ST. BONIFACIUS, Minn.  — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's basketball team hits the road on Monday, traveling to Crown for a 7:30 p.m. nonconference game against the Storm.
 
The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-6 Overall) at Crown Storm (0-9 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: Concordia built a 14-point second-half lead, then held off a furious late-game Cardinal push to hand Saint Mary's a 71-63 MIAC setback Saturday in Moorhead, Minn. | Recap
• Crown: For the second time in as many meetings against Concordia this season, the Storm surrendered more than 80 points to the Cobbers, as CC handed Crown an 85-58 nonconference setback Wednesday in Moorhead, Minn. | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Crown—Their Last Meeting:
• November 23, 2013: They had to put in a little extra work, but the Cardinals gave coach Jamison Rusthoven his first win at the helm, as the Cardinals outlasted Crown 86-81 in overtime Saturday evening at the Saint Mary's Gym | Recap
 
Up Next:
•  Saint Mary's: The Cardinals return to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Wednesday, hosting St. Olaf in a 7 p.m. contest at the Saint Mary's Gym.
• Crown: The Storm are back on their home court in St. Bonifacius, Minn., on Wednesday, hosting Carleton in a 7 p.m. nonconference game.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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Monday's game against Crown is the third straight road games for the Cardinals, who return home for the first of back-to-back home games on Wednesday against St. Olaf. … Wylie Ferron (Waconia, Minn.) and Nick Ogren (Stillwater, Minn.) each scored in double figures for the Cardinals against Concordia Saturday, with Ferron tossing in 14 points, while Ogren chipped in 13. … Ronnie Ortiz (Dayton, Ohio) scored a team- and career-high 21 points in the Cardinals' loss to North Park on Dec. 30. … Ortiz's 21-point effort marked the second straight game a Cardinal player has eclipsed the 20-point barrier—Ferron netted a career-best 22 points against Viterbo on Dec. 20. … Ferron's 22-point effort was the Cardinals' highest individual single-game performance of the season. … Ortiz has scored in double figures in five of the team's seven games. … Saint Mary's has put three players in double figures in four of their first seven games this season. … Ortiz heads into Monday's nonconference matchup at Crown averaging a team-high 11.6 ppg, while Ferron is second at 9.9 ppg and Swiggum is third at 9.3. …  Ogren (Stillwater, Minn.) and Jake Rhyner (Apple Valley, Minn.) have both 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. … Mark Schumacher (Perham, Minn.) hauled in a team-best eight rebounds against Concordia Saturday. It was the second straight game a Cardinal player has finished with a season-high eight rebounds—Will Swiggum (St. Charles, Minn.) equaled the feat against North Park on Dec. 30. … Schumacher has now led or shared the team lead in rebounding in four of the Cardinals' last five games. …  Schumacher owns a team-best 40 rebounds (5.7 rpg), three more than Swiggum. … Saint Mary's, which drained 113 3-pointers last season, has netted 44 treys through seven games—including a season-high 10 treys vs. North Park on Dec. 30. … Ogren is shooting 44 percent from behind the arc and leads the team with 12 3-pointers, three more than Ortiz … The Cardinals' 75 points in their 88-75 loss to North Park on Dec. 30 were a season high—and the third time this season Saint Mary's had netted 70 or more points in a game. … 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 Crown Storm:
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After three straight road games, Monday's nonconference game against Saint Mary's is the first of two consecutive home games for the Storm, who play seven of their next 10 contests on their home court. … Monday's game against Saint Mary's is the second of three straight games against Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference foes—Crown lost to Concordia 86-58 last Wednesday, and will face Carleton this Wednesday. … Crown's 86-58 loss to Concordia extended its season-opening losing streak to nine straight. … Crown has surrendered 90 or more points in four of its first nine games—including a 105 points in a 105-70 loss to Nebraska Wesleyan on Nov. 28. … Crown heads into Monday's game against Saint Mary's boasting three players who are averaging in double figures, led by James Brown at 15.3 ppg. Chuckie Adams (10.1 ppg) and Austin VanDerHeyden (10.0 ppg) are also scoring more than 10 points a game. … VanDerHeyden owns the team lead in rebounds with 63 (7.0 rpg), while Roland Owczarek is the team's assist leader (17), and shares the team's top spot in steals (12) with Brown. … Crown is averaging 59.2 ppg, while giving up points at an 84.9 ppg clip.