WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota volleyball team returns home on Saturday, as the Cardinals entertain Macalester in a 3 p.m. conference match at the Saint Mary's Gym.
 
The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-1 MIAC | 10-5 Overall) vs. Macalester Scots (0-2 MIAC | 7-9 Overall)

Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals made quick work of Bethel on Wednesday, as Saint Mary's cruised to a 3-0 victory over the Royals at the Saint Mary's Gym | Recap
• Macalester: The Scots had not answer for high-powered St. Thomas on Wednesday, as the 17th-ranked Tommies handed Macalester a 3-0 setback at Leonard Center in St. Paul, Minn. | Recap
 
SMU vs. Macalester — A Year Ago:
• September 24, 2013: The Cardinals entered their conference match against Macalester riding a school record-tying 11-match winning streak. Unfortunately for the Cardinals, when the Scots' Hannah Rehak delivered the match-ending fourth-set kill, that streak came to a screeching halt, as Macalester dropped Saint Mary's 3-1 at Leonard Center in St. Paul, Minn. | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals hit the road for a pair of MIAC matches this weekend, traveling to St. Joseph, Minn., for a 7 p.m. contest against nationally ranked Saint Benedict, before heading to Moorhead, Minn. on Saturday to take on Concordia in a 1:30 p.m. matchup.
• Macalester: The Scots are off until next Wednesday, when Macalester travels to Robertson Center in Arden Hills, Minn., for a 7 p.m. conference match against Bethel.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2014 Roster | 2014 Schedule | 2014 Statistics
Wednesday's 3-0 win over Bethel pushed the Cardinals' winning streak to a season-high five straight. … Kenzie Lind (Rushford, Minn.) and Alex Peterson (Harmony, Minn.) fueled the Cardinals' offensive attack against Bethel Wednesday. Lind recorded a match-high 14 kills, while Peterson finished with 13 and hit .765. … Lind has led the team in kills in each of the Cardinals' last three matches and has posted 10 or more kills in three straight matches and four times in the last five. … Tayler MacVey (Dodge Center, Minn.) and Brittney Hanson (Janesville, Iowa) dished out 20 and 19 assists, respectively, against Bethel Wednesday, with Lex Krogstad (Chicago, Ill.) tallying a team-best 14 digs. … Peterson enters Saturday's match vs. Macalester as the team leader in kills with 117—seven more than both Lind and Macki Fadness (Eau Claire, Wis.). … Peterson tallied a season- and career-high 23 kills against UW-La Crosse on Sept. 10. … MacVey has accumulated 282 assists through 15 matches, while Hanson is close behind with 260. … Krogstad's 14 digs against Bethel pushed her team-leading total to 233. Morgan Thomas (Palos Park, Ill. / 123) and MacVey (111) have also recorded more than 100 digs this season. … Thomas recorded a career-high 20 digs against UW-La Crosse on Sept. 10. … Seven of Saint Mary's 10 wins this season have been 3-0 sweeps. … The Cardinals picked up their first two four-set wins of the season last weekend at the Ripon Red Hawk Invitational, beating MSOE and Ripon by 3-1 counts. … The Cardinals' schedule includes matches against six teams that have been ranked in the AVCA Top 25—No. 17 St. Thomas, No. 7 Colorado College, No. 17 Clarkson, No. 14 Saint Benedict and No. 24 Augsburg. … Krogstad has earned all-tournament honors in all three of the Cardinals' regular-season tournaments this season. … With their 4-0 showing at the Ripon Red Hawk Invitational last weekend, the Cardinals improved to 25-6 in regular-season tournaments over the past two seasons.
 
Scouting The Macalester Scots:
2014 Roster | 2014 Schedule | 2014 Statistics
Saturday's match at Saint Mary's is the first of four straight road games for the Scots. … Wednesday's loss to nationally ranked St. Thomas was the Scots' third straight setback. … Macalester—which has dropped five of its last six contests—has not won a set during its current three-game slide. … Clara Baumann and Brooke Hunter enter Saturday's match vs. Saint Mary's as the team's kill leaders with 122 and 105 kills, respectively. … Baumann also boasts a team-best .231 attack percentage. … Samantha Bonglorno and Arianna Hesterberg have each eclipsed the 100-assist mark—Bonglorno leads the team with 260 assists, with Hesterberg coming in at 154. … Macalester boasts seven players with 10 or more service aces, led by Bonglorno with 27 and Hesterberg with 26. … Cora Trout has accumulated a team-leading 276 digs, while Baumann is second with 118. … Wednesday's loss to St. Thomas dropped the Scots to 3-3 on their home court. Macalester is 4-6 away from Leonard Center. … Six of Macalester's nine losses have been 3-0 sweeps, with the other three coming in four sets. On the flip side, five of the Scots' six wins have been decided in three sets.