SAINT MARY'S CARDINALS 

(6-12 MIAC, 8-14 OVERALL)

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CARLETON KNIGHTS

(15-6 MAC, 11-5 OVERALL)

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EARLIER THIS YEAR:

Jan. 8, 2022

L, 58-47 * Series History

SAINT MARY'S LAST ACTION:

Feb. 12, 2022 * Concordia * L, 65-64

CARLETON LAST ACTION: 

Feb. 12, 2022 * St. Olaf * L, 82-69

SAINT MARY'S UP NEXT:

Feb. 19, 2022 * MIAC Playoffs * TBA

CARLETON UP NEXT: 

Feb. 16, 2022 * Bethel * 7:00

• FOR THE RECORD: The Cardinals head into their regular-season finale against Carleton sitting at 8-14 overall, while boasting a 6-12 record in conference play.

• LAST TIME OUT: The Cardinals drop a one-point heartbreaker to Concordia in its home finale on Saturday, as the Cobbers drained the game-winning 3-pointer with less than three seconds remaining in regulation to beat SMU 65-64 at the SMU Gym.

• BACK HOME: Saturday’s game against Concordia was the third straight home game for the Cardinals, who close out their regular-season schedule on the road on Monday at Carleton. Saint Mary’s has collected five of its eight wins this season on the road, going 5-6 away from the SMU Gym.

• CLOSE CALLS: Twelve of Saint Mary’s 22 games this season have been decided by 11 points or less, including five of its last eight games — a 76-72 loss at Macalester, a 69-58 win over Hamline, a 73-70 setback at Gustavus, and 65-64 losses to St. Olaf and Concordia.

• WHAT A SENIOR SEND-OFF: Zach Kjeseth (Wabasha, Minn.) — playing his final regular-season home game — poured in a career-high 20 points to lead the Cardinals in scoring in last Saturday’s 65-64 loss to Concordia.

• LEADING THE CHARGE: Raheem Anthony (Chicago, Ill.), who has scored 10 or more points 16 times this season, enters SMU’s matchup with Carleton averaging 17.0 ppg, followed by Noah Frechette (Lakeville, Minn. / 9.9 ppg), Caden Freetly (Farmington, Minn. / 8.3 ppg), Ziegler (6.7 ppg), and Breyton Buysman (Inver Grove Heights, Minn. / 6.3 ppg). 

• GREATER THAN 20: Anthony has poured in 20 or more points in a game seven times, including back-to-back 20+ showings against Gustavus (23 points) and Bethel (22 points) on Feb. 2 and Feb. 5, respectively. … Anthony has now scored 20 or more points 12 times in his career. … Frechette and Kjeseth are the only other Cardinals to eclipse the 20-point mark this season. Frechette tallied a career-high 24 points against St. Scholastica on Jan. 29,  added a 21-point effort against Gustavus on Feb. 2, and netted 20 vs. Bethel three days later, while Kjeseth netted a career-best 20 points against Concordia last Saturday.

• TWENTY x 2: With their 22- and 20-point performances against Bethel on Feb. 5, Anthony and Frechette have both scored 20 or more points in the same game twice this season — having also recorded 23 and 21 points, respectively, against Gustavus on Feb. 2.

• CAREER NIGHT x 2: Jabari Sawyer (Chicago, Ill.) and Buysman each recorded single-game career-high performances against Hamline on Jan. 26, with Sawyer scoring 18 points — including 10-for-10 from the free throw line — while Buysman chipped in 16 points. … All 18 of Sawyer’s points against the Pipers came in the second half.

• CAREER SCORING PERFORMANCES: Saint Mary’s has had 10 players who have recorded single-game career-highs of 10 or more points this season — Anthony (35 v. St. Scholastica), Frechette (24 v. St. Scholastica), Freetly (23 v. Macalester), Kjeseth (20 v. Concordia), Sawyer (18 v. Hamline), Buysman (16 v. Hamline), Ziegler 15 v. St. Scholastica, v. Hamline), Hunter Phillips (Minong, Wis. / 13 v. Martin Luther), Cameron Mallory (Joliet, Ill. / 12 v. Concordia), and Bruce Lockwood (Shakopee, Minn. / 10 v. Gustavus).

• CARRYING THE LOAD: Anthony’s career-high 35-point performance against St. Scholastica on Dec. 4 accounted for more than half of the Cardinals’ 68 points — and was the team’s highest single-game performance since Eli Cave scored 35 against Martin Luther on Nov. 18, 2018. 

• DOUBLING UP: Anthony picked up his fifth double-double of the season against Augsburg on Wednesday, scoring 10 points and adding 11 rebounds. Anthony — who now owns 10 double-doubles as a Cardinal — missed his first collegiate triple-double by one assist against UW-Superior on Dec. 28. … Freetly recorded his second double-double of the season — and fourth of his collegiate career — against Concordia last Saturday, netting 10 points and adding 10 rebounds.

• SEEING DOUBLE: The double-doubles by Anthony (20 points, 15 rebounds) and Freetly (11 points, 10 rebounds) against Crown on Jan. 3 marked the first time since Wylie Ferron scored 16 points and added 11 boards, and Quashingm Smith-Pugh chipped in 11 points and 11 rebounds, against Martin Luther on Nov. 15, 2016 that the Cardinals had two players record double-doubles in the same game.

• OH, SO CLOSE: Lockwood missed out on his first collegiate double-double by one point against St. Olaf Monday, scoring nine points and adding a career-high 10 rebounds.

• DOUBLE DIGITS x 5: The Cardinals put a season-high five players in double figures against Concordia on Jan. 15. Freetly led the way with 17 points, followed by Anthony with 14, Mallory with 12, Buysman with 11, and Frechette with 10. … The Cardinals’ performance against Concordia marked the first time since Jan. 11, 2020 that SMU has had five players score 10 or more points in the same game.

• PLENTY OF OPTIONS: All 10 SMU players who saw playing time against Bethel on Dec. 11 scored at least two points. … Eleven of the 12 Cardinals who took the court against Augustana on Nov. 16 recorded at least two points.

• ON THE GLASS: Along with his team-leading 17.0 ppg scoring average, Anthony also leads the team in rebounds with 174 (8.7 rpg), while Freetly is second with 105 (5.0 rpg). … Anthony has led the team in rebounds in 15 of SMU’s 22 games. … Saint Mary’s recorded a season-high 54 rebounds against Crown on Jan. 3.

• GOING DEEP: The Cardinals drained a season-high 12 3 pointers against Saint John’s on Dec. 1. … SMU’s 12 3-pointers were just two shy of the single-game school record. … Saint Mary’s has knocked down 166 3-pointers through 22 games, led by Ziegler with 38, and followed by Frechette with 30 and Freetly with 24. … Ziegler has posted two games with five 3-pointers this season. … SMU boasts 11 players who have recorded at least one 3-pointer this season. … The Cardinals — who have recorded 10 or more treys in a game five times this season — attempted a season-high 34 3-pointers against Hamline on Nov. 23.

• LENDING A HAND: Saint Mary’s has dished out 278 assists, including a season-high 17 against Mary Hardin-Baylor on Dec. 30. Anthony leads the team with 90 helpers, while Freetly (38) and Ziegler (28) have also recorded 20 or more assists this season. … Anthony’s nine assists against UW-Superior on Dec. 28 were a season- and career-high.

• PERFECT FROM THE LINE: Sawyer was a perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line against Hamline on Jan. 26. His 10 free throws were the most since Anthony knocked down 13 of 15 attempts against Augsburg on Feb. 5, 2020. … Sawyer’s effort against the Pipers marks the first time since Michael Burfeind on Jan. 12, 2013 that an SMU player has gone 10-for-10 from the line.

• FEW TRIED: Saint Mary’s attempted 13 free throws against Hamline on Jan. 26, with just two players — Sawyer and Anthony — accounting for all 13 attempts. Sawyer finished 10-for-10 and Anthony was 0-for-3.

• AS A TEAM: The Cardinals are shooting 41.0 percent from the field (560-for-1367), with 166 3-pointers, and are 173-for-286 (60.5 percent) from the free throw line. Saint Mary’s is averaging 66.3 ppg, with their opponents scoring at a 69.5 ppg clip. … The Cardinals scored a season-high 83 points in their 83-78 win over UW-Superior on Dec. 28. … SMU has recorded a season-high 30 field goals twice this season, vs. St. Scholastica on Jan. 5 and v. Bethel last Saturday.

• BIG SECOND HALF: The Cardinals’ 47 second-half points against Bethel on Feb. 5 were a season high, and marked the fifth time this season SMU has scored 40 or more points in a half this season — with four of those five 40+ efforts coming in the second half.

• WORKING OVERTIME: Saint Mary’s 79-73 loss to Augustana on Nov. 16 was its first overtime game since beating Carleton 79-77 on Feb. 12, 2020. Saint Mary’s finished 2-0 in overtime games during the 2019-20 season.

• INDIVIDUAL HONORS: Anthony picked up his second MIAC Athlete of the Week honor on Monday, after averaging 22.5 ppg and 10.0 rpg in SMU’s two conference games. The junior was also named MIAC AOW on Dec. 6, and was a member of the D3hoops.com Team of the Week on Dec. 7, while also being selected to the D3hoop.com Classic All-Tournament Team on Dec. 31.

• FOR THE RECORD: Carleton heads into Monday’s home conference matchup against Saint Mary’'s sitting at 15-6 overall, including an 11-5 showing in its 16 conference tilts.

• LAST TIME OUT: Jeremy Beckler scored a game-high 26 points, but the Knights could not make up an 11-point halftime deficit, falling to cross-town rival St. Olaf 82-69 last Saturday at Carleton’s West Gym in Northfield, Minn.

• STREAKING ALONG: Saturday’s  82-69 loss to St. Olaf was the Knights’ second straight second, marking the first time all season Carleton has dropped back-to-back games. On the flip side, the Knights have put together winning streaks of two (twice), four, and six games.

• HOME SWEET HOME: Monday’s game against Saint Mary’s is the second of three straight home games to close out the regular season for Carleton, which is 6-2 on its home court, while going 8-4 away from West Gym.

• LEADER OF THE PACK: Carleton boasts three players who are averaging in double figures in scoring, led by Beckler with 17.7 ppg. Luke Harris (12.7 ppg) and Alex Battist (10.9 ppg) are also scoring more than 10+ points per game. … With his 26 points against St. Olaf, Beckler has eclipsed the 20-point barrier six times this season and 15 times in his four-year career. … Battist owns the team’s single-game high, scoring 30 points against Tinity (Texas) on Nov. 27.

• ON THE GLASS: Matt Banovetz leads the Knights with 106 rebounds (5.3), while Beckler (105, 5.3 rpg) and Battist (104, 6.1 rpg) have also eclipsed the 100-rebound plateau this season. … The Knights have had three players haul in a single-game season-high 11 boards — Beckler v. Macalester on Feb. 2, Banovetz and Spencer Goetz v. St. Scholastica on Dec. 11, and Banovetz v. Gustavus on Dec. 1.

• DOUBLING UP: Beckler and Banovetz have both recorded two double-doubles this season. Beckler delivered a 21-point, 11-rebond performance against Macalester on Jan. 26 and a 17-point, 10-rebound showing against St. Scholastica on Feb. 5, while Banovetz owns double-doubles of 11-opint, 11-rebounds against Gustavus on Dec. 1, and 20-points and 11 boards v. St. Scholastica on Dec. 11.

• GOING DEEP: Carleton has amassed 156 3-pointers through 20 games, led by Beckler with 34 and Beck Page with 32. Alex Gibbens (23), Banovetz (20), Harris (16), John Carragher (11), and Battist (10) have also drained 10 or more treys this season.

• LENDING A HAND: Harris has dished out a team-best 61 assists, followed by Beckler with 45 and Gibbens with 40. Nine of Carleton’s 15 players have recorded at least 10 helpers this season.

• BLOCK PARTY: Battist (22) and Beckler (16) have accounted for 38 of the Knights’ 66 blocks on the year.

• AS A TEAM: Carleton is shooting 45.7 percent from the field (521-for-1139) with 156 3-pointers and are 247-for-346 (.714) from the free throw line. … The Knights are scoring at a 72.2 ppg clip, while their opponents are averaging 68.4 ppg. … Carleton has scored 80 or more points five times this season, including a season-high 100 points in a 103-100 win over Trinity (Texas) on Nov. 27.