SAINT MARY'S VS. CONCORDIA / SATURDAY, FEB. 17, 2007 / SMU GYM / 1 P.M.

Saint Mary's Cardinals
7-12 MIAC / 8-15 Overall
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3-16 MIAC / 3-21 Overall
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#22: J. Huschle
#12: B. Knights
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 #32: R. Johnson
#33: J. Knights
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 #30: A. Boike
#2: D. Cormier
F
 #5: L. Linz
#44: M. Batterman
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 #44: J. Baldwin



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Cobber Notes
Wednesday’s loss to Augsburg extended Concordia’s losing streak to a season high seven games. The Cobbers’ last win was a 62-57 victory over Carleton on Jan. 24 — a win that snapped a five-game losing streak. … Luke Linz netted a game-high 21 points vs. the Auggies. Linz has now led the team in scoring and rebounding in seven straight games. He has also been the team’s scoring leader in 20 of the Cobbers’ 24 games this season. … The Cobbers have been involved in three overtime games this season, losing all three. … Nine of Concordia’s 21 losses have been by seven points or less. … The Cobbers are look to avoid its lowest win total since the 1997-98 sason, when Concordia went 3-21. … Concordia enters today’s game 0-14 when trailing at halftime.



Last Action
The Cardinals saw their hopes of their first MIAC playoff berth since 1984-85 go up in smoke as Bethel poured in 103 points en route to a 103-57 victory over SMU in Arden Hills, Minn., Wednesday. … The Cobbers, meanwhile, dropped its season-high seventh straight with a 65-59 setback vs. Augsburg in their home finale Wednesday. 

Last Meeting
The Cardinals saw a 12-point lead with 4:23 remaining whittled down to five with 46 seconds remaining. But John Gencius (Chicago, Ill.) naiiled a clutch 3-pointer and Brensley Haywood (Joliet, Ill.) and Michael Batterman (Fond du Lac, Wis.) each netted a pair of free throws down the stretch to ice SMU's 79-67 win — and snap a season-high five-game losing streak.

A Year Ago
SMU and Concordia split their season series a year ago, with both teams winning on their home floor. Concordia collected a 70-58 win on Dec. 7, while SMU was an 81-60 winner on Jan. 29. …

Cardinal Notes

Brensley
Haywood
Will start 51st
straight, and
final, game as
a Cardinal
SMU’s loss to Bethel Wednesday marked the first time since a 100-84 loss to Puget Sound on Nov. 17, 2001, that the Cardinals allowed 100 points in a game. It was also the most points scored against SMU since Concordia and Macalester poured in 103 and 105 points, respectively, in a three-game span in 1995. Concordia beat the Cardinals 103-58 on Jan. 16, 1995, and Macalester followed that up with a 105-99 decision on Jan. 18. … The Cardinal surrendered a season-high 14 3-point field goals vs. Bethel, and the Royals’ 54 first-half points and 46-point margin of victory were also season highs. … Brensley Haywood (Joliet, Ill.) will be making his 51st career start today in his final game as a Cardinal. Today’s game also marks the end of the collegiate careers of SMU’s John Gencius (Chicago, Ill.), Michael Batterman (Fond du Lac, Wis.) and Jack Nelson (Springfield, Ill.). … With their victory over Augsburg last Saturday, 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. … 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. … Haywood scored 12 points in Wednesday’s loss to Bethel, marking the 11th straight game in which the SMU senior has scored in double figures. Haywood has scored 10 or more points in 19 of the Cardinals' 23 games. …