WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's basketball team returns to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action on Saturday, hosting St. Olaf in a 1 p.m. contest at the SMU Gym.



The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-0 MIAC | 1-1 Overall)
vs. St. Olaf Oles  (0-0 MIAC | 3-0 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals picked up their first win of the season on Wednesday, getting a free throw from Courtney Euerle (Litchfield, Minn.) with less than five seconds remaining in regulation to beat Carleton 58-57 in the teams' MIAC opener at the SMU Gym. … St. Olaf, meanwhile, has been off since Nov. 26, when the Oles knocked off Luther 71-60 in their home opener in Northfield, Minn.

SMU vs. St. Olaf — A Year Ago:
January 5, 2011: SMU raced out to a 12-point, 39-27 halftime advantage, then finished what they started by holding off a late Ole run to post a 67-64 conference victory in Northfield, Minn.
February, 9, 2011: The Cardinals struggled to find their shooting touch against the Oles in the teams' rematch, shooting just 26 percent from the field as they fell 56-47 in overtime to St. Olaf at the SMU Gym.

Up Next:
The Cardinals are right back in action on Monday, as they host Saint Benedict in a 7:30 p.m. conference game at the SMU Gym. … St. Olaf, meanwhile, is also back in action on Monday, hosting Macalester in the first of four straight home games. Game time is set for 5:30 p.m. in Northfield, Minn.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
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Saturday's game against St. Olaf is the second straight home game for the Cardinals, who play six of their first eight games on their home court. … SMU's 58-57 win over Carleton marked the second straight year the Cardinals have opened conference play with a win. SMU beat Augsburg 57-44 in its MIAC opener a year ago. … Courtney Euerle (Litchfield, Minn.), who recorded the game-winning free throw in Wednesday's win over Carleton, recorded her first collegiate double-double vs. the Knights, posting career highs with 13 points and 11 rebounds. … Jamie Stefely (Lisle, Ill.) also recorded a double-double vs. the Knights, scoring 10 points and pulling down 10 rebounds. … The double-double was the fourth of Stefely's SMU career. … Euerle and Stefely's double, double-double was SMU's first since Stefely and Jessica Thone (Woodbury, Minn.) hit double figures in both points and rebounds against Macalester on Dec. 4, 2010. … Stefely has now pulled down 10 or more rebounds in each of the Cardinals' first two games. … Emily DeWitt (Lino Lakes, Minn.) also scored in double figures against the Knights Wednesday, finishing with 11 points — one point shy of her career best. … DeWitt netted three of the team's five 3-pointers vs. Carleton Wednesday. … Ten of the Cardinals' 22 field goals in their season-opener against Elmhurst on Nov. 22 were 3-pointers. … Seven of SMU's last 12 wins have come at home — the Cardinals finished 6-6 at the SMU Gym a year ago.

St. Olaf Oles News and Notes:
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Saturday's game at Saint Mary's is the third road game in four contests for the Oles this season. St. Olaf kicks off a four-game homestand on Monday against Macalester. … The Oles' 71 points vs. Luther last Saturday were a season high, having scored 54 in a one-point win over Redlands on Nov. 18 and 68 in a four-point win over Chapman a day later. … Mackenzie Wolter scored a team-high 17 points against Luther last Saturday, while Kirstee Rotty added 15. … Both Wolter and Rotty knocked down three 3-pointers against Luther. … St. Olaf's bench held a 24-7 scoring advantage vs. Luther. … The Oles enter Saturday's game at Saint Mary's boasting three players averaging in double figures, led by Rotty at 12.3 ppg. Nikki Frogner and Wolter are the other two, averaging 11.3 ppg and 10.7 ppg, respectively. … As a team, the Oles are averaging 64.3 ppg. … Wolter has netted six of the team's 16 3-pointers, while Rotty and Ashley Menzel have each netted 10 free throws through three games. In fact, Menzel is a perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line. … St. Olaf has outscored its opponents 102-82 in the first half.