SAINT MARY'S CARDINALS 

(3-7 MIAC, 4-9 OVERALL)

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(3-6 MIAC, 3-8 OVERALL)

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LAST MEETING:

Feb. 1, 2020

L, 76-60 * Series History

SAINT MARY'S LAST ACTION:

Jan. 12, 2022 * St. Kate’s * L, 71-61

CONCORDIA LAST ACTION:

Jan. 12, 2022 * Augsburg * L, 63-44

SAINT MARY'S UP NEXT:

Jan. 19, 2022 * St. Ben’s

Winona, MN * 7:00

CONCORDIA UP NEXT: 

Jan. 19, 2022 * St. Kate’s

St. Paul, MN * 7:00

• FOR THE RECORD: The Cardinals head into their conference matchup against Concordia sitting at 4-9 on the season, while sporting a 3-7 mark in conference play.

• LAST ACTION: The Cardinals got a 14-point, 11-rebound double-double from Brooklyn Paulson (Holmen, Wis.), but they could not shut down St. Catherine’s Greta Schimnowski, who knocked down seven 3-pointers en route to a game-high 22 points in leading the Wildcats to a 71-61 win over SMU Wednesday at the Saint Mary’s Gym.

• HOME COOKING: Wednesday’s game against St. Catherine was the third straight home game for the Cardinals, who are in the midst of playing seven of nine contests on their home court.

• LEADING THE CHARGE: Paulson enters Saturday’s showdown with Concordia leading the team — and the conference — in scoring with a 17.5 ppg average. Jada Biermeier (Eau Claire, Wis.) — who posted her second straight 12-point showing on Wednesday against St. Catherine — is sitting second on the team with a 9.2 ppg average, followed by Ashley Streveler (Colby, Wis. / 8.2 ppg) and Izzy Goettelman (Winona, Minn. / 8.2 ppg). … Paulson has led or shared the team lead in scoring in 12 of the Cardinals’ 13 games — including each of the last 10.

• SEASON-BEST x 3: Paulson scored a team- and game-high 24 points in the Cardinals’ 85-58 win over Carleton last Saturday. It marked the third time this season the senior sharp-shooter has recorded 24 points in a game — having also netted 24 against St. Olaf on Dec. 8 and Hamline on Nov. 23. … Paulson has now scored 20 or more points four times this season, adding a 20-point effort against Macalester on Nov. 20 to her three 24-point performances.

• DOUBLING UP: Coming off a 15-point, 10-rebound performance against Augsburg on Monday, Paulson put together her second straight double-double — and third of the season —with 14 points and 11 boards against St. Catherine on Wednesday. … Paulson has now recorded four double-doubles in her collegiate career.

• CAREER SCORING HIGHS: Saint Mary’s has had five players record career-highs of 10 or more points in a game this season, including four — Biermeier (19), Streveler (18), Valerie Higgins (Sioux Falls, S.D. / 13), and 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.

• HITTING THE BOARDS: Along with her team-leading 17.5 ppg scoring average, Paulson is also the team’s leader in rebounds with 93 (7.2 rpg), followed by Biermeier with 65 (5.0 rpg). … Paulson’s career-high 12-rebound showing against Hamline on Nov. 23 were the most in a game since Rachel Kedl recorded 16 boards against Hamline on Jan. 11, 2020.

• BIG BOARD NIGHTS: Paulson had a career night against Hamline on Nov. 23, finishing with 12 rebounds, while Goettelman hauled in a career-best 10 boards against Augsburg last Monday — missing out on her first collegiate double-double by one point.

• FROM DOWNTOWN: The Cardinals rained in a season-high 12 3-pointers in last Saturday’s win over Carleton. It was the most 3-pointers in a game since netting 12 against Hamline on Jan. 11, 2020, and the third time this season SMU has hit 10 or more treys in a game. … Paulson leads the team with 27 3-pointers, while Streveler is second with 23. Streveler hit five 3-pointers en route to her 15 points against Carleton last Saturday.

• 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.

• THREE’S COMPANY: Paulson, Goettelman, and Streveler accounted for 38 of the Cardinals’ 51 points in the Cardinals’ 65-51 loss to Bethel on Dec. 11 — including all 27 SMU points in the first half.

• AS A TEAM: The Cardinals are shooting 34.2 percent from the field (258-for-755), with 87 3-pointers, and are 204 of 280 (72.9 percent) from the free throw line. … SMU is averaging 62.1 ppg, while the Cardinals’ opponents are scoring at a 67.2 ppg clip. … Saint Mary’s finished with a season-high 71 field goal attempts in its 72-63 loss to St. Olaf on Dec. 8.

• BEST 10 MINUTES: The Cardinals’ 34-point second quarter was its highest single-quarter performance since the NCAA went back to the quarter system prior to the 2015-16 season.

• RAINING IN POINTS: The Cardinals’ 85-point effort in last Saturday’s 85-58 win over Carleton were a season-high, and marked the second time this season SMU has netted 80 or more points in a game — having also tallied 80 in beating Martin Luther 80-74 on Nov. 15. … SMU’s 85 points are the most in a game since scoring 85 points an 87-85 overtime loss to Hamline on Jan. 11, 2020.

• 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.

• 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: The Cobbers head into Saturday’s matinee against Saint Mary’s sitting at 3-8 overall — including a 3-6 showing in conference play.

• LAST ACTION: The Cobbers were outscored 20-6 in the first quarter and never recorded in falling to league-leading Augsburg 63-44 Wednesday evening in Minneapolis, Minn.

• STREAKING ALONG: After dropping seven of their first eight games — including a season-high six-game losing streak — the Cobbers are 2-1 in their last three, with Wednesday’s 63-44 loss to Augsburg snapping their two-game winning streak.

• HOME IS WHERE THE WINS ARE: All three of Concordia’s wins this season have come on their home court. Concordia is 3-1 at Memorial Auditorium, while sitting at 0-7 on the road. CC will close out the month of January playing three of five games at home.

• LEADING THE CHARGE:  The Cobbers enter Saturday’s matchup against Saint Mary’s boasting two players who are averaging in double figures in scoring — Emily Beseman leads the way with a 12.6 ppg average, percentage points in front of Mary Sem (12.4 ppg). Autumn Thompson is third on the team at 8.5 ppg. … Sem has netted 10 or more points in a game a team-high eight times, while Beseman has scored 10+ points six times, including a season-high 24 points against St. Catherine on Nov. 13.

• HITTING THE BOARDS: Makayla Anderson is the Cobbers’ rebounding leader with 60 (5.5 rpg). She is one of four CC players with 30 or more boards through 11 games, being joined by Beseman (48 / 4.4 rpg), Sem (41 / 3.7 rpg), and Jordyn Kahler (33 / 3.3 rpg). … Anderson hauled in a season-high 12 rebounds in CC’s season-opening loss to UM-Morris on Nov. 5.

• FROM DOWNTOWN: Beseman and Autumn Thompson have accounted for 30 of the Cobbers’ 49 3-pointers this season. Beseman leads the way with 17 treys, four more than Thompson. As a team, the Cobbers are shooting 24.3 percent from behind the arc (49-for-202).

• LENDING A HAND: Beseman is the team’s leader in assist, dishing out 33 helpers, while Thompson (20), Sem (16), Anderson (15), and Vanessa Kedl (10) have also posted more than 10 assists this season. 

• AS A TEAM: The Cobbers are shooting 39.0 percent from the field (253-for-649) with 49 3-pointers and are 90 of 136 (66.2 percent) from the free throw line. … Concordia is averaging 58.6 ppg, while the Cobbers’ opponents are scoring at a 63.3 ppg clip. … The Cobbers have scored 70 or more points twice this season, including a season-high 76 in beating St. Scholastica 76-47 on Jan. 8