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Saint Mary's Cardinals   4-16 MIAC / 4-19 Overall		Concordia Cobbers   15-5 MIAC / 16-7 Overall

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Last Action: The Cardinals put an end to their six-game losing streak Saturday, getting a team-high 19 points from Cherie Kulig (Independence, Wis.) in a 65-62 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win over St. Olaf in Northfield, Minn. … For the third straight Saturday Concordia allowed their opponent to come up with a game-deciding run in the second half and couldn't recover as St. Catherine used a 12-0 run late in the second half to beat the Cobbers 80-73 in Moorhead, Minn.

Last Meeting: Cherie Kulig (Independence, Wis.) scored a career-high 22, unfortunately, her effort was 13 points better than the next SMU scorer, as Concordia's defense stymied the Cardinal offense in an 82-56 Cobber victory on Jan. 11 at the SMU Gym.

A Year Ago: Concordia picked up a pair of MIAC wins over the Cardinals a year ago. In a two-minute span late in the first half, the Cardinals turned the ball over three straight times, allowed Concordia to rattled off 10 unanswered points and take a commanding, eight-point lead into the locker room at halftime. A lead the Cobbers would not relinquish in handing SMU a 66-57 setback at the SMU Gym on Jan. 20, 2008. In the rematch, Concordia held the Cardinals to just 19 second-half points en route to a 65-40 victory in the teams' regular-season final on Feb. 23, 2008.

Cardinal Notes: Saturday's win over St. Olaf snapped a pair of streaks for the Cardinals. The 65-62 win put an end to a six-game losing streak, while also snapping a 19-game road losing streak, which dated back to a 57-54 victory over St. Olaf on Jan. 5, 2008. … Saturday's win over St. Olaf was SMU's second straight 65-62 victory over the Oles this season. It was also the fourth straight win vs. St. Olaf. … Three of the last four meetings between SMU and St. Olaf have been decided by three points. … SMU finished with three players in double figures vs. St. Olaf Saturday. Along with a team-best 19 points from Cherie Kulig (Independence, Wis.), the Cardinals also got 16 points from Jess Miller (Carver, Minn.) and 11 from Jesa Hall (Glenwood City, Wis.). … All three of Hall's field goals vs. St. Olaf were from behind the 3-point line. The SMU sophomore is ranked second in the MIAC in 3-pointers made (45). All but one of Hall's 3-pointers have come in conference play. … The Cardinals, who enter today's game vs. Concordia ranked No. 3 in the MIAC in 3-point field goals made (131), knocked down 11 3-pointers vs. St. Olaf Saturday — including eight in the first half. The 11 3-pointers were one shy of the team's season high. … Miller and Cherie Kulig (Independence, Wis.) enter today's game vs. the Cobbers averaging in double figures, with Miller boasting a team-best 11.1 ppg average, while Kulig is close behind at 10.7 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. …  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.
 
Cobber Notes: Today's game vs. Saint Mary's is Concordia's  annual Pink Zone celebration. This year's Breast Cancer Awareness game will honor longtime North Carolina State head coach Kay Yow. Fans are encouraged to wear pink and also make a donation at the game. … With Saturday's loss to St. Catherine, the Cobbers now need to win both of their remaining games to assure themselves of the second seed in the upcoming conference tournament. Concordia is now tied with St. Thomas for second place in the standings, with both teams 15-5 in league play. … Saturday's loss was the Cobbers' second in their last three gmaes. … Jenna Green had a career-high 25 points vs. St. Catherine Saturday. She also had five rebounds and three assists, and was one of two CC players to score in double figures vs. the Wildcats. Jenna Freudenberg finished with 14 points, while Lindsey Schultz grabbed 11 rebounds. … Jenna Freudenberg enters today's game averaging a team-best 16.5 ppg, while Green is second on the team in scoring, averaging 11.1 ppg. … The 80 points allowed vs. St. Catherine were the third-most given up by the Cobbers this season. Concordia allowed a season-high 92 points vs. Saint Benedict on Feb. 7, while also surrendering 81 vs. Hope on Nov. 21.