NORTHFIELD, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's basketball team hits the road on Wednesday, as the Cardinals travel to St. Olaf for a 5:45 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest against the Oles.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (7-3 MIAC | 10-3 Overall)
at St. Olaf Oles (5-5 MIAC | 7-6 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals picked up their 10th win of the season — and seventh conference win — with a convincing 85-53 win over Bethel Saturday at the SMU Gym. … St. Olaf, meanwhile, used a 12-2 run over the game's final 3:41 to pull out a 61-60 MIAC victory over Augsburg Saturday at Skoglund Center in Northfield, Minn.

SMU vs. St. Olaf — Earlier This Year:
November 28, 2012: Jessica Thone (Woodbury, Minn.) led the way for the Cardinals, scoring 11 points, while adding eight rebounds and five assists, as SMU opened Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play with a 54-47 win over St. Olaf at the SMU Gym.

SMU vs. St. Olaf — A Year Ago:
December 3, 2011: The Cardinals gave undefeated St. Olaf all they could handle. Unfortunately, the Oles' near-perfect effort from the free throw line down the stretch proved to be their downfall, as St. Olaf outscored SMU 19-7 in the game's final seven minutes en route to a 76-64 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory at the SMU Gym.
January 28, 2012: St. Olaf scored 10 of the first 13 points to open the second half, as the Oles broke away from a 28-28 deadlock at the half to hand the Cardinals a 57-47 MIAC setback at Skoglund Center in Northfield, Minn.
February 21, 2012: The Cardinals, trailing by eight with 11 minutes remaining in regulation, outscored the Oles 19-8 the rest of the way to lift Saint Mary's to a 55-52 victory in the opening round of the MIAC playoffs at Skoglund Center in Northfield, Minn.

Up Next:
The Cardinals hit the road on Saturday to officially conclude the first half of the conference season, as SMU heads to Minneapolis., Minn., for a 1 p.m. game against Augsburg. … St. Olaf, meanwhile, is back on its home court on Saturday, as the Oles entertain Saint Benedict in a 3 p.m. MIAC showdown in Northfield, Minn.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2012-13 Roster | 2012-13 Statistics | 2012-13 Schedule
After back-to-back home games, the Cardinals hit the road for the first of three straight road games Wednesday at St. Olaf. … With their 85-53 win over Bethel Saturday, the Cardinals improved to 5-0 on their home court this season. … With Saturday's win over Bethel, the Cardinals have now won two straight and three of their last five. … SMU's 85 points against Bethel Saturday were a season high, and the most by a Cardinal team since scoring 97 against Augsburg on Dec. 4, 2004. … Courtney Euerle (Litchfield, Minn.) led the team in scoring for the second straight game on Saturday, as the junior netted a team- and season-best 17 points against the Royals. … Jamie Stefely (Lisle, Ill.) and Bridget Pethke (Larsen, Wis.) each chipped in 12 points and Jessica Thone (Woodbury, Minn.) added 11 against Bethel, marking the second time in their last three games that the Cardinals have posted four players in double figures. Thone (18), Stefely (12), Darcey Rice (Eagan / 12) and Euerle (10) all scored 10 points of more at Concordia on Dec. 7. … Euerle also hauled in a team-high eight rebounds vs. Bethel Saturday, while Pethke notched a career-best seven assists — all in the first half. … Euerle notched her first double-double of the season with an 11-point, 10-rebound performance against St. Catherine on Dec. 1. … Stefely owns SMU's other two double-doubles this season, posting 21 points and 11 rebounds vs. Olivet on Nov. 17, and 15 points and 12 boards vs. Hamline on Dec. 3. … Stefely has amassed 13 career double-doubles, while Euerle has recorded four in her three-year collegiate career. … Thone, who scored a season-high 21 points against Gustavus on Jan. 2, has now scored 10 or more points in 24 of the team's last 29 games. … Thone has led the team in scoring in seven of their 13 games. … Thone heads into Wednesday's showdown with St. Olaf needing 37 points to become the 10th player in SMU women's basketball history to eclipse the 1,000 career point plateau. … Thone's 21-point effort against Gustavus on Jan. 2 marked the first time this season and the seventh time in her career that she has netted 20 or more points. … Stefely enters Wednesday's conference game at St. Olaf averaging a team-best 12.2 ppg, while Thone is second at 10.8 ppg. … Thone, the conference assist leader a year ago with 123, has dished out a team-best 47 assists in 13 games this season. … Thone has also knocked down 17 of the team's 53 3-pointers, while Rice is second with 13 treys. … As a team, the Cardinals drained a season-high eight 3-pointers against Concordia last Monday, while adding seven more against Bethel on Saturday. … The Cardinals held Macalester to 14 first-half points last Wednesday, marking the second time this season SMU has held its opponent under 15 points in the game's opening 20 minutes. SMU limited St. Catherine to nine first-half points on Dec. 1. … As a team, the Cardinals dished out 28 assists vs. Bethel Saturday, the most since the Cardinals tallied 28 assists vs. Cal Lutheran on Nov. 26, 2004. … The Cardinals have outscored their opponents 772-671 — including 393-322 in the first half. … SMU's loss to fourth-ranked St. Thomas on Dec. 5 snapped their season-opening five-game winning streak. It was the second straight season the Cardinals have put together a five-game win streak, and the first time they had opened the year 5-0 since 2004-05. … SMU's 56-45 victory over UW-La Crosse on Dec. 12 completed a perfect 3-0 nonconference showing for the Cardinals, who also beat Alma (67-36) and Olivet (69-49) in non-league play.

Scouting The St. Olaf Oles:
2012-13 Roster | 2012-13 Statistics | 2012-13 Schedule
Wednesday's game against Saint Mary's is the fourth of six straight home games for the Oles, who are 4-1 on their home court. … Saturday's one-point, 61-60 win over Augsburg pushed the Oles' winning streak to a season-high four straight. … St. Olaf's last two wins — last Wednesday vs. Hamline and last Saturday vs. Augsburg — were by a combined three points. … St. Olaf is 5-3 since its last meeting with Saint Mary's on Nov. 28. … Mackenzie Wolter scored a game-high 18 points — including 13 in the second half — to lead the way for the Oles vs. Augsburg Saturday. … Nikki Frogner and Kim Cerjan also scored in double figures vs. the Auggies, netting 16 and 12 points, respectively. … With her 18 points vs. Augsburg, Wolter moved into third on the all-time list at St. Olaf with 1,047 points. She needs seven points vs. Saint Mary's to climb to the No. 2 spot. … Wolter, who has led the team in scoring in each of its last three games, is averaging 15.3 ppg during the team's current four-game winning streak. … St. Olaf has recorded a 20-game scorer five times this season, including a season-high 22-point effort by Wolter against Hamline on Jan. 9. … The Oles head into Wednesday's game against Saint Mary's boasting three players in double figures, led by Frogner at 12.5 ppg. Cerjan and Wolter are the other two, averaging 11.3 ppg and 10.0 ppg, respectively. … Frogner also leads the team in rebounds with 95 (7.3 rpg), while Wolter has dished out a team-best 34 assists. … The Oles have buried 71 3-pointers this season, led by Cerjan with 31 and Wolter with 23. … St. Olaf, which scored a season-high 80 points in a season-opening 80-51 win over Colorado College on Nov. 21, is averaging 60.5 ppg, while the Oles' opponents are scoring at a 55.5 ppg clip.