 on Jan. 17 at the SMU Gym — giving SMU its first win since a 63-48 victory on Feb. 2, 2008 over, ironically, St. Olaf.

A Year Ago: The Cardinals swept the season series against the Oles a year ago. Fresh off their streak-snapping 72-62 nonconference win over Coe,  the Cardinals made it 2-for-2 in 2008, as Jess Weisbrod scored 18 points to lead a trio of SMU players in double figures and lift SMU to a 57-54 win on Jan. 5 in Northfield, Minn. In the rematch on Feb. 2, Jesa Hall (Glenwood City) scored a season-high 13 points as the Cardinals snapped their six-game losing streak with a 63-48 win at the SMU Gym.

Cardinal Notes: Jesa Hall (Glenwood City, Wis.) scored a team-high 16 points in Wednesday's loss to Hamline. It was the seventh time this season the SMU sophomore has scored 10 or more points. … Four of Hall's six field goals were 3-pointers. She currently ranks second in the MIAC in 3-pointers made (42). All but one of Hall's 3-pointers have come in conference play. … Emily DeWitt (Lino Lakes, Minn.) scored a team-high 10 points in last Saturday's loss to St. Catherine. It was the second time this season the Cardinal freshman has scored 10 or more points. She netted a career-best 12 points vs. St. Olaf on Jan. 17. … Jess Miller (Carver, Minn.) scored a team-high 20 points vs. Carleton on Feb. 4. It was the second time this season the SMU sophomore has netted 20 or more points, and was just three points shy of her career-best 23-point effort vs. Bethel on Jan. 24. … The Cardinals enter today's game ranked No. 3 in the MIAC in 3-point field goals made (120) and 3-point field goal percentage (35 percent, 120-for-345). …  Miller and Cherie Kulig (Independence, Wis.) enter today's game vs. the Oles averaging in double figures, with Miller boasting a team-best 10.8 ppg average, while Kulig is close behind at 10.3 ppg. …  SMU's 73-69 win over Bethel on Jan. 24 was the Cardinals' first overtime game since a 66-60 OT loss to St. Olaf on Jan. 31, 2007. The last time SMU had won an overtime game was a 75-73 OT win over — ironically — Bethel on Jan. 2, 2006. …  All there of the Cardinals' wins this season have come at home, where SMU is 3-7. …  SMU's 73 points vs. Bethel on Jan. 24 were a season high, and the most scored by the Cardinals since netting 73 in a 73-59 win over Augsburg on Jan. 13, 2007.
 
Ole Notes: Wednesday's loss to Gustavus was the Oles' third straight. St. Olaf enters today's game vs. SMU with just one win in their last 14 games. … St. Olaf was held to 42 points in Wednesday's loss to GAC, it was the third straight game, and 10th time this season the Oles have been held under 50 points. St. Olaf has scored 40, 41 and 42 points in its last three games. … Elyse Erickson led the way for St. Olaf vs. Gustavus, scoring 13 points and adding 10 rebounds for her second double-double of the season. Erickson has now scored in double figures in 20 of the team's 22 games, including a season-hgh 31-point effort vs. Saint Mary's in the teams' first meeting. … Erickson enters today's game as the Oles' offensive leader, scoring 16.5 ppg. Erickson also ranks No. 3 in the conference in scoring, averaging 16.6 ppg through 19 conference games. … Jamie Erdahl is the conference's assist leader (95, 5.00 apg)