WINONA, Minn.  — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's basketball team returns to its home court on Monday, as the Cardinals entertain Carleton in a 7 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference showdown at the Saint Mary's Gym
 
The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-8 MIAC | 2-10 Overall) vs. Carleton Knights (6-7 MIAC | 3-5 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals got a double-double from Will Swiggum (St. Charles, Minn.)—13 points and 11 rebounds—but Macalester pulled away in the second half in handing Saint Mary's a 73-59 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback Saturday at Leonard Center in St. Paul, Minn. | Recap
• Carleton: Kevin Grow was one of four Knights in double figures—scoring a team-high 13 points—in leading Carleton to a 60-57 conference victory over Bethel Saturday at West Gym in Northfield, Minn. | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Carleton—A Year Ago:
• January 13, 2014: Saint Mary's put three players in double figures—including a pair of career-high performances from Ronnie Ortiz (Dayton, Ohio) and Trent Vix (Rushford, Minn.)—but it was not enough, as Carleton used a 22-9 second half run to pull away in handing the Cardinals a 77-61 MIAC setback at West Gym in Northfield, Minn. | Recap
• February 5, 2014: The Cardinals missed their first 11 field goal attempts, were just 1-for-17 from the field with nine minutes remaining, and found themselves trailing by 21 at the half. The never-say-die Cardinals, however, were unfazed by the halftime deficit and clawed their way back, making it a five-point game with 4:30 remaining. But that would be where Saint Mary's rally would stall, as Carleton slowly pulled away for a 62-51 conference victory at the Saint Mary's Gym | Recap
 
Up Next:
•  Saint Mary's: The Cardinals are now off until Saturday, when they travel to Si Melby Hall in Minneapolis, Minn., for a 3 p.m. conference contest against Augsburg.
• Carleton:  The Knights take to the road on Wednesday, heading to Memorial Auditorium in Moorhead, Minn., where they will square off against Concordia in a 7:45 p.m. MIAC matchup.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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Monday's game against Carleton is the third game in a six-day stretch for the Cardinals. … Will Swiggum (St. Charles, Minn.) recorded his first double-double of the season—and eighth of his collegiate career—with 13 points and 11 rebounds against Macalester Saturday. … Swiggum's 11 boards vs. the Scots were a season high—and three shy of his collegiate best. … Swiggum has now led the team in scoring in back-to-back games, having netted a team-best 22 points against Saint John's last Wednesday. … Swiggum's 22-point effort against Saint John's marked the second time this season he has scored 20 or more points—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 22-point showing 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. … Connor Kaiser (Rockland, Wis.) chipped in a career-high 11 points vs. Macalester Saturday, joining Ferron, Ortiz, Nick Ogren (Stillwater, Minn.), and Jake Rhyner (Apple Valley, Minn.) as players who have 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. … 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 on Jan. 5—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 Monday's showdown with Macalester boasting a pair of players who are averaging in double figures—Swiggum (10.9 ppg) and Ortiz (10.6 ppg), while Ferron is third on the team at 9.5 ppg. … Swiggum also owns a team-best 74 rebounds (6.2 rpg). … Saint Mary's, which drained 113 3-pointers last season, has netted 74 treys—including a season-high 10 vs. North Park on Dec. 30. … Ogren leads the team with 18 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 Carleton Knights:
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Monday's game against Saint Mary's is the first of three straight road games for the Knights this week. Carleton heads to Concordia on Wednesday, before closing out the week at Macalester on Saturday. … Saturday's win over 60-57 win over Bethel was the Knights' second straight victory—Carleton edged Hamline 62-60 last Wednesday. … Carleton's last three games have been decided by a combined six points—the Knights fell to Saint John's 64-63, before beating Hamline 62-60 and Bethel 60-57. … Kevin Grow scored a team-high 13 points and added 11 rebounds for his third collegiate double-double. … Peter Bakker-Arkema and Shane McSparron each chipped in 12 points against Bethel Saturday, while Mitchell Biewen added 10. … McSparron heads into Monday's game against Saint Mary's averaging a team-best 14.9 ppg, while Tianen Chen is also averaging in double figures at 11.5 ppg. … McSparron and Chen have each posted games of 20 or more points—McSparron poured in a season-high 22 points against Saint John's on Jan. 10, while Chen finished with 21 points vs. Gusatvus on Dec. 10. … Grow and John Eckert have each eclipsed the 100-rebound plateau this season—Grow owns a team-high 105 boards (8.1 rpg) and Eckert is close behind at 103 (7.9 rpg). … Bakker-Arkema is the team's assist leader with 44, while Biewen owns a team-high 11 steals and Grow had amassed a team-high 32 blocks. … Carleton has netted 61 3-pointers, led by Biewen with 26 and Bakker-Arkema with 18. … Carleton has outscored its opponents 405-349 in the first half, but hold just a three-point, 443-440, scoring advantage in the second half. … The Knights have played one overtime game this season, falling to the University of Hawaii-Hilo 81-71 on Nov. 30.