SAINT MARY'S AT BETHEL / WEDNESDAY, FEB. 14, 2007 / ARDEN HILLS, MN / 1 P.M.

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7-11 MIAC / 8-14 Overall
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3-6 MIAC / 4-8 Overall
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#3: C. Lauge
#12: B. Knights
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 #20: T. Madson
#33: J. Knights
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 #22: S. Strom
#2: D. Cormier
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 #35: C. Meadowcroft
#44: M. Batterman
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 #44: M. Moberg



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Royal Notes
The Royals enter tonight's game as one of the hottest teams in the MIAC, having won three straight and 11 of their last 12. … Saturday's 105 points mark the fourth time Bethel has eclipsed the century mark (113-83 win vs. Dakota State; 107-77 win vs. UW-River Falls and 111-84 vs. UM-Morris). … Tim Madson netted a season-high 39 points vs. the Scots — the second time the Bethel sophomore has knocked down 30 or more. His 39 points also marked the 14th time in Bethel's 23 games Madson has led the team in scoring. … Madson boasts a team-best 19.8 ppg average and is one of three Royal players averaging in double figures. … As a team, the Royals are No. 1 in the MIAC in scoring offense (1,454, 80.8 ppg) and offensive rebounds (717, 39.8 orpg), while Madson is the conference's scoring leader (20.5 ppg) and Mike Moberg leads the league in offensive rebounds (53, 2.94 orpg). … 



Last Action
The Cardinals kept their faint playoff hopes alive, getting a career-high 31 points from Brensley Haywood (Joliet, Ill.) en route to an 80-68 victory over Augsburg Saturday. … Bethel, meanwhile, got 39 points from Tim Madson as the Royals outscored Macalester 105-96 at home Saturday.

Last Meeting
Bethel, fueled by a 35-24 first-half scoring advantage, handed SMU its fifth straight loss, 71-59, at the SMU Gym on Jan. 15.

Cardinal Notes

Brensley
Haywood
Career-high
31 points vs.
Augsburg
With two games remaining in the regular season, SMU is one game back of St. Olaf (8-11 MIAC) for the sixth and final MIAC playoff spot. SMU still has to play Bethel (12-6 MIAC) and Concordia (3-15 MIAC), while St. Olaf closes out its regular season against Gustavus (11-7). Because St. Olaf swept SMU in the teams' two games this year, SMU must win both of its games, while St. Olaf must lose vs. the Gusties, for the Cardinals to make their first MIAC playoff appearance since the 1984-85 season. … With their win over Augsburg, the Cardinals moved within one of their win total of a year ago — and the most wins since SMU went 11-13 during the 1999-2000 season. …  Saturday's win vs. Augsburg snapped the Cardinals' three-game losing streak. … The win vs. the Auggies was also SMU's fourth road win of the season — after going 1-12 away from home a year ago. … Brensley Haywood (Joliet, Ill.) scored a career-high 31 points vs. the Auggies. Saturday's performance marked the 10th straight game in which the SMU senior has scored in double figures. Haywood has scored 10 or more points in 18 of the Cardinals' 22 games. … Haywood made his 49th straight start vs. the Auggies Saturday. … Dan Cormier (Blaine, Minn.) pulled down 11 rebounds vs. Carleton last Wednesday, marking the third time this season the SMU junior has posted at least 10 rebounds. The 11 boards were also three shy of his career-high 14 rebounds vs. Macalester on Jan. 24, 2007. … SMU's 80 points vs. the Auggies marked the fourth time this season the Cardinals have scored 80 or more points — and they've won all four. On the flip side, SMU's 43 points in its loss to Carleton last Wednesday equalled a season-low. … SMU failed to score 50 points in its two meetings vs. Carleton (L, 77-49 and L, 66-43). … SMU's 18 second-half points vs. the Knights was just the second time this season the Cardinals have failed to score at least 20 points in a half.