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| 2005-2006 Records: 7-6 MIAC / 9-9 Overall |
| Recent Results: Saint Mary's 84, Augsburg 71 / Details Macalester 66, Saint Mary's 56 / Details Saint Mary's 81, Concordia 60 / Details |
| Upcoming Events: Wed., Feb. 1: SMU at Bethel, 8 p.m. Sat., Jan. 28: SMU at Gustavus, 3 p.m. |
| Cardinal News and Notes: SMU's nine wins are the most since the 1999-2000 season, when SMU went 11-13. … The Cardinals snapped their season-high three-game losing streak with its 84-71 win over Augsburg last Wednesday. … The Cardinals' 84 points vs. Augsburg last Wednesday and 81 points vs. Concordia on Sunday marked the fourth and fifth times this season SMU has scored 80 or more points in a game. … The Cardinals shot a season-best 72 percent (18-for-25) in the second half vs. Concordia Sunday. … The Cardinals, who were held to 56 points vs. Macalester — their second-lowest offense output of the season — have not scored more than 64 points in eight of their nine losses. … Terrence Smith (Broadview, Ill.) leads a trio of SMU players averaging in double figures with an 11.8 ppg average. … Michael Batterman (Fond du Lac, Wis.) and Brensley Haywood (Joliet, Ill.) are also averaging in double figures at 11.7 ppg and 10.4 ppg, respectively. … With their wins over Augsburg and Concordia, the Cardinals improved to 7-2 on their home floor — including 6-2 vs. MIAC opponents. … On the flip side, SMU is just 2-7 on the road. |
record to 7-2 on home floor with win over Concordia
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Haywood 12.0 ppg last week |
The Cardinals just play better at home.
Twenty-four hours after Macalester used a 19-5 run over the game's final six minutes to hand the Cardinals that 10-point, 66-56 loss, the Cardinals put on an offensive show for the home fans, shooting 58 percent from the field — including 12 3-pointers — en route to their fifth 80-plus point performance of the season.
The win was the seventh in nine home contests for the Cardinals (7-6 MIAC, 9-9 overall), whose nine wins are the most since the 1999-2000 season, when SMU went 11-13. In contrast, the Cardinals are a meager 2-7 away from the SMU Gym.
"This team loves to play at home, it's that simple," said Trewick. "We are a completely different team when we take the court at home. The guys feed off the positive energy from our fans — (the fans) definitely give us a big boost."
Now, Trewick must figure out a way to get his Cardinals to play the same way away from the friendly confines of the SMU Gym — especially considering SMU's next four games are on the road.
"Maybe I'll just have to pack all our fans onto the bus with us," joked Trewick, whose team is just 2-7 on the road — with road games against Bethel, Gustavus, Saint John's and Hamline in the next 10 days. "We've put ourselves in a good position (to make the MIAC playoffs), but we've got to be able to pick up a couple of road wins along the way."
The Cardinals let the Cobbers hang around in the first half on Sunday, as SMU built leads as big as 11, 22-11, before settling for a 10-point, 35-25 halftime advantage. SMU took over in the second half, connecting on 18 of 25 shots from the field. The Cardinals' lead ballooned to as many as 26, 71-45 — thanks in part to a 5-for-7 showing from beyond the 3-point line — and SMU cruised to its seventh MIAC win in 13 games.
Michael Batterman (Fond du Lac, Wis.) led the Cardinals' offensive juggernaut, scoring a game-high 18 points, while Mike Sweeney (St. Paul, Minn.), fueled by five 3-points, chipped in 15 points, and Brensley Haywood (Joliet, Ill.) and Terrence Smith (Broadview, Ill.) added 11 and 10 points, respectively.
"(The Concordia win) was a big win for us," said Trewick. "At this time of the year, every win is big — we've just got to keep it rolling."