ST. PAUL, Minn.  — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's basketball team hits the road on Wednesday, traveling to Hamline's Hutton Arena for a 7 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game against the Pipers.
 
The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-10 MIAC | 3-12 Overall) at Hamline Pipers (3-8 MIAC | 6-10 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: Will Swiggum (St. Charles, Minn.) scored 24 points and Connor Kaiser (Rockland, Wis.) chipped in 22, as the Cardinals posted an 83-73 nonconference win over Martin Luther Monday at the Saint Mary's Gym | Recap
• Hamline: Dior Ford scored a game-high 20 points, but Concordia used a big second half to pull away from the Pipers in handing Hamline a 74-59 conference setback Saturday at Memorial Auditorium in Moorhead, Minn.  | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Hamline—Earlier This Year:
• December 3, 2014: The Cardinals kicked off their season in grand fashion, getting double figure scoring from Ronnie Ortiz (Dayton, Ohio), Will Swiggum (St. Charles, Minn.) and Jake Rhyner (Apple Valley, Minn.), while holding off a late second-half Hamline rally to hand the Pipers to a 70-67 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback at the Saint Mary's Gym | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Hamline—A Year Ago:
• January 15, 2014: Just two days after draining a team- and career-high 18 points against Carleton, Saint Mary's Ronnie Ortiz was at it again Wednesday evening, as the freshman led the Cardinals in scoring for the second straight game. Unfortunately, Ortiz's team-best 14-point effort was not enough, as Hamline used a game-ending 10-2 run—including the last seven points in regulation—as the Pipers held off the Cardinals 69-65 at the Saint Mary's Gym | Recap
• February 19, 2014: Will Swiggum (St. Charles, Minn.) tossed in 20 points—just three points shy of the 23-point effort he posted four days earlier against Gustavus—and added 13 rebounds. Hamline, however, had an answer, as Dior Ford poured in a game-high 28 points and the Pipers used a game-ending 11-5 run to seal a 69-60 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory at Hutton Arena in St. Paul, Minn. | Recap
 
Up Next:
•  Saint Mary's: The Cardinals are back on the road on Saturday, heading to Bethel's Robertson Center in Arden Hills, Minn., for a 3 p.m. conference game against the Royals.
• Hamline: The Pipers are back on their home court on Saturday, hosting Gustavus in a 3 p.m. conference tilt at Hutton Arena in St. Paul, Minn.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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The Cardinals' game against Martin Luther was the first of back-to-back Monday nonconference games for Saint Mary's, which travels to Chicago, Ill., for a showdown with Illinois Institute of Technology next Monday. … The Cardinals' 10-point, 83-73 win over Martin Luther snapped their six-game losing streak. … The Cardinals' 70-67 win over Hamline in the teams' first meeting 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. … Will Swiggum (St. Charles, Minn.) equaled his career high with 24 points against the Knights on Monday, while Connor Kaiser (Rockland, Wis.) chipped in a career-best 22 points. … The efforts by Swiggum and Kaiser marked the first time this season Saint Mary's has boasted two players scoring 20 or more points in the same game. The last time the Cardinals had two 20-point scorers came on Jan. 21, 2013, when Swiggum netted 23 points and Evan Pederson added 22. … Swiggum has now led the team in scoring in four of its last five games. … Swiggum's 24-point effort vs. Martin Luther marked the third time this season he has eclipsed the 20-point barrier—the junior netted 22 points vs. Saint John's on Jan. 14 and 23 against Crown on Jan. 5. … Swiggum now owns six games of 20 or more points in his three years as a Cardinal. … Saint Mary's has four players who have scored 20 or more points this season. Joining Swiggum and Kaiser are Wylie Ferron (Waconia, Minn.), who netted 22 points against Viterbo on Dec. 20, and Ronnie Ortiz (Dayton, Ohio), who poured in 21 vs. North Park on Dec. 30. … Saint Mary's boasts five players who have recorded career-high games of 10 or more points this season—Ferron (22), Kaiser (22), Ortiz (21), Nick Ogren (Stillwater, Minn. / 15), and Jake Rhyner (Apple Valley, Minn. / 11). … Swiggum notched his first double-double of the season—and eighth of his collegiate career—with 13 points and 11 rebounds against Macalester on Jan. 17. … Swiggum's 11 boards vs. the Scots were a season high—and three shy of his collegiate best. … Ogren knocked down a career-high four 3-pointers en route to his team-high 12 points against Carleton on Jan. 19. … The Cardinals 83 points in Monday's 83-73 win over Martin Luther were a season high—two more than the 81 they scored in their 81-64 nonconference win over Crown on Jan. 5. … Saint Mary's, which is averaging 62.5 ppg, has netted 70 or more points in a game six times. … 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 Wednesday's conference showdown at Hamline with a pair of players who are averaging in double figures—Swiggum (11.5 ppg) and Ortiz (10.2 ppg), while Ferron is third on the team at 9.1 ppg. … Swiggum also owns a team-best 91 rebounds (6.1 rpg). … Saint Mary's, which drained 113 3-pointers last season, has netted 92 treys—including a season-high 10 vs. North Park on Dec. 30. … Ogren has tossed in a team-best 24 3-pointers and is one of four Cardinals with 10 or more treys this season.
 
Scouting The Hamline Pipers:
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After back-to-back road games, Wednesday's game against Saint Mary's marks the first of three straight home contests for the Pipers—who are 3-3 at Hutton Arena this season. … Saturday's loss to Concordia was Hamline's fifth in their last six games—the lone exception, a 69-60 win over Augsburg on Jan. 21. … Hamline has not won back-to-back games since opening the season with three consecutive wins. … Dior Ford scored a game-high 20 points for the Pipers against Concordia last Saturday. … Ford became the third different Pipers to lead the team in scoring in their last three games. … Ford's 20-point effort against Concordia marked the third time this season he has hit or eclipsed the 20-point barrier. Ford scored a season-high 22 points against both UW-River Falls on Nov. 19 and vs. Saint John's on Jan. 7. … Hamline enters Monday's game against Saint Mary's with two players averaging in double figures—Ford (13.7 ppg) and Austin Johnson (10.6 ppg). … Johnson is also the team-leader in rebounds (85 / 5.3 rpg), while Johnson owns a team-best 43 assists, Ford has a team-high 20 steals and 25 blocks. … Hamline has recorded 84 3-pointers through 16 games, led by Quinton Garvis with 18 and Ford with 16. … Hamline, which is averaging 64.6 ppg, has scored 70 or more points three times, including a season-best 79-point effort in a 79-59 win over Northwestern on Nov. 15. … Through their first 16 games, the Pipers have been outscored by a combined 19 points (500-481) in the first half, and by four points (550-546) in the second. … Hamline was outscored 16-7 in its lone overtime game this season, an 82-73 loss to Saint John's on Jan. 7.