ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's basketball team is back in action — and back on the road — on Saturday, traveling to Hamline for a 3 p.m. conference showdown against Hamline.
The Teams:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (3-4 MIAC / 8-4 Overall)
Hamline Pipers (4-3 MIAC / 6-6 Overall)
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Last Action:
The Cardinals have been off since last Saturday, when SMU could not take advantage of a double-double by
Chris Palmer (Faribault, Minn.) in falling to Carleton
74-57 in Northfield, Minn. Hamline, meanwhile, lost a shootout on Wednesday, falling to St. Olaf
102-96 in Northfield, Minn.
A Year Ago:
January 6, 2010: The Cardinals boasted three players scoring in double figures, but the trio's combined 40 points weren't enough to overcome an ice-cold first-half shooting performance, as the Pipers handed SMU a
93-57 MIAC setback at Hutton Arena in St. Paul, Minn.
February 10, 2010: Lukas Holland (La Crosse, Wis.) scored a team-high 22 points to lead four SMU players in double figures, as the Cardinals turned the tables on Hamline in the teams' rematch, routing the Pipers
98-77 in a conference game at the SMU Gym.
Up Next:
The Cardinals remain on the road on Monday, traveling to Collegeville, Minn., for a 7:30 p.m. conference contest against Saint John's. Hamline, meanwhile, returns home on Monday, hosting league-leading St. Thomas in a 7:30 p.m. contest at Hutton Arena in St. Paul, Minn.
Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
Chris Palmer (Faribault, Minn.) put together his third straight double-double against Carleton on Saturday, scoring 20 points and pulling down 11 rebounds. It was the sophomore's seventh double-double of the season — and 15th of his collegiate career. … Palmer's offensive effort also marked the fifth time this season he has scored 20 or more points. … Palmer, who is averaging 9.3 rebounds-per-game, has led the team in rebounds in 10 of SMU's 11 games. … Palmer — who enters Saturday's game at Hamline averaging a team- and conference-best 18.4 ppg — has now scored in double figures in 10 of the team's 12 games, including a career-best 37 points in SMU's win over Bethel on Dec. 6. … Palmer's 37-point effort against Bethel on Dec . 6 was the Cardinals' highest individual offensive output since
Will Wright (Chicago, Ill.) scored 41 points vs. MacMurray on Nov. 22, 2008. … Palmer's 13 free throws made vs. the Royals on Dec. 6 were also the most since
Lukas Holland (La Crosse, Wis.) drained 14 vs. Hamline on Feb. 11, 2009. … Wright, who had his streak of games scoring in double figures snapped at 40 last Wednesday against St. Olaf, was held to just seven points against Carleton, marking just the second time in his four-year collegiate career that the senior has been held under 10 points in back-to-back games. … Wright, who is averaging 16.1 ppg, has scored in double figures in 76 of his 87 collegiate games, including 31 games of 20 or more points. … Wright enters today's game at Hamline with 1,529 points, leaving him just one point shy of Ken Jansen for seventh all time in career scoring. … With his six points vs. Carleton last Saturday, Holland is just 14 points behind Ryan Rankin for No. 13 all-time. … The Cardinals boasted two players with 20 or more points for the first time this season in their Dec. 4 win over Macalester, as Wright scored a game-high 29 points and Holland chipped in 23. Both were season highs. … Wright (14), Palmer (13), Holland (10) and
Pat Freeman (Champlin, Minn. / 10) have accounted for 47 of the Cardinals' 54 3-pointers this season. … Wright and Palmer are one-two, individually, in free throw percentage. Wright is 41-for-44 (.932) from the line, while Palmer is 76-for-86 (.884). Palmer also leads the league in 3-point percentage (13-for-25, .520) and defensive rebounds (89, 7.42 drpg). … As a team, the Cardinals lead the MIAC in free throws percentage (.797), knocking down 196 of 246 attempts. … SMU's loss at St. Thomas on Jan. 3 snapped the Cardinals' season-high six-game winning streak. … SMU's 66-59 double-overtime win over Millikin on Dec. 29 was its first 2 OT game since the Cardinals lost to Concordia 63-59 on Jan. 3, 1998 |
2010-2011 Overall Statistics
Hamline Pipers News and Notes:
Hamline's six-point loss to St. Olaf Wednesday snapped the Pipers' three-game winning streak. … The Pipers have now scored 90 or more points four times this season — including three of their last four games. … Hamline netted a season-high 102 points in a 102-98 overtime win over Augsburg on Dec. 8. … Carl Hipp recorded a double-double of 24 points and 10 rebounds vs. the Oles on Wednesday. … Mike Campbell, Sam Gullickson and Noah Aguirre also scored in double figures vs. St. Olaf, finishing with 14, 12 and 12 points, respectively. … Hipp, who averaged 21.7 ppg and 12.3 rpg while blocking five shots in leading the Pipers to three straight wins last week, was named to the D3Hoops.com Team of the Week. … Hipp enters today's game vs. SMU averaging a team-best 17.9 ppg, while also hauling in 10.7 rpg. … Campbell and Aguirre also enter today's contest averaging in double figures at 15.6 ppg and 11.2 ppg. … The Pipers have played three overtime games this season — beating Augsburg (102-98) and Gustavus (94-89), and losing to UW-Whitewater (91-80). … The Pipers have played nine of their first 12 games on the road, when they have compiled a 4-5 record. Today's game vs. Saint Mary's is the first of three straight home contests for the Pipers |
2010-2011 Overall Statistics
