HEAD COACH:

• David Foley (5th season)

THE RECORDS: 

• 2021-22: 7-15 MIAC | 8-18 Overall

IN THE POST-SEASON:

• MIAC Playoffs: v. St. Olaf (L, 62-57)

RETURNERS TO WATCH:

• Brooklyn Paulson (Senior * Guard | 2021-22: 26 GP, 18.2 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 23 steals, 76 assists, 13 blocks; 2021-22 First-Team All-MIAC; Two-time Honorable-mention All-MIAC; 2018-19 Co-MIAC Rookie of the Year, 2018-19 MIAC All-First Year Team. … Has started all 82 games during her collegiate career. … Led the team — and the MIAC — in scoring at 18.2 ppg. … Scored a career-high 32 points against Gustavus on Feb. 2, 2022 and netted 20 or more points 10 times in 2021-22).

• Izzy Goettelman (Sophomore * Guard | 2021-22: 26 GP, 8.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 17 steals, 40 assists, 3 blocks; 2021-22 honorable-mention All-MIAC & All-First-Year Team … One of just three players to start all 26 games in 2021-22. … Scored career high 22 points against St. Scholastica on Jan. 29, 2022).

• Ashley Streveler (Senior * Guard | 2021-22: 26 GP, 7.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 26 steals, 71 assists, 1 block, 41 3-pointers; One of three Cardinals to start all 26 games in 2021-22. … Led the team in assists with 71 in 2021-22. … Knocked down season- and career-high five 3-pointers against Carleton on Jan. 8, 2022).

BY THE NUMBERS: 

• 1 + 1 = 3: Brooklyn Paulson (Holmen, Wis.) and Izzy Goettelman (Winona, Minn.) landed MIAC post-season honors in 2021-22. After a pair of honorable-mention All-MIAC selections, Paulson was named First-Team All-MIAC this season, while Goettelman was named to the All-First-Year Team, while also earning honorable-mention All-MIAC honors.

• 7: Saint Mary’s had seven players record career-highs of 10 or more points in a game in 2021-22 — Brooklyn Paulson (Holmen, Wis. / 32), Izzy Goettelman (Winona, Minn. / 22), Jada Biermeier (19), Ashley Streveler (Colby, Wis. / 18), Valerie Higgins (Sioux Falls, S.D. / 13), Alyssa Coleman (Matteson, Ill. / 12), and Macey Petron (Royalton, Minn. / 11).

• 10: Jada Biermeier (Eau Claire, Wis.) knocked down a season- and career-high 10 free throws on 12 attempts against Martin Luther on Nov. 15, while Izzy Goettelman (Winona, Minn.) went 10-for-13 from the line against St. Scholastica on Jan. 29.  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.

• 183: The Cardinals tied the school record for most 3-pointers in a season with 183 last season, joining the 2003-04 at the top of the list. … SMU’s 603 3-point attempts shattered the old mark of 561, set during the 2017-18 season.

• 1,154: With her sixth point against Gustavus on Feb. 2, 2022, Brooklyn Paulson (Holmen, Wis.) became the 12th playing in program history to score 1,000 career points — and the first since Brandi Blattner ’19 joined the 1,000=point Club. Paulson closed out the 2021-22 season sitting 10th all-time with 1,154 career points. Next up on the list, Jessica Thone ’13, who is ninth with 1,158 career points.

DID YOU KNOW?

• Brooklyn Paulson enjoyed a night to remember against Gustavus on Feb. 2, 2022, scoring a career-high 32 points — the most by a Cardinal since Alexa Huisman netted 32 against Hamline on Jan. 20, 2018 — and becoming just the second player in program history to net eight 3-pointers in a game, joining Ashley Luehmann, who achieved the feat in against St. Catherine on Jan. 22, 2005.

DID YOU KNOW, PART II?

• The Cardinals’ 15 3-pointers against Concordia on Feb. 12, 2022 were a single-game school record, breaking the old mark of 14, originally set on Feb. 18, 2004 against St. Catherine and equaled — also against St. Catherine — on Jan. 22, 2005.

DID YOU KNOW, PART III?

• The Cardinals’ 34-point second quarter against Carleton on Jan. 8, 2022 was their highest single-quarter performance since the NCAA went back to the quarter system prior to the 2015-16 season.

RAPID FIRE:

• MIAC HISTORY: The Cardinals made their 10th MIAC Playoff appearance and their first since 2018-2019. Saint Mary’s has reached the MIAC Playoff title game twice, falling to St. Thomas both times — 71-58 in 2014 and 77-65 in 2016.

• HOME COOKING: The Cardinals finished the year going 4-9 on their home floor, while also owning a 4-9 record away from the Saint Mary’s Gym.

• LEADING THE CHARGE: Brooklyn Paulson (Holmen, Wis.) finished the season leading the team — and the conference — in scoring with an 18.2 ppg average. Izzy Goettelman (Winona, Minn.) was second with an 8.3 ppg scoring average, followed by Jada Biermeier (Eau Claire, Wis. / 8.0) and Ashley Streveler (Colby, Wis. / 7.0 ppg). … Paulson — who netted 10 or more points in 24 of SMU’s 26 games — led or shared the team lead in scoring in 22 of those 26 contests.

• CRACKING 20: Paulson closed out her 2021-22 campaign scoring 23 points in the Cardinals’ five-point MAIC Playoff loss to St. Olaf on Feb. 19. It was the 10th time she eclipsed the 20-point mark — including three of the final four games and four of the last six. … Goettelman is the only other Cardinal with a 20+ point game this season, netting a career-best 22 against St. Scholastica on Jan. 29.

• DOUBLING UP: Paulson recorded four double-doubles— including a 25-point, 11-rebound showing vs. St. Olaf on Feb. 7 — and owns five double-doubles in her collegiate career. … Biermeier picked up her first collegiate double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds against St. Scholastica on Jan. 29.

• CLEANING THE GLASS: Along with her team-leading 18.2 ppg scoring average, Paulson was also the team’s leader in rebounds with 176 (6.8 rpg), followed by Biermeier with 146 (5.6 rpg), Goettelman with 110 (4.2 rpg), and Macey Petron with 104 (4.3 rpg).

• 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 on Jan. 10 — missing out on her first collegiate double-double by one point. … Paulson’s career-high 12-rebounds against Hamline on Nov. 23 were the most in a game since Rachel Kedl recorded 16 boards against Hamline on Jan. 11, 2020. … Biermeier’s 11-rebound effort against St. Scholastica on Jan. 29 equaled her four-year career high.

• FROM DOWNTOWN: The Cardinals’ school-record 15 3-pointers against Concordia on Feb. 12 marked the fifth time SMU hit 10 or more treys in a game. … Paulson — who accounted for eight of the team’s nine 3-pointers against Gustavus on Feb. 2 — led the team with 70 3-pointers, while Streveler was second with 41. Streveler hit five 3-pointers en route to her 15 points against Carleton on Jan. 8.

• 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 shot 33.8 percent from the field (507-for-1499, with 183 3-pointers, and were 325 of 444 (73.2 percent) from the free throw line. … SMU averaged 58.5 ppg, while the Cardinals’ opponents scored at a 65.4 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. … 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.

• RAINING IN POINTS: The Cardinals’ 85-point effort in their 85-58 win over Carleton on Jan. 8 were a season-high, and marked the second time SMU had 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 in the teams’ first meeting on Nov. 23 was its only overtime game of the year. The Cardinals played a single-season, program-record four overtime games during the 2019-20 season, including three that were decided by two points.