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2022-23: 7-12 MIAC, 8-14 Overall

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2022-23: 12-7 MIAC, 15-7 Overall

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SMU-CSB * LAST MEETING:

Jan. 7, 2023 * Winona, MN

L, 65-58 * Series History

SAINT MARY’S * LAST ACTION:

Feb. 8, 2023 * Minneapolis, MN

Augsburg * W, 71-63

SAINT BENEDICT * LAST ACTION:

Feb. 8, 2023 * St. Joseph, MN

Carleton * W, 62-55

SAINT MARY’S * UP NEXT:

Feb. 15, 2023 * Winona, MN

Bethel * 7 p.m.

SAINT BENEDICT * UP NEXT: 

Feb. 15, 2023 * St. Paul, MN

Macalester * 7 p.m.

SAINT MARY’S CARDINALS SCOUTING REPORT:

• FOR THE RECORD: The Cardinals enter their second conference meeting with Saint Benedict on Saturday sitting at 8-14 overall and 7-12 in conference play.

• LAST TIME OUT: Brooklyn Paulson (Holmen, Wis.) led four SMU players in double figures with 19 points, and the Cardinals rallied from a 12-point, third-quarter deficit to post a 71-63 conference win over Augsburg Wednesday at the Saint Mary’s Gym.

• END OF THE ROAD: Saturday’s game at Saint Benedict is the final road game of the season for the Cardinals, who close out their regular-season schedule with back-to-back home games against Bethel (Wednesday) and Gustavus (Feb. 18). … SMU is 5-5 in its 10 home games this season, while sporting a 3-9 record away from the Saint Mary’s Gym. 

• ON A ROLL: Wednesday’s eight-point win over Augsburg was the Cardinals’ second straight victory and third win in their last four games.

• CLOSE CALLS: Thirteen of the Cardinals’ last 16 contests have been decided by 10 points or less — including seven of their last nine. Those 13 nail-biting contests include wins over Massachusetts Institute of Technology (60-53), Macalester (73-65) and Augsburg (71-63), and losses to UW-Stevens Point (81-79 OT), Penn State Behrend (71-65), Hamline (69-60), Saint Benedict (65-58), Bethel (60-59), Augsburg (50-44), Concordia (69-61), St. Catherine (75-67), Carleton (66-57), and St. Olaf (75-69).

• CARRYING THE LOAD: Paulson heads into Saturday’s matchup at Saint Benedict leading the team in scoring with a 16.6 ppg average, while Izzy Goettelman (Winona, Minn.) is also averaging in double figures at 10.7 ppg. … Paulson has netted 10 or more points in 20 of SMU’s 22 games this season. … Paulson has led or shared the team lead in scoring in 15 of SMU’s 22 games — including each of the last six.

• GREATER THAN 20: Saint Mary’s has had a player score 20 or more points in a game nine times this season. Paulson owns six games or 20 or more points — including a season-high 26-point effort against Hamline on Jan. 30 — while Goettelman and Streveler have each scored 20 or more points twice. … Paulson has scored 20+ points 23 times in her collegiate career, while Goettelman has achieved the feat three times and Streveler once.

• GREATER THAN 20 x 2: Paulson and Ashley Streveler (Colby, Wis.) each reached the 20-point mark in SMU’s 83-69 win over St. Scholastica on Feb. 4, with Paulson scoring 26 points and Streveler adding 21. It was the first time this season SMU has had two players net 20+ points in the same game, and the first time since Jan. 10 of 2020 that the Cardinals had two 20+ point scorers.

• CLIMBING THE LADDER: Paulson, who recorded her 1,000th career point against Gustavus on Feb. 2, 2022, is sitting third all-time with 1,520 career points. Next up on the list — Tricia Rasmussen ’93 (1,880).

• ALONE AT THE TOP: With her two 3-pointers against St. Catherine on Dec. 7, Paulson surpassed Ashley Luehmann ’06 as the all-time career-leader in 3-pointers made. Paulson owns 248 career 3-pointers. The senior also holds the career mark for 3-pointers attempted at 708.

• NO REST: Paulson has started every game during her five-year collegiate career — a span of 104 consecutive starts. Her 104 career tie her with Jessica Thone ’13 for the all-time lead in career starts. Thone also holds the school record for games played at 109. … Paulson played every minute of SMU’s Jan. 30 game against Hamline, marking the third time this season she has played all 40 minutes of a game. She is averaging 35.4 minutes-per-game.

• PERFECTION: Paulson drained 22 consecutive free throws over a four-game span, before having the streak broken with a miss on her final FT attempt against Concordia on Jan. 21. The senior’s streak included a perfect 10-for-10 showing against St. Scholastica on Jan. 14. … Paulson’s 10 made free throws in 10 attempts were a career high and marked the first time an SMU player has gone 10-for-10 or better since Hallie Schmeling was 10-for-10 against St. Catherine on Feb. 13, 2019.

• SPREADING THE WEALTH: Saint Mary’s put four players in double figures for the third time this season in its 71-63 win over Augsburg Wednesday. The Cardinals also had four players score 10 or more points against St. Catherine on Jan. 25, and vs. Carleton on Dec. 3. … SMU received at least three points from 10 of the 11 players who took the court against Carleton on Dec. 3. … The Cardinals got scoring from 12 different players in their 83-69 win over St. Scholastica on Feb. 4.

• CAREER SCORING HIGHS: The Cardinals have had six players record career-highs of 10 or more points this season: Goettelman (23 points), Streveler (22), Alyssa Coleman (Matteson, Ill. / 17), Graysin Hartjes (Kaukauna, Wis. / 15), Cruze (14), and Grace Schaffer (Farmington, Minn. / 11).

• CLEANING THE GLASS: Paulson leads the Cardinals with 177 rebounds (8.0 rpg), followed by Katelyn Cruze (Litchfield, Minn. / 132, 6.0 rpg), Goettelman (96, 4.4 rpg), Schaffer (78, 3.5 rpg), and Streveler (77, 3.5 rpg). … Paulson hauled in a career-high 17 rebounds against St. Scholastica last Saturday. It was the highest single-game performance since Brandi Blattner's 20-rebound showing on Feb. 10, 2018. … Cruze pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds against Hamline on Jan. 20. … SMU has had a player record 10 rebounds in a game eight times — four times each by Paulson and Cruze.

• DOUBLING UP: Paulson has recorded four double-doubles this season and now owns nine double-doubles in her collegiate career. Cruze has accounted for SMU’s other two double-doubles this season.

• FROM BEYOND THE ARC: The Cardinals poured in a season-high 13 3-pointers against St. Olaf on Feb. 1, shooting 59.1 percent (13-for-22) from behind the arc. It marked the second time this season SMU has hit double figures in 3-pointers — having netted 12 against Carleton on Dec. 3. … SMU’s 13 3-pointers were just two shy of the single-game program record of 15, set against Concordia on Feb. 12, 2022. … As a team, SMU has drained 155 3-pointers, led by Paulson (48), Streveler (36), and Goettelman (30). … Streveler knocked down a season-high five 3-pointers against St. Olaf on Feb. 1. It was the second time this season the senior has hit five treys in a game.

• LENDING A HAND: Streveler boasts a team-high 68 assists, 17 up on Paulson, while Goettelman has chipped in 36 helpers. The trio have combined for 155 of SMU’s 255 assists through 21 games. … Paulson and Goettelman have each recorded a season-high seven-assist game this season — Paulson against Carleton on Dec. 4 and Goettelman vs. UW-Stevens Point on Dec. 14.

• COMEBACK FOR THE AGES: Saint Mary’s overcame its largest fourth-quarter deficit since the NCAA switched from halves to quarters prior to the 2015-16 season against St. Olaf on Dec. 2, rallying from 19 points down to beat the Oles 62-60.

• WORKING OVERTIME: The Cardinals’ 81-79 loss to UW-Stevens Point on Dec. 14 was its first overtime game of the season. The Cardinals played just one overtime game a year ago, falling to Hamline 75-71 on Nov. 23, 2021. The Cardinals played a single-season, program-record four overtime games during the 2019-20 season, including three that were decided by two points.

• PROGRAM FIRSTS: The Cardinals’ games against Penn State Behrend and Massachusetts Institute of Technology at the Music City Classic on Dec. 29-30 marked the first time in program history that the teams had met on the basketball court. SMU fell to Penn State Behrend 71-65, while knocking off MIT 60-53.

• BY THE NUMBERS:The Cardinals are shooting 38.3 percent from the field (482-for-1259), with 155 3-pointers, and are 286-for-403 (71.0 %) from the free throw line. … SMU is averaging 63.9 ppg, while the Cardinals’ opponents are scoring at a 66.7 ppg clip. … The Cardinals have eclipsed the 80-point twice this season — netting 81 in an 81-67 win over Carleton on Dec. 3, while tallying a season-best 83 points in beating St. Scholastica 83-69 on Feb. 4. The 83 points against CSS marked their highest offensive output since beating Carleton 85-58 on Jan. 8, 2022.

SAINT BENEDICT BENNIES SCOUTING REPORT:

• FOR THE RECORD: The Bennies head into Saturday’s home matchup against Saint Mary’s sitting at 15-7 overall, including a 12-7 mark in conference play

• LAST TIME OUT: Carla Meyer scored 22 points and Tori Szathmary snatched 12 rebounds, as the Bennies rolled to a 62-55 win over Carleton Wednesday in St. Joseph, Minn. — locking up a spot in the MIAC Playoffs in the process.

• HOME SWEET HOME: Saturday’s game against Saint Mary’s is the third straight home game for the Bennies, who will close out their regular-season schedule next week with back-to-back road games at Macalester and at Bethel. … Saint Benedict own a 6-4 record in nine home contests, while sporting a 9-3 mark away from Claire Lynch Hall.

• BACK ON TRACK: Wednesday’s win over Carleton snapped the Bennies’ season-high three-game losing streak. The three-game slide marked just the second time this season CSB had dropped more than one game in a row.

• LEADING THE CHARGE: Meyer heads into Saturday’s matchup against Saint Mary’s leading the team in scoring with a 15.0 ppg average, while Sophia Jonas is also averaging in double figures, boasting a 13.0 ppg scoring average. … CSB has had a player score 20 or more points in a game seven times — including five times by Meyer. … Meyer (twice) and Jonas have each scored a single-game season-high 22 points this season.

• CLEANING THE GLASS: Saint Benedict has two players who have eclipsed the 100-rebound mark this season. Meyer leads the way with 116 boards (5.3 rpg), with Szathmary chipping in 108 (6.0 rpg). Olivia Bolly is third on the team, just three rebounds shy of 100 (4.4 rpg). … Szathmary owns two of the Bennies’ top three rebounding performances, hauling in 12 against Carleton on Wednesday, and posting a season-high 13 rebounds against St. Olaf on Nov. 19. Hannah Johnson pulled down 13 boards against Hamline on Dec. 10.

• DOUBLING UP: Meyer owns a pair of double-doubles this season, compiling 22 points and 12 rebounds against Augsburg on Jan. 21, and adding a 16-point, 10-rebound effort against St. Olaf a week later. … Szathmary and Johnson own CSB’s other two double-double — Szathmary posting 14 points and 13 boards against St. Olaf on Nov. 19 and Johnson delivering 11 points and 13 rebounds against Hamline on Dec. 10.

• RAINING IN 3s: Saint Benedict has drained 146 3-pointers this season, with Jonas accounting for 69 of them. Jonas is shooting 39.0 percent from beyond the arc (69-for-177) and is one of four Bennies who have reached double-digits in 3s this season — being joined by Meyer (35), Gabby Martin (13), and Lydia Hay (10). … Jonas has netted five 3-pointers in a game five times, while netting a season-high six treys against Carleton on Jan. 16.

• LENDING A HAND: Along with her team-leading scoring and rebounding totals, Meyer also boasts a team-high 79 assists, followed by Martin with 41, Hannah Johnson with 30, and Jonas with 25.

• BY THE NUMBERS: Saint Benedict is shooting 38.8 percent (519-for-1337) from the field, with 146 3-pointers, and owns a 205 of 302 effort (67.9 %) from the free throw line. … The Bennies are averaging 63.1 ppg, while limiting their opponents to just 58.6 ppg. … CSB has scored 70 or more points in a game three times — including a season-high 82-point showing in dropping Augsburg 82-68 on Dec. 3. … Saint Benedict finished with season-highs in field goals made (30), 3-pointers (13) and 3-pointers attempted (29) in its 82-68 win over Augsburg on Dec.3.