WINONA, Minn. — After six straight road games, the Saint Mary's University women's basketball team finally returns home Wednesday, hosting Macalester in a 7:30 p.m. conference contest at the SMU Gym.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (5-3 MIAC | 8-3 Overall)
vs. Macalester Scots (3-5 MIAC | 4-7 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals had four players score in double figures — led by Jessica Thone (Woodbury, Minn.) with 18 — but it was not enough to slow down Concordia, as the Cobbers handed SMU an 81-68 conference setback Monday in Moorhead, Minn. … Macalester, meanwhile, came up short against league-leading Gustavus on Monday, as the Gusties shot 56 percent from the field in handing the Scots a 66-56 MIAC setback at Leonard Center in St. Paul, Minn.

SMU vs. Macalester — A Year Ago:
January 7, 2012: Jamie Stefely (Lisle, Ill.) poured in a career-high 25 points and added 10 rebounds for her third double-double of the season in leading the Cardinals to a 65-59 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win over Macalester in St. Paul, Minn.
February 4, 2012: The Cardinals, who have made a habit of rallying from halftime deficits this season, were at it again, as SMU erased a five-point Macalester lead, outscoring the Scots 34-24 over the game's final 20 minutes en route to a 57-52 conference victory at the SMU Gym.

Up Next:
The Cardinals are back on their home court on Saturday, as SMU hosts Bethel in a 1 p.m. conference contest at the SMU Gym. … Macalester, meanwhile, plays its second straight road game on Saturday, as the Scots head to Northfield, Minn., for a 1 p.m. MIAC game against Carleton.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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After six straight road games, the Cardinals play their next two games — Wednesday against Macalester and Saturday against Bethel — on their home court, where SMU is a perfect 3-0. … For the third game in a row, Jessica Thone (Woodbury, Minn.) led the Cardinals in scoring against Concordia Monday with her 18-point effort. It was also the seventh time in SMU's first 11 games that Thone has led the team in scoring. … Thone, who scored a season-high 21 points against Gustavus last Wednesday, has now scored 10 or more points in 23 of the Cardinals' last 27 games. … With her 18 points against Concordia, Thone moved to within 50 points of becoming the 10th player in SMU women's basketball history to eclipse the 1,000 career point plateau. … Thone's 21-point effort against Gustavus last Wednesday marked the first time this season and the seventh time in her career that Thone has netted 20 or more points. … Jamie Stefely (Lisle, Ill.) and Darcey Rice (Eagan, Minn.) each chipped in 12 points against Concordia Monday, while Courtney Euerle (Litchfield, Minn.) added 10. … Monday's effort against Concordia marked the first time this season SMU has boasted four players scoring in double figures. … Rice's 12 points and six rebounds against Concordia Monday were both career highs, while Bridget Pethke (Larsen, Wis.) scored a career-best 14 points against Gustavus last Wednesday. …  Courtney Euerle (Litchfield, Minn.) notched her first double-double of the season with an 11-point, 10-rebound performance against St. Catherine on Dec. 1, and missed double-double No. 2 by one rebound with her 14-point, 9-rebound effort against UW-La Crosse on Dec. 12. … The 14 points vs. UW-La Crosse were a season high for Euerle. … 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. … Stefely enters Wednesday's conference game against Macalester averaging a team-best 12.4 ppg, while Thone is second at 11.6 ppg. … Thone, the conference assist leader a year ago with 123, has dished out a team-best 43 assists in 11 games this season. … Thone has also knocked down 14 of the team's 43 3-pointers. … As a team, the Cardinals drained a season-high eight 3-pointers against CC Monday, while their 68 points were one shy of their season high. … 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. … The Cardinals have outscored their opponents 636-578 — including 325-289 in the first half. … 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 Macalester Scots:
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Wednesday's game at Saint Mary's is the first of back-to-back road games for the Scots. … Macalester's loss to Gustavus Monday extended its losing streak to a season-high three games. The Scots' current slide marks just the second time this season they have lost back-to-back games. … Macalester's four wins this season have all been by six points or less. … Veronika Jakubovie scored a team-best 18 points and missed a double-double by one rebound against Gustavus Monday, while Kyanna Jones added 10 points. … Either Jakubovie and Jones has led the team in scoring in eight of the Scots' 11 games this season. … Jakubovie recorded the team's lone double-double of the season with a 20-point, 13-rebound effort against Hamline on Jan. 2. … Jones enters Wednesday's game at Saint Mary's as the only Scot averaging in double figures, boasting a 12.3 ppg average. … Jakubovie and Jones have been Macalester's one-two rebounding punch, with Jakubovie averaging 6.7 rpg, with Jones averaging 6.6 rpg. … Macalester has tossed in 48 3-pointers, led by Taylor Pike with 15. … Pike owns the Scots' top offensive performance of the season, scoring 23 points in a 61-58 win over St. Olaf on Dec. 1. … Macalester has been held to 50 points or less in five of its seven losses. … Three of Macalester's four wins have come on the road — the Scots are just 1-3 on their home court this season.