Last Action: The Cardinals pushed their MIAC winning streak to 12 — and locked up an MIAC Tournament berth in the process — with an 11-3, 9-1 sweep of Augsburg on Saturday. … Bethel, meanwhile, had its nonconference doubleheader at Central-Iowa halted in the fourth inning of the first game due to rain.

A Year Ago: Jenny Schipp tossed a complete-game one-hitter and Amy Edge went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs as SMU blanked Bethel 3-0 in Game 1 of their MIAC doubleheader. Bethel, however, erupted for six runs in the first two innings of the nightcap and held on for a 6-4 win.

Mandy Tschernach Hit .412 (7-for-13) with grand slam last week

The Cardinals' 25 wins mark the 12th straight season in which SMU has won 20 or more games, and it's the most victories since a 25-11 effort in 2002. … SMU's sweeps of St. Olaf and Augsburg extended their MIAC winning streak to 12 straight. … SMU's sweep of Augsburg also clinched a berth in the MIAC post-season tournament. … The Cardinals' 1-0 Game 2 loss to UW-La Crosse last Thursday snapped their season-high 13-game winning streak. … Mandy Tschernach (Rice Lake, Wis.) belted her first collegiate home run — an inside-the-park, grand slam — in SMU's 9-1 Game 2 win vs. Augsburg. … Nikki Jung (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) launched a pair of HRs last week — the first two of her collegiate career — while Jenny Schipp (North St. Paul, Minn.) and Jenni Gutterman (Shoreview, Minn.) belted their first of the season. … Jung now has a team-leading six multiple-RBI games, while Gutterman has a team-best 14 multiple-hit games. … Schipp improved to 15-4 — equaling her career high in wins — by going 3-0 with a 0.93 ERA in three starts last week. The SMU junior allowed 13 hits in 15 innings, surrendering two ER, while striking out 20. … Megan Wallisch (Loveland, Colo.) tossed her first two collegiate complete games last week, suffering the hard-luck loss vs. UW-L — where she allowed just four hits and struck out three – before holding Augsburg to an earned run on four hits in SMU's 9-1 Game 2 win. … The Cardinals are now 22-0 when scoring three or more runs. … SMU is also 19-1 when holding its oppoents to two or less runs — the lone loss coming to UW-L last Thursday. … SMU has not been beaten when leading after the third inning. … The Cardinals are 6-1 in one-run games.

Bethel snapped a 10-game losing streak with last Saturday’s sweep of St. Olaf. … Rachel Franklin has been the workhorse for the Royals, leading the team offensively with a .357 average (35-for-98) and 15 RBIs, while also boasting a 3.33 ERA in 15 appearances on the mound. … Bethel’s Game 2 win vs. Saint Mary’s a year ago was just the fourth Bethel win in 26 meetings between the Cardinals and the Royals. … The Royals have stolen 39 bases this season — wiht Lindsay Norman (10) and Rachel Franklin (9) accounting for 19 of them. … Bethel has won just four of 12 home games this season, while going 8-11 away from home. … Bethel is 0-2 in extra-inning games. … Nine of the Royals’ 19 losses have been by two runs or less. … Bethel has been outscored in every inning but the fourth, where the Royals hold a 23-15 advantage.