SAINT MARY'S VS. HAMLINE / SATURDAY, JAN. 27, 2007 / SMU GYM / 1 P.M.

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5-8 MIAC / 6-11 Overall
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3-10 MIAC / 5-13 Overall
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G
#3: Z. Kujolic
#33: J. Knights
G
 #10: J. DeRock
#12: B. Knights
FG
 #12: S. Wiener
#2: D. Cormier
F
 #30: T. Thrasher
#44: M. Batterman
P
 $52: K. Foster



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Last Action
The Cardinals won their second straight game Wednesday, getting a career-best 26 points from Dan Cormier (Blaine, Minn.) in a 60-49 win over Macalester. … Hamline, meanwhile, got 30 points from Tony Thrasher, but it was not enough, as the Pipers lost to St. Thomas 90-71 Wednesday night in St. Paul, Minn.

Last Meeting
Dan Cormier (Blaine, Minn.) scored a game- and career-high 25 points — including the game-winner with eight seconds remaining as SMU rallied from six points down in the game's final two-and-a-half minutes to beat Hamline 89-87 on Dec. 6, 2006.

Cardinal Notes

Dan Cormier
Career-high
26 points,
14 rebounds
vs. Scots
The Cardinals' win over Macalester Wednesday was their second straight — marking the second time this seaosn that SMU has won back-to-back games. … SMU will be gunning for its first three-game winning streak since winning three in a row from Jan. 21-28, 2004. … Dan Cormier (Blaine, Minn.) netted a career-high 26 points vs. the Scots Wednesday and posted his first collegiate double-double, adding 14 rebounds. …  Cormier's effort Wednesday was the fourth 20-plus performance this season for the SMU junior. … SMU held Macalester to a season-low 43 points, while the Cardianls' 60 points in Wednesday's win marked the first time this season the Cardinals have scored less than 65 points — and won. … SMU's win vs. Macalester completed a two-game sweep of the Scots, the Cardinals' first sweep since taking both game vs. Augsburg a year ago. … Brensley Haywood (Joliet, Ill.) — who started his 44th straight games, dating back to Feb. 12, 2005 — nettted 11 points against the Scots, marking the fourth straight game in which the SMU senior has scored in double figures. Haywood has scored 10 or more points in 13 of the Cardinals' 17 games.

Piper Notes
Kyle Foster has made 19 of 34 3-point attempts (.559) in his last six games. In his previous 60 games, Foster had made just six three-pointers (6-of-29). … Tony Thrasher totaled 30 points for the second time this season when he netted 30 against the Tommies on Wednesday. Thrasher scored a career-high 31 points on Dec. 16 (his 20th birthday) against St. Scholastica. The forward has scored in double figures 14 times in 18 games and has surpassed 20 points on
seven occasions. … Hamline has lost three MIAC contests by four points or less, including an 89-87 loss to Saint Mary's on Dec. 6. They also took conference-leading Saint John's to overtime before falling 92-83 on Jan. 15.