ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's basketball team is back on the road on Saturday, as the Cardinals head to Butler Center on the St. Catherine campus for a 3 p.m. MIAC game against the Wildcats.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (11-3 MIAC | 14-3 Overall)
at St. Catherine Wildcats (1-13 MIAC | 2-15 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals are coming off arguably their biggest win of the season to date, as SMU got 23 points from Jamie Stefely (Lisle, Ill.), as well as double-figure scoring from Courtney Euerle (Litchfield, Minn.) and Jessica Thone (Woodbury, Minn.), en route to a 62-56 MIAC win over 12th-ranked and then co-league-leading St. Thomas Wednesday at the SMU Gym. … St. Catherine, meanwhile, could not overcome St. Olaf's quick start, as the Oles handed the Wildcats a 78-56 conference setback at Butler Center in St. Paul, Minn.

SMU vs. St. Catherine — Earlier This Year:
December 1, 2012: The Cardinals' defense was at its best against the Wildcats, as SMU forced visiting St. Catherine into 31 turnovers — not to mention 21 percent shooting from the field and just nine first-half points — en route to a 40-22 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory at the SMU Gym.

SMU vs. St. Catherine — A Year Ago:
January 2, 2012: SMU kicked off the new year in grand fashion, as the Cardinals got double-figure scoring from Courtney Euerle (Hutchinson, Minn.) and Brittany Begrowicz (Des Plaines, Ill.) in cruising to a 69-44 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win over St. Catherine in St. Paul, Minn.
February 1, 2012: For the first 12 minutes, St. Catherine gave SMU all it could handle. Then the Cardinals put their foot on the gas — and never let up — in rolling to a 67-44 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over the Wildcats at the SMU Gym.

Up Next:
The Cardinals return home on Wednesday, as SMU begins the MIAC stretch run with a 7:30 p.m. showdown with Gustavus at the SMU Gym. … St. Catherine, meanwhile, takes to the road on Wednesday, traveling to Minneapolis, Minn., for a 7:30 p.m. MIAC game against Augsburg at Si Melby Hall.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2012-13 Roster | 2012-13 Statistics | 2012-13 Schedule
With Wednesday's 62-56 win over 12th-ranked St. Thomas Wednesday, the Cardinals pushed their winning streak to six straight — their longest since SMU opened the 1985-86 season with a 19-game winning streak. … SMU's six-point win over the Tommies also snapped the Cardinals' 11-game losing streak vs. UST. … Fueled by their current six-game winning streak, the Cardinals moved to 11-3 in the MIAC and enter Saturday's game at St. Catherine in a four-way tie for second place, one game back of league-leading Concordia (12-2). … Wednesday's win over UST improved SMU to 6-0 on its home court this season. … SMU has now scored 62 points in each of its last two games, having also beaten Hamline 62-59 on Monday. … Jamie Stefely (Lisle, Ill.) scored a game-high 23 points against St. Thomas Wednesday. The effort was two points shy of her season-best 25-point performance against Macalester on Jan. 7. … With Stefely's 23-point outing, the Cardinals have now boasted a player with 20 or more points five times this season — four by Stefely (including two in the last three games) and two by Jessica Thone (Woodbury, Minn.). … Thone has scored 20 or more points eight times in her four-year collegiate career, while Stefely has eclipsed 20 points seven times. … Courtney Euerle (Litchfield, Minn.) and Thone also scored in double figures vs. the Tommies Wednesday, netting 14 and 10 points, respectively. … Thone also tallied a team-leading nine rebounds — all on the defensive end — and a season-high eight assists. … Thone scored a game-high 18 points against Hamline last Monday. With her seventh point of the game, Thone became the 10th player in program history to reach 1,000 career points. … Thone became the third straight Jess to eclipse the 1,000 career-point barrier — following Jessica Weisbrod (1,054, 2004-08) and Jess Miller (1,203, 2007-11). … Thone has now scored in double figures in 28 of the team's last 33 games. … Stefely owns three double-doubles this season — and 14 in her collegiate career. …  Euerle owns SMU's other double-double this season with an 11-point, 10-rebound effort against St. Catherine on Dec. 1. … The Cardinals have boasted three games with four double-figure scorers this season. … Stefely enters Saturday's conference game at St. Catherine averaging a team-best 13.0 ppg, while Thone is second at 11.7 ppg. … Thone, the conference assist leader a year ago with 123, dished out a season-high eight assists vs. St. Thomas Wednesday, pushing her team-leading total to 63. … Thone has also knocked down 24 of the team's 72 3-pointers, while Darcey Rice (Eagan, Minn. / 16), Bridget Pethke (Larsen, Wis. / 12) and Sara Schoenthaler (Hugo, Minn. / 10) have also netted 10 or more treys. … As a team, the Cardinals drained a season-high nine 3-pointers against St. Olaf on Jan. 16. … The Cardinals held Augsburg to 14 first-half points on Jan. 19, 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 1023-895, and enter Saturday's game at St. Catherine averaging 60.2 ppg. … SMU's 85 points against Bethel on Jan. 12 were a season high, and the most by a Cardinal team since scoring 97 against Augsburg on Dec. 4, 2004. … SMU's 62-59 win over Augsburg on Jan. 19 was the Cardinals' first overtime game of the season. The win also snapped a streak of four straight OT losses, dating back to a 73-69 double-overtime win over Bethel on Jan. 24, 2009. … 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. Catherine Wildcats:
2012-13 Roster | 2012-13 Statistics | 2012-13 Schedule
Saturday's game against Saint Mary's is the second of back-to-back home games for the Wildcats, who are still looking for their first win at Butler Center this year (0-7). … The Wildcats snapped a season-high 13-game losing streak with their 84-82 overtime win over Macalester on Monday, but couldn't overcome St. Olaf's fast start in falling to the Oles on Wednesday. … Cynthia Cowan scored a team-high 12 points for the Wildcats against St. Olaf Wednesday. … Sarina Baker netted 10 points — her fifth straight game of 10 or more points — and Shauna Horsch chipped in a career-best 10 points vs. the Oles Wednesday. … Baker enters Saturday's game against Saint Mary's owning a team-best 12.1 ppg scoring average. She is the only Wildcat averaging in double figures. … Cowan is the team's rebounding leader with 95 (5.8 rpg), while Sarah Mong has dished out a team-best 40 assists. She is one of four Wildcats with 20 or more assists through 17 games. … St. Catherine has made 73 3-pointers this season, led by Kristen Lee and Mary Neumann with 23 and 20 treys, respectively. … Mong has accounted for SCU's top two single-game offensive performances, scoring 23 points against Stephens on Nov. 18 and 20 points vs. Carleton on Nov. 28. … Last Monday's 84-82 win over Macalester was the first overtime game of the season for St. Catherine. … The Wildcats' 84 points were a season high, 22 points more than their second-highest offensive output of the season, a 62-point effort against Carleton on Nov. 28.