NORTHFIELD, Minn.  — After back-to-back home games, the Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's basketball team hits the road on Monday, traveling to St. Olaf's Skoglund Center for a 7 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game against the Oles
 
The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-14 MIAC | 4-16 Overall) at #15 St. Olaf Oles (12-3 MIAC | 17-3 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: Saint Mary's got a career-high 14 points from Jake Rhyner (Apple Valley, Minn.), but the Cardinals could not cool off Concordia from behind the 3-point line, as the Cobbers pulled away in handing Saint Mary's a 74-49 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback Saturday at the Saint Mary's Gym | Recap
• St. Olaf: Ben Figini went 8 of 12 from the field en route to his team-high 22 points in leading the Oles to an 82-68 conference win over Gustavus Saturday in St. Peter, Minn. | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. St. Olaf—Earlier This Year:
• January 7, 2015: The Cardinals picked the wrong time to struggle from the field, as St. Olaf took advantage of Saint Mary's icy shooting touch in pulling away for an 81-50 conference victory at the Saint Mary's Gym | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. St. Olaf—A Year Ago:
• December 9, 2013: The Cardinals—who surrendered the game's first nine points in a 68-57 conference loss at Saint John's just days earlier—gave up the opening eight points against the Oles and couldn't make up the deficit in falling to St. Olaf 83-53 at the Saint Mary's Gym | Recap
• January 29, 2014: Wylie Ferron (Waconia, Minn.) scored a team-high 15 points, but Saint Mary's could not cool off St. Olaf from behind the 3-point line, as the Oles drained 11 treys in handing the Cardinals an 81-50 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback at Skoglund Center in Northfield, Minn. | Recap
 
Up Next:
•  Saint Mary's: The Cardinals return home on Wednesday, hosting Saint John's in a 7 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game at the Saint Mary's Gym.
• St. Olaf: The Oles hit the road on Wednesday, traveling to Augsburg for a 7 p.m. conference matchup against the Auggies at Si Melby Hall in Minneapolis, Minn.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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Last Saturday's game against Concordia was the second of back-to-back home games for the Cardinals. … The Cardinals head into their showdown with St. Olaf riding a 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. … Jake Rhyner (Apple Valley, Minn.) scored a career-high 14 points against Concordia on Saturday. … Rhyner 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), Connor Kaiser (Rockland, Wis. / 22), Mark Schumacher (Perham, Minn. / 20), and Zach Hinrichs (Lake City, Minn.) are the others. … Schumacher's career-high 20-point performance against Illinois Tech on Feb. 2 was one better than his previous career high 19 points, which he accomplished twice during the 2012-13 season. … Will Swiggum (St. Charles, Minn.) 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 now 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 and Kaiser are Schumacher, who scored 20 vs. IIT on Feb. 2; 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. Macalester on Jan. 17 were a season high—and 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 60.8 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. … Swiggum enters Monday's conference showdown vs. St. Olaf averaging a team-leading 10.7 ppg. … Swiggum also owns a team-best 118 rebounds (5.9 rpg). … Saint Mary's has netted 115 3-pointers this season—including a season-high 10 vs. North Park on Dec. 30. … Ogren—who notched a career-high four 3-pointers against Carleton on Jan. 19—has tossed in a team-best 27 3-pointers and is one of six Cardinals with 10 or more treys this season.
 
Scouting The St. Olaf Oles:
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Saturday's win over Gustavus was the Oles' fourth straight. … St. Olaf's 17 wins have come via five-game, eight-game and four-game winning streaks. … Ben Figini scored a team- and game-high 22 points in the Oles' win over Gustavus last Saturday. … Figini was one of three St. Olaf players to score in double figures vs. Gustavus—Riley Aeikens and Justin Pahl were the other two, netting 14 and 12 points, respectively. … Figini has now led the team in scoring a team-best nine times. Justin Pahl, meanwhile, has been the team's scoring leader six times. … Figini netted a season-best 31 points in the Oles' win over Bethel on Jan. 24. … St. Olaf has had a player net 22 or more points seven times. Along with his season-best 31-point effort, Figini has scored 23 and 22 points in a game, while Pahl owns game's of 26 and 25 points, and Austin Majeskie chipped in a 22-point performance. … St. Olaf heads into Monday's game against Saint Mary's averaging 76.8 ppg—including a season-high 102-point effort in a season-opening 102-70 win over Bethany Lutheran on Nov. 15. … The Oles have netted 80 or more points five times. … St. Olaf has lost just once on the road (9-1)—a 67-57 loss at Bethel on Dec. 6. … The Oles' two home losses came in a four-day span, as St. Olaf fell to St. Thomas 86-77 on Jan. 21, then dropped a 95-89 decision to Bethel three days later.