WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's basketball team closes out its 2013-14 regular-season schedule on Saturday, as the Cardinals host Augsburg in a 3 p.m. MIAC contest at the SMU Gym.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (2-17 MIAC | 3-21 Overall) at Augsburg Auggies (13-6 MIAC | 17-7 Overall)

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Last Action:
Will Swiggum (St. Charles, Minn.) scored 20 points and added 13 rebounds, but it was not enough, as Hamline use a late run to pull away in handing SMU a 69-60 conference loss Wednesday at Hutton Arena in St. Paul, Minn. … Augsburg erased a six-point halftime deficit, erupting for 40 second-half points in handing Carleton a 75-67 setback at Si Melby Hall in Minneapolis, Minn.

SMU vs. Augsburg — Earlier This Year:
January 20, 2014: Will Swiggum (St. Charles, Minn.) scored a team-high 18 points, but the Cardinals could not cool Augsburg's red-hot shooting, as the Auggies handed SMU a 97-60 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback at Si Melby Hall in Minneapolis, Minn.

SMU vs. Augsburg — A Year Ago:
January 19, 2013: Three days after hauling in a career-best 13 rebounds en route to his second collegiate double-double against St. Olaf, Will Swiggum (St. Charles, Minn.) poured in a career-high 24 points against Augsburg. Swiggum's Herculean effort, however, was not enough, as Augsburg scored four unanswered points in the game's final 39 seconds to hand SMU a heartbreaking 64-61 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback at Si Melby Hall in Minneapolis, Minn.
February 16, 2013: Michael Burfeind (Lewiston, Minn.), Tom Gores (Rochester, Minn.), Brian Thomas (Bellwood, Ill.), Josh Bennett (North St. Paul, Minn.) and Joe Murray (Burr Ridge, Ill.) did everything they could to make their final game in an SMU uniform a memorable one. Unfortunately, Augsburg refused to let the Cardinal seniors leave the SMU floor with a win in their collegiate finale, as the Auggies rallied from a six-point halftime deficit, outscoring Saint Mary's 42-25 over the game's final 20 minutes in deal the Cardinals a 71-60 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback.

Up Next:
Saturday's game is the season-finale for the Cardinals. … Augsburg has locked up one of the six MIAC Tournament berths and will open post-season play next Wednesday.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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Wednesday's game at Hamline was the third straight road contest for the Cardinals. … Will Swiggum (St. Charles, Minn.), who scored a season-high 23 points in the Cardinals' loss to Gustavus last Saturday, scored a team-leading 20 points against Hamline on Wednesday. … Swiggum has now led the team in scoring in back-to-back games and eight times this season. … Swiggum also hauled in 13 rebounds against the Pipers on Wednesday en route to his fifth double-double of the season and eighth of his career. … Swiggum's 13 rebounds were one shy of his career high. … Swiggum enters Saturday's finale against Augsburg leading the team in scoring (12.3 ppg) and rebounding (7.5 rpg). … Evan Pederson (Onalaska, Wis.) and Bakari Collins (Kenosha, Wis.) also scored in double figures vs. Hamline Wednesday, finishing with 12 and 10 points, respectively. … Pederson also enters Saturday's matchup vs. Augsburg averaging in double figures at 10.3 ppg. … Pederson, who recorded a school-record 11-assist performance against Macalester on Feb. 3, enters the Augsburg game with a single-season career-high 103 assists. … Pederson owns the team's top individual scoring performance this season — scoring a game-, season- and career-best 29 points against Macalester on Jan. 2. …  Pederson's 29-point performance vs. Macalester was the highest single-game outing since Michael Burfeind scored 38 points against Concordia on Dec. 7, 2011. … The Cardinals boast eight players who have recorded career-high games of 10 or more points this season — Pederson (29 points), Swiggum (23), Wylie Ferron (Waconia, Minn. / 19), Ronnie Ortiz (Dayton, Ohio / 18), Collins (14), Trent Vix (Rushford, Minn. / 13), Aaron Romportl (Stillwater, Minn. / 13) and Johnny Spillane (West St. Paul, Minn. / 11). … As a team, SMU has recorded 110 3-pointers this season — including a season-high 10 against both Carleton on Jan. 13 and Bethel on Jan. 22. … Vix is the team's 3-point leader with 26, followed by Pederson (19) and Swiggum (17). … Fueled by Pederson's 11 assists, the Cardinals set a school record with 25 assists vs. Macalester on Feb. 3. … The Cardinals' 79 points against Macalester on Feb. 3 marked their second-highest offensive performance of the season — SMU netted a season-best 86 in an 86-81 overtime win over Crown on Nov. 23. … SMU's 31-point win over the Scots was its largest margin of victory since beating Cal-Tech 87-37 on Dec. 18, 2003 and the largest against an MIAC team since dropping Saint John's 94-57 during the 1957-58 season. … With their 79-48 win over Macalester on Feb. 3, the Cardinals completed their two-game conference sweep of the Scots. SMU gave coach Jamison Rusthoven his first MIAC coaching win with its 67-51 win over Macalester in their first meeting on Jan. 2. … 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. … SMU's 86-81 OT win over Crown on Nov. 23 was coach Rusthoven's first collegiate head coaching victory.

Scouting The Augsburg Auggies:
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The Auggies' 75-67 win over Carleton on Wednesday was their fourth straight and sixth in their last seven games. … With their win over Carleton, the Auggies locked up either the third or fourth spot in the MIAC Tournament, which earns Augsburg the right to host a quarterfinal game next Wednesday. Saturday's results will determine who the Auggies will host. … Wednesday's win over Carleton also marked the 200th collegiate coaching victory for Aaron Griess — Griess posted a 71-61 record as head coach at Chaminade University and is currently 129-103 as coach of the Auggies. … Andy Seidlitz scored a game-high 29 points to pace the Auggies vs. Carleton Wednesday. … Seidlitz's 29 points were one shy of his season-high 30-point effort against Buena Vista on Nov. 15, and marked the sixth time this season Augsburg has had a 29-point scorer — including three times by Seidlitz . … Seidlitz and Dan Kornbaum — who tallied eight points and 10 rebounds — played all 40 minutes against the Knights Wednesday. … Seidlitz has now led the team in scoring in 10 of the Auggies' 24 games. … Augsburg enters Saturday's game at Saint Mary's boasting three players averaging in double figures — Kornbaum (18.9 ppg), Seidlitz (18.3 ppg) and Noah Veach (15.6 ppg). … Kornbaum also leads the team in rebounds with 187 (7.8 rpg). … Parker Hines has compiled a team-high 89 assists, while sharing the team's steals lead (20) with Seidlitz. … Augsburg has drained 147 3-pointers this season, led by Seidlitz with 56 and Hines with 21. … The Auggies enter Saturday's regular-season finale against Saint Mary's averaging 76.1 ppg, and have scored 85 or more points five times — including a season-high 102 points against Macalester on Feb. 8. … Wednesday's win over Carleton was the Auggies' 12th in 13 games at Si Melby Hall. Augsburg is 5-6 on the road this season.