SAINT MARY'S CARDINALS 

(7-14 MIAC, 8-16 OVERALL)

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ST. CATHERINE WILDCATS

(5-12 MIAC, 6-15 OVERALL)

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EARLIER THIS YEAR:

Jan. 12, 2022

L, 71-61 * Series History

SAINT MARY'S LAST ACTION:

Feb. 14, 2022 * Carleton * L, 54-52

ST. CATHERINE LAST ACTION:

Feb. 14, 2022 * St. Ben’s * L, 57-55

SAINT MARY'S UP NEXT:

Feb. 19, 2022 * MIAC Playoffs * TBA

ST. CATHERINE UP NEXT: 

Feb. 19, 2022 * MIAC Playoffs * TBA

• FOR THE RECORD: The Cardinals head into their regular-season finale against St. Catherine sitting at 8-16 on the season, while sporting a 7-14 mark in 20 conference games.

• LAST TIME OUT: Carleton hit a game-winning layup with 0.3 seconds remaining in regulation to break a 52-52 tie and lift the Knights to a 54-52 win over the Cardinals Monday in Northfield, Minn.

• ROAD TRIPPIN’: Wednesday’s game against St. Catherine is the second straight road contest to close out the regular-season schedule for SMU. The Cardinals — who are in the midst of playing five of six games on the road — are 4-8 on the road this season, while sporting a 4-8 mark on their home court.

• LEADING THE CHARGE: Brooklyn Paulson (Holmen, Wis.) enters Wednesday’s showdown with St. Catherine leading the team — and the conference — in scoring with an 18.2 ppg average. Izzy Goettelman (Winona, Minn.) is sitting second with an 8.3 ppg scoring average, followed by Jada Biermeier (Eau Claire, Wis. / 8.2) and Ashley Streveler (Colby, Wis. / 7.2 ppg). … Paulson — who has netted 10 or more points in 22 of SMU’s 24 games this season — has led or shared the team lead in scoring in 20 of those 24 contests.

• CRACKING 20: Coming off a 23-point showing against Concordia last Saturday, Paulson put together her second straight 20+ point night against Carleton on Monday, finishing with 22 points. … Paulson has eclipsed the 20-point barrier in three of SMU’s last four games and nine times this season. … Goettelman is the only other Cardinal with a 20+ point game this season, netting a career-best 22 against St. Scholastica on Jan. 29.

• NIGHT TO REMEMBER: Paulson enjoyed a night to remember against Gustavus on Feb. 2. The senior scored a career-high 32 points — the most by a Cardinal since Alexa Huisman netted 32 against Hamline on Jan. 20, 2018 — and became 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.

• JOINING THE CLUB: With her sixth point against Gustavus on Feb. 2, Paulson 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 enters Saturday’s matchup against Concordia sitting 10th all-time with 1,095 career points. Next up on the list, Jessica Thone ’13, who is ninth with 1,158 career points.

• DOUBLING UP: Paulson has recorded four double-doubles this season — 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.

• CAREER SCORING HIGHS: Saint Mary’s has had seven players record career-highs of 10 or more points in a game this season — Paulson (32), Goettelman (22), Biermeier (19), Streveler (18), Valerie Higgins (Sioux Falls, S.D. / 13), Alyssa Coleman (Matteson, Ill. / 12), and Macey Petron (Royalton, Minn. / 11).

• CLEANING THE GLASS: Along with her team-leading 18.2 ppg scoring average, Paulson is also the team’s leader in rebounds with 166 (6.9 rpg), followed by Biermeier with 142 (5.9 rpg), Goettelman (98 / 3.1 rpg), and Macey Petron (94, 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-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. … Biermeier’s 11-rebound effort against St. Scholastica on Jan. 29 equaled her four-year career high.

• RAINING IN 3s: The Cardinals’ 15 3-pointers against Concordia last Saturday 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.

• FROM DOWNTOWN: The Cardinals’ school-record 15 3-pointers against Concordia last Saturday marked the fifth time this season SMU has 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 — leads the team with 65 3-pointers, while Streveler is second with 38. Streveler hit five 3-pointers en route to her 15 points against Carleton on Jan. 8.

• FREE POINTS: Biermeier knocked down a season- and career-high 10 free throws on 12 attempts against Martin Luther on Nov. 15, while Goettelman 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. … 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 34.1 percent from the field (475-for-1394, with 171 3-pointers, and are 302 of 415 (72.8 percent) from the free throw line. … SMU is averaging 59.3 ppg, while the Cardinals’ opponents are scoring at a 65.7 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 against Carleton on Jan. 8 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 their 85-58 win over Carleton on Jan. 8 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 in the teams’ first meeting 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.

• FOR THE RECORD: The Wildcats enter their regular-season finale sitting at 6-15 overall, including a 5-12 showing in 17 conference contests. 

• LAST TIME OUT: Saint Benedict netted the game-winning jumper with two seconds remaining in regulation, as the Bennies dealt St. Catherine a 57-55 conference setback Monday in St. Joseph, Minn.

• ROAD WEARY: Monday’s game against St. Benedict was the third straight road game for the Wildcats — who have played just one home contest their last five games heading into Saturday’s regular-season finale against Saint Mary’s. SCU is 4-9 in its 13 road games this season, while going 2-6 on its home court at Butler Center.

• HEARTBREAKERS: SCU heads into Saturday’s matchup with Saint Mary’s having dropped two straight — by a total of nine points, combined. Nine of SCU’s 15 losses have been by 10 points or less.

• LEADING THE CHARGE: Sam Orth has been the Wildcats’ offensive leader this season, heading into Wednesday’s showdown averaging 11.2 ppg. Bree Glynn is second at 8.0 ppg, followed by Greta Schimnowski (7.1 ppg) and Katie Benjamin (6.5 ppg). … Orth has scored 10 or more points 11 times — including a season-high 20-point effort against Macalester on Feb. 9. … Schimnowski own’s the team’s single-game season-high, pouring in 22 points in the Wildcats’ first meeting against Saint Mary’s on Jan. 12.

• ON THE BOARDS: Along with her team-leading 11.2 ppg scoring average, Orth is also the Wildcats’ rebounding leader with 127 (6.4), while Glynn has also hauled in 100 or more boards, sitting second with 101 (4.8 rpg. … Orth has collected a season-high 12 rebounds twice — against Carleton on Dec. 8 and Hamline on Jan. 15.

• DOUBLING UP: Orth has recorded a team-best three double-doubles this season — scoring 18 points and adding 12 rebounds at Carleton on Dec. 8, while adding a 13-point, 12-rebound effort vs. Hamline on Jan. 15 and a 15-point, 10-rebound showing vs. Bethel on Jan. 29. … Glynn collected SCU’s other double-double, finishing with 11 points and 10 rebounds against Carleton on Dec. 8.

• GETTING THE ASSIST: The Wildcats have amassed 228 assists through 21 games, led by Brooke Torvik with 33 and Orth with 32. Glynn (28), Kylie Wood (24), Schimnowski (21), and Karis Zezza (21) have also delivered more than 20 helpers this season.

• GOING DEEP: Schimnowski and Sydney Elliott are the only Wildcats with more than 10 3-pointers this season. Schimnowski leads the way with 37 — shooting 37.8 percent from behind the arc (37-for-98) — while Elliott has drained 15 of her 40 3-point attempts.

• AS A TEAM: The Wildcats are shooting 37.4 percent from the field (456-for-1220) with 89 3-pointers and are 217 of 336 (64.6 percent) from the free throw line. … The Wildcats are averaging 58.0 ppg, while their opponents are scoring at a 62.9 ppg clip. … St. Catherine has scored 70 or more points four times — all wins — including a season-high 79-point effort in routing Illinois Institute of Technology 79-37 on Nov. 6.