ST. JOSEPH, Minn. – After a conference win against St. Olaf Saturday afternoon, the College of Saint Benedict basketball team hosts St. Catherine University Wednesday night looking to build on that momentum. Tip off for the second meeting between CSB and the Wildcats this season is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Claire Lynch Hall.
 
About the Wildcats
St. Kate's (7-8, 4-4) heads into Wednesday's game coming off a 64-58 win over Gustavus. Danica Cambrice leads the team with 16.2 points per game and adds 5.5 rebounds. Jackie Radford leads the wildcats with 7.4 rebounds per game and 37 steals through 15 games. Audra Clark leads the team with 3.9 assists per game and also adds 14.9 point per game.
 
Last Meeting
Saint Benedict was defeated 76-63 by the Wildcats the first time these two teams met on Dec. 5 in St. Paul. CSB got out to a cold start and found themselves down 42-21 at halftime and shooting just 21 percent from the field in the first half, CSB came out and shot 50 percent from the field and outscored the Wildcats 42-34 in the second half, but the second-half surge wasn't enough. Maddie Schmitz finished with 16 points to pace CSB. Megan Thompson added 13 points, McKenzie Holgate finished with 12 and Shae Olsen led the team with seven rebounds.
 
The Storyline
The College of Saint Benedict basketball team picked up two big, much-needed wins last week, and leading the way in both games was sophomore Megan Thompson. Thompson earned both the CSB Athlete of the Week and the MIAC Athlete of the Week. Thompson – who has scored in double digits 12 times this season and led the team in scoring six times – had her biggest game of the season Saturday against the Oles. She had a career-high 27 points on 11-for-17 from the field and hit three 3-pointers, and she also had five steals to help the team to a 26-points win. Thompson started her week with a team-high 15 points Wednesday in CSB's road win at Gustavus. CSB looks to extend their three game winning streak and even up the series at 1-1 with St. Kate's.
 
Who to Watch
Alex Johnson leads the team with 8.6 rebounds per game and 22 blocks, she also adds 8.6 points per game. Maddie Schmitz is second on the team in both points (12.2) and rebounds (5.7) per game. Thompson currently leads the team and is 11th in the MIAC in scoring at 13.3 points per game, and is sixth in the league with 36 total steals.