SAINT MARY'S CARDINALS 

(1-2 MIAC, 2-4 OVERALL)

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ST. SCHOLASTICA SAINTS

(0-3 MIAC, 0-5 OVERALL)

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LAST MEETING: Nov. 20, 2018 * W, 77-67

HEAD-2-HEAD: Series History

SAINT MARY'S LAST ACTION:

Dec. 1, 2021 * St. Ben’s * L, 69-66

ST. SCHOLASTICA LAST ACTION:

Dec. 1, 2021 * Augsburg * L, 82-55

SAINT MARY'S UP NEXT:

Dec. 8, 2021 * St. Olaf * Winona, MN * 7:00

ST. SCHOLASTICA UP NEXT: 

Dec. 8, 2021 * Macalester * St. Paul, MN * 7:00

• FOR THE RECORD: The Cardinals enter their conference game at St. Scholastica sitting at 2-4 on the season, while owning a 1-2 record in MIAC play.

• LAST ACTION: Brooklyn Paulson (Holmen, Wis.) scored 16 points and Izzy Goettelman (Winona, Minn.) added 12, but the Cardinals’ bid to deal Saint Benedict its first loss of the season fell three points short, falling to the Bennies 69-66 Wednesday.

• ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Saturday’s game at St. Scholastica is the second straight road contest for the Cardinals. After Saturday’s matchup, Saint Mary’s closes out the 2021 portion of its schedule with back-to-back home contests against St. Olaf and Bethel.

• GREATER THAN 20: Paulson’s team-best 24-point showing against Hamline on Nov. 23 marked the second time this season the SMU senior eclipsed the 20-point mark, having also netted 22 points in SMU’s 63-58 win over Macalester on Nov. 20. Paulson has now scored 20 or more points 10 times in her collegiate career.

• DOUBLING UP: Paulson’s 24-point, 12-rebound effort against Hamline last Tuesday was her first double-double of the season. Paulson posted her first collegiate double-double — also against Hamline — with 13 points and 11 rebounds on Feb. 27, 2021.

• CAREER HIGHS: Saint Mary’s has had five players recorded career-highs of 10 or more points in a game this season, including four — Jada Biermeier (Eau Claire, Wis. / 19), Ashley Streveler (Colby, Wis. / 18), Valerie Higgins (Sioux Falls, S.D. / 13), Alyssa Coleman (Matteson, Ill. / 12) —  in the Cardinals’ 80-74 win over Martin Luther on Nov. 15. … Goettelman poured in a career-best 13 points against Hamline on Nov. 23 and Macey Petron (Royalton, Minn.) delivered a career-high 11 vs. Luther on Sunday. … Paulson also had a career night against the Pipers on Nov. 23 with 12 rebounds.

• 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, 20206

• LEADING THE CHARGE: Paulson enters Saturday’s matchup against St. Scholastica averaging a team-leading 17.3 ppg. Biermeier is second to Paulson with a 9.8 ppg scoring average, followed by Streveler (8.0 ppg) and Goettelman (7.3 ppg). … Paulson has scored 10 or more points in five of SMU’s six games. Either Paulson or Biermeier has led the team in scoring in all five contests this season.

• HITTING THE BOARDS: Along with her team-leading 17.3 ppg scoring average, Paulson is also the team’s leader in rebounds with 45 (7.5 rpg), followed by Biermeier with 33 (5.5 rpg). … Paulson has led or shared the team lead in rebounds in five of SMU’s six contests this season.

• FROM DOWNTOWN: The Cardinals rained in a season-high 10 3-pointers against Hamline on Nov. 23, led by Paulson with five. Paulson leads the team with 14 3-pointers, while Streveler is second with 10. SMU — which has knocked down eight or more treys in three of its first six games — is shooting 35.0 percent from behind the arc this season (41-for-117).

• 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 34.9 percent from the field (122-for-350), with 41 3-pointers, and are 99 of 139 (71.2 percent) from the free throw line. SMU is averaging 64.0 ppg, while the Cardinals’ opponents are scoring at a 70.0 ppg clip. … Saint Mary’s finished with a season-high 67 field goal attempts in its 69-66 loss to Saint Benedict on Wednesday.

• WORKING OVERTIME: Saint Mary’s 75-71 loss to Hamline on Nov. 23 was its first overtime game of the season. The Cardinals played a single-season, program-record four overtime games during the 2019-20 season, including three that were decided by two points.

• 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.

• MAC ATTACK: The Cardinals’ 63-58 win over Macalester on Nov. 20 was the 19th win against the Scots in their previous 20 meetings.

• FOR THE RECORD: St. Scholastica is still searching for its first win of the season, having dropped each of its five contests in 2021 — including all three MIAC contests.

• LAST ACTION: The Saints were outscored 30-7 in the first quarter and never recovered in dropping an 82-55 decision to Augsburg Wednesday in Duluth, Minn. Miranda Broberg scored 13 points and added four assists for CSS.

• FIGUING OUT THE MIAC: In their first year as a member of the MIAC, the Saints have struggled against conference foes, falling to Saint Benedict (61-49), St. Catherine (76-52), and Augsburg (82-55). 

• HOME SWEET HOME: Saturday’s game against Saint Mary’s is the second of back-to-back home contests for the Saints, who will play their final two games of 2021 on the road, traveling to Macalester on Dec. 8 and Carleton on Dec. 11. … St. Scholastica has played three of its first five contests on their home court at Reif Gym.

• LEADING THE CHARGE: Broberg heads into Saturday’s matchup against Saint Mary’s leading the Saints in scoring, averaging 14.0 ppg. Broberg — who has scored 10 or more points in all five games this season — is one of three CSS players averaging in double figures. Megan Hurley (11.8 ppg) and Karli Nixon (11.0 ppg) are the other two. … Nixon posted a season-best 21-point showing against Crown on Nov. 10, while Broberg finished with a season-high 19 points against St. Catherine on Nov. 23.

• BOARD WORK: Hurley has pulled down a team-leading 30 rebounds (6.0 rpg). She is one of four Saints with 20 or more boards through five games, being joined by Emma Schmidt (29, 5.8 rpg), Eve Turner (25, 5.0 rpg), and Ashley Faur (23, 4.6 rpg). … Schmidt recorded a team-high 10 rebounds in CSS’s loss to UW-Superior on Nov. 17. Turner and Hurley, meanwhile, have both recorded nine-rebound performances.

• SETTING ’EM UP: Along with her team-leading 14.0 ppg scoring average, Broberg is also the team’s assist leader with 12, three more than Turner and Amelia Zmuda, and four in front of Nixon.

• AS A TEAM: The Saints are shooting 34.8 percent from the field (93-for-267) with 22 3-pointers and are 69 of 106 (65.1 percent) from the free throw line. … The Saints are averaging 55.4 ppg, while their opponents as scoring at a 75.0 ppg clip. … CSS scored a season-high 76 points against Crown on Nov. 10. It was the only time this season the Saints have scored more than 55 points in a game. On the flip side, St. Scholastica has surrendered 70 or more points in four of its five games, including a season-high 86 points in falling to Crown 86-76 on Nov. 10.