ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's basketball team hits the road on Saturday, traveling to Macalester's Leonard Center for a 1 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game against the Scots.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (3-7 MIAC | 5-9 Overall) at Macalester Scots (1-9 MIAC | 3-12 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals, clinging to a one-point, 26-25 lead after the game's opening 20 minutes, shot a blistering 62.5 percent from the field in the second half—knocking down 10 of their 16 field goal attempts—in pulling away from the Pipers for a 70-59 conference win Wednesday at Hutton Arena | Recap
• Macalester: Augsburg used an early 20-6 run to take a 30-14 lead midway through the first half, and the Scots never recovered in falling to the Auggies 94-70, Wednesday at Si Melby Hall in Minneapolis, Minn. | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Macalester—Earlier This Year:
• December 5, 2015 * Winona, Minn.: The Cardinals put five players in double figures—including a game-high 20 points from Connor Kaiser (Rockland, Wis.) and 19 from Quashingm Smith-Pugh (St. Paul, Minn.)—as Saint Mary's rolled to an 85-70 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win over Macalester at the Saint Mary's Gym | Recap

Saint Mary's vs. Macalester—A Year Ago:
• January 17, 2015 * St. Paul, Minn.: Macalester rode the hot hand of Dylan Kilgour to a 73-59 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over Saint Mary's at Leonard Center | Recap
• February 21, 2015 * Winona, Minn.: Macalester heated up the Cardinals' home court, knocking down back-to-back 3-pointers to open the game, and the Scots never relinquished the lead in handing Saint Mary's a 74-54 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback in the teams' season finale at the Saint Mary's Gym | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals return home to the Saint Mary's Gym on Monday, entertaining Gustavus in a 7 p.m. MIAC matchup.
• Macalester: The Scots remain home on Monday, entertaining Hamline in a 7 p.m. conference showdown at Leonard Center in St. Paul, Minn.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2015-16 Roster | 2015-16 Statistics | 2015-16 Schedule
• Saturday's game at Hamline is the second straight road contest for the Cardinals. … The Cardinals snapped a season-high seven-game losing streak with Wednesday's 70-59 win over Hamline Wednesday. … Saint Mary's victory over Hamline was its fifth of the season—giving the Cardinals their most wins since the 2011-2012 season. … Saint Mary's boasted a season-high five players in double figures in the Cardinals' first meeting against Macalester—an 85-70 win—on Dec. 5. … Saint Mary's put four players in double figures in Wednesday's win over Hamline—led by Quashingm Smith-Pugh (St. Paul, Minn.) with a game-high 15. Will Swiggum (St. Charles, Minn.) and Braden Walbeck (Fall Creek, Wis.) each chipped in 14 points, and Aaron Romportl (Stillwater, Minn.) added 10. … Walbeck's 14-point effort against the Pipers equaled his career high—the freshman also scored 14 against St. Olaf on Jan. 9. … Wylie Ferron (Waconia, Minn.) put together a 14-point, 10-rebound effort against Concordia on Jan. 13 en route to his second collegiate double-double. … Ferron hauled in a career-high 11 boards against Bethel on Jan. 11. … Swiggum scored a season-high 21 points against Bethel on Jan. 11, and now owns seven games of 20 or more points in his collegiate career. … The Cardinals have had a player score 20 or more points in a game six times this season. … Connor Kaiser (Rockland, Wis.) has recorded three of the team's six 20-point performances, while Swiggum, Ferron (22), and Kevin Gleason (Minneapolis, Minn. / 20) have accounted for the other three. … Ferron's 22-point effort against St. Olaf on Jan. 9 and Gleason's 20-point showing against Augsburg on Dec. 9 were both career highs. … Romportl scored a career-high 15 points against Concordia on Jan. 13. … Kaiser scored a season- and career high-tying 22 points against Martin Luther on Nov. 24. Kaiser's 22-point showing vs. the Knights on Nov. 24 marked the second time in as many meetings with Martin Luther that the Cardinal senior has scored a career-best 22 points. … The Cardinals have had six different players lead them in scoring this season. … Kaiser and Smith-Pugh head into Saturday's conference game at Macalester averaging in double figures at 12.4 ppg and 11.3 ppg, respectively. … Swiggum—the team's rebounding leader with 106 (7.6 rpg)—recorded his second double-double of the season, and 10^th of his collegiate career, with his 10-point, 11-rebound performance against St. Olaf on Jan. 9. … Swiggum has had 10 or more rebounds in a game four times this season—including a season- and career-best 16-rebound effort against Martin Luther on Nov. 24. … All 11 of Swiggum's rebounds against Simpson on Dec. 19 came on the defensive end. … The Cardinals finished with nine 3-pointers against St. Thomas last Saturday—one trey shy of the season-high 10 3s they poured in against both Saint John's (Jan. 2) and Augsburg (Dec. 9). … Kaiser—who finished with a season-high five 3-pointers against Saint John's on Jan. 2—has netted a team-leading 18 3-pointers, one more than Romportl and two in front of Walbeck. … Smith-Pugh leads the team in assists with 37 and Mark Schumacher (Perham, Minn.) is the team-leader in blocks with 10. … Walbeck is the team's steals leader with 11, while Gleason, Kaiser, and Romportl all have 10. …  Saint Mary's equaled its season high with 24 made free throws against Hamline Wednesday. The Cardinals also drained 24 free throws against St. Olaf on Jan. 9. … Saint Mary's Dec. 16 loss to Carleton snapped the Cardinals' two-game winning streak. … Saint Mary's has scored 80 or more points in three of its four wins this season—including a season-high 85-point effort in its 85-70 win over Macalester on Dec. 5. … The Cardinals' 85 points vs. the Scots marked the highest offensive output since Saint Mary's tossed in 87 in an 87-80 victory over Macalester on Dec. 4, 2010. … Saint Mary's is averaging 69.6 ppg. … The Cardinals snapped an 11-game losing streak against the Auggies with their Dec. 9, 68-65 victory.
 
Scouting The Macalester Scots:
2015-16 Roster | 2015-16 Statistics | 2015-16 Schedule
• Saturday's game against Saint Mary's is the first of three straight home games for the Scots, who have posted all three of their wins this season on their home court. … Wednesday's 94-70 loss to Augsburg pushed the Scots' losing streak to a season-high six straight. … After opening the season 2-2, Macalester has gone just 1-10 in its last 11 contests. … Kareem Ismail scored a team-high 22 points in the Scots' loss to Augsburg Wednesday. … Ismail has now put together back-to-back 20-plus-point games and has led the team in scoring in each of the Scots' last three contests. … Macalester has had a player score 20 or more points seven times  this season, including two games of 30 or more points—Wyatt Ferm netted a season-high 34 points in Macalester's 107-95 loss to Bethel on Jan. 2 and Michael Gutierrez tallied 31 points in the Scots' 87-78 win over Martin Luther on Nov. 17. … Macalester enters Saturday's game against Saint Mary's boasting three players who are averaging in double figures—Ismail (14.3 ppg), Gutierrez (13.5 ppg) and Ferm (11.3 ppg). … Ismail is also the team's rebounding leader with 92 (6.1 rpg). … Macalester boasts seven players with 10 or more assists, led by Gutierrez with 43. … Gutierrez is also the team's steals leader with 16, while Ismail (16) and Ferm (10) lead the squad in blocked shots. … Macalester has drained 99 3-pointers through 15 games, led by Gutierrez (26), Ferm (25), and Kyle Bernhard (25). … Macalester is shooting 74 percent from the free throw line (201-272). … Augsburg's 94 points last Wednesday marked the third time this season Macalester has allowed 90 of more points in a game. The Scots surrendered a season-high 107 in a 107-95 loss to Bethel on Jan. 2. Ironically, Macalester's Jan. 2 loss to Bethel was also the Scots' highest offensive output of the season. … Macalester equaled its season high by making 27 free throws in its first meeting with Saint Mary's this season.