SAINT MARY'S CARDINALS 

(1-0 MIAC, 2-1 OVERALL)

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HAMLINE PIPERS

(0-1 MIAC, 1-2 OVERALL)

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SMU v. HU — A YEAR AGO:

Feb. 2, 2021 * W, 78-55 | Feb. 27, 2021 * W, 72-69

HEAD-2-HEAD: Series History

SAINT MARY'S LAST ACTION:

Nov. 20, 2021 * Macalester * W, 63-58

HAMLINE LAST ACTION:

Nov. 20, 2021 * Augsburg * L, 64-62

SAINT MARY'S UP NEXT:

Nov. 28, 2021 * Luther * Winona, MN * 2:00

MACALESTER UP NEXT: 

Dec. 1, 2021 * Bethel * St. Paul, MN * 7:00

• FOR THE RECORD: The Cardinals enter Tuesday’s home-opener against Hamline sitting at 2-1 on the season, having dropped a 73-59, season-opening decision at UW-Stevens Point on Nov. Nov. 9, before rebounding with an 80-74 win over Martin Luther and a 63-58 win over Macalester.

• LAST ACTION: Brooklyn Paulson (Holmen, Wis.) scored a team-high 22 points — including 16 in the second half — and Jada Biermeier chipped in 14 points, as the Cardinals opened MIAC play with a 63-58 win over Macalester last Saturday.

• ROAD WARRIORS: After three straight road games to open the season, Tuesday’s matchup against Hamline is the first of back-to-back home games for the Cardinals, who host Luther on Nov. 28.

• ON A ROLL: With their 63-58 win over Macalester, the Cardinals enter Tuesday’s home-opener having won back-to-back games. The victory was also the 19th win against the Scots in their previous 20 meetings.

• GREATER THAN 20: Paulson’s team-best 22-point showing against Macalester last Saturday marked the first time this season the senior has eclipsed the 20-point mark — and the ninth time in her four-year collegiate career she has netted at least 20 points in a game.

• CAREER HIGHS: Saint Mary’s had four players record a career-high 10 or more points in its 80-74 win over Martin Luther on Nov. 15. Biermeier led the charge with a career-best 19 points, one more than Ashley Streveler’s (Colby, Wis.) career-high 18. Valerie Higgins (Sioux Falls, S.D.) and Alyssa Coleman (Matteson, Ill.) chipped in their best nights as Cardinals with 13 and 12 points, respectively. … Saint Mary’s now boasts five players who have recorded a career-best 10 or more points in a game. Izzy Goettelman (Winona, Minn.) netted a career-high 10 points against UW-Stevens Point on Nov. 9.

• RAINING IN POINTS: The Cardinals’ 80-point effort against Martin Luther on Nov. 15 was its top offensive performance since scoring 85 points an 87-85 overtime loss to Hamline on Jan. 11, 2020.

• LEADING THE CHARGE: Biermeier and Paulson both enter Tuesday’s matchup against Hamline sharing the team lead in scoring, averaging 15.0 ppg apiece. Streveler is third on the team, averaging 9.3 ppg, followed closely by Coleman with an 8.3 ppg average. … Biermeier has scored in double figures in each of the Cardinals’ three games this season. … Biermeier or Paulson have now led the team in scoring in all three contests.

• HITTING THE BOARDS: Paulson is the team’s leader in rebounds with 23 (7.7 rpg), six more than Biermeier (17, 5.7 rpg). … Paulson has hauled in a team-high nine rebounds in each of the Cardinals last two games and has led or shared the team lead in rebounds in all three contests.

• FROM DOWNTOWN: The Cardinals rained in a season-high eight 3-pointers against Martin Luther on Nov. 15, led by Streveler with four and Coleman with three. … Saint Mary’s owns 16 3-pointers through three games this season and is shooting 33.3 percent from beyond the arc (16-for-48).

• DOUBLING UP: Paulson is the only player on the Cardinal roster to own a double-double in her collegiate career, recording her first against Hamline on Feb. 27, 2021, scoring 13 points and adding a career-high 11 rebounds.

• FREE POINTS: Biermeier knocked down a season- and career-high 10 free throws on 12 attempts against Martin Luther on Nov. 15. The 10 made free throws were the most by a Cardinal since Shayley Vesel went 10-for-13 from the charity stripe against Augsburg on Feb. 5, 2020. … Saint Mary’s 28 made free throws against Martin Luther on Nov. 15 were the most since netting 32 against Bethel on Feb. 27, 2014, while the Cardinals’ 35 free throws attempted were the most since attempting 35 vs. Macalester on Feb. 10, 2018.

• AS A TEAM: The Cardinals are shooting 39.0 percent from the field (62-for-159), with 16 3-pointers, and are 61 of 89 (68.5 percent) from the free throw line. SMU is averaging 67.0 ppg, while the Cardinals’ opponents are scoring at a 68.3 ppg clip.

• CARDINAL DEBUTS: Six of the 11 Cardinals who took the court against UW-Stevens Point on Nov. 9 were making their first collegiate appearances in a Saint Mary’s uniform. Goettelman led the “newcomers” charge, tossing in 10 points.

• FOR THE RECORD: The Pipers enter Tuesday’s conference road matchup with Saint Mary’s sitting at 1-2 on the young season, after dropping their conference-opener against Augsburg 64-62 on Saturday.

• LAST ACTION: Augsburg outscored Hamline 18-13 in the fourth quarter — in a game that included 17 lead changes — as the Auggies dealt the Pipers a 64-62 loss in the teams’ first conference game of the season Saturday in St. Paul, Minn.

• HOME COOKING: Hamline is in the midst of playing five of its first six games on their home floor — the lone exception, Tuesday’s conference showdown at Saint Mary’s. HU opened the season with three consecutive home contests, and, after Tuesday’s road matchup against SMU, will return to Hutton Arena for back-to-back games against Bethel and St. Olaf.

• LEADING THE OFFENSE: Hamline comes into Tuesday’s road matchup against Saint Mary’s boasting four players who are averaging in double figures, led by Lydia Lecher and Sarah Loken, who are both scoring at a 10.7 ppg clip, percentage points in front of Larisa O’Neil (10.0 ppg) and Chantel Anderson-Manning (9.7 ppg). … Anderson-Manning, and O’Neil both scored a season-high 15 points in HU’s win over Martin Luther on Nov. 17, while Loken matched that performance against Augsburg on Saturday.

• CLEANING THE GLASS: Tessa Hauer has hauled in a team-leading 18 rebounds (6.0 rpg) and is one of five Pipers with 10 or more boards through three games. Sophie Findell (17, 5.7 ppg), Lecher (11, 3.7 rpg), Lecher (11, 3.7 rpg), and Gabby Robinson (10, 3.3 rpg) are the other four. … Lecher recorded a season-high eight rebounds against Northwestern on Nov. 10.

• ASSISTING THE CAUSE: Findell has accounted for 12 of the team’s 37 assists this season, including a season-high five against Augsburg last Saturday.

• HITTING FROM LONG RANGE: The Pipers have knocked down 23 3-pointers through three games, led by O’Neil with 10. Findell (4), Lecher (4), Anderson-Manning (3), Michaela Stamer (1), and Iyanna Wieland (1) have accounted for the Pipers’ other 13 treys.

• AS A TEAM: The Pipers are shooting 36.6 percent from the field (71-for-194) with 23 3-pointers, while going 44-for-64 (68.8 percent) from the free throw line. … Hamline is averaging 69.7 ppg, while holding its opponents to a 61.7 ppg scoring average. … The Pipers scored a season-high 85 points in routing Martin Luther 85-52, while also setting season-highs for FGM (31), FGA (70), 3PM (12), and assists (16), HU has not allowed more than 70 points in any game this season, surrendering a season-high 69 in a season-opening 69-62 overtime loss to Northwestern on Nov. 10.