SAINT MARY'S VS. ST. OLAF / SATURDAY, FEB. 18, 2006 / SMU GYM / 3:15 P.M.

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x-x-x MIAC, x-x-x Overall
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St. Olaf Oles
7-12 MIAC, 9-15 Overall
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Mike Sweeney

Year: Freshman

Pos.: Wing

Hometown: St. Paul, Minn.

Major: Business / Cr. Justice

From Coach Trewick: "Mike has proven this year to be one of the best young shooters in our league. With his work ethic and determination, we expect big things from him over the next three years.”



Game Notes
Jon Bain scored the game-winning basket with 1.6 seconds remaining in regulation, as St. Olaf rallied for a 58-57 win over the Caridnals in the teams’ first meeting this season. … The Cardinals’ road struggles continued Wednesday, as SMU dropped its eighth straight road game in a 65-48 loss at Carleton. … The Oles have been off since last Saturday, when Jon Butala scored a team-high 10 points as they dropped their four straight, falling to Carleton 60-43. 

Cardinal Notes

Michael
Batterman
16 pts. vs.
Carleton
Wednesday’s loss extended the Cardinals’ season-high losing streak to six straight — and officially eliminated SMU from the MIAC playoff race. … The Cardinals finished the season with a 2-12 record on the road. … After opening the conference schedule with a 61-56 win at Augsburg, SMU dropped its last nine conference road games. … Michael Batterman netted a team-high 16 points vs. the Knights Wednesday. … Terrence Smith was held scoreless against Carleton, snapping a streak of 12 straight games in which the SMU junior has scored in double figures. … It was also just the second time in the last 48 games that Smith has been held scoreless. … Smith, who boasts a team-best 12.0 ppg average, has scored 10 or more points in 18 of the Cardinals’ 23 games. … SMU’s nine wins are the most since the 1999-2000 season, when the Cardinals went 11-13.

Ole Notes
Last Saturday’s loss to Carleton officially eliminated St. Olaf from the MIAC playoff race. … St. Olaf has been a team of streaks this season. They had a three-game winning streak in November, an eight-game losing streak (Dec. 10-Jan.14), a four-game winning streak (Jan. 18-Jan. 28) and have now lost four in a row and five of its last six. … Mark Bergstrom is the OIes’ scoring leader, averaging 12.ppg. … Jon Bain is also averaging in double figures (10.4 ppg), while leading the team in rebounding, averaging 7.4 boards per game. … St. Olaf has struggled offensively in the first half this season, getting outscored by 51 points, 811-760, over the game’s first 20 minutes. … Six of St. Olaf’s nine wins have come at home. The Oles are 3-11 on the road.