ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's basketball team hits the road for the third straight game Monday, traveling to Hamline's Hutton Arena for a 7:30 p.m. conference showdown with the Pipers.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (9-3 MIAC | 12-3 Overall)
at Hamline Pipers (6-6 MIAC | 6-9 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals got 20 points and 12 rebounds from Jamie Stefely (Lisle, Ill.), as the Cardinals outlasted Augsburg 59-53 in overtime Saturday afternoon at Si Melby Hall in Minneapolis, Minn. … Hamline, meanwhile, raced out to a 37-29 halftime advantage and never looked back in downing Carleton 71-63 Saturday at Hutton Arena in St. Paul, Minn.

SMU vs. Hamline — Earlier This Year:
December 3, 2012: SMU, behind a 16-point effort from Jessica Thone (Woodbury, Minn.) and a double-double by Jamie Stefely (Lisle, Ill.), shook off a sluggish start and cruised to win No. 5, beating Hamline 62-53 at the SMU Gym.

SMU vs. Hamline — A Year Ago:
January 16, 2012: It wasn't the 39-point second-half outburst SMU put together in a 57-49 win over Augsburg — but it was enough. Just two days after rallying for their third straight win with that 39-point effort against the Auggies, the Cardinals scored 32 second-half points against Hamline, rallying from a seven-point halftime deficit to beat the Pipers 52-49 at the SMU Gym.
February 15, 2012: After 20 minutes, the Cardinals found themselves staring at a two-point, 28-26, deficit. In other words, the Cardinals had the Pipers right where they wanted them. SMU used a 19-6 run to open the second half to take a 45-34 advantage, and the Cardinals would never relinquish the lead, beating the Pipers 60-56 at Hutton Arena in St. Paul, Minn.

Up Next:
After three straight road games, the Cardinals return to the SMU Gym on Wednesday, as SMU squares off against nationally ranked and co-league leader St. Thomas in a 7:30 p.m. conference showdown. … Hamline, meanwhile, hits the road on Wednesday, traveling to Minneapolis, Minn., for a 7:30 p.m. MIAC game against Augsburg.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2012-13 Roster | 2012-13 Statistics | 2012-13 Schedule
Monday's game against Hamline is the third straight road game for the Cardinals. … Saturday's win over Augsburg pushed SMU's winning streak to four straight — one shy of its season-high five-game win streak to open the season. … The Cardinals have not lost back-to-back games all season. … Jamie Stefely (Lisle, Ill.) scored a team-high 20 points against Augsburg Saturday. It was the third time this season — and sixth time in her career — that Stefely has netted 20 or more points. Stefely tallied a season-high 21 points against Olivet on Nov. 17. … Stefely also added a game-high 12 rebounds against the Auggies Saturday for her third double-double of the season and 14th of her career. … Stefely's 20-point effort vs. Augsburg marked the second straight game that the Cardinals have boasted a 20-point scorer — Jessica Thone (Woodbury, Minn.) netted a team-high 20 points against St. Olaf last Wednesday. … Thone has now scored 20 or more points twice this season and eight times in her career. … Sara Schoenthaler (Hugo, Minn.) netted a career-best 12 points against Augsburg, while Courtney Euerle (Litchfield, Minn.) and Thone also finished in double figures, scoring 10 points each. … Thone has now scored 10 or more points in 26 of the team's last 31 games. … Euerle has now scored in double figures in five straight games, including a season-high 17-point effort against Bethel on Jan. 12. … Euerle also owns SMU's other double-double this season with an 11-point, 10-rebound effort against St. Catherine on Dec. 1. … Saturday marked the second time in three games — and third time this season — that the Cardinals boasted four players in double figures. … Stefely enters Monday's conference game at Hamline averaging a team-best 12.6 ppg, while Thone is second at 11.4 ppg. … Thone, the conference assist leader a year ago with 123, has dished out a team-best 53 assists this season. … Thone has also knocked down 21 of the team's 65 3-pointers, while Darcey Rice (Eagan, Minn.) is second with 16 treys. … As a team, the Cardinals drained a season-high nine 3-pointers against St. Olaf last Wednesday and have knocked down 30 treys in their last five games. … The Cardinals held Augsburg to 14 first-half points Saturday, marking the third time this season SMU has held its opponents to under 15 points in the game's opening 20 minutes. SMU limited Macalester to 14 first-half points on Jan. 9, while allowing just nine points in the first half against St. Catherine on Dec. 1. … As a team, the Cardinals dished out 28 assists vs. Bethel on Jan. 12, the most since the Cardinals tallied 28 assists vs. Cal Lutheran on Nov. 26, 2004. … The Cardinals have outscored their opponents 899-780 — including 443-365 in the first half. … With their 85-53 win over Bethel on Jan. 12, the Cardinals improved to 5-0 on their home court this season. … SMU's 85 points against Bethel last Saturday were a season high, and the most by a Cardinal team since scoring 97 against Augsburg on Dec. 4, 2004. … 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. … 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.

Scouting The Hamline Pipers:
2012-13 Roster | 2012-13 Statistics | 2012-13 Schedule
Monday's game against Saint Mary's is the third straight home game for the Pipers, who are 4-2 on their home court this season. … Saturday's win over Carleton was the second in the last three games for HU. … The Pipers have now won — or lost — two straight over the past nine games, going 5-4 in that span. … Jordan Sammons scored a team- and game-high 23 points against Carleton Saturday, while Cassidy Voigt (16), Steph Pilgrim (10) and Rachel Usgaard (10) also scored in double figures vs. the Knights. … Sammons drained 8 of 18 field goal attempts and was 7-for-11 from the free throw line en route to her game-high 23 points. … Sammons has now scored 20 or more points six times this season, including a season-best 25 points against Macalester on Jan. 2. … Sammons also pulled down a season-high 17 rebounds en route to her fifth double-double of the season. … Pilgrim and Sammons enter Monday's game against Saint Mary's leading the team in scoring, averaging 16.5 ppg and 15.7 ppg, respectively. … Sammons is also the team's rebounding leader, hauling in 119 boards (7.9 rpg). … As a team, Hamline has drained 96 3-pointers, led by Pilgrim (41), Kara Poirier (20) and Vogt (13). … The Pipers enter Monday's contest vs. Saint Mary's averaging 61.8 ppg — including a season-high 73-point effort against Concordia on Jan. 12. … The Pipers have scored 70 or more points six times — including in four of their last five contests.