COLLEGEVILLE, Minn.  — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's basketball team hits the road on Wednesday, traveling to Sexton Arena on the campus of Saint John's for a 7 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference matchup against the Johnnies.
 
The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-6 MIAC | 2-8 Overall) at Saint John's (4-2 MIAC | 6-5 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: Wylie Ferron (Waconia, Minn.) scored a team-high 16 points, but Gustavus held the Cardinals to 23 second-half points to pull away and deal Saint Mary's a 67-47 conference setback last Saturday at the Saint Mary's Gym | Recap
• Saint John's: Johnnies' guard Mitchell Kuck drained two free throws with 3.3 seconds left to give Saint John's a 64-63 conference win over Carleton last Saturday in Northfield, Minn. | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Saint John's—A Year Ago:
• December 7, 2013: The Cardinals could not rebound from a slow start on Saturday, as the Cardinals found themselves staring at a 9-0 hole before the game was three minutes old. And no matter how hard the Cardinals tried to climb out of that game-opening hole, every time they neared the top, Saint John's would knock them back down a rung or two, as the Johnnies handed Saint Mary's a 68-57 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback at Sexton Arena in Collegeville, Minn. | Recap
• January 25, 2014: Evan Pederson scored 13 points in the first half in leading the Cardinals to a three-point, 34-31, halftime advantage. Unfortunately for Pederson—and the Cardinals — the second half was not nearly as memorable, as SJU held the hot-shooting Pederson to just six points, while outscoring Saint Mary's 50-26 en route to an 81-60 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory at the Saint Mary's Gym | Recap
 
Up Next:
•  Saint Mary's: The Cardinals are back on the road on Saturday, heading to St. Paul, Minn., for a 3 p.m. conference game against Macalester.
• Saint John's:  The Johnnies take to the road on Saturday, heading to Gustavus' Gus Young Court in St. Peter, Minn., for a 3 p.m. MIAC contest against the Gusties.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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After back-to-back home games, Wednesday's contest at Saint John's Sexton Arena is the first of two straight road contests for the Cardinals. … Wylie Ferron (Waconia, Minn.) scored a team-high 16 points against Gustavus last Saturday—it was the second straight game, and fifth time this season, he has led the team in scoring. … Will Swiggum (St. Charles, Minn.) hauled in a season-high nine rebounds against the Gusties last Saturday. … The Cardinals scored a season-high 81 points in their 81-64 nonconference win over Crown on Jan. 5. … Swiggum scored a season-high 23 points in the Cardinals' win over Crown. It was the Cardinals' highest individual offensive output of the season and was just one point shy of Swiggum's career-high 24-point effort against Augsburg on Jan. 19, 2013. … Swiggum's 23-point effort marked the third time this season a Cardinal has eclipsed the 20-point barrier in a game—Ferron netted 22 points against Viterbo on Dec. 20 and Ronnie Ortiz (Dayton, Ohio) poured in 21 vs. North Park on Dec. 30. … Ferron's 22 points vs. Viterbo and Ortiz's 21 against North Park were career highs. …  Nick Ogren (Stillwater, Minn.) and Jake Rhyner (Apple Valley, Minn.) have also posted career-high scoring performances this season—Ogren netted 15 points against Viterbo on Dec. 20, while Rhyner scored 11 vs. Hamline on Dec. 3. … Swiggum led five Cardinal players in double figures vs. Crown—marking the second straight meeting with the Storm that Saint Mary's has boasted five double-figure scorers. … Ferron missed out on his second collegiate double-double by one assist vs. Crown, finishing with a career-high nine helpers. … Ortiz heads into Wednesday's conference matchup with Saint John's averaging a team-high 11.4 ppg, while Ferron (10.7 ppg) is also averaging in double figures. … Swiggum owns a team-best 60 rebounds (6.0 rpg), five more than Schumacher. … Saint Mary's, which drained 113 3-pointers last season, has netted 60 treys—including a season-high 10 vs. North Park on Dec. 30. … Ortiz leads the team with 15 3-pointers, one more than Ogren … Saint Mary's, which is averaging 60.7 ppg and has netted 70 or more points in a game four times. … The Cardinals' 70-67 win over Hamline on Dec. 3 snapped their eight-game losing streak vs. the Pipers, dating back to a 98-77 win on Feb. 10, 2010. … The 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 Saint John's Johnnies:
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Beginning with Wednesday's game against Saint Mary's, the Johnnies play three of their next four games on their home court—where they boast a 4-2 record. … Saturday's 64-63 win over Carleton extended the Johnnies' winning streak to three straight. … Four of SJU's six wins have been decided by a combined nine points—three-point wins over St. Cloud State and Concordia, a two-point win over Bethel and Saturday's one-point victory over Carleton. … Mitchell Kuck scored a team-high 19 points to lead three Johnnies in double figures against Carleton last Saturday. Alex Schmitt and Patrick Strom chipped in 14 and 11 points, respectively. … The Johnnies have now had three different players lead in them in scoring during their current three-game winning streak. … Kuck or Schmitt have led the team in scoring in 10 of the team's 11 games. … Schmitt owns the team's top individual offensive performance, scoring 33 points against St. Thomas on Dec. 6, while Kuck owns a season-high 31-point effort against UM-Morris on Nov. 20. … The Johnnies head into Wednesday's game against Saint Mary's boasting three players averaging in double figures—Schmitt (19.4 ppg), Kuck (15.1 ppg) and Joe Risinger (11.2 ppg). … Blake Meslonkowski owns a team-leading 74 rebounds (6.7 rpg), while Kuck is the team-leader in assists (36) and shares the team lead in steals (15) with Maslonkowski. … As a team, the Johnnies have drained 79 3-pointers this season, led by Kuck with 37 and Schmitt with 28. … The Johnnies have outscored their opponents 374-342 in the first half, but have been outscored 458-424 after halftime. … SJU has played one overtime game this season, beating Hamline 82-73 on Jan. 7.