WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's basketball team honors its graduating seniors prior to Saturday's 1 p.m. tipoff against Carleton at the SMU Gym.

The Teams:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (8-10 MIAC / 10-11 Overall)
Carleton Knights (4-14 MIAC / 5-16 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals never found their grove Wednesday evening, as they shot just 26 percent from the field in falling to St. Olaf 56-47 in overtime at the SMU Gym. … Carleton, meanwhile, got a career-high 11 points from Kayla Kramer, but host St. Thomas used two big first-half runs to roll past the Knights 79-57 in St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday.

Earlier This Year:
January 8, 2011: Jess Miller (Carver, Minn.) scored a game- and season-high 23 points and Brittany Begrowicz (Des Plaines, Ill.) chipped in a career-best 15 points, as the Cardinals cruised to 61-45 MIAC win over the Knights in Northfield, Minn.

A Year Ago:
January 4, 2010: Carleton used a 14-for-14 effort from the charity stripe to outscore SMU 17-7 in overtime and escape with an 80-70 conference victory at the SMU Gym.

February 3, 2010: Jess Miller (Carver, Minn.) scored a game-high 22 points as the Cardinals snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 56-49 conference win in Northfield, Minn.

Up Next:
The Cardinals hit the road on Monday, traveling to St. Catherine for a 7:30 p.m. conference game — a game that was originally scheduled for Dec. 11, but was postponed due to snow. … Carleton is also playing a makeup of their Dec. 11 game, as the Knights host Bethel in a 7:30 p.m. MIAC contest in Northfield, Minn.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
Today's game against Carleton is the Cardinals' final home game of the season — and the final home game in the careers of graduating seniors Cherie Kulig (Independence, Wis.), Jess Miller (Carver, Minn.) and Kim Kaminski (Milwaukee, Wis.). … With Wednesday's 56-47 loss to St. Olaf, the Cardinals fell one-half game behind Hamline and Macalester for the sixth and final MIAC playoff spot. Four teams — St. Thomas, Saint Benedict, Concordia and Gustavus — had all punched their playoff tickets, while Bethel (9-9), Hamline (9-10), Macalester (9-10), Saint Mary's (8-10) and St. Olaf (8-11) are battling for the two remaining spots. … Courtney Euerle (Litchfield, Minn.) scored a team- and career-high 11 points in Wednesday's game against St. Olaf. … Kulig also scored in double figures against the Oles, finishing with 10 points. … Miller, who scored a game-high 20 points against Concordia on Jan. 31 — marking the fifth time this season and 10th time in her career that the senior guard has scored 20 or more points — enters today's game against Carleton with a team-leading 13.0 ppg scoring average. … Miller, just the ninth player in program history to eclipse the 1,000 career-point mark, enters today's game with 1,126 career points, ranking her seventh all-time. … Miller has started every game during her four-year collegiate career, a span of 96 straight starts. … 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. … Jessica Thone (Woodbury, Minn.) pushed her team-leading 3-point total to 21 with a pair of treys vs. St. Olaf on Wednesday. … As a team, the Cardinals have made 86 3-pointers. … The Cardinals recorded their two highest offensive performances of the season in a seven-day span — netting 76 in a 76-57 win over St. Catherine on Jan. 12, then tallied 74 in a 74-62 win over Augsburg on Jan. 19. … The Cardinals made 26 of 37 free throws in their first meeting with 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. … The Cardinals' 52-51 win over Macalester on Jan. 29 was their 10th of the season, marking the first time SMU has reached the 10-win plateau since the 2004-2005 team finished 18-8 overall. That year was also the last time SMU has reached the MIAC post-season tournament. … After today's game, the Cardinals will close out the regular-season with three consecutive road contests. … SMU is 5-6 on its home court and 5-5 away from the SMU Gym | 2010-2011 Overall Statistics

Carleton Knights News and Notes:
Wednesday's 71-61 loss to St. Thomas was the Knights' third straight setback. … Carleton enters today's game 1-6 in their last seven games — sandwiching a 72-69 win over St. Catherine between a pair of three-game losing streaks. … Kayla Kramer scored a career-high 11 points against the Tommies on Wednesday, while Akemi Arzouman and Ally Weaver chipped in 11 and 10 points, respectively. … With her 10 points, Weaver moved into eighth place in Carleton's all-time career scoring list with 1,045 points. … With her 11 points Wednesday, Arzouman has now led or shared the team lead in scoring in 14 of Carleton's 21 games. … Arzouman and Weaver enter today's game at Saint Mary's as the Knights' offensive leaders, averaging 13.8 ppg and 11.3 ppg, respectively. … Emma Purfeerst, meanwhile, leads the team in rebounds with 167 (8.0 rpg). … Carleton has knocked down 67 3-pointers this season, with Weaver (30) and Arzouman (26) accounting for 56 of them. … Arzouman, Weaver, Purfeerst and Jenny Ramey have started all 21 games for the Knights this season. … With Wednesday's loss at St. Thomas, the Knights fall to 3-10 on the road this season. Carleton is 2-6 on its home floor | 2010-2011 Overall Statistics