WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's basketball team returns to action on Wednesday, hosting St. Olaf in a 7:30 p.m. conference contest at the SMU Gym.





The Teams:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (8-9 MIAC / 10-10 Overall)
St. Olaf Oles (7-11 MIAC / 10-11 Overall)

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Last Action:
Kim Kaminski (Milwaukee, Wis.) scored 16 points, and Cherie Kulig (Independence, Wis.) and Jess Miller (Carver, Minn.) each scored 11, but Hamline pulled away late to hand the Cardinals a 70-57 MIAC loss at the SMU Gym Saturday. … St. Olaf, meanwhile, got 17 points from Mackenzie Wolter in a 62-52 conference loss to Macalester in Northfield, Minn.

Earlier This Year:
January 5, 2011: SMU raced out to a 12-point, 39-27 halftime advantage, then finished what they started by holding off a late Ole run to post a 67-64 conference victory in Northfield, Minn.

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 close out the home portion of their 2010-11 schedule on Saturday, hosting Carleton at 1 p.m. at the SMU Gym. … St. Olaf also plays its final home game on Wednesday, hosting St. Catherine in a 3 p.m. MIAC game in Northfield, Minn.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
The Cardinals enter today's game against St. Olaf holding down the sixth and final MIAC Tournament spot, one-half game in front of Hamline. … Kim Kaminski (Milwaukee, Wis.) — who missed out on her first collegiate double-double by one point and one rebounds last Wednesday against St. Thomas — scored a team- and career-high 16 points in last Saturday's game vs. Hamline. … Jess Miller (Carver, Minn.) and Cherie Kulig (Independence, Wis.) each added 11 points vs. the Pipers Saturday. … 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 St. Olaf with a team-leading 13.2 ppg scoring average. … Miller, just the ninth player in program history to eclipse the 1,000 career-point mark, enters tonight's game against St. Olaf with 1,118 career points, ranking her seventh all-time. … Miller has started every game during her four-year collegiate career, a span of 95 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.) drained three 3-pointers against Hamline Saturday, giving her a team-leading 19 for the season. … As a team, the Cardinals have made 82 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 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 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. … Today's game is the second of three straight home games for the Cardinals, who will then close out the regular-season with three consecutive road contests. … SMU is 5-5 on its home court and 5-5 away from the SMU Gym | 2010-2011 Overall Statistics

St. Olaf Oles News and Notes:
Saturday's loss against Macalester Saturday was the Oles' fourth in their last five games. … St. Olaf's 52 points in its 71-52 loss against Macalester marked the 11th time this season the Oles have failed to net at least 60 points. … Mackenzie Wolter scored a team-high 17 points against the Scots Saturday, while Erin Haglund chipped in 12 points and Terin Euerle hauled in 13 rebounds. … Wolter has now led the team in scoring in each of their last four games, six times in the Oles' last seven and 12 times this season. … Euerle's 13 rebounds were a season-high for the senior guard, and equaled the team's season high. … Wolter enters tonight's game averaging a team-leading 13.2 ppg. She is the only Ole averaging in double figures. … Seven of St. Olaf's 10 wins have come on its home court. The Oles are 3-5 away from Skoglund Arena. … The Oles have played two overtime games this season — falling 67-58 in double overtime to Gustavus and losing 83-82 to Macalester | 2010-2011 Overall Statistics