ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's basketball team hits the road on Monday, as the Cardinals head to Macalester's Leonard Center for a 7:30 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference matchup with the Scots.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-13 MIAC | 2-17 Overall) at Macalester Scots (2-12 MIAC | 3-16 Overall)

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Last Action:
Wylie Ferron (Waconia, Minn.) scored a career-high 19 points, but the Cardinals could not slow Concordia's finishing kick, as the Cobbers handed SMU an 83-70 MIAC setback at the SMU Gym Saturday. … Macalester outscored Hamline 9-5 in overtime, lifting the Scots to a 71-67 conference win at Leonard Center in St. Paul, Minn., Saturday.

SMU vs. Macalester — Earlier This Year:
January 2, 2014: Evan Pederson (Onalaska, Wis.) scored a game-high 29 points, as the Cardinals — playing their first game since December 11 — showed absolutely no signs of rust, collecting its first Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win of the season with a 67-51 victory over Macalester at the SMU Gym.

SMU vs. Macalester — A Year Ago:
January 9, 2013: SMU put together one of its best second halves of the season, rallying from an 11-point halftime deficit to pull even with Macalester, 48-48, with just over eight minutes remaining in regulation in the teams' Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game. Unfortunately for the Cardinals, the Scots proved to be near-perfect from the free throw line over the game's final eight minutes, knocking down 11 of 13 attempts from the charity stripe in handing SMU a 70-63 conference setback at Leonard Center in St. Paul, Minn.
February 6, 2013: Brian Thomas (Bellwood, Ill.), starting in place of injured guard Evan Pederson (Onalaska, Wis.), scored the game's first basket with a driving layup on the Cardinals' first possession, and the senior guard never took his foot off the gas. Thomas scored a career-high 14 points — including 10 during a pivotal 12-2 SMU run that fueled the Cardinals to a 58-46 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over the Scots at the SMU Gym.

Up Next:
Saint Mary's will play its third game in five days on Wednesday, as the Cardinals host Carleton in a 7:30 p.m. conference game at the SMU Gym. … Macalester is also back in action on Wednesday, heading to St. Peter, Minn., for a 7:30 p.m. MIAC contest against Gustavus.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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Wylie Ferron (Waconia, Minn.) led the team in scoring for the second straight game Saturday against Concordia. After scoring a team-best 15 points against St. Olaf last Wednesday, the Cardinal freshman tossed in a career-high 19 points vs. the Cobbers Saturday. … Ferron has now scored in double figures in five straight games and nine times this season. … Evan Pederson (Onalaska, Wis.) owns the team's top two individual scoring performances this season — Pederson scored a game-, season- and career-best 29 points against Macalester on Jan. 2, while netting 21 against Saint John's on Dec. 7. …  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 seven players who have recorded career-high games of 10 or more points this season — Pederson (29 points), Ferron (19), Ortiz (18), Bakari Collins (Kenosha, Wis. / 14), Trent Vix (Rushford, Minn. / 13), Aaron Romportl (Stillwater, Minn. / 13) and Johnny Spillane (West St. Paul, Minn. / 11). … Swiggum, who chipped in 16 points against Concordia Saturday, enters Monday's game at Macalester leading the team in scoring (11.4 ppg) and rebounding (7.1 rpg). … Swiggum owns three of SMU's four double-doubles this season and 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. … Pederson also enters Monday's game against Macalester averaging in double figures at 10.8 ppg. … Pederson leads the team with 78 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, SMU has recorded 93 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 22, followed by Swiggum (14) and Pederson (14). … The Cardinals' 70 points against Concordia last Saturday marked their third-highest offensive performance of the season — SMU netted a season-best 86 in an 86-81 overtime win over Crown on Nov. 23, and tallied 74 against Bethel on Jan. 22. … 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 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.

Scouting The Macalester Scots:
2013-14 Roster | 2013-14 Statistics | 2013-14 Schedule
Monday's game against Saint Mary's is the second of back-to-back home games for the Scots. … Macalester snapped its season-high 13-game losing streak with Saturday's overtime win over Hamline. … Saturday's win over Hamline was the Scots' second overtime game of the season — Macalester also outlasted Lake Forest 92-89 in three overtimes on Nov. 23. … Kareem Ismail led four Scots in double figures against the Pipers, scoring 14 points. Dylan Kilgour chipped in 13 points, while Bert Yaffe and Griffin Glatt added 11 and 10 points, respectively. Glatt also lead the team in rebounds with nine. … With his 14-point effort vs. Hamline, Ismail became the third different player to lead the Scots in scoring in their last three games. … Kilgour and Ismail head into Monday's matchup with Saint Mary's averaging in double figures at 14.9 ppg and 11.3 ppg, respectively. … Ismail also leads the team in rebounding (6.1 rpg). … Macalester has drained 136 3-pointers this season, led by Kilgour with 55. … Sagar Moritzky is just two assists shy of 100 for the season, while also leading the team with 18 steals. … The Scots, who have eclipsed the 70-point barrier six times this season — including a season-high 92 points in their triple-overtime win over Lake Forest on Nov. 23 — are averaging 61.3 ppg, while Macalester's opponents are scoring at a 77.4 ppg clip. … Two of Macalester's three wins have come on the Scots' home court.