ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's basketball team is back on the road on Wednesday, traveling to St. Thomas for a 7:30 p.m. conference matchup against the Tommies.





The Teams:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (8-7 MIAC / 10-8 Overall)
St. Thomas Tommies (13-3 MIAC / 14-5 Overall)

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Last Action:
Jess Miller (Carver, Minn.) scored a game-high 20 points, but the Cardinals could not recover from a 20-11 run to end the first half, as Concordia handed SMU a 78-49 MIAC in Moorhead, Minn. … St. Thomas, meanwhile, used a monster game by Rachel Booth and some sizzling free throw shooting to hold off St. Olaf, 68-59, Monday in Northfield, Minn.

Earlier This Year:
January 3, 2011: A tough first half for Cardinals — one where they shot only 24 percent from the field — proved to be their downfall against the high-powered Tommies, as St. Thomas jumped out to a 39-18 halftime advantage and held off SMU in the second half en route to a 69-55 conference win at the SMU Gym.

A Year Ago:
December 13, 2009: UST — bolstered by a 26-13 run to open the second half — built their lead as big as 24 points before holding off a late SMU charge to post a 68-58 MIAC victory at the SMU Gym.

February 1, 2010: The Cardinals found the early going their Achilles' heel, as St. Thomas turned a three-point, 13-10, deficit into a 29-point, 44-15, cushion in the span of 12 minutes, as the Tommies rode that 34-2 run to a 50-20 halftime advantage and a 78-49 MIAC win over SMU in St. Paul, Minn.

Up Next:
After two straight road games, the Cardinals are back home on Saturday, hosting Hamline in a 1 p.m. conference game at the SMU Gym. … St. Thomas, meanwhile, is also at home on Saturday, hosting St. Catherine in a 1 p.m. MIAC contest in St. Paul, Minn.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
Today's game is the second straight road game for the Cardinals. SMU will play four of its last six games on the road. … Jess Miller (Carver, Minn.) scored a game-high 20 points against Concordia Monday. It was the fifth time this season — and 10th time in her career — that Miller has netted 20 or more points. … Miller also pulled down a season-high seven boards vs. the Cobbers. … Miller, who is the ninth player in program history to eclipse the 1,000 career-point mark, enters tonight's game against St. Thomas with 1,097 career points, ranking her seventh all-time. … Miller boasts a team-leading 13.1 ppg scoring average. … Miller has started every game during her four-year collegiate career, a span of 93 straight starts. … Cherie Kulig (Independence, Wis.) — who scored a season-high 19 points in the Cardinals' 61-47 win over Bethel last Wednesday — chipped in nine points vs. Concordia Monday and enters tonight's game averaging 9.9 ppg. … 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. … SMU has made 69 3-pointers, led by Kulig with 16, followed by Miller and Thone with 14 treys each. … 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. … Bethel's 47 points last Wednesday marked the fourth time this season SMU has held its opponent under 50 points. The Cardinals have held 15 of their 18 opponents under 70 points. … 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. … The Cardinals' 52-51 win over Macalester last 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. … SMU is 5-4 on its home court and 5-4 away from the SMU Gym | 2010-2011 Overall Statistics

St. Thomas Tommies News and Notes:
With their win over St. Olaf on Monday, the Tommies moved into a tie for the league lead with Saint Benedict. … UST enters tonight's game vs. Saint Mary's riding a three-game winning streak. … The Tommies are 23-5 in February games over the last three seasons. … Rachel Booth's season-high 28 points on Monday at St. Olaf pushed her season average to a team-leading 10.9 ppg. UST has a balanced attack with six players scoring between 6.3 and 10.9 ppg. … The Tommies have held their 16 conference opponents under 56 ppg. … UST has won 17 of its last 21 road games against conference opponents. … Tommie head coach Ruth Sinn (99-55) needs one win to hit 100 in her six-year run. … Jazmin Townsend had played in all 103 games on her career. She's helped the Tommies post a 74-29 record in her era and has 489 points, 312 rebounds, 148 assists, 89 steals, 58 blocks and 35 3-pointers while shooting 75% from the foul line. … St. Thomas is 6-1 against MIAC opponents in then new Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex and plays four of its last six games at home | 2010-2011 Overall Statistics