SAINT MARY'S VS. ST. THOMAS / SATURDAY, FEB. 11, 2006 / SMU GYM / 3:15 P.M.

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7-10 MIAC, 9-13 Overall
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15-3 MIAC, 18-5 Overall
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Walt Ayotte

After 37 years, Walt Ayotte stepped down as “SMU’s keeper of the clock” this season. Today, we honor Walt for his support and dedication to Saint Mary’s athletics.
A word from Walt Ayotte: “To be actively involved in the sport I love kept me young. Year-in and year-out, I enjoyed watching young men and women student-athletes mature. I had the opportunity to meet and get to know hundreds of coaches and referees. As a result, I feel I am a better person because of my experiences with the student-athletes, coaches, and officials. I savored the victories and shared in the agony of defeat. Deciding to turn the clock over to someone else was a difficult decision. One coach told me, ‘We don’t lose games. We just run out of time.’ I didn’t lose any games. I just ran out of time.”




Game Notes
St. Thomas erupted for 55 second-half points — seven short of the Cardinals' total for the game — as the Tommies pushed their winning streak to 36 straight over the Cardinals with a 98-62 win in the teams’ first meeting this season. … The Cardinals’ struggles on the road continued Wednesday, as SMU dropped its seventh straight road game with an 80-76 loss at Hamline. … Bryan Schnettler sank eight 3-pointers and had a game-high 28 points as St. Thomas secured an MIAC top-two playoff seed with an 84-67 victory over Bethel Wednesday.

Cardinal Notes

Brensley
Haywood
Team-high
16 pts vs.
Hamline
Brensley Haywood (Joliet, Ill.) scored a team-high 16 points vs. Hamline on Wednesday, marking the second straight game in which the SMU junior has been the team-leading in points. … Haywood, Terrence Smith (14 points), Fiore Buccieri (12), Michael Rohr (12) and Dan Cormier (10) accounted for 64 of SMU’s 76 points vs. Hamline. … SMU attempted a season-low one free throw (0-for-1) in its loss vs. Hamline. … The Cardinals loss at Hamline — their seventh straight setback on the road — dropped their record to 2-11 away from home. … Wednesday’s loss to the Pipers extended the Cardinals’ losing streak to a season-high four straight. … SMU’s 76 points vs. the Pipers marked the third time this season the Cardinals have scored 70 or more points in a loss.

Tommie Notes
The Tommies have had seven victories where they led by 30 or more points. … The Tommies have secured an MIAC playoff berth for the 18th time in 19 seasons. … The Tommies have played in the playoff finals 11 of the last 17 seasons. UST is 5-0 in its last five playoff semifinal trips (1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005). … UST is 16-2 when it scores 69 or more points. The two losses came in overtime games where the Tommies scored 90 and 91 points... UST is 18-0 when it posts a better field-goal shooting percentage than its opponent. … The 18-5 Toms have secured a .500 or better finish for the 25th time in 26 seasons. ... UST went 10-1 at home last season and is 8-1 at home in 2005-06.