WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's basketball team is back on its home court on Wednesday, hosting St. Catherine in a 7:30 p.m. MIAC contest at the SMU Gym.



The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (9-7 MIAC | 9-10 Overall)
vs. St. Catherine Wildcats (0-16 MIAC | 1-18 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals lost a heartbreaker on Sunday, falling to Concordia 60-59 in overtime at the SMU Gym. … St. Catherine, meanwhile, was no match for Saint Benedict on Monday, as the Wildcats fell to the Blazers 83-59 at Butler Center in St. Paul, Minn.

SMU vs. St. Catherine — Earlier This Year:
January 2, 2012: SMU kicked off the new year in grand fashion, as the Cardinals got 12 points from Courtney Euerle (Hutchinson, Minn.) and 11 from Brittany Begrowicz (Des Plaines, Ill.) in cruising to a 69-44 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win over St. Catherine at Butler Center in St. Paul, Minn.

SMU vs. St. Catherine — A Year Ago:
January 12, 2011: The final score was a 19-point victory, but there was nothing easy about the Cardinals' 76-57 win over St. Catherine at the SMU Gym. What did look easy, however, was Jess Miller's scoring effort, as the senior scored 21 — including a turn-around jumper from the paint that gave her career point No. 1,000.
February 14, 2011: The Cardinals entered their MIAC rematch at St. Catherine a half-game behind Macalester for the sixth and final conference playoff spot. A win over the Wildcats, and SMU would pull even with the idle Scots with two regular-season games remaining. Unfortunately, the Wildcats proved to be rather ungracious hosts, as St. Catherine rallied from an 11-point, second-half deficit to beat the Cardinals, 70-60.

Up Next:
The Cardinals are back in action — and back on their home court — on Saturday, as SMU hosts Macalester in a 1 p.m. conference game against the Scots at the SMU Gym. … St. Catherine, meanwhile, is also back at home on Saturday, hosting Gustavus in a 3 p.m. MIAC game at Butler Center in St. Paul, Minn.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
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Wednesday's game against St. Catherine is SMU's third game in the last five days. … The Cardinals showdown with St. Catherine Wednesday is also the second of three straight home games — SMU hosts Macalester on Saturday. … Sunday's contest vs. Concordia was the first overtime game of the season for the Cardinals, who are still looking for their first OT win since a 73-69 double-overtime victory over Bethel on Jan. 24, 2009. SMU was 0-2 in OT games a year ago, and 0-1 in 2009-10. … Despite Sunday's heartbreaking 60-59 overtime loss to Concordia, enter Wednesday's game against St. Catherine having won six of their last nine games. … Jessica Thone (Woodbury, Minn.) scored 20 points to lead SMU vs. Concordia Sunday. It was the third straight game in which Thone has led the team in scoring — Thone netted 15 15 points against Saint Benedict last Wednesday and 16 points against St. Olaf last Saturday. … Thone scored SMU's last 11 points vs. the Cobbers Sunday — two late in regulation to force the five-minute overtime, and all nine SMU points in the extra session. … Thone's 20-point effort vs. Concordia marked the second time this season — and fifth time in her career — that the junior has netted 20 or more points. … Jamie Stefely (Lisle, Ill.), who leads the team with six double-doubles this season and has collected eight in her career, chipped in 12 points against the Cobbers Sunday. … With her 12-point effort against Concordia, Stefely has now scored in double figures 11 times this season, including a career-high 25 points against Macalester on Jan. 7. … Courtney Euerle (Litchfield, Minn.) collected her third double-double of the season with her 14-point, 13-rebound effort against Saint Benedict last Wednesday. … Thone recorded her first double-double of the season with 16 points and 10 rebounds against Bethel on Jan. 11. Thone has recorded one double-double in each of her three seasons at SMU. …  Thone enters Wednesday's game against St. Catherine boasting a team-leading 13.1 ppg. She is one of two SMU players averaging in double figures — Stefely (11.1 ppg) is the other, while Euerle is close behind at 8.9 ppg. … Stefely also boasts a team-best 149 rebounds (7.8 rpg). … With their 55-50 win at Saint Benedict last Wednesday, the Cardinals put an end to a pair of streaks that started during the 1986-87 season. SMU put an end to a 26-game losing streak at Saint Benedict, while also completing its first season sweep of the Blazers since beating CSB 57-53 and 59-42 during the 1985-86 season. The Cardinals finished 20-2 and placed third in the NCAA Division III Regional that year. … The Cardinals scored a season-high 40 second-half points in their Jan. 21, 56-49 loss to St. Thomas. … SMU's 61-60 win over Carleton on Jan. 18 was the Cardinals' second-straight one-point win over the Knights this season. SMU dropped Carleton 58-57 to opening conference play on Nov. 30. … The Cardinals, who are averaging 56.1 ppg this season, have knocked down 83 3-pointers, led by Thone with 27. … SMU's 20 steals in its 60-59 OT loss to Concordia Sunday were a season high. … The Cardinals' 69 points in their 69-44 win over St. Catherine on Jan. 2 were a season high. … SMU also recorded season-highs in field goals (30), field goal attempts (78), 3-point attempts (23), rebounds (51), steals (15) and blocked shots (7) against St. Catherine.

St. Catherine Wildcats News and Notes:
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After opening the season with a 69-63 win over St. Scholastica on Nov. 18, the Wildcats have lost 18 straight, including all 16 conference contests heading into Wednesday's game at Saint Mary's. … The Wildcats boasted three players in double figures against Saint Benedict Wednesday, led by Megan Zillmer, who did not miss a shot — going 4-for-4 from the field and 6-for-6 from the free throw line in netting her team-best 14 points. … Sarina Baker also had 14 points vs. CSB Wednesday, while Julie Muegge chipped in 12. … Baker enters Wednesday's game with a team-leading 18.2 ppg scoring average, while Muegge is also averaging in double figures at 10.4 ppg. … Baker also leads the team with 106 rebounds (106, 5.6 rpg) and free throw shooting (78-for-108, .722). … The Wildcats have made 79 3-point field goals this season, led b Baker (78), Muegge (14) and KIristen Lee (14). … The Wildcats are averaging 57.6 ppg. … St. Catherine netted a season-high 100 points in a 106-100, double-overtime loss at Hamline on Dec. 3. … SCU's 100 points vs. Hamline were a school record. … Muegge scored a school-record 32 points in that double-OT loss at Hamline on Dec. 3.