ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's basketball team takes to the road on Wednesday, traveling to St. Catherine for a 7:30 p.m. conference matchup with the Wildcats.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (4-1 MIAC | 7-1 Overall) at St. Catherine Wildcats (1-4 MIAC | 2-6 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals boasted four players in double figures, as SMU rallied from a four-point halftime deficit to beat Concordia 66-57 Saturday in Moorhead, Minn. … The Wildcats came out on the short end of a 63-49 conference decision vs. Augsburg Saturday, as the Auggies outscored SCU 33-25 in the second half to seal the win in Minneapolis, Minn.

SMU vs. St. Catherine — A Year Ago:
December 1, 2012: SMU's defense was at its tenacious best, as the Cardinals forced visiting St. Catherine into 31 turnovers — not to mention 21 percent shooting from the field — en route to a 40-22 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory at the SMU Gym.
January 26, 2013: After managing just 22 points in the teams' first meeting, the Wildcats nearly equaled their 22-point offensive performance — in the first half, as SCU trailed the high-powered Cardinals by just four, 25-21. That, however, was as close as the Cardinals would let St. Catherine get, as SMU flexed its muscles over the game's final 20 minutes, outscoring the Wildcats 33-19 in coasting to their seventh straight victory, 68-40, at SCU's Butler Center in St. Paul, Minn.

Up Next:
The Cardinals return home on Saturday, as SMU squares off against nationally ranked and league-leading St. Thomas in a key MIAC showdown at the SMU Gym. Tip is slated for 1 p.m. … St. Catherine hits the road on Saturday, as the Wildcats head to Moorhead, Minn., for a 3 p.m. conference matchup with Concordia.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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After playing three straight road games — capped by Saturday's 66-57 win at Concordia — SMU does not play back-to-back road games until early February, when they travel to Carleton on Feb. 5 and St. Thomas on Feb. 8. … With their win over Concordia, the Cardinals pushed their winning streak to four straight. … SMU heads into Wednesday's contest with St. Catherine having won four straight, seven of its last eight, 12 of its previous 14 and 21 of the last 24 over the past two seasons. … The Cardinals' 7-1 start marks the second straight season SMU has won seven of its first eight games. … Saturday's win over Concordia was SMU's first in head coach Mandy Pearson's seven years at the helm — and snapped an 18-game losing streak against the Cobbers dating back to a 71-58 win on Feb. 15, 2004. It was also SMU's first win at Concordia's Memorial Auditorium since the Cardinals recorded a 58-46 win on Jan. 20, 2003. … Darcey Rice (Eagan, Minn.) netted a career-high 16 points — including 13 in the first half — against Concordia Saturday. … Rice's performance marked the second straight game the Cardinals' leading scorer netted a career-high. Shelby Auseth (Wanamingo, Minn.) tallied a career-best 28 points in SMU's 99-81 win over North Central on Dec. 28. … Auseth's 28-point effort was the highest single-season output since Jess Miller tossed in 29 points against Gustavus on Dec. 7, 2009. … Auseth (12 points), Bridget Pethke (New London, Wis. / 11) and Courtney Euerle (Litchfield, Minn. / 10) also scored in double figures against Concordia Saturday. … Euerle has now scored in double figures in seven of the team's eight games this season and has scored 10 or more points 34 times in her collegiate career. … Auseth and Euerle head into Wednesday's game at St. Catherine averaging in double figures at 12.6 ppg and 11.8 ppg, respectively. … Euerle also leads the team in rebounding, hauling in 60 boards (7.5 rpg) in eight games. … SMU has had five or more players score in double figures in the same game twice this season — the Cardinals boasted six double-figure scorers in its 107-29 win over Crown on Nov. 23 and five in their 99-81 victory over North Central (Ill.) on Dec. 28. … Pethke, who leads the team with 43 assists, equaled her career-best with seven assists vs. St. Olaf on Dec. 9. It was the second time this season and sixth time in her collegiate career that Pethke has hit the seven-assist mark. … Saint Mary's knocked down eight 3-pointers against Concordia Saturday, falling one trey short of their season-high nine recorded in its 68-57 win over St. Olaf on Dec. 9. … SMU's nine 3-pointers against St. Olaf were the most since tossing in nine against St. Olaf on Jan. 16, 2013. … The Cardinals have now drained 50 3-pointers in eight games — led by Rice with 15 and Sara Schoenthaler (White Bear Lake, Minn.) with 10. … When the Cardinals beat North Central (Ill.) 99-81 on Dec. 28, they fell one point short of notching its second 100-point game of the season, having already set a school record with 107 points in a 107-29 win over Crown on Nov. 23. … SMU heads into Wednesday's game at St. Catherine averaging 77.1 ppg, while limiting its opponents to just 58.1 ppg. … The Cardinals boast a 14-1 record on their home court over the last two seasons — the lone loss coming at the hands of regular-season conference champion Concordia on Feb. 3, 2013. … The Cardinals broke a pair of long-standing school records with their 107-29 victory over Crown on Nov. 23. The Cardinals' 107 points were a school record — breaking the previous high of 106 set in a 106-30 win over Carleton on Feb. 19, 1986. SMU's 78-point margin of victory was also a new school record, two points better than the old mark of 76, also set during that Feb. 19, 1986 win over Carleton. … The Cardinals have now started 3-0 in each of their last two seasons. … Thanks to their 53-44 win over Macalester on Nov. 21, the Cardinals have opened conference play with a victory in each of the last four years.

Scouting The St. Catherine Wildcats:
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With their loss to Augsburg on Saturday, the Wildcats saw their losing streak climb to a season-high four straight. … The Wildcats have eclipsed the 70-point mark in both of their wins this season — beating Crown 76-50 and Saint Benedict 70-69. On the flip side, SCU has been held under 55 points in all six of its losses. … Kennedy Jennings was the only Wildcat to score in double figures against Augsburg last Saturday, netting a team-best 12 points. … With her team-high 12-point showing against Augsburg, Jennings became the fourth different player to lead the Wildcats in scoring this season. … Gabby Zehrer enters Wednesday's showdown with Saint Mary's boasting a team-best 14.6 ppg scoring average. … Zehrer, who has knocked down a team-leading 13 of the Wildcats' 43 3-pointers, has scored in double figures in six of the team's eight games — including three games of 20 or more points. … Zehrer tossed in a season-high 24 points in SCU's one-point win over Saint Benedict on Dec. 4. Zehrer has also posted 20-point performances against UC-Santa Cruz on Nov. 15 and vs. Carleton on Dec. 9. … St. Catherine has surrendered 80 or more points in three of its six losses. … St. Catherine's 70-69 win over Saint Benedict on Dec. 4 marked the first time SCU has beaten the Blazers since Jan. 13, 2007, when the Wildcats came away with a 64-53 home win.