NORTHFIELD, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's basketball team takes to the road on Monday, as the Cardinals head to Carleton for a 7:30 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game against the Knights.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-5 MIAC | 2-9 Overall) at Carleton Knights (3-3 MIAC | 5-6 Overall)

GameDay Live On The Web:
Live Stats * Live Video

Last Action:
The Cardinals dug themselves an early hole and could not recover, falling to nationally ranked St. Thomas 87-58 in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game Saturday at the SMU Gym. … Carleton jumped out to a quick 9-2 advantage, but it was Gustavus' finishing kick that proved to be the difference, as the Gusties handed the Knights a 57-39 conference setback Saturday in St. Peter, Minn.

SMU vs. Carleton — A Year Ago:
January 5, 2013: SMU boasted four players in double figures — led by Mark Schumacher (Perham, Minn.) and Michael Burfeind (Lewiston, Minn.) — but Carleton used a 9-4 run to open the second half and slowly pulled away in handing the Cardinals an 83-60 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback at West Gym in Northfield, Minn.
February 2, 2013: Carleton 50 percent from the field, including a 12-for-21 performance in the game's opening 20 minutes, as the Knights raced out to a 40-22 halftime advantage and held off SMU's furious second-half comeback to deal the Cardinals a 60-47 setback at the SMU Gym.

Up Next:
The Cardinals are back on their home court on Wednesday, as SMU entertains Hamline in a 7:30 p.m. conference contest at the SMU Gym. … Carleton returns to West Gym in Northfield, Minn., on Wednesday, as the Knights host Augsburg in a 7:30 p.m. MIAC game.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2013-14 Roster | 2013-14 Statistics | 2013-14 Schedule
Bakari Collins (Kenosha, Wis.) scored a team-high 11 points in the Cardinals' loss to nationally ranked and league-leading St. Thomas Saturday. It was the fourth time this season the freshman has scored in double figures and the first time he has led the team in scoring. … The Cardinals have now had a different leading scorer in each of their last three games — Evan Pederson (Onalaska, Wis.) and Wylie Ferron (Waconia, Minn.) are the other two. Ferron tossed in a game-high 17 points — one shy of his career-best 18-opint effort against Bethel on Dec. 4 ¬— in the Cardinals' loss at Concordia on Jan. 4, while Pederson knocked down his first seven field goals — including five 3-pointers — in scoring a game-, season- and career-high 29 points against Macalester on Jan. 2. … Pederson's 29-point effort was the highest single-game performance since Michael Burfeind scored 38 points against Concordia on Dec. 7, 2011. … Pederson has now scored 20 or more points twice this season, having netted 21 points against Saint John's on Dec. 7. … Will Swiggum (St. Charles, Minn.) recorded his third double-double of the season with 10 points and 13 rebounds against Macalester on Jan. 2. … Swiggum has now tallied three of SMU's four double-doubles this season and owns six double-doubles over his two-year collegiate career. …  Ferron accounted for SMU's other double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds vs. Crown on Nov. 23. … Swiggum equaled his career high with 14 rebounds against Bethany Lutheran on Dec. 11. … Swiggum enters Monday's game at Carleton owning a team-best 11.4 ppg scoring average, while also leading the team with 90 rebounds (8.2 rpg). … Swiggum ranks third in the MIAC in rebounding. … Pederson, who also enters Monday's showdown with Carleton averaging in double figures (10.1 ppg), leads the team with 50 assists. … Pederson equaled his career-high with nine assists vs. Crown on Nov. 23. It was the third time in his career — and second time in two meetings with Crown — the junior has recorded nine assists. … As a team, the Cardinals have knocked down 46 3-pointers — including five against St. Thomas on Saturday. … Trent Vix (Rushford, Minn.) has netted a team-best 14 3-pointers, followed by Pederson (8), Ferron (7) and Swiggum (7). … Both of SMU's wins this season have come on their home court. … SMU's 67-51 win over Macalester on Jan. 2 was Jamison Rusthoven's first MIAC win as SMU's head coach. Rusthoven earned his first collegiate head coaching victory on Nov. 23, when the Cardinals dropped Crown 86-81 in overtime. … SMU's 86-81 win against Crown was the Cardinals' first overtime contest since Dec. 29, 2010, when the Cardinals outlasted Millikin 66-59 in double-OT. … SMU's 86 points against the Storm on Nov. 23 were the most since netting 87 points in an 87-80 win over Macalester on Dec. 4, 2010.

Scouting The Carleton Knights:
2013-14 Roster | 2013-14 Statistics | 2013-14 Schedule
Saturday's 57-39 loss at Gustavus marked the second time this season the Knights have been held under 40 points. Carleton was limited to a season-low 37 points in a 65-37 setback at St. Olaf on Dec. 3. … Carleton's 82-52 setback at St. Thomas on Jan. 4 snapped the Knight's season-high four-game winning streak. … After opening the season with four straight losses, the Knights head into Monday's game vs. Saint Mary's 5-2 in their last seven games. … St. Thomas' 82 points marked the first time this season Carleton has allowed more than 80 points in a game this season. … John Eckert scored a team-high nine points against the Gusties Saturday. It marked the first time this season the Knights failed to have a double-figure scorer. … Carleton enters Monday's game vs. Saint Mary's boasting four players who are averaging in double figures — Taylor Hanson (12.7 ppg), Tianen Chen (10.6 ppg), Shane McSparron (10.5 ppg) and Mitchell Biewen (10.0 ppg). … Hanson also leads the team with 94 rebounds (9.4 rpg). … Hanson has recorded four double-doubles in his 10 games this season — including a 23-point, 10-rebound effort against Colorado College on Nov. 29, and a 10-point, 16-rebound showing against Bethel on Dec. 11. … Carleton, which has broken the school's field goal percentage record twice this season — Dec. 11 at Bethel (.625) and Dec. 14 vs. Crown (.636) — has hit on 245 of its 535 field goal attempts this season (46 percent). … Biewen has accounted for 23 of the Knights' 40 3-pointers this season. … Carleton has been outscored by two points (323-321) in the first half, but the Knights have been outscored 402-353 after halftime. … Four of Carleton's five wins this season have come on its home court — the Knights are 1-5 away from West Gym.