SAINT MARY'S VS. AUGSBURG / WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25, 2006 / SMU GYM / 8 P.M.

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5-5 MIAC, 7-8 Overall
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Jack Nelson

Year: Junior

Pos.: Post

Hometown: Springfield, IL

Academic Major: Business

From Coach Trewick: "Jack is a tremendous shooter who, when he gets on a roll, is tough to stop. Coming from a successful junior college, Jack has brought a winning attitude with him and it has rubbed off on his teammates.”



Game Notes
SMU and Augsburg split their season series a year ago, with the Auggies winning 75-65 on Dec. 4, while the Cardinals had the upper hand in the rematch, outlasting Augsburg 61-49 on Jan. 26. … Brensley Haywood (Joliet, Ill.) scored a season-high 22 points to lead the Cardinals to a 61-56 victory over Augsburg in the teams’ first meeting on Dec. 3 in Minneapolis, Minn. … The Cardinals have been off since last Wednesday, when they dropped their third straight decision, falling to St. Olaf 58-57 on Jon Bain’s layup with 1.6 seconds remaining in regulation. … The Auggies saw their losing streak climb to six straight with a 69-60 loss at St. Olaf on Saturday.

Cardinal Notes


Terrence
Smith
15.2 ppg in
last 4 games
The Cardinals’ loss to St. Olaf was its third straight — the first time this season SMU has lost more than two in a row. … Terrence Smith (Broadview, Ill.) led the Cardinals in scoring both of their games last week, netting 16 against Carleton and 14 vs. St. Olaf. … Smith has scored in double figures in each of SMU’s last four games, averaging 15.2 ppg during that span. … John Gencius’ (Chicago, Ill.) 13 points vs. St. Olaf equalled his season high. … Smith leads a trio of SMU players averaging in double figures with an 11.9 ppg average. Michael Batterman (Fond du Lac, Wis. / 11.7) and Brensley Haywood (Joliet, Ill., / 10.1) are the other two. … The Cardinals have averaged 75.4 ppg in their seven wins, while managing just 60.1 ppg in their eight losses. … SMU’s 57 points vs. St. Olaf was its second-lowest offensive output of the season. … The Cardinals’ loss at St. Olaf was its sixth in seven road games this season, while their loss to Carleton on Monday — SMU’s 12th straight setback vs. the Knights — was just its second home loss in seven games.

Auggie Notes
Augsburg’s current losing streak is the third time this season the Auggies have lost three or more in a row. … Augsburg is yet to win back-to-back games. … Augsburg is one of just two teams (Carleton is the other) to have beaten MIAC-leading St. Thomas. Augsburg knocked off the Tommies 62-59 on Jan. 2. … Justin Kozlowski’s 11.3 ppg average leads a trio of Augsburg players averaging in double figures. Zeph Jones (10.3 ppg) and Dan Graf (10.0 ppg) are the other two. … Darren Nelson netted a season-high 16 points in Augsburg’s loss to St. Olaf, while Graf posted his first double-double of the season, scoring 13 points and pulling down 14 rebounds. It was the third straight game in which Graf has led the team in rebounding. … All three of the Auggies’ wins this season have come on the road. Augsburg is 0-7 on its home floor. … Augsburg has been outscored by 93 points in the first half (499-406).