NORTHFIELD, Minn.  — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's basketball team hits the road on Wednesday, as the Cardinals travel to Carleton's West Gym for a 7 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference showdown with the Knights
 
The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-17 MIAC | 4-19 Overall) at Carleton Knights (7-11 MIAC | 10-13 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: Gustavus raced out to a 36-15 halftime advantage—a hole the Cardinals just could not dig out of in falling to the Gusties 70-51 in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game Saturday at Gus Young Court in St. Peter, Minn. | Recap
• Carleton: Tianen Chen poured in a game-high 18 points, as Carleton rallied for a come-from-behind 51-49 MIAC victory over Concordia Monday in Northfield, Minn. | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Carleton—Earlier This Year:
• January 19, 2015: Carleton scored the game's final four points, as the Knights slipped past the Cardinals 61-57 at the Saint Mary's Gym | 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 close out their 2014-15 schedule on Saturday, hosting Macalester in a 3 p.m. conference matchup at the Saint Mary's Gym.
• Carleton:  The Knights hit the road for their final game of the regular-season on Saturday, as Carleton heads to Robertson Center in Arden Hills, Minn., for a 3 p.m. MIAC game against Bethel.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2014-15 Roster | 2014-15 Schedule | 2014-15 Statistics
Wednesday's game against Carleton is the second of back-to-back road games for the Cardinals. … Ronnie Ortiz (Dayton, Ohio) and Mark Schumacher (Perham, Minn.) scored in double figures against Gustavus Saturday, with Ortiz tossing in 12 and Schumacher adding 10. … Connor Kaiser (Rockland, Wis.) drained a season- and career-high four 3-pointers—going a perfect 4-for-4—en route to his team-best 19 points against Saint John's last Wednesday. … Kaiser is the second Cardinal to knock down four treys in a game this season—Nick Ogren (Stillwater, Minn.) drained four against on Jan. 19. … Schumacher, who scored a team-leading 14 points against nationally ranked St. Olaf on Feb. 9, has led the team in scoring three of their last six games—including a career-high 20-point effort against Illinois Institute of Technology on Feb. 2. … Schumacher is one of six Saint Mary's players who have recorded career-high games of 10 or more points this season—Wylie Ferron (Waconia, Minn. / 22), Kaiser (22), Ortiz (21), Jake Rhyner (Apple Valley, Minn. / 14), and Zach Hinrichs (Lake City, Minn.) are the others. … Swiggum equaled his career high with 24 points against Martin Luther on Jan. 26, while Kaiser chipped in his 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'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 owns six games of 20 or more points in his three years as a Cardinal. … Saint Mary's has five players who have scored 20 or more points this season. Joining Swiggum, Kaiser and Schumacher are: Ferron, who netted 22 points against Viterbo on Dec. 20; and Ortiz, who poured in 21 vs. North Park on Dec. 30. …  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. … Ferron missed out on his second collegiate double-double by one assist vs. Crown on Jan. 5, finishing with a career-high nine helpers. … Swiggum's 11 boards vs. St. Olaf on Feb. 9 and Macalester on Jan. 17 were not only a season high, but also just three shy of his collegiate best. … The Cardinals' 83 points in their 83-73 win over Martin Luther on Jan. 26 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 59.9 ppg, has netted 70 or more points in a game seven times—including both meetings with Saint John's. … 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. … Swiggum enters Wednesday's conference showdown at Carleton averaging a team-leading 10.3 ppg. … Swiggum also owns a team-best 137 rebounds (6.0 rpg). … Schumacher has also eclipsed the 100-rebound plateau this season, boasting 107 boards heading into Wednesday's contest vs. the Knights. … Saint Mary's has netted 128 3-pointers this season, including a season-high 10 treys in a game twice—vs. Saint John's Wednesday and vs. North Park on Dec. 30. … Ogren has tossed in a team-best 31 3-pointers and is one of six Cardinals with 10 or more treys this season. … Ortiz owns a team-leading 64 assists, while Swiggum has a team-high 14 steals and Schumacher boasts a team-high 16 blocks. … The Cardinals' loss to St. Olaf on Feb. 9 snapped their two-game Monday winning streak—Saint Mary's beat Illinois Institute of Technology 57-45 last Monday, while dropping Martin Luther 83-73 the Monday prior.
 
Scouting The Carleton Knights:
2014-15 Roster | 2014-15 Schedule | 2014-15 Statistics
Wednesday's game against Saint Mary's is the final home game of the season for the Knights, who are 6-4 at West Gym this season. … With their win over Concordia Monday, Carleton improved to 2-4 in its last six games. … Monday's two-point 51-49 win over Concordia marked the seventh time this season Carleton has played a game decided by three points or less. … Tianen Chen came off the bench to score a game-high 18 points against Concordia on Monday. … Led by Chen, the Knights' bench outscored the Cobbers' 23-2. … Shane McSparron also scored in double figures against the Cobbers Monday, finishing with 13 points. … Kevin Grow scored a team-high 14 points against Saint John's Saturday—it was the second time in the last four games that Grow has led the team in scoring. … Grow also hauled in 12 rebounds against the Johnnies, giving the Carleton freshman seven double-doubles this season. … The Knights shot just 25.9 percent (15-for-58) in their loss to Saint John's on Saturday—it was was their worst shooting performance in nearly 20 years. … Carleton enters Wednesday's game against Saint Mary's with a pair of players averaging in double figures—McSparron (12.7 ppg) and Chen (10.7 ppg). … Grow owns a team-best 192 rebounds (8.3 rpg). … Peter Bakker-Arkema is the team's assist leader with 66, six more than John Eckert, while Mitchell Biewen boasts a team-high 17 steals and Grow has amassed a team-leading 51 blocked shots. … Carleton has knocked down 102 3-pointers, with Biewen (45) and Bakker-Arkema (33) accounting for 78 of them. … Carleton has outscored its opponents 658-641 in the first half, but have been outscored 755-734 after the break—including 30-18 in overtime. … The Knights have played three overtime games this season—including back-to-back OT contests against Macalester and Augsburg on Jan. 24 and Jan. 28. Carleton is 1-2 in those three overtime games—beating Augsburg (71-65), while falling to Hawaii-Hilo (81-71) and Macalester (57-49).