MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's basketball team hits the road Monday, traveling to Concordia for a 4:45 p.m. conference showdown against the high-powered Cobbers.





The Teams:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (8-6 MIAC / 10-7 Overall)
Concordia Cobbers (11-4 MIAC / 13-5 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals got 11 points from Cherie Kulig and 10 for Jess Miller (Carver, Minn.) — and survived a game-ending 18-1 Scots run — in beating Macalester 52-51 at the SMU Gym Saturday. … Concordia, meanwhile, scored only 21 points in the first half and were outscored 9-1 in the final 5:09 and fell 59-53 to Gustavus in Moorhead, Minn., Saturday.

Earlier This Year:
December 12, 2010: Concordia's Alexandra Lippert recorded eight blocks — including six in the first half — in leading the Cobbers to a 55-34 victory over the Cardinals at the SMU Gym.

A Year Ago:
January 16, 2010: Jess Miller (Carver, Minn.) scored a team-high 19 points, but a cold-shooting second half proved costly as the Cardinals fell to Concordia 46-43 in Moorhead, Minn.

February 13, 2010: The Cardinals turned the ball over 26 times, including 18 in the first half, and fell to Concordia 80-51 in an MIAC contest at the SMU Gym.

Up Next:
The Cardinals play their third game in five days on Wednesday, traveling to St. Paul, Minn., for a 7:30 p.m. conference contest against St. Thomas. … Concordia, meanwhile, is also on the road on Wednesday, heading to St. Paul, Minn., for a 7:30 p.m. MIAC game against Macalester.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
The Cardinals' 52-51 win over Macalester Saturday was their 10th of the season, marking the first time SMU has reached the 10-win plateau since the 2004-2005 season finished 18-8 overall. That year was also the last time SMU has reached the MIAC post-season tournament. … Monday's game at Concordia is the first road contest in the Cardinals' last six games. SMU will play five of its last eight games on the road. …
Cherie Kulig (Independence, Wis.) led the team in scoring for the second straight game on Saturday against Macalester, tossing in 11 points. The senior guard had scored a season-high 19 points in SMU's 61-47 win over Bethel last Wednesday. … Kulig's output against the Royals was her highest since netting a career-best 24 against Hamline on Jan. 6, 2010. … Jamie Stefely (Lisle, Ill.), who scored a career-high 21 points and added 10 boards against Augsburg on Jan. 12, has accounted for three of the team's four double-doubles this season. … Jess Miller (Carver, Minn.), who became the ninth player in program history to reach 1,000 career points with her 21-point effort against St. Catherine on Jan. 12, enters today's game at Augsburg averaging a team-best 13.1 ppg and has scored 1,077 career points. She is currently seventh all-time. … Miller enters today's game at Concordia having started every game of her collegiate career — a span of 92 consecutive starts. … Kulig drained three of the Cardinals' season-high seven 3-pointers against Macalester Saturday. SMU has now made 66 3-pointers, led by Kulig with 15, and Miller and Thone with 14 and 13, respectively. … The Cardinals' 74 points against Augsburg on Jan. 12 marked the second-highest offensive output of the season. SMU netted a season-best 76 points in a 76-57 win over St. Catherine on Jan. 12. … The Cardinals made 26 of 37 free throws vs. St. Olaf on Jan. 5 — both were season highs. The 26 FTM and 37 FTA were also the most since SMU went 35-for-50 from the charity stripe vs. Hamline on Jan. 7, 2001. … Bethel's 47 points last Wednesday marked the fourth time this season SMU has held its opponent under 50 points. The Cardinals have also held 15 of their 17 opponents under 70 points. Only Saint Benedict (73) and Hardin-Simmons (74) have scored more than 70 points against the stingy Cardinal defense. … SMU has outscored its opponents 1015-980, including 543-508 after halftime. … SMU is 5-4 on its home court and 5-3 away from the SMU Gym | 2010-2011 Overall Statistics

Concordia Cobbers News and Notes:
Saturday's 59-53 loss to Gustavus snapped the Cobbers' five-game winning streak. … After opening the season with six straight wins, and eight victories in their first nine games, Concordia has gone 7-5 in its last 12 games. … The Cobbers' 53 points scored vs. GAC Saturday were a season low — and marked just the fifth time in 18 games that CC has not scored at least 60 points. On the flip side, the Cobbers have held 11 of their 18 opponents to 60 points or less. … Maggie Bauernfeind scored a game-high 12 points in Saturday's loss to Gustavus, while Erica Nord chipped in 10 points. … Nord enters today's game against Saint Mary's as the team's scoring leader, averaging 13.5 ppg, while Bauernfeind is close behind with a 12.6 ppg average. … Bauernfeind has now led the team in scoring eight times — including a season-high 23 points in the Cobbers' 85-58 win over St. Olaf on Jan. 19. … Alexandra Lippert, who had a team-best eight rebounds vs. GAC Saturday, has led the team in rebounding in three of the Cobbers' last four games and seven times this season. … Concordia is 5-3 on its home court, and 8-2 on the road | 2010-2011 Overall Statistics