WINONA, Minn.  — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's basketball team is back on its home court for a third straight game on Saturday, as the Cardinals entertain Augsburg in a 3 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest at the Saint Mary's Gym.
 
The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-0 MIAC | 1-0 Overall) vs. Augsburg Auggies (1-0 MIAC | 4-2 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals got their season off to a roaring start, holding off a late second-half Hamline rally to beat the Pipers 70-67 Wednesday at the Saint Mary's Gym | Recap
• Augsburg: Parker Hines scored 14 points and added four assists to lead the Auggies to a 68-58 win over Carleton in the teams' Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener Wednesday at Si Melby Hall in Minneapolis, Minn. | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Augsburg—A Year Ago:
• January 20, 2014: Will Swiggum scored a team-high 18 points, but Saint Mary's could not cool Augsburg's red-hot shooting, as the Auggies handed the Cardinals a 97-60 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback Monday evening at Si Melby Hall in Minneapolis, Minn. | Recap
• February 22, 2014: When you're hot, you're hot. And to say Augsburg was hot in the opening 20 minutes of its Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game against Saint Mary's would be an understatement. Augsburg shot 71 percent from the field in the game's opening 20 minutes to open a 54-27 advantage, and Saint Mary's never recovered, as Augsburg handed the Cardinals a 91-69 conference setback at the Saint Mary's Gym | Recap
 
Up Next:
•  Saint Mary's: The Cardinals are back on their home court for a fourth straight game on Monday, as Saint Mary's welcomes Bethel to the Saint Mary's Gym for a 7 p.m. conference matchup.
• Augsburg: The Auggies return to the court on Wednesday, hosting Macalester in a 7 p.m. MIAC game at Si Melby Hall in Minneapolis, Minn.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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Saturday's matchup against Augsburg is the second of three straight home contests for the Cardinal, who do not play on the road until Dec. 10, when they travel to St. Paul, Minn., to take on 13th-ranked St. Thomas. … The Cardinals boasted three players in double figures in their season-opening win over Hamline Wednesday. Ronnie Ortiz (Dayton, Ohio) tossed in a team-best 14 points, while Will Swiggum (St. Charles, Minn.) and Jake Rhyner (Apple Valley, Minn.) added 13 and 11 points, respectively. … Rhyner knocked down a team-best three 3-pointers en route to his collegiate-best 11-point effort. … Swiggum, an honorable-mention All-MIAC selection in a year ago—and the team-leader in both scoring average (12.3 ppg) and rebounding (7.4 rpg)—hauled in a team-high five rebounds vs. the Pipers Wednesday. … Saint Mary's, which drained 113 3-pointers last season, went 8-for-12 from behind the 3-point line vs. Hamline. … The Cardinals' 70-67 win over Hamline snapped their eight-game losing streak vs. the Pipers, dating back to a 98-77 win on Feb. 10, 2010. … Wednesday's win over Hamline was also the Cardinals' first season-opening victory since beating Crown 78-57 to kick off the 2010-11 season.
 
Scouting The Augsburg Auggies:
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Wednesday's conference-opening win over Carleton was the Auggies' second straight victory. Augsburg has now won three of its last four—the lone exception a 94-79 loss to Rocky Mountain College on Nov. 28. … After five straight road games, Wednesdays showdown with Carleton was the home opener for the Auggies. … Augsburg has now scored 68 points in each of its last two wins—a 68-65 victory vs. the University of Montana Western, and Wednesday's 68-58 victory vs. Carleton. … Augsburg netted a season-high 95 points in beating Crown 95-55 on Nov. 18. … Parker Hines and Brett Rasmussen each netted 14 points in the Auggies' win over Carleton Wednesday, while Collin Olmscheid chipped in 13. …  Augsburg heads into Saturday's matchup with Saint Mary's boasting three players averaging in double figures—led by Hines at 16.2 ppg. Rasmussen (15.7 ppg) and Olmscheid (13.7 ppg) are the other two. … Rasmussen is also the team-leader in rebounds (39, 6.5 rpg), while Hines owns a team-high 36 assists and six steals. … Augsburg has netted 44 3-pointers through six games, led by Hines with 10 and Olmscheid with nine. … The Auggies have recorded a 20-point scorer in four of their six games—including a season-high 26-point effort by Hines against Rocky Mountain College on Nov. 28. … Rasmussen owns the team's lone double-double this season, collecting 22 points and 13 rebounds vs. Simpson on Nov. 16. … As a team, Augsburg is shooting 46 percent from the field (155-for-339), while hitting on 83 of 114 free throws (73 percent).