Last Action: The Cardinals had their two-game winning streak snapped Wednesday, as St. Thomas swept the team’s MIAC doubleheader, winning 7-0 and 8-2. … UW-River Falls, meanwhile, dropped a pair of games to UW-Eau Claire by identical 3-0 scores Tuesday.

A Year Ago: River Falls scored three runs in the bottom o fhe sixth to break a scoreless tie and give the Falcons a 3-0 win in the first game of the teams' nonconfernece doulbeheader. Hanni Lohmann pitched a complete-game seven-hitter and Jenny Schipp drove in the game's only run in the third as SMU salvaged a split with a 1-0 win in Game 2.

Amy Lang Drove in both SMU runs vs. UST with HR

Jenni Gutterman (Shoreview, Minn.) picked up three of the Cardinals’ nine hits vs. St. Thomas, going 2-for-3 in Game 1 and 1-for-3 in Game 2. … Gutterman’s two hits in Game 1 mark the fifth time in SMU’s 16 games that the junior has had at least two hits. … Gutterman, who leads the team with 19 hits, has hit safely in 14 of the Cardinals’ 16 games and has reached base in 15 of the 16 games. … Amy Lang (Oshkosh, Wis.) accounted for both of SMU’s runs in the second game vs. UST as she launched her second home run of the season. … Lang’s HR was SMU’s ninth of the season, one more than the Cardinals hit all of last season. … Melissa Mondo (Vadnais Heights, Minn.) (.462) and Nikki Jung (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) (.417) lead the team in batting average, while Amy Edge’s (Montfort, Wis.) 11 RBis are a team high. … PItcher Jenny Schipp (North St. Paul, Minn.) has appeared in 10 of SMU’s 16 games, striking out 56 in 48 1/3 innings. … SMU’s loss to St. Thomas Wednesday was its seventh and eighth straight vs. the Tommies, dating back to a 1-0 win in the 2001 NCAA Division III Midwest Regional. … The Cardinals’ Game 1 loss snapped a two-game winning streak and was SMU’s first conference loss of the season. … Krista Conway (Mendota Heights, Minn.) had her five-game hitting streak snapped with an 0-for-2 showing in Game 1 vs. St. Thomas, while Gutterman and Lang both extended their hit streaks to four games. 

Amanda Wojnowiak Team-leading .414 BA

After dropping four straight to open the season, UW-River Falls has gone 7-7 over its last 11 games. … The Falcons and Cardinals have faced one common opponent this season — St. Scholastica. UW-RF loss to the Saints 6-0 and 8-0 in a season-opening doubleheader, while SMU posted an 8-2 win during its spring trip to California. … Amanda Wojnowiak is the Falcons’ offensive leader, hitting .414 with team-highs in hits (24), doubles (5), triples (1), RBIs (9), total bases (31) and slugging percentage (.534). … Brittany Rattbun (1.52, 1-3, 27.2 IP, 7 BB, 25 Ks), Ashley Bertrand (2.70, 3-4, 46.2 IP, 17 BB, 38 Ks) and Leah Vandergloeg (3.22, 3-4, 45.2 IP, 21 BB, 33 Ks) have shared the pitching duties, combining for a 2.62 ERA and 96 strikeouts. … The Falcons have yet to hit their first home run of the season. … All seven of UW-RF’s wins have come away from home. … Six of the Falcons’ 18 games have been decided by five or more runs — UW-RF is 3-3 in those games. … The Falcons have been shutout five times,