By DONNY NADEAU
Saint Mary's Sports Information Director
 
WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's basketball team kicks off a three-game road stretch on Wednesday, as the Cardinals travel to Concordia's Memorial Auditorium for a 7 p.m. conference tilt against the Cobbers.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (2-8 MIAC, 6-9 Overall) at Concordia Cobbers (3-6 MIAC, 4-10 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's—January 12, 2019 * Winona, Minn.: Wyatt Ferm knocked down a fade-away jumper with 0.7 seconds remaining in regulation to lift Macalester to a 75-74 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win over the Cardinals at the Saint Mary's Gym | Recap
• Concordia—January 12, 2019 * Moorhead, Minn.: Concordia cut Bethel's lead to a single point on four different occasions in the final period and trailed by only two, 56-54, before Bethel scored eight of the final 10 points of the game en route to a 64-56 conference win at Memorial Auditorium | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Concordia — Earlier This Season:
• December 5, 2018 * Winona, Minn.: The Cardinals put an end to a 27-game conference losing streak, getting 19-point performances from David Lindstrand (Lakeville, Minn.) and Eli Cave (St. Paul, Minn.) in a 71-64 win over Concordia at the Saint Mary's Gym | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Concordia — A Year Ago:
• January 8, 2018 * Winona, Minn.: Concordia held off a furious Cardinal push in the game's final minutes to deal Saint Mary's a heartbreaking, 67-64 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback at the Saint Mary's Gym | Recap
• February 7, 2018 * Moorhead, Minn.: For the second straight meeting, the Cobbers survived the Cardinals' late second-half rally — not to mention Sawyer Rosner's (Phelps, Wis.) career-high 23 points — to deal Saint Mary's an 86-77 setback at Memorial Auditorium | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals are back on the road on Saturday, heading to St. Thomas' Schoenecker Arena in St. Paul, Minn., for a 3 p.m. conference contest against the Tommies.
• Concordia: The Cobbers travel to Gustavus' Gus Young Court in St. Peter, Minn., on Saturday for a 3 p.m. MIAC showdown against the Gusties.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals: 
2018-19 Roster | 2018-19 Schedule | 2018-19 Statistics
• Wednesday's game against Concordia is the first of three straight road games for the Cardinals, who have picked up four of their six wins this season away from the Saint Mary's Gym. … The Cardinals' last two games have been decided by a combined four points — Saint Mary's dropped a 74-71 decision to Carleton last Wednesday, before falling in the game's final 0.7 seconds in a 75-74 setback against Macalester three days later. … Kevin Gleason (Minneapolis, Minn.) poured in a career-high 22 points against Macalester last Saturday. It was the second straight game in which the junior has led the team in scoring — Gleason netted a team-best 19 points in SMU's 74-71 loss to Carleton last Wednesday. … Gleason was won of four Cardinals to score in double figures against Macalester last Saturday — Eli Cave (St. Paul, Minn. / 17), Sawyer Rosner (Phelps, Wis. / 11), and Caden Freetly (Farmington, Minn.) were the others. … Saint Mary's has now put four players in double figures in a game in back-to-back contests and six times this season. … Bradley Hill (Matteson, Ill.) scored a career-high 18 points — all in the game's final 12 minutes — to lead the Cardinals in scoring against Bethel on Jan. 7. … Cave was held to six points against Carleton on Jan. 9, marking the only time this season that the sophomore has not scored in double figures. Cave, who owns a team-leading three double-doubles, has posted 14 games of 10 or more points — including 20 or more points four times. … Cave poured in a season- and career-high 35 points in the Cardinals' nonconference win over Martin Luther on Nov. 17. … Cave's 35-point effort was the highest single-game performance since Michael Burfeind netted 38 against Concordia on Dec. 7, 2011. … Cave and Kareem Anthony-Bello (Chicago, Ill.) each eclipsed the 20-point barrier against Gustavus on Dec. 8 — Cave tossed in a game-high 29 points, while Anthony-Bello chipped in a career-best 21. It's the lone time this season the Cardinals have put two players over the 20-point barrier in the same game. … Cave scored 27 of his 29 points against Gustavus after halftime, while Anthony-Bello netted 17 of his 21 in the game's opening 20 minutes. … The Cardinals boast 10 players who have posted single-game career-highs of 10 or more points this season — Cave (35), Gleason (22), Anthony-Bello (21), Freetly (19), Jakob Bailey (Cameron, Wis. / 19), David Lindstrand (Lakeville, Minn. / 19), Hill (18), Jacob Chilson (Eau Claire, Wis. / 15), Nicolas Seaton (Lansing, Ill. / 12), and Brady Stevens (St. James, Minn. / 12). … Rosner scored 15 points and added a career-best 12 rebounds against North Park on Dec. 29 en route to his first collegiate double-double. … Anthony-Bello corralled a career-best 13 rebounds against Luther on Nov. 24. … Cave heads into Wednesday's conference matchup at Concordia averaging a team-best 17.7 ppg — ranking the sophomore tied for No. 3 in scoring in the MIAC. … Gleason is second on the team in scoring at 10.7 ppg, followed by Rosner (9.4 ppg) and Freetly (8.6 ppg). … Along with his 17.7 ppg scoring average, Cave also leads the team in rebounds (108, 7.2 rpg) and assists (51). … Freetly (68, 4.5 rpg), Rosner (47, 3.6 rpg), and Anthony-Bello (45 / 5.0 rpg) have also collected 40 or more rebounds this season. … Bailey boasts a team-best 11 blocked shots — including a season-high three against Saint John's on Dec. 12 — while Freetly leads the team in steals with 12, one more than Chilson, Lindstrand, and Anthony-Bello. … As a team, the Cardinals are shooting 42.4 percent from the field (377-for-889) and are 135-for-202 (66.8 percent) from the free throw line. … Saint Mary's has drained 144 3-pointers through 15 games — including a single-game school-record 14 against Gustavus on Dec. 5. … The Cardinals have knocked down 10 or more 3-pointers in a game eight times this season. … Saint Mary's has six players with 10 or more 3-pointers this season — Gleason (32), Freetly (25), Rosner (22), Cave (19), Anthony-Bello (12), and Bailey (10). … Saint Mary's set single-game season-highs in points (86), FGM (32), FGA (72), 3FGM (14), 3FGA (37), assists (22) and steals (9) against Gustavus on Dec. 8. … Saint Mary's is averaging 68.9 ppg, while the Cardinals' opponents are scoring at a 74.2 ppg clip … The Cardinals have scored 70 or more points in each of their six wins this season — including a season-high 86 points against Gustavus on Dec. 8. … The Cardinals have put an end to three lengthy losing streaks already this season. The Cardinals snapped a 19-game road losing streak with their season-opening 76-71 win at Crown on Nov. 10. Saint Mary's ended a 27-game conference losing streak with a 71-64 win over Concordia on Dec. 5, and, three days later, SMU halted a 35-game road losing streak against Gustavus, beating the Gusties 86-81. It was Saint Mary's first win in St. Peter, since beating GAC 86-82 in overtime during the 1982-83 season. … With their 76-67 win over North Park on Dec. 29, the Cardinals closed out the nonconference portion of their schedule with a 4-1 mark — the lone loss, a 70-60 setback against UW-La Crosse on Nov. 11. … Saint Mary's 3-1 start to the season was its best since the 2010-11 season, when the Cardinals opened 8-1. … With their 76-71 win over Crown on Nov. 10, the Cardinals have now won their season-opener in each of their last five seasons. … Saint Mary's season-opening win over Crown on Nov. 10 was the first collegiate coaching victory for Cardinal head coach Joe Fano.
 
Scouting The Concordia Cobbers:
2018-19 Roster | 2018-19 Schedule | 2018-19 Statistics
• Wednesday's game against Saint Mary's is the third straight home game for the Cobbers, who are 2-3 at Memorial Auditorium this season. … After dropping eight of their first nine games, the Cobbers are 3-2 in their last five. … Concordia's 66-65 win over Macalester on Jan. 2 snapped the Cobbers' season-high seven-game losing streak. … Jordan Davis scored a team-high 17 points — going 7-for-12 from the field — in leading the Cobbers against Bethel last Saturday. … Davis has now scored in double figures in five of the team's last seven games. … Davis enters Wednesday's game against Saint Mary's leading the Cobbers with a 12.2 ppg scoring average. … Davis is one of three Cobbers averaging in double figures through 14 games — Bryden Urie (11.7 ppg) and Collin Larson (10.8 ppg) are the others. … Davis is also the team's rebounding leader with 86 (6.1 rpg). Thomas Schyma (76, 5.4 rpg) and Urie (68, 4.9 rpg) have also amassed 60 or more boards this season. … Schyma and Urie are the Cobbers assist leaders with 53 and 41 helpers, respectively, while the two also share the team lead with 16 steals. … Davis boasts a team-leading 19 blocked shots. … As a team, the Cobbers — who are averaging 65.6 ppg — are shooting 42.6 percent from the field (346-for-812), while hitting on 66.7 of their free throw attempts (132-for-198). … Concordia has drained 95 3-pointers this season, led by Larson with 27, Urie with 18, Schyma with 14, and Davis with 13. … Concordia has scored 70 or more points in a game five times — including a season-high 80 in an 81-80 loss to UM-Morris on Nov. 15. … Seven of Concordia's 10 losses have been by 10 points or less, while three of the Cobbers' four wins have been decided by six points or less.