NORTHFIELD, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's basketball team hits the road on Wednesday, traveling to St. Olaf for a 7:30 p.m. conference showdown with the Oles.



The Teams:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (2-3 MIAC / 4-4 Overall)
St. Olaf Oles (3-3 MIAC / 6-3 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals got off to a slow start and never recovered, falling to league-leading St. Thomas 69-55 at the SMU Gym Monday evening. St. Olaf, meanwhile, rallied from an 18-point halftime deficit to beat Augsburg 75-69 in Northfield, Minn., Monday.

A Year Ago:
January 13, 2010: With St. Olaf holding SMU leading scorer Jess Miller (Carver, Minn.) to just five points, the Cardinals turned to Sarah Adie, who picked up Miller's slack to the tune of a career-high 17 points in helping guide Saint Mary's to a 62-53 conference win at the SMU Gym.

February 17, 2010: Jessica Thone (Woodbury, Minn.) scored a game-high 15 points and Jess Miller (Carver, Minn.) chipped in 13, but the Cardinals missed their final seven field goal attempts, as St. Olaf rallied from a four-point halftime deficit to beat SMU 55-52 in an MIAC game in Northfield, Minn.

Up Next:
The Cardinals are back on the road on Saturday, traveling to Northfield, Minn., for a 1 p.m. conference contest against Carleton. St. Olaf, meanwhile, begins a three-game road swing on Saturday, traveling to St. Catherine for a 3 p.m. game against the Wildcats.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
Jessica Thone (Woodbury, Minn.) scored a game-high 15 points in the Cardinals' loss to league-leading St. Thomas Monday. … Brittany Begrowicz (Des Plaines, Ill.) pulled down a game-high seven rebounds against the Tommies Monday. The effort was two shy of her career best nine-rebound effort against Augsburg on Dec. 1, 2010. … Courtney Euerle (Litchfield, Minn.) scored a team-high eight points and pulled down eight rebounds in the Cardinals' Dec. 12 game vs. Concordia — both were career highs. … Euerle's efforts marked the only time this season that Jess Miller (Carver, Minn.), Cherie Kulig (Independence, Wis.) or Thone did not lead the team in scoring. … Miller has started every game during her four-year career at SMU, a span of 83 straight games. … Thone and Jamie Stefely (Lisle, Ill.) each recorded their first double-double of the season on Dec. 4 against Macalester. Thone scored 13 points and added 10 rebounds, while Stefely netted 10 points and hauled in 10 boards. Eighteen of those 20 rebounds by Thone and Stefely came on the defensive end. … Miller enters today's game at St. Olaf averaging a team-best 10.8 ppg. … Thone has netted nine of the team's 26 3-pointers this season. … The Cardinals have allowed 60 points in three of their eight games this season. … SMU has held its opponents to 60 points or less in six of its eight games this season, and have allowed 70 or more points just once — a 74-72 overtime loss to Hardin-Simmons on Nov. 20 | 2010-2011 Overall Statistics

St. Olaf Oles News and Notes:
Monday's come-from-behind win over Augsburg was the Oles' second straight victory. … Five of St. Olaf's six wins have come on the Oles' home court, where they boast a 5-2 record. … Terin Euerle collected a double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds against the Auggies Monday. … Euerle scored all of her game-high 18 points in the second half against Augsburg, going 6-for-7 from the field and 6-for-8 from the free throw line. … Euerle is the fourth different player to lead the team in scoring in the Oles' last four games. … Mackenzie Wolter and Katie Lauer enter tonight's game vs. Saint Mary's as the team's offensive leaders, averaging 11.8 ppg and 10.7 ppg, respectively. … Lauer and Wolter have also accounted for 30 of the team's 51 3-pointes, with Lauer knocking down 16, while Wolter has netted 16. … St. Olaf has dominated the second half through its first nine games, outscoring its opponents 350-261 in the game's final 20 minutes | 2010-2011 Overall Statistics