Last Action: The Cardinals completed a perfect 3-0 record with a 3-1 win over Augsburg last Saturday. … Carleton, meanwhile, extended its winning streak to three matches with a 3-2 win over Concordia last Friday.

Last Meeting: Carleton was one of only two teams to beat the Cardinals twice last year, as the Knights picked up a 3-1 win in the team's regular-season MIAC match, then notched a 3-0 victory over SMU in the opening round of the MIAC post-season tournament.

This and That:

Tessa Stranik MIAC Setter of the Week

The Cardinals are ranked No. 5 in the first NCAA Division III Central Region poll, released last week. … SMU's three wins last week extend the Cardinals' winning streak to a season-high six matches. … The Cardinals' 3-1 win vs. Bethel last Friday snapped a seven-match losing streak against the Royals, dating back to the 2000 season. … Ashley Dingels (Gibbon, Minn.) posted kill totals of 18, 21 and a season-high 27 in SMU's three games last week, extending her streak of consecutive matches of more than 10 kills to nine straight. …Tessa Stranik (Eatonville, Wash.) posted 59 assists Friday vs. Bethel, giving the senior setter more than 1,000 assists for the second straight year. … Stranik was named MIAC Setter of the Week for her efforts last week. … SMU is 11-2 in three-game matches, 4-2 in four-gamers and 4-1 in matches that go the maximum five games. … Carleton’s win Friday snapped Concordia’s 19-match win streak. … The Knights’ two losses this season have both been on the road. … The Knights are ranked No. 4 in the latest NCAA Central Region poll, one spot ahead Saint Mary’s.