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2022-23: 9-7 MIAC, 13-8 Overall

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2022-23: 5-12 MIAC, 7-15 Overall

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SMU-AUG * EARLIER THIS YEAR:

W, 91-57 * Series History

SAINT MARY’S * LAST ACTION:

Feb. 4, 2023 * Winona, MN

St. Scholastica * W, 57-54

AUGSBURG * LAST ACTION:

Feb. 4, 2023 * Northfield, MN

St. Olaf * W, 79-75

SAINT MARY’S * UP NEXT:

Feb. 11, 2023 * Collegeville, MN

Saint John’s * 1:00

AUGSBURG * UP NEXT: 

Feb. 11, 2023 * St. Paul, MN

Hamline * 1:00

SAINT MARY’S CARDINALS SCOUTING REPORT:

• FOR THE RECORD: The Cardinals head into their conference showdown against Augsburg on Wednesday sitting at 13-8 overall, including an 9-7 showing in MIAC action.

• LAST TIME OUT: Raheem Anthony (Chicago, Ill.) scored 19 points and Owen Ziegler (Mount Horeb, Wis.) chipped in 14, as the Cardinals weathered a second-half St. Scholastica storm in dealing the Saints a 57-54 conference setback Saturday at the Saint Mary’s Gym.

• BACK ON TRACK: The Cardinals head into Wednesday’s matchup against Augsburg having won two straight and 10 of their last 12 games — a run that includes a program-record eight-game winning streak. SMU’s eight-game winning streak included victories over then-No. 7 UW-La Crosse, followed by back-to-back nonconference victories over North Park and Finlandia, and six consecutive conference triumphs — including a 69-57 win over Saint John’s on Jan. 7 that snapped a 29-game losing streak against the Johnnies.

• HOME SWEET HOME: Wednesday’s game against St. Scholastica is the third straight home game for the Cardinals, who will hit the road for games at Saint John’s (Saturday) and Bethel (Feb. 15). SMU will then close out its regular-season schedule with a home showdown against Gustavus on Feb.18. … SMU boasts an 8-2 record on its home court this season, while going 5-6 in 11 road contests. 

• CLOSE CALLS: Saint Mary’s went a stretch from Jan. 28-Feb. 1 in which all three games were decided in the game’s final four seconds. SMU lost to Carleton 65-63 on Jan. 28 on a pair of Knight free throws with 1.6 seconds remaining, dropped an 87-85 overtime decision to Hamline last Monday on an HU buzzer-beating 3-pointer, and beat St. Olaf 66-65 two days later when Anthony completed a four-point play with 4.0 seconds remaining.

• CLOSE CALLS II: Saint Mary’s last six games have all been decided by four points or less, while 15 of the Cardinals’ 21 games this season have been decided by 10 points or less — including 12 of 16 MIAC contests.

• LEADING THE CHARGE: Anthony led the Cardinals in scoring against St. Scholastica with 19 points, while Ziegler chipped in 14 and Bruce Lockwood (Shakopee, Minn.) delivered a career-high 11 rebounds.

• DOUBLE-DIGIT AVERAGES: Anthony, who has scored in double figures in all 21 contests this season — and 58 times in his four-year collegiate career — is averaging a team- and conference-leading 24.6 ppg, while Breyton Buysman (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) and Ziegler are also averaging in double figures at 13.0 ppg and 12.8 ppg, respectively. … Anthony’s 24.6 ppg scoring average is not only tops in the conference, but is also No. 3 in all of NCAA Division III, behind E.J. Day of Lasell (26.2 ppg) and Brody Fox of UW-Stout (25.9 ppg).

• GREATER THAN 20: Saint Mary’s has had a player score 20 or more points in 16 of its 21 games this season — including 12 of their last 14 contests. … Anthony has scored 20+ points in a game 15 times this season, including five games of 30 or more points.

• GREATER THAN 20 x 3: The Cardinals boasted three players with 20 or more points in the same game for the first time in program history against Augsburg on Jan. 16, getting 22 points from Sawyer, and 21 each from Anthony and Ziegler. … SMU has now had two or more players score 20+ points in the same game five times this season.

• GREATER THAN 30 x 6: Saint Mary’s has had a player score 30 or more points in a game six times this season. Anthony has posted a 30-point game against Crown on Nov. 8, a 32-point showing against Saint John’s on Jan. 7, a 33-point night against Hamline on Jan. 30, and 41-point showings against both North Park on Dec. 30 and Concordia last Jan. 21, while Ziegler delivered 30 points against Carleton on Dec. 3.

• CAREER SCORING NIGHTS: Saint Mary’s has had five players record single-game career-highs of 10 or more points this season — Anthony (41), Ziegler (30), Mason Klett (Apple Valley, Minn. / 27), Buysman (25), and Sawyer (22), while Lockwood equaled his career-high with 10 points against Hamline on Jan. 4. 

• AMONG THE PROGRAM’S BEST: Anthony’s 41-point showing against both North Park on Dec. 30 and vs. Concordia on Jan. 21 are the highest single-game individual performances since Will Wright netted 41 against MacMurray on Nov. 22, 2008. … Anthony’s 41 points are the third-most in program history and just five shy of the school-record 46 posted by Ken Jansen against Macalester during the 1956-57 season.

• JOINING THE CLUB: With his field goal at 5:48 of the second half against Finlandia on Jan. 2, Anthony became the 28th player in program history to reach the 1,000-point plateau. Anthony — who is SMU’s first 1,000-point scorer since Eli Cave ’21 hit the milestone during the 2020-21 season — currently sits 11th all-time with 1,285 career points. Next up: Pat Wiltgen ’72 (1,311), Tom Keenan ’68 (1,330), and Lukas Holland ’11 (1,362).

• HITTING DOUBLE DIGITS: Saint Mary’s has put at least three players in double figures in 16 of its 21 games – including four double-figure scorers in the same game seven times.

• PERFECTION: Anthony had his consecutive free throws streak snapped at 21 straight, with a miss late in the second half of SMU’s game at Hamline on Jan. 30. Anthony’s 21 straight streak including a 10-for-10 effort against Concordia on Jan. 21. The 10 made free throws against the Cobbers marked the third time this season Anthony has netted at least 10 free throws in a game.

• ON THE GLASS: Anthony leads the team in rebounds with 194 (9.2 rpg). Lockwood is sitting second with 82 rebounds (3.9 rpg), followed by Sawyer (79, 3.8 rpg), Buysman (71, 3.4 rpg, Mallory (70, 3.5 rpg), and Ziegler (58, 2.8 rpg). … Anthony’s 15 rebounds against Hamline on Jan. 4 matched his career-high and were just one shy of the program record of 16, set by Will Swiggum against Martin Luther on Nov. 24, 2015. … Lockwood posted a career-high 11 rebounds against St. Scholastica last Saturday, while Nick Falls (Plymouth, Wis.) notched a career-best 10 boards against Hamline on Jan.30.

• DOUBLING UP: Along with his 33 points against Hamline on Jan. 30, Anthony also delivered 10 rebounds for his ninth double-double of the season. … Anthony now owns 19 double-doubles in his four-year collegiate career. … Anthony collected his first points/assist double-double against Gustavus on Nov. 19, scoring 19 points and adding a career-high 10 assists. … Anthony was just two rebounds short of his first collegiate triple-double vs. the Gusties on Nov. 19, and three assists short of a triple-double vs. Hamline on Jan. 4.

• GOING DEEP: Saint Mary’s equaled the program’s single-game record with 14 3-pointers against Finlandia on Jan. 2. It marked the second time this season the Cardinals have hit 14 3s in a game, having first achieved the feat against Carleton on Dec. 3. … Ziegler netted a single-game program record eight 3-pointers for the second straight game against Carleton on Dec. 3, going 8-for-14 from beyond the arc. The junior was 8-for-13 in first setting the school record against St. Olaf on Nov. 30. … Ziegler leads the way for SMU with 70 treys, followed by Buysman with 44. 

• AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS: The Cardinals — who have knocked down 194 3-pointers in 21 games — rank No. 2 in NCAA Division III in 3-point field goal percentage, shooting 40.9 percent (194-for-474) from behind the arc. … Ziegler is currently sitting fifth in the country in 3-point FG percentage (47.6%). 

• LENDING A HAND: Along with leading the team in scoring and rebounding, Anthony also boasts a team-best 97 assists, followed by Sawyer with 57. … The Cardinals recorded a season-high 19 assists against Gustavus on Nov. 19 — including a career-high 10 from Anthony. The 10 assists by Anthony were the most by a Cardinal since Evan Pederson put together an 11-assist showing against Macalester on Feb. 14, 2014. … SMU’s 19-assist effort against the Gusties were the most in a game since the Cardinals dished out 20 helpers against Augsburg on Feb. 2, 2021

• WEEKLY HONORS: Saint Mary’s has had two players named MIAC Offensive Player of the Week — Buysman on Dec. 19, 2022 and Anthony on Jan. 9, 2023 and Feb. 6, 2023. It was the fifth career MIAC Player of the Week honor for Anthony, who has also been named to the D3hoops.com Team of the Week on Jan. 3,  Jan. 10, and Jan. 24.

• NATIONAL RECOGNITION: Small College Basketball and the National Awards Committee announced the Bevo Francis Top 100 Watch List for the 2022-23 season on Jan. 15 — which included the Cardinals’ Anthon. The Top 100 Watch List consists of some of the top players from NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA, USCAA and NCCAA.

• HITTING 100: The Cardinals’ 102 points in their 102-68 win over Finlandia on Jan. 2 were the most since they beat Luther 103-97 in overtime on Nov. 30, 2019. … Saint Mary’s has now had a team score 100 or more points 10 times in program history — including a program-record 110 in a 110-99 win over UM-Duluth on Jan. 26, 1956.

• BIG HALF: The Cardinals erupted for 55 first-half points against Finlandia on Jan. 2, the highest single-half performance in more than 30 years. … SMU has scored 40 or more points in a half in 14 of its 19 games — including 40+ in both halves against Carleton (Dec. 3), Finlandia (Jan. 2), Hamline (Jan. 4), and Augsburg (Jan. 16).

• A WIN FOR THE AGES: The Cardinals’ 69-57 win over Saint John’s last Saturday — which included overcoming a 21-0 half-ending SJU run and rallying from a nine-point halftime deficit — snapped their 29-game losing streak against the Johnnies, dating back to a 63-60 SMU win on Jan. 22, 2007.

• A WIN FOR THE AGES II: SMU’s six-point win over No. 7 UW-La Crosse on Dec. 14 marked the first time in program history the Cardinals had beaten a team ranked in the Top 10 in the country. … The win also snapped a six-game losing streak against the Eagles — dating back to a 65-50 triumph on Nov. 24, 1986.

• SEASON-BESTS: SMU shot a season-high 54.7 percent from the field in its win over Augsburg on Jan. 16 — it was the highest single-game shooting percentage since going 28-for-56 (60.9 %) against North Park on Dec. 29, 2018. … Saint Mary’s recorded season-highs in numerous statistical categories against Finlandia on Jan. 2, including points (102), field goals made (41), field goals attempted (82), 3-pointers made (14), 3-pointers attempted (36), rebounds (52), assists (23), and blocked shots (6).

• WORKING OVERTIME: Saint Mary’s 87-85 loss to Hamline last Monday was its first overtime game of the first — and SMU’s first since falling to Carleton 76-66 on Feb.14, 2022. SMU played two OT games last season, also dropping a 79-73 decision to Augustana on Nov. 16, 2021.

• BY THE NUMBERS: The Cardinals are shooting 46.1 percent from the field (600-for-1302), with 194 3-pointers, and are 199-for-262 (76.0 %) from the free throw line. … Saint Mary’s is averaging 75.9 ppg, while the Cardinals’ opponents are scoring at a 70.2 ppg clip. … Saint Mary’s has scored 80 or more points in a game eight times this season, including a season-high 102 against Finlandia on Jan. 2.

AUGSBURG AUGGIES SCOUTING REPORT:

• FOR THE RECORD: The Auggies head into their second matchup against Saint Mary’s on Wednesday sitting at 7-15 overall, including 5-12 in conference action.

• LAST TIME OUT: The Auggies got back on the winning track last Saturday, as Bradley Winter knocked down a pair of free throws with four seconds remaining to seal a 79-75 win over St. Olaf at Skoglund Center in Northfield, Minn.

• ROAD TRIP: Wednesday’s game at Saint Mary’s is the second of three straight home games for the Auggies, who will head to Hamline on Saturday, before closing out its regular-season schedule at home against Macalester on Feb. 18.

• BACK IN THE WIN COLUMN: The Auggies’ four-point win over St. Olaf last Saturday snapped their four-game losing streak — Augsburg had not won since beating Saint John’s 75-66 on Jan. 21.

• LEADING THE CHARGE: Augsburg enters Wednesday’s matchup against Saint Mary’s boasting two players who are averaging in double figures in scoring. Will Blascziek leads the squad with a 12.3 ppg scoring average, followed closely by Conner Knoepfle at 11.6 ppg. Colin Meade (9.5 ppg), Kayser Hassan (9.2 ppg), and Winter (8.0 rpg) round out Augsburg’s top scorers. … Augsburg has had a player score 21 or more points five times, including a season-high 26-point effort by Blascziek against Gustavus on Jan. 28.

• CLEANING THE GLASS: Winter boasts a team-leading 132 rebounds (6.0 rpg). Winter is one of three Auggies who have eclipsed the 100-rebound mark this season, being joined by Meade (113, 5.1 rpg) and Hassan (100, 4.5 rpg). … Winter has amassed 10 or more rebounds in a game twice, including a season-high 13-rebound effort against UM-Morris on Nov. 28.

• DOUBLING UP: Meade owns the Auggies’ lone double-double this season, scoring 17 points and adding 10 rebounds against Gustavus on Jan. 28.

• FROM DOWNTOWN: Augsburg has poured in 126 3-pointers through 22 games, led by Blascziek with 45. Knoepfle and Hassan have also delivered 10 or more treys this season, sitting at 28 and 19, respectively.

• LENDING A HAND: Knoepfle has dished out a team-leading 55 assists and is one of four Auggies with 20 or more helpers this season. Blascziek is second to Knoepfle with 31, with Winter (29) and Hassan (21) next in line.

• BY THE NUMBERS: Augsburg is shooting 41.6 percent from the field (542-for-1304), with 126 3-pointers, and a 265-for-386 showing from the free throw line (68.7 %). … The Auggies are averaging 67.0 ppg, while their opponents are scoring at a 73.0 ppg clip. … Augsburg has recorded its top two offensive performances against Gustavus — netting 81 in an 84-81 loss to the Gusties on Dec. 10, while adding a season-high 82 points in the teams’ rematch on Jan. 28, an 84-82 GAC victory. … Augsburg recorded season highs in points (82), field goals made (31), 3-pointers (12), and free throws (23-for-31) in its against Gustavus on Jan. 28.