The Records:

Saint Mary's Cardinals: 16-22 Overall

UW-River Falls Falcons: 22-14 Overall

Last Action:
Despite rolling to 9-1 and 10-2 victories over Carleton in Northfield, Minn., on Sunday, the Cardinals saw their Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament hopes dashed when St. Olaf knocked off Augsburg 2-1 in the first game of their conference twinbill. SMU needed Augsburg to sweep St. Olaf to earn a spot in the four-team post-season conference tournament. UW-River Falls, meanwhile, failed to plate a run in its WIAC doubleheader against UW-Whitewater Sunday, as the Falcons fell 4-0 and 3-0 in Whitewater, Wis.

Last Meeting — March 28, 2009:
The Falcons raced out to a seven-run lead in the opener, and had to hold on for dear life, as SMU pulled to within two — and left the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth inning — in falling to UW-River Falls 7-5 at SMU Field. In the nightcap, UW-RF again raced out to a huge lead, this time a 7-1, second-inning cushion, only to have SMU score nine unanswered runs and take a two-run, 10-8 lead into the top of the seventh — where Mindy Rudiger belted a three-run home run over the center field fence to complete the Falcons' sweep, 11-10.

Saint Mary's Cardinals Around The Horn:
The Cardinals collected 27 hits in closing out their conference schedule with 9-1 and 10-2 wins over Carleton Sunday. … SMU erupted for 10 runs in the first inning of Game 2 vs. Carleton Sunday. It was the second time in nine days that SMU has scored 10 or more runs in a single inning. The Cardinals erupted for 11 runs in the sixth inning of its 12-4 victory in Game 2 vs. Concordia on April 24. … SMU had a player go 3-for-3 in each game vs. Carleton Sunday — Joanna Mangan (Chicago, Ill.) was 3-for-3 in the opener, while Paige Carter (Rosemount, Minn.) went 3-for-3 in the nightcap. … Katy Gannon (Roselle, Ill.) went 4-for-7 with four RBIs and a home run vs. Carleton, while Mallory Betzold (Farmington, Minn.) was 3-for-6 with four RBIs and a home run. … SMU got one hit from eight of its nine starters in its Game 1 win over Carleton Sunday. … Betzold and Jaci Prondzinski (Ettrick, Wis.) teamed to hold Carleton to just six hits in the doubleheader vs. Carleton Sunday. The duo also led the way for the Cardinals in their sweep vs. St. Catherine last Wednesday, as Betzold tossed a complete-game five-hitter in the opener, while Prondzinski did her one better, limiting the Wildcats to four hits in Game 2. … With her three Game 1 hits vs. Carleton, Mangan pushed her team-leading batting average to .379, while Kellie Simons (Richfield, Minn. / .368), Erin Stenseth (Eau Claire, Wis. / .354), and Gannon (.339), Betzold (.304) and Carter (.300) are also hitting above .300. … Simons and Stenseth share the team lead in hits with 46, while Simons also boasts team-highs in at-bats (125), total bases (66) and slugging percentage (.528). … Gannon and Stenseth have scored a team-leading 28 runs, while Gannon has belted a team-leading four home runs. …  Gannon also leads the team with 15 multiple-hit games, while Betzold has delivered a team-leading seven multiple-RBI games. … Stenseth collected hits in each game vs. Carleton Sunday, extending her hitting streak to seven straight, leaving her three games shy of her previous-best 10-game hitting streak. … The Cardinals have allowed five or more runs in 16 of their 22 losses. … SMU has scored three of more runs in all 16 of its wins — including a season-high 12 runs vs. Concordia in Game 2 on April 24. … With their 10-2 win over Carleton Sunday, SMU has now scored 10 or more runs six times this season. … SMU's 3-2 and 7-6 losses to Saint Benedict on April 25 were SMU's third and fourth extra-inning games of the season — with all four games being decided in the eighth inning. … The Cardinals are 13-3 when scoring first, but just 3-19 when their opponent plates the first run. … The Cardinals put an end to a 20-game winless streak against St. Thomas with a 3-0 win over the Tommies on April 13, dating back to a 1-0 SMU victory during the 2001 season — when current head coach Jen Miller was the team's starting catcher. … SMU also had the honor of snapping a pair of lengthy UST streaks — 71 games without shutout loss dating back to a 2008 loss to UW-Oshkosh in the NCAA national tournament and 165 without a shutout loss to an MIAC school, dating back to a 1-0 loss to Gustavus in 2003. 

UW-River Falls Falcons Around The Horn:
The Falcons' two shutout losses to UW-Whitewater Saturday marked the first time this year that UW-River Falls failed to score at least one run in a series. … The Falcons were shut out for the first time since a 4-0 loss to UW-Eau Claire at Ramer Field on April 8 — a span of 18 games. … Ironically, the last time the Falcons were handed back-to-back shutouts was at UW-Whitewater on April 21, 2008 — UWW beat the Falcons 8-0 twice. … Patty Olson was 2-for-3 in both games and has now hit safely in 14 straight contests. … Jessica Lundgren enters today's nonconference doubleheader vs. Saint Mary's as the team's offensive leader, boasting team highs in batting average (.455), runs (30), hits (56), and stolen bases (28). All 56 of Lundgren's hits have been singles. … Lundgren is one of three UW-River Falls players hitting above .400, while the Falcons boast five players hitting .350 or higher. … Ashley Goettl (.441) has collected a team-best 13 doubles and leads the team in total bases (72) and slugging percentage (.774). … Sarah Fern has beleted seven home runs, one more than Goettl. … As a team, the Falcons have stolen 38 bases — 28 by Lundgren and nine by Nicole Lubahn. … Rose Tusa has been the workhorse of the Falcons' pitching staff, throwing 134 1/3 innings, while compiling a 13-8 record and a 1.67 ERA. Tusa has also struck out 132 batters and earned three of the team's four saves. … UW-River Falls has held its opponents to nine second-inning runs and six runs in the third inning, outscoring its foes 36-9 in the second and 23-6 in the sixth innings. … The Falcons have scored six or more runs in 14 of their 22 wins. … UW-River Falls is 19-1 when leading after the fourth inning and 13-0 when entering the seventh with the lead. … The Falcons are 18-3 when scoring first and just 4-11 when their opponent scores first.