WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University volleyball team closes out a busy weekend on Saturday, as SMU — coming off a 3-0 setback against Saint Benedict on Friday, hosts Concordia in a 3 p.m. match at the SMU Gym.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-2 MIAC | 12-4 overall) vs. Concordia Cobbers (3-0 MIAC | 11-4 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals came up empty in their MIAC match against 12th-ranked Saint Benedict Friday, falling to the Blazers 3-0 at the SMU Gym. … The Cobbers head into Saturday's match against Saint Mary's on the heels of a 3-0 sweep of their own, beating Carleton 27-25, 25-17, 25-16 in Northfield, Minn., Friday.

SMU vs. Concordia — Their Last Meeting:
September 29, 2012: Less than 24 hours after struggling offensively in a 3-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference loss at Saint Benedict, the Cardinals handed league-leading Concordia its first conference loss of the season — outlasting the Cobbers 3-2 in Moorhead, Minn.

Up Next:
The Cardinals are right back on their home court on Wednesday, as SMU hosts Carleton in a 7 p.m. conference match at the SMU Gym. … Concordia returns home on Wednesday, hosting St. Catherine in a 7 p.m. MIAC showdown in Moorhead, Minn.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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Saturday's match against Concordia is the second of seven straight home matches for the Cardinals, who are 3-2 on their home court this season. … The Cardinals' 3-1 loss to Macalester last Tuesday snapped their school record-tying 11-match winning streak. … With their 27-25 Set 1 win vs. the Scots, SMU has now been victorious in the opening set in 12 of its 15 matches this season — including 11 of the Cardinals' 12 wins. … SMU has won the first set in 24 of its last 26 wins. … SMU's 3-0 loss to Saint Benedict Friday marked the first time this season SMU has dropped back-to-back matches. … Kenzie Lind (Rushford, Minn.) finished with a team- and match-high 11 kills vs. Saint Benedict Friday, while Alex Peterson (Harmony, Minn.) added 10 kills. … Mary Nordick's 17-kill effort against Macalester last Tuesday equals the Cardinals' single-match season-high. Macki Fadness (Eau Claire, Wis.) tallied 17 kills against Concordia (Wis.) on Sept. 20. … Lexi Assimos (Northbrook, Ill.) — the reigning MIAC Setter of the Week — finished with 22 assists vs. the Blazers Friday. … Assimos dished out a season-best 47 assists against Macalester last Tuesday. The 47 assists were Assimos' most since notching 49 helpers in a five-set match against Bethel on Oct. 12, 2011. … Assimos has now recorded 40 or more assists in a match four times this season and 24 times in her four-year collegiate career. … Peterson enters Saturday's match against Concordia with a team-best 167 kills, with Lind second with 126 kills. … Assimos owns a team-high 534 assists and Lex Krogstad (Chicago, Ill.) is the team's dig leader with 289. … Morgan Thomas (Palos Park, Ill.) boasts a team-leading 27 aces and is second to Krogstad with 151 digs. … The Cardinals have yet to play a five-set match this season, going 7-2 in three-set matches and 5-2 in four-setters. … For the third time in as many tournaments, Assimos was named to the all-tournament team at the Ripon Red Hawk Invitational. Assimos was also named to the Ground Round Sugar Loaf Classic and North Park Viking Clash all-tournament teams this season. … Krogstad earned her second all-tournament honor of the season, joining Assimos on the Ripon Red Hawk Invitational all-tournament team. … With their 3-0 win over Lakeland on Aug. 30, the Cardinals won their season-opener for the third straight season.

Scouting The Concordia Cobbers:
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With their win against Carleton Friday, the Cobbers have now won three straight and five of their last six. … Concordia has not lost back-to-back matches all season. On the flip side, CC's current three-match winning streak is a season high. The Cobbers have also recorded a pair of two-match wins streaks. … All four of the Cobbers' losses this year have come on the road — CC is 2-0 on its home court this season. … Kyndyl Ross recorded a match-high 16 kills against the Knights Friday, while Kayla Hampton chipped in 12 kills. … Olivia Wangensteen and Ross entered the weekend as the Cobbers' kill leaders with 152 and 146 kills, respectively, while Mandy Mercil has dished out 399 assists and Alyssa Schmidt is the team's dig leader with 190. … The Cobbers have recorded 78 aces, led by Wangensteen with 17 and Schmidt with 13. … Concordia has played three five-set matches this season, going 2-1 — CC beat Northwester and Puget Sound, while falling to Pacific Lutheran. … CC's last two wins have been 3-0 sweeps. Six of the Cobbers' 11 wins this season have been three-setters.