SAINT MARY'S VS. ST. OLAF / WEDNESDAY, JAN. 3, 2007 / SMU GYM / 5:45 P.M.

Saint Mary's Cardinals
2-2 MIAC / 3-5 Overall
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1-3 MIAC / 4-5 Overall
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SMU Men's Basketball

Year: Senior

Pos.: Post

Hometown: Fond du Lac, WI

Major: Bus. Management

From Coach Trewick: “Michael’s not only a great player, but an even better person. He is the ultimate teammate and does whatever it takes to win. If you had a team full of Michael Battermsn’s, you would be successful, both on and off the court.”



Game Notes
The OIes swept the season series vs. Saint Mary's a year ago, winning 58-57 on a last-second basket by Jon Bain on Jan. 18, 2006, then closed out the regular-season with a 70-52 win over SMU — despite a 21-point effort from the Cardinals' Michael Batterman (Fond du Lac, Wis.). … The Cardinals closed out their nonconference schedule in impressive fashion, getting a team-high 23 points from Dan Cormier (Blaine, Minn.) in rolling to a 76-61 win over Nebraska Wesleyan on Dec. 28. … St. Olaf, meanwhile, has been off since Dec. 30, when the Oles did SMU four better in routing visiting Nebraska Wesleyan by 19, 82-63.

Cardinal Notes

Dan Cormier
23 points vs.
Prairie Wolves
SMU’s win over the Prairie Wolves was the Cardinals’ third in their last four games. … Dan Cormier’s (Blaine, Minn.) 23-point effort vs. NWU marked the third time in December the SMU junior netted 20 or more points and was just two points shy of his career high. … Cormier’s effort vs. the Prairie Wolves’ also included season highs for field goals made (11) and field goal percentage (.846 / 11-for-13). … Cormier is the only player to score more than 20 points in a game this season. … Cormier now leads the team with a 15.1 ppg average. Brensley Haywood (Joliet, Ill.) is also averaging in double figures (14.4 ppg). … SMU improved to 2-1 at home with the Dec. 28 win vs. NWU. … The Cardinals are averaging 75.7 ppg during their recent 3-1 run. … SMU held Nebraska Wesleyan to a season-low 61 points. It was the first time in SMU’s eight games that a Cardinal opponent scored fewer than 73 points.

Ole Notes
The Oles snapped a two-game losing streak with their 19-point victory over Nebraska Wesleyan. … St. Olaf netted a season-high 82 points — led by Jon Batula’s 16 points and Jon Bain’s 14 points and 11 rebounds — in its rout of the Prairie Wolves. … Mark Bergstrom and Bobby Hunter lead the Oles’ offensive charge, averaging 11.4 and 11.3 ppg, respectively. … Steve Banick matched a season-high with his seven-assist performance vs. the Prairie Wolves. Banick now boasts a team-leading 33 assists on the season. … With their win vs. Nebraska Wesleyan, the Oles closed out their nonconference schedule with a 3-2 record. … Three of the Oles’ four wins have come on their home floor. … St. Olaf holds a one-point, 591-590, scoring edge over its opponents. The Oles have been outscored 309-285 in the first half, but hold a 306-281 advantage in the second half and beyond.