ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's basketball team takes to the road on Wednesday, as the Cardinals head to Leonard Center on the Macalester campus for a 7:30 p.m. MIAC contest against the Scots.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (14-4 MIAC | 17-4 Overall)
at Macalester Scots (3-15 MIAC | 4-17 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals fell behind by eight in the first half against league-leading Concordia Sunday, and they could not recover, as the Cobbers handed SMU a 64-54 conference setback at the SMU Gym. … Macalester, meanwhile, fell behind to Gustavus 15-5  after the game's opening six minutes and never recovered, falling to the Gusties 70-55 Monday at Gus Young Court in St. Peter, Minn.

SMU vs. Macalester — Earlier This Year:
January 9, 2013: SMU spotted Macalester the game's first four points, and then put the pedal to the metal and cruised to a 51-40 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory at the SMU Gym. Trailing 4-0, the Cardinals went on an 11-minute, 16-0 run to grab a 16-4 lead and left the Scots in their rearview mirror in pushing their conference record to 6-3.

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 play their second straight road game on Saturday, as SMU heads to Robertson Center in Arden Hills, Minn., for a 1 p.m. conference matchup with Bethel. … Macalester, meanwhile, plays the second of three straight home games on Saturday, as the Scots host Carleton in a 1 p.m. MIAC contest at Leonard Center in St. Paul, Minn.

MIAC Playoff Chase:
With Saturday's win over Carleton, the Cardinals locked up their second straight MIAC tournament berth. Sunday's loss to Concordia — coupled with Saint Benedict's win over Augsburg on Monday — dropped SMU into a third-place with St. Thomas in the conference standings at 14-4. Concordia enters Wednesday's action leading the league with a 16-2 record, one win ahead Saint Benedict (15-3). SMU and St. Thomas are third (14-4), with Gustavus (12-6) and Hamline (11-7) rounding out the top six.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2012-13 Roster | 2012-13 Statistics | 2012-13 Schedule
After three straight home games, Wednesday's game at Macalester is the first of two straight road games for the Cardinals. … The Cardinals 64-54 loss to Concordia snapped SMU's nine-game winning streak — their longest since SMU opened the 1985-86 season with a 19-game winning streak. … That 1985-85 season was also the last time the Cardinals won a MIAC regular-season title. … Sunday's loss to the league-leading Cobbers was also the Cardinals' first loss on their home court. SMU had won its first seven decisions at the SMU Gym. … The Cardinals' win against Carleton last Saturday was their 17th of the season — the most in coach Mandy Pearson's six years and the most since the 2004-2005 season, when SMU finished 18-8. … The Cardinals held Carleton to just 14 first-half points last Saturday, marking the fifth time this season SMU has limited its opponent to fewer than 15 points in the opening 20 minutes. SMU held Alma (Nov. 16), Macalester (Jan. 9) and Augsburg (Jan. 19) each to 14 first-half points, while allowing just nine points in the first half in its first meeting with St. Catherine on Dec. 1. … Jamie Stefely (Lisle, Ill.) poured in a team-best 14 points against Concordia Sunday — including 12 in the first half. … Stefely was one of four SMU players to score 10 or more points against Concordia — Bridget Pethke (Larsen, Wis. / 13), Jessica Thone (Woodbury, Minn.) / 12) and Courtney Euerle (Litchfield, Minn. / 12) were the other three. … SMU has now boasted four players in double figures four times this season. … Euerle finished with a team-best nine rebounds vs. Concordia Sunday, it was the second straight game in which the SMU junior missed a double-double by one — was one point shy of a double-double with nine points and 12 rebounds vs. Carleton Saturday, and one rebound shy of a double-double Sunday with 12 points and nine rebounds. … Thone, who led the team in scoring with 16 points against Carleton last Saturday, has now scored in double figures in 32 of the team's last 37 games. … With the seventh of her game-high 18 points against Hamline on Jan. 21, Thone became the 10th player in program history to reach 1,000 career points. … With Sunday's 12 points, Thone now owns 1,077 career points, ranking No. 8 all-time. … 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). … Stefely recorded her fourth double-double of the season — and 15th of her career — with a 12-point, 10-rebound effort against St. Catherine on Jan. 26. … The Cardinals have had a player score 20 or more points six times this season — four by Stefely and two by Thone. … Thone has scored 20 or more points eight times in her four-year collegiate career, while Stefely has eclipsed 20 points seven times. … Stefely owns the team's top single-game scoring performance, netting a game- and season-high 23 points in SMU's win over nationally ranked St. Thomas on Jan. 23. … Stefely enters Wednesday's conference game at Macalester averaging a team-best 12.9 ppg, while Thone is second at 12.1 ppg. … Thone, the conference assist leader a year ago with 123, dished out a season-high eight assists vs. St. Thomas on Jan. 23, and owns a team-best 76 helpers this season. … Thone has also knocked down 29 of the team's 86 3-pointers, while Darcey Rice (Eagan, Minn. / 21), Bridget Pethke (Larsen, Wis. / 15) and Sara Schoenthaler (Hugo, Minn. / 11) 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 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 1267-1103, and enter Wednesday's game at Macalester averaging 60.3 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. … In the span of back-to-back Wednesdays, the Cardinals put an end to a pair of length losing streaks — SMU snapped an 11-game slide against St. Thomas with a 62-56 win over the then-nationally ranked Tommies on Jan. 23, then ended a 13-game losing streak against Gustavus with Wednesday's 65-58 victory. … 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:
2012-13 Roster | 2012-13 Statistics | 2012-13 Schedule
Wednesday's game against Saint Mary's is the first of three straight home games for the Scots. … Macalester's 70-55 loss at Gustavus pushed the Scots' season-high losing streak to 13 straight. … The Scots are still searching for their first win in 2013 — Macalester has not won since a two-point, 53-51 win over Augsburg on Dec. 8, 2012. … All four of Macalester's wins have been decided by six points or less — and a combined 16 points. … Macalester has been held to 50 points or less in 13 of its 21 games this season. … In a span of three days, the Scots recorded their season-high and season-low offensive point totals. The Scots scored a season-high 82 points in an 84-82 overtime loss against St. Catherine on Jan. 21. On the flip side, Macalester was held to a season-low 34 points in a 55-34 loss at Saint Benedict two days later. … Taylor Pike scored a team-high 15 points against the Gusties Monday. Kyanna Jones also finished in double figures vs. GAC, scoring 13 points. … Jones enters Wednesday's game against Saint Mary's averaging a team-best 10.1 ppg. … Veronika Jakubovie and Jones have each eclipsed the 100-rebound plateau this season, with Jakubovie hauling in 126 boards (6.3 rpg), while Jones has pulled down 119 (6.0 rpg). … Macalester has had two players score 20 or more points in a game this season — Pike netted a season-high 23 points vs. St. Olaf on Dec. 1, while Jakubovie netted 20 against Hamline on Jan. 2. … Jakubovie has recorded two double-doubles this season — both against Hamline. Jakubovie scored 20 points and added 13 rebounds vs. the Pipers on Jan. 2, then added 12 points and 12 boards in the teams' rematch on Jan. 30. … Jones is also the team-leader in assists (53) and steals (59). … Pike has drained a team-best 25 3-pointers. … Jakubovie owns 30 of the team's 55 blocks this season. … Three of the Scots' four wins this season have come on the road. Macalester is just 1-8 at Leonard Center.