WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's basketball team honors its six seniors prior to Saturday's 3 p.m. tipoff against Carleton at the SMU Gym.





The Teams:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (4-13 MIAC / 9-13 Overall)
St. Olaf Oles (13-3 MIAC / 14-7 Overall)

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Last Action:
St. Olaf scored the game's first seven points and never looked back, as the Oles handed the Cardinals an 83-65 MIAC setback Wednesday evening at Skoglund Arena in Northfield, Minn. … Carleton, meanwhile, got 18 points from Jeremy Sutherland, as the Knights knocked off ninth-ranked St. Thomas 67-61 at West Gym in Northfield, Minn.

Earlier This Year:
January 8, 2011: Chris Palmer (Faribault, Minn.) scored 20 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, but the sophomore's Herculean effort was not enough Saturday afternoon, as Carleton raced out to a 36-24 halftime lead and handed the Cardinals a 74-57 MIAC setback in Northfield, Minn.

A Year Ago:
January 4, 2010: Carleton closed the first half on a 14-2 run — including 11 straight points to end the half — and never looked back in handing SMU an 80-63 setback at the SMU Gym.

February 3, 2010: Jeremy Sutherland knocked down a 3-pointer less than two minutes into the first half, and Carleton never relinquished the lead, as the Knights raced out to a 44-31 halftime advantage and rolled to an 80-60 MIAC victory over the Cardinals in Northfield, Minn.

Up Next:
The Cardinals close out the home portion of their schedule on Wednesday, hosting Saint John's in a 7:30 p.m. conference game at the SMU Gym. … Carleton, meanwhile, begins the final week of the regular season on the road Monday, traveling to Bethel for a 7:30 p.m. game in Arden Hills, Minn.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
The Cardinals are honoring their six graduating seniors — Will Wright (Chicago, Ill.), Lukas Holland (Faribault, Minn.), Ryan Wockenfus (New London, Wis.), Patrick Connolly (Chicago, Ill.), Matt Murphy (Woodbury, Minn.) and Gary Seifert (Prescott, Wis.) prior to today's opening tip. … Chris Palmer (Faribault, Minn.) recorded his 11th double-double of the season on Wednesday at St. Olaf, as the sophomore scored a team-best 15 points and hauled in 11 rebounds. … Palmer now has 18 doubles-doubles in his collegiate career. … Holland and Wright each chipped 12 points and Michael Burfeind (Lewiston, Minn.) added 11 vs. the Oles Wednesday. … Palmer enters today's game as the team's leader in coring average (18.0 ppg), rebounding (200, 9.5 rpg) and free throw percentage (134-for-149. .899). … Palmer ranks No. 1 in the MIAC in free throw percentage, while his scoring and rebounding averaged are both No. 2 among MIAC players. … Palmer missed his lone free throw vs. St. Olaf Wednesday, snapping his free throw streak at 25 straight. … Palmer has gone 28-31 from the line in his last four games — including a 21-for-23 performance against Macalester on Jan. 29. … Palmer's 21 made free throws vs. Macalester tied the MIAC single-game record, originally set in 1957. … Palmer's 31 points against the Scots on Jan. 29 marked the second time this season the sophomore has netted 30 or more points. Palmer scored a career-best 37 points against Bethel on Dec. 6. … Wright, who scored 26 points in last Saturday's game against Hamline, has now scored in double figures in 10 straight games, 20 times this season and 86 times in his 97-game collegiate career. … Wright has eclipsed the 20-point barrier 34 times in his career. … Wright enters today's game vs. Carleton sitting fifth all-time with 1,729 career points. He is 33 points behind No. 4 Pat Costello. … Holland, meanwhile, pushed his career point total to 1,320 with his 12 points vs. St. Olaf. The senior guard is currently ninth on SMU's all-time scoring list. … The Cardinals enter today's game vs. Carleton with three players averaging in double figures — Palmer (18.0 ppg), Wright (17.0 ppg) and Holland (10.9 ppg). … Wright is the league-leader in minutes played (35.8 mpg), while ranking third in scoring (17.0 ppg). … As a team, the Cardinals rank No. 1 in the MIAC and all of NCAA Division III in free throw percentage (355-for-445, .798). … The Cardinals boast four players with 20 or more 3-pointers, led by Wright with 28. … SMU's 35 FTM and 43 FTM against Macalester on Dec. 4 were both season highs, and the most since the Cardinals went 37-for-47 against Hamline on Feb. 11, 2009. … With their win over Macalester on Jan. 29, the Cardinals are now a perfect 6-0 against the Scots under Coach Landrum | 2010-2011 Overall Statistics

Carleton Knights News and Notes:
Carleton's 67-61 win over ninth-ranked St. Thomas on Wednesday was not only the Knights' third straight, but it also clinched an MIAC playoff berth. … The Knights are tied with St. Thomas for the top spot in the conference standings with four games to play. If the Knights win out, they will clinch at least a share of their first MIAC regular season title since the 2005-06 season. … Carleton enters today's game at Saint Mary's 7-1 in its last eight games, with the lone loss being a 58-55 overtime setback at Augsburg on Jan. 29. … Six of Carleton's seven losses have been by six points or less. … Wednesday's win over UST — which pushed Carleton to 10-0 on its home court this season and extended their home winning streak to 16 straight — was the Knights first vs. the Tommies since 2006. … Carleton's 16-game home winning streak is its longest since winning 18 straight between Jan. 5, 1954 and March 5, 1955. … Jeremy Sutherland led four Carleton players in double figures against St. Thomas Wednesday, scoring 18 points. … Caleb Rosenow (16), Seth Jonker (12) and Tom Sawatzke (11) also scored in double figures vs. the Tommies. … Sutherland has now led the team in scoring in back-to-back games and 12 times this season. … Sutherland is coming into today's contest with a team-leading 15.5 ppg scoring average, while Jonker is also averaging in double figures at 11.0 ppg. … The Knights, who drained xx 3-pointers vs. St. Thomas Wednesday, have now knocked down 124 treys this season — with Sutherland and Swatzke leading the way with 32 each. … … The Knights captured their first-ever MIAC Tournament title and advanced to the NCAA Division III national tournament a year ago | 2010-2011 Overall Statistics