MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's basketball team hits the road on Saturday, as the Cardinals travel to Augsburg's Si Melby Hall for a 1 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game against the Auggies.
 
The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (6-3 MIAC | 12-4 Overall) at Augsburg Auggies (4-5 MIAC | 9-7 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals got double-figure scoring from six different players, as Saint Mary's held off hard-charging St. Catherine for an 80-70 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win Wednesday at the Saint Mary's Gym | Recap
• Augsburg: The Auggies got double-doubles from Jessica Lillquist and Bridget Bednar, as Augsburg slipped past Hamline 52-49 in a conference contest Wednesday at Hutton Arena in St. Paul, Minn. | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Augsburg—Earlier This Year:
• December 6, 2014: The Cardinals raced out to leads as big as 22 in the first half, but had to survive a 20-0 Augsburg second-half run to dispatch of the Auggies 66-57 in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game at the Saint Mary's Gym | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Augsburg—A Year Ago:
• January 20, 2014: Courtney Euerle (Litchfield, Minn.) had so much fun scoring a career-high 20 points in Saint Mary's win over Gustavus, the Cardinal senior decided to do it again two days later. And the Cardinals needed every one of those 20 points, as Saint Mary's held off a furious Augsburg rally in the second half to beat the Auggies 54-51 at Si Melby Hall in Minneapolis, Minn. | Recap
• February 22, 2014: Saint Mary's University entered its Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference matchup with Augsburg already owning a piece of the conference's regular-season title. Forty minutes later, it was obvious the Cardinals in general—and Courtney Euerle (Litchfield, Minn.) in particular—were not in a sharing mood. The Cardinals led by as many as 14 points in the game's opening 20 minutes and held off a late Augsburg rally in the final minutes, as Saint Mary's claimed its first out-right regular-season conference championship since the 1985-86 season with a 70-64 victory at the Saint Mary's Gym | Recap
 
Up Next:
•  Saint Mary's: The Cardinals return to their home court on Wednesday, as Saint Mary's plays host to Hamline in a 7 p.m. MIAC contest at the Saint Mary's Gym.
• Augsburg: The Auggies are right back at Si Melby Hall in Minneapolis, Minn., on Wednesday, as Augsburg entertains Carleton in a 7 p.m. conference showdown.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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With their win over St. Catherine Wednesday, the Cardinals pushed their winning streak to four straight, while extending their win streak over the Wildcats to five in a row. … The Cardinals improved to 5-1 on their home court with Wednesday's victory. Saint Mary's is now 30-3 at the Saint Mary's Gym over the past three seasons. … The Cardinals' 80 points against St. Catherine Wednesday equaled their season high—Saint Mary's also netted 80 points in an 80-72 victory over Hamline on Dec. 3. … Molly O'Toole (Plymouth, Minn.) scored a team-high 19 points in Wednesday's win over St. Catherine. … O'Toole has now led, or shared the team lead, in each of the Cardinals' last four games. … Micaela Meredith (Bloomington, Minn.), coming off a career-high 17-point effort against Macalester last Saturday, chipped in 16 points against the Wildcats. … Emma Schaefer (Falcon Heights, Minn. / 12), Octavia Brown (Broadview, Ill. / 11), Sara Schoenthaler (White Bear Lake, Minn. / 10) and Shelby Auseth (Wanamingo, Minn. / 10) also scored in double figures vs. St. Catherine Wednesday. … The Cardinals have now had six players score in double figures in each of their last two seasons—Saint Mary's had six score 10 or more points against Crown a year ago. … Saint Mary's has put four or more players in double figures five times this season—including each of their last three games. … With her 19 points against St. Catherine, O'Toole—who scored a career-high 23 points in Saint Mary's win over Hamline on Dec. 3—has scored 10 or more points in 12 of the team's 16 games this season. … O'Toole and Auseth have each eclipsed the 20-point barrier twice this season—O'Toole scoring 23 vs. Hamline on Dec. 3 and 21 points vs. UW-Stout on Nov. 21, and Auseth adding 24 points against UM-Morris on Nov. 16 and 22 points against St. Olaf on Jan. 7. … Auseth was a perfect 12-for-12 from the free throw line en route to her 22-point effort vs. St. Olaf on Jan. 7. … The Cardinals have six players who have recorded single-game career-highs of 10 points or more this season—O'Toole (23), Meredith (17), Schaefer (15), Natalie Larson (North Branch, Minn. / 14), Sam Jones (White Bear Lake, Minn. / 12), and Kayla Lardy (Fairmont, Minn. / 10). … As a team, the Cardinals drained 22 of their 23 attempts from the charity stripe against St. Olaf on Jan. 7. … Bridget Pethke (New London, Wis.) recorded her first collegiate double-double against Hamline on Dec. 3, scoring 15 points and adding a career-best 11 rebounds. The junior guard also dished out a career high eight assists. … Pethke's 11-rebound performance vs. Hamline was the second time this season a Cardinal player has recorded 10 or more rebounds in a game—Lardy hauled in a career-best 10 boards against Crown on Nov. 22. … O'Toole and Auseth head into Saturday's conference showdown with Augsburg averaging in double figures at 13.5 ppg and 11.7 ppg, respectively. … O'Toole owns a team-leading 85 rebounds (5.3 rpg), four more than Auseth. … Saint Mary's knocked down a season-high 12 3-pointers against North Park on Dec. 30. The Cardinals' 12 treys are the most since draining 12 3s against Carleton on Jan. 4, 2010. … As a team, the Cardinals have made 101 3-pointers this season, and have six players with 10 or more treys through 15 games—Schaefer (24), Auseth (16), Meredith (16),  Schoenthaler (14), O'Toole (12), and Pethke (10). … The Cardinals have outscored their first 16 opponents 531-419 in the game's opening 20 minutes. … The Cardinals have held 10 of their 16 opponents to less than 30 first-half points. … Saint Mary's is averaging 66.9 ppg, while the Cardinals' opponents are scoring at a 59.1 ppg clip. … The Cardinals' 51-47 loss to Bethel on Dec. 8 snapped their season-opening eight-game winning streak—their longest such streak since opening the 1985-86 season by rattling off 19 straight wins. … Saint Mary's loss to Bethel on Dec. 8 marked the second straight season the Royals have handed the Cardinals their first conference loss of the season—BU won 78-69 in the teams' first meeting a year ago. … The Cardinals' 51-47 loss to Bethel snapped their 17-game regular-season home winning streak—dating back to a 64-54 loss to Concordia on Feb. 3, 2013. … The Cardinals made their first NCAA national tournament appearance since the 1985-86 season a year ago, falling to UW-Oshkosh 71-61 in the regional semifinal.
 
Scouting The Augsburg Auggies:
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Wednesday's game against Hamline was just the second road game in January for the Auggies, who play six of their nine games in January on their home court. … Wednesday's 52-49 win over the Pipers was Augsburg's second straight victory. … The Auggies snapped a season-high three-game losing streak with a 59-50 win over Concordia on Jan. 17. … Jessica Lillquist scored a game-high 18 points, while Bridget Bednar added 11 points for the Auggies against Hamline Wednesday. … Lillquist and Bednar also added 10 rebounds apiece to give the Auggies a pair of double-doubles vs. the Pipers. … Lillquist's double-double was her second of the season, while Bednar's was the first of her collegiate career. … The last time Augsburg had two players post double-doubles on the same night was Nov. 22, 2011, when Serenae Levine and Brittnay Dyshaw both posted double-doubles in a 70-46 win over North Central (Minn.). … Abbey Luger also scored in double figures vs. Hamline Wednesday, netting 13 points. … Luger owns the team's top two individual scoring performances this season—netting 27 points against Northwestern on Dec. 18 and 24 vs. Bethel on Jan. 10. … Reanna Sorenson has also eclipsed the 20-point barrier twice this season, recorded 21 points against both Carleton and St. Scholastica. … Lillquist has now posted back-to-back team-leading 18-point games. … Luger enters Saturday's showdown with Saint Mary's averaging a team-best 13.1 ppg, while Lillquist is also averaging in double figures at 11.8 ppg. … Luger is also the team-leader in rebounds with 87 (5.4 rpg), while also boasting team-highs in assists (64) and steals (54). … Augsburg has netted 80 3-pointers through 16 games, led by Luger with 26 and Ashley Anfinson with 16. … As a team, the Auggies—who scored a season-high 78 points in a 78-45 win over Northwestern on Dec. 18—are averaging 58.4 ppg, while their opponents are scoring at a 54.0 ppg clip. … Augsburg has been outscored by four points (439-435) in the first half, but boast a 499-426 scoring edge in the game's final 20 minutes.