SAINT MARY'S VS. ST. BENEDICT / FRIDAY, SEPT. 23, 2005 / SMU GYM / 7 P.M.

Saint Mary's Cardinals
0-2 MIAC, 4-7 Overall
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1-2 MIAC, 7-4 Overall
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Amy Benz

Year: Senior / Pos.: MH

Hometown: Oshkosh, Wis.

Major: Human Services

Fro coach Lester: "“Amy’s continued hard work has earned her role as starting middle hitter. She is one of the more athletic middles in the MIAC and continues to get better every day.”



Match Notes
The Cardinals and Blazers met twice a year ago, with SMU riding the 26-kill effort of Ashley Dingels to a 3-2 regular-season win, while CSB's win was a 3-1 decision that ousted the Cardinals from the MIAC tournament. … SMU dropped its second straight 3-0 decision, falling to Macalester in three games Wednesday. … St. Benedict, meanwhile, saw its MIAC record dip to 1-2, winning Game 1, but then losing the next three in losing to St. Thomas 3-1.

Cardinal Notes

Molli Dant
Team-high 12 kills vs. Scots
Four of the Cardinals’ seven losses have been by 3-0 scores — including back-to-back losses to Bethel and Macalester to open their conference schedule. … Three of SMU’s four wins have been by a 3-1 score. … Molli Dant (Forest City, Iowa) collected a team-high 12 kills in the Cardinals’ loss to Macalester. … Lisa Engdahl (North Branch, Minn.) — the Cardinals’ kill-leader with 140 (3.5 k/g) — was held under 10 kills vs. Macalester for just the third time in SMU’s 11 games this season. … Michelle Mino (Austin, Minn.) leads the Cardinals in assists (332), while Megan Roesler (St. Paul, Minn.) is the team-leader in aces (22) and blocks (43), and Desiree Larson (Blaine, Minn.) boasts a team-high 153 digs.

Blazer Notes
St. Benedict, mired in their first two-game losing streak of the season, are currently ranked No. 15 in the latest AVCA Top 25 poll. … Six of St. Benedict’s seven wins this season have come in three games. … The Blazers have won at least one game in all 11 contests — losing twice in four games and twice in five. … Two of the Blazers’ seven wins have come against ranked teams (a 3-0 triumph over No. 21 UW-Stout and a 3-1 win over No. 6 Trinity). … Two of CSB’s four losses have also come against ranked teams (3-1 to No. 17 Carleton and 3-1 to No. 24 St. Thomas). … The Blazers were the preseason favorites in a poll conducted by the MIAC coaches. … The Blazers have yet to play a home match. When CSB takes on Hamline on Sept. 28, it will mark in the first time in its first 13 matches that the Blazers will play in front of their home fans.