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Saint Mary's 86, Crown 72 / Details
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Cardinal News and Notes:
Jarvier Pitchford (Chicago, Ill.) scored a career-high 21 points in SMU's loss to cross-town rival Winona State last Wednesday. … Brensley Haywood (Joliet, Ill.) netted a career-best 22 points in SMU's conference-opening win over Augsburg. … The Cardinals' 86 points in their win vs. Crown were a season-high and the most scored since SMU netted 88 in an 88-82 win over Augsburg on Feb. 14, 2004. … . SMU's win over Augsburg marked the first 1-0 MIAC start since the Cardinals beat Hamline 83-70 on Dec. 4, 2002. … Michael Batterman (Fond du Lac, Wis.) is the team's leading scorer, averaging 13.0 ppg, while Pitchford (12.7) and Haywood (12.3) are also averaging in double figures. … The Cardinals and their opponents have each scored 285 points thus far this season. … Both of the Cardinals' losses have come on the road
It's Haywood to the rescue as Cardinal junior steps
into limelight to lead SMU to MIAC-opening victory
Who's Hot?

Brensley
Haywood
22 pts in win
vs. Augsburg
WINONA, Minn. — Brensley Haywood (Joliet, Ill.) has been more than happy to spend the majority of his time during the Saint Mary's University men's basketball team's first three games in the shadows, while players like Michael Batterman (Fond du Lac, Wis.) and Jarvier Pitchford (Chicago, Ill.) took center stage.

In the Cardinals' first three games, Haywood did his part, but it was Batterman and Pitchford who carried the offensive load. Batterman led the Cardinals' offense with 17-point performances against Bethany Lutheran and Crown in SMU's first two games of the season, while Pitchford carried the hot hand with a 21-point effort against Winona State.

But when the Cardinals needed him most, Haywood eagerly stepped into the limelight.

Make that leap into the limelight, as the SMU junior scored a career-high 22 points – hitting nine of his 10 shots from the field – in leading the Cardinals to a 61-56 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over Augsburg last Saturday.

"Brenlsey had a huge game for us — and he could not have picked a better time," said SMU coach Mike Trewick of his junior wing, who came into Saturday's game averaging nine points a game. "Augsburg is a physical team and they did a good job of taking away our posts, and Brensley was there to pick up the slack."

The Cardinals, who have now won two of their last three — with the lone loss a 13-point setback to NCAA Division II Winona State last Wednesday — jumped out to a 29-22 halftime advantage, then held on down the stretch to post their first conference win of the season.

"Any time you can come away with a win it's nice, but for that win to be in conference is even sweeter," said Trewick. "I wouldn't say this was our best performance of the season, but we did what we had to to come away with the win, and that's the bottom line."