ST. PAUL, Minn.  — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's basketball team is back on the road on Saturday, as the Cardinals travel to Leonard Center on the campus of Macalester for a 3 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference matchup against the Scots.
 
The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-7 MIAC | 2-9 Overall) at Macalester Scots (0-7 MIAC | 3-9 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: Will Swiggum (St. Charles, Minn.) carried the hot hand for Saint Mary's against Saint John's Wednesday, as the Cardinal junior poured in a team-high 22 points—one point shy of his season high. Unfortunately, Swiggum's individual effort was not enough to carry the Cardinals, as Saint John's—sparked by a 26-7 second-half run—pulled way to hand Saint Mary's a 93-74 setback at Sexton Arena in Collegeville, Minn. | Recap
• Macalester: Macalester led through most of the game's first 16 minutes, but a 9-3 run by Bethel in the final four minutes of the opening half spurred the Royals to a 76-55 conference win over the Scots Wednesday at Leonard Center in St. Paul, Minn. | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Macalester—A Year Ago:
• January 2, 2014: The Cardinals—playing their first game since December 11—showed absolutely no signs of rust, as Saint Mary's got a career-high 29 points from Evan Pederson (Onalaska, Wis.) in recording its first Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win of the season, a 67-51 victory over Macalester at the Saint Mary's Gym | Recap
• February 3, 2014: Saint Mary's started—and never cooled off —in handing Macalester a 79-48 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback at Leonard Center. Wylie Ferron (Waconia, Minn.) scored a team-high 19 points and Will Swiggum (St. Charles, Minn.) added a double-double of 18 points and 13 rebounds as the Cardinals completed the season sweep of the Scots | Recap
 
Up Next:
•  Saint Mary's: The Cardinals are right back in action Monday evening, as Saint Mary's entertains Carleton in a 7 p.m. conference showdown at the Saint Mary's Gym.
• Macalester:  The Scots take to the road on Monday, as Macalester heads to St. Peter, Minn., for a 7 p.m. MIAC game against Gustavus at Gus Young Court.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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Saturday's game against Macalester is the second of back-to-back games for the Cardinals. … Will Swiggum (St. Charles, Minn.) scored a team-high 22 points against Saint John's Wednesday. … Swiggum has now scored 20 or more points twice this season—the junior netted a season-best 23 points against Crown on Jan. 5. … Swiggum owns five games of 20 or more points in his three years as a Cardinal, including a career-best 24-point effort against Augsburg on Jan. 19, 2013. … Swiggum's effort vs. Saint John's marked the fourth time this season a Cardinal has eclipsed the 20-point barrier in a game—Wylie Ferron (Waconia, Minn.) 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. … Ogren also scored in double figures vs. the Johnnies on Wednesday, finishing with 11 points—including a career-best three 3-pointers. … Swiggum 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 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. … The Cardinals head into Saturday's showdown with Macalester boasting three players who are averaging in double figures—Ortiz (11.1 ppg), Swiggum (10.7 ppg) and Ferron (10.1 ppg). … Swiggum owns a team-best 63 rebounds (5.7 rpg), seven more than Mark Schumacher (Perham, Minn.). … Saint Mary's, which drained 113 3-pointers last season, has netted 69 treys—including a season-high 10 vs. North Park on Dec. 30. … Ogren leads the team with 17 3-pointers, while Ortiz is second with 15. … Saint Mary's, which is averaging 61.9 ppg, has netted 70 or more points in a game five 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 Macalester Scots:
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After opening the season with back-to-back wins over Crown and North Central (Minn.), the Scots have gone 1-9 in their last 10 games. … Macalester's 66-61 overtime win over Martin Luther on Monday snapped the Scots' season-high eight-game losing streak. … Macalester has scored 60 or more points in all three of their wins this season—including a season-high 66 points in victories over Martin Luther and North Central (Minn.). … Kareem Ismail scored a game-high 23 points, and missed out on his third double-double by one rebound. … Fourteen of Ismail's 23 points vs. Bethel Wednesday came in the second half. … Ismail's 23-point effort vs. the Royals matched the team's single-game season high—Dylan Kilgour netted 23 points in the Scots' season-opening win over Crown on Nov. 15. … Ismail scored 16 points and hauled in a season-high 17 rebounds against Martin Luther last Monday. … Macalester heads into Saturday's home game against Saint Mary's boasting two players who are averaging in double figures—Ismail (14.6 ppg) and Kilgour (11.0 ppg). … Ismail also leads the team with 83 rebounds (6.9 rpg), while Sager Moritzky owns a team-high 33 assists and Kilgour has amassed a team-high nine steals. … Macalester has netted 59 3-pointers through 12 games, led by Kilgour with 25 and Kyle Bernhard with 14. … Kilgour is shooting .778 from the free throw line (21-for-27), while Ismail is hitting at a .714 clip (45-for-63). … All three of Macalester's wins this season have come on the road—the Scots are 0-5 at Leonard Center this season.