MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's basketball team hits the road on Wednesday, traveling to Augsburg's Si Melby Hall for a 7 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game against the Auggies.

The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (4-8 MIAC | 6-10 Overall) at Augsburg Auggies (5-7 MIAC | 10-7 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: From the very first basket, Saint Mary's had to play catch-up in its Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game against Gustavus Monday. But no matter how hard they tried, the Cardinals just could not seize the lead away from the Gusties, as Gustavus had just enough down the stretch to hand Saint Mary's a 71-62 conference setback at the Saint Mary's Gym | Recap
• Augsburg: St. Olaf outscored the Auggies 38-25 in the second half in dealing Augsburg a 62-56 conference setback Monday at Si Melby Hall in Minneapolis, Minn. | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Augsburg—Earlier This Year:
• Trailing by as many as 14 early in the second half, the Cardinals knocked down seven 3-pointers in erasing that 14-point deficit and handed Augsburg a 68-65 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback at the Saint Mary's Gym | Recap

Saint Mary's vs. Augsburg—A Year Ago:
• December 6, 2015 * Winona, Minn.: The Cardinals had the Auggies on the ropes in the game's final three minutes, rallying from a 12-point halftime deficit to take a 50-49 lead. Unfortunately, Augsburg came off the ropes swinging, scoring 16 unanswered points—including 13 free throws—to escape with a 65-53 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory at the Saint Mary's Gym | Recap
• January 24, 2015 * Minneapolis, Minn.: The Cardinals, fueled by a four-point halftime advantage and an 8-2 run to open the second half, boasted a commanding 41-31 cushion three minutes into the second half. The Auggies, however, shifted that momentum, using an 18-6 burst to take their first lead of the game, 49-47—a lead Augsburg would not relinquish in handing the Cardinals a 73-58 setback at Si Melby Hall | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals are back on the road on Saturday, heading to Carleton's West Gym in Northfield, Minn., for a 1 p.m. MIAC showdown with the Knights.
• Augsburg: The Auggies are back on their home court at Si Melby Hall in Minneapolis, Minn., on Saturday, hosting Concordia in a conference game.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2015-16 Roster | 2015-16 Statistics | 2015-16 Schedule
• Wednesday's game against Augsburg is the first of three straight road games for the Cardinals, who are 3-5 at home and 3-5 on the road this season. … The Cardinals snapped an 11-game losing streak against the Auggies with their Dec. 9, 68-65 victory. … Monday's 71-62 loss to Gustavus snapped the Cardinals' two-game winning streak. … With their 75-61 win over Macalester last Saturday, the Cardinals completed a season sweep of the Scots. Saint Mary's had also beaten Macalester 85-70 on Dec. 5. … The Cardinals snapped a season-high seven-game losing streak with their 70-59 win over Hamline on Jan. 20. … Saint Mary's victory over Macalester last Saturday was its sixth of the season—giving the Cardinals their most wins since the 2010-11 season, when the Cardinals finished 9-16. … Will Swiggum (St. Charles, Minn.) scored a team-high 17 points against Gustavus Monday, while Wylie Ferron (Waconia, Minn.) and Quashingm Smith-Pugh (St. Paul, Minn.) chipped in 14 and 11 points, respectively. … Aaron Romportl (Stillwater, Minn.) scored a career-high 20 points against Macalester last Saturday. … The Cardinals have now had a player score 20 or more points in a game seven times this season. … Connor Kaiser (Rockland, Wis.) has recorded three of the team's six 20-point performances, while Romportl, Ferron (22), Swiggum (21), 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. … Swiggum fell one rebound short (17 points, 9 rebounds) of his team-leading third double-double of the season. … Smith-Pugh recorded his first collegiate double-double against the Scots last Saturday, scoring 16 points and adding a career-high 12 rebounds, while Ferron has also collected a double-double this season—putting together a 14-point, 10-rebound effort against Concordia on Jan. 13. … Swiggum owns 10 career double-doubles, while Ferron has two. … Ferron hauled in a career-high 11 boards against Bethel on Jan. 11. … Braden Walbeck (Fall Creek, Wis.) has scored a career-high 14 points twice this season. … 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. … With his season-high 21 points against Bethel on Jan. 11, Swiggum now owns seven games of 20 or more points in his collegiate career. … The Cardinals have had six different players lead them in scoring this season. … Kaiser and Smith-Pugh head into Wednesday's conference game at Augsburg averaging in double figures at 12.1 ppg and 11.6 ppg, respectively. … Swiggum is the team's rebounding leader with 121 (7.6 rpg). … 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. … The Cardinals have netted a season-high 10 3-pointers twice this season… Romportl owns a team-high 21 3-pointers, two more than Kaiser. … Kaiser finished with a season-high five 3-pointers against Saint John's on Jan. 2. … Smith-Pugh leads the team in assists with 45 and Mark Schumacher (Perham, Minn.) is the team-leader in blocks with 11. … Walbeck and Romportl are the team's steals leader with 11, while Gleason and Kaiser each have 10. …  Saint Mary's equaled its season high with 24 made free throws against Hamline last Wednesday. The Cardinals also drained 24 free throws against St. Olaf on Jan. 9. … 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 69.5 ppg. … 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.
 
Scouting The Augsburg Auggies:
2015-16 Roster | 2015-16 Statistics | 2015-16 Schedule
• Wednesday's game against Saint Mary's is the first of three straight home games for the Auggies, who are a near-perfect 6-1 on their home court this season. … Monday's 62-56 loss to St. Olaf was the Auggies' second straight setback. It's the second time this season Augsburg has lost back-to-back games. … Augsburg's 88-77 loss to St. Thomas on Jan. 11 snapped its season-high four-game winning streak. … Brett Rasmussen led a trio of Auggies in double figures against St. Olaf Monday, netting 17 points, while Joe Zangel and Richie Perea each chipped in 10 points. … Along with his 10 points, Zangel also had 11 rebounds for his second double-double of the season. … The Auggies head into Wednesday's game against Saint Mary's boasting three players who are averaging in double figures—Collin Olmscheid (16.2 ppg), Rasmussen (13.4 ppg), and Zangel (11.8 ppg. … Augsburg has had a player score 23 or more points five times this season—including a season-best 29-point effort from Olmscheid against Hamline on Jan. 6. … . … Olmscheid also leads the team in rebounds with 110 (6.5 rpg), while Perea is the team-leader in assists with 57 and Harry Sonie owns a team-best 19 steals. … Augsburg has netted 100 3-pointers this season, led by Olmscheid with 29, and Rasmussen and Perea with 15 each. … Augsburg, which is averaging 73.8 ppg, has scored 80 or more points in seven of its 10 wins this season.  … The Auggies have netted 90 or more points twice—scoring 92 in a 92-70 win over Crown on Nov. 24, and tallying a season-high 94 points in a 94-70 win over Macalester on Jan. 20.