MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's basketball team hits the road on Wednesday, traveling to Concordia for a 5:45 conference showdown with the Cobbers.



The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (2-1 MIAC | 2-2 Overall)
at Concordia Cobbers  (2-1 MIAC | 4-2 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals scored seven points in the game's final minute to turn a 50-47 deficit into a 54-50 win over Saint Benedict in an MIAC game at the SMU Gym Monday. … Concordia, meanwhile, picked up its second conference win of the season Monday, cruising to a 73-47 win over St. Catherine in St. Paul, Minn.

SMU vs. Concordia  — A Year Ago:
December 12, 2010: Concordia's Alexandra Lippert recorded eight blocks — including six in the first half — to help lead the Cobbers to a 55-34 conference victory over the Cardinals at the SMU Gym.
January 31, 2011: Concordia used a 20-11 run to end the first half, as the Cobbers handed SMU a 78-49 MIAC setback at Memorial Auditorium in Moorhead, Minn.

Up Next:
The Cardinals play their third game this week on Saturday, returning home for a 3 p.m. conference matchup against St. Catherine at the SMU Gym.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
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The Cardinals' 54-50 win over Saint Benedict on Monday was SMU's first win over the Blazers under coach Mandy Pearson. … Monday's win also snapped the Cardinals' 10-game losing streak against the Blazers, dating back to a 61-54 victory on Feb. 7, 2005. … Courtney Euerle (Litchfield, Minn.) — who drained the game-winning free throw in last Wednesday's 58-57 conference-opening victory over Carleton — tossed in a pair of free throws in the game's final seconds Monday to seal SMU's win over Saint Benedict. … Euerle scored a career-high 17 points vs. CSB Monday and equaled her career-best with 11 rebounds. … The double-double was the second in three conference games for Euerle. … Jamie Stefely (Lisle, Ill.) also scored in double figures vs. CSB Monday, finishing with 16 points. … Euerle and Stefely accounted for 33 of the team's 54 points vs. the Blazers Monday. … Stefely has now scored in double figures in three straight games. … Stefely joined Euerle with a double-double vs. Carleton last Wednesday with 10 points and 10 rebounds — it was was the fourth of her collegiate career. … Euerle and Stefely's double, double-double was SMU's first since Stefely and Jessica Thone (Woodbury, Minn.) hit double figures in both points and rebounds against Macalester on Dec. 4, 2010. … SMU enters Wednesday's game at Concordia boasting three players averaging in double figures — Euerle (10.5 ppg), Stefely (10.5 ppg) and Jessica Thone (Woodbury, Minn. / 10.3 ppg). … Stefely also leads the team in rebounds with 37 (9.3 rpg), just five boards more than Euerle (8.0 rpg). … The Cardinals held a two-point, 28-26, advantage at the half vs. Saint Benedict Monday and have led at halftime in all four of their games this season. … Saint Benedict's 50 points were the fewest allowed by the Cardinals this season. … Wednesday's game at Concordia is just the second road game of the season for the Cardinals, who play six of their first eight games on their home court. … SMU's 58-57 win over Carleton last Wednesday marked the second straight year the Cardinals have opened conference play with a win. SMU beat Augsburg 57-44 in its MIAC opener a year ago. … Eight of SMU's last 13 wins have come at home — the Cardinals finished 6-6 at the SMU Gym a year ago.

Concordia Cobbers News and Notes:
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The Cobbers rebounded from a season-low 41-point performance in a 62-41 loss at Augsburg on Saturday by equaling their highest offensive output with their 73-point effort in Monday's 73-47 win over St. Catherine Monday. … Wednesday's game against Saint Mary's is the first home game of the season for the Cobbers, who have played their first six games on the road. … CC has not allowed more than 51 points in any of its four wins this season. … Tricia Sorensen recorded her first double-double of the season to lead the Cobbers against St. Catherine Monday. The junior forward netted a game-high 16 points and added 11 boards. … Erika Jossart chipped in 11 points and eight rebounds, while Katelyn Holland came off the bench to net a career-best 10 points. … Sorensen, fueled by back-to-back 16-point games, enters Wednesday's contest vs. Saint Mary's boasting a team-best 12.3 ppg scoring average. Emily Thesing and Alexandra Lippert are also averaging in double figures at 11.2 ppg and 11.0 ppg, respectively. … Lippert scored a season-high 21 points in the Cobbers' win at Macalester on Nov. 30. … Thesing has drained a team-high 18 free throws and is shooting 82 percent from the line (18-for-22). … The Cobbers have outscored their opponents 191-153 in the first half, while holding a nine-point, 186-177 scoring edge in the game's final 20 minutes.