SAINT MARY'S VS. HAMLINE / FRIDAY, SEPT. 29, 2006 / SMU GYM / 7 P.M.

Saint Mary's Cardinals
1-4 MIAC / 5-10 Overall
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4-1 MIAC / 10-4 Overall
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Cardinal In The Spotlight

Pam Stanton

Year: Freshman

Pos.: Outside Hitter

Hometown: Mundelein, Ill.

Major: Business

From coach Lester: "As a freshman, Pam is become a very solid outside hitter. she is one of our go-to offensive threats and we are looking for great things from her in the future.”



Match Notes
Lisa Engdahl collected 24 kills and 17 digs, and Carolyn Kiefer dished out 60 assists, but it was not enough as Hamline outscored SMU 15-9 in the fifth and deciding game of a 3-2 Piper win in the teams' regular-season meeeting a year ago. … The Cardinals put an end to their five-match losing streak in convincing fashion Wednesday evening, as SMU got 13 kills and 13 digs from Courtney Runge (St. James, Minn.) and 12 kills from Jessica Voight (Caledonia, Minn.) en route to a 3-0 victory over St. Catherine. … Hamline, meanwhile, got 21 kills from Shelby Hyllengren as the Pipers collected their first-ever win over Saint Benedict, posting a 3-1 triumph Wednesday.

Cardinal Notes

Courtney
Runge
Career-best
13 kills vs.
St. Kate's
The Cardinals’ streak-snapping win over St. Catherine was SMU’s first win since a 3-2 triumph over Wartburg during the second day of the SMU Sugar Loaf Classic on Sept. 9. … Courtney Runge’s (St. James, Minn.) 13 kills vs. St. Catherine were a season- and career-high. … Ashley Karl (Auburndale, Wis.) chipped in a career-best 20 digs vs. the Wildcats. … Theresa Perrini (Fairway, Kan.) boasts a team-leading 314 digs and is one of three SMU players with more than 100 digs. The SMU sophomore also ranks third in the MIAC in digs, averaging 6.46 digs/game. … SMU’s sweep of St. Catherine was its first 3-0 win of the season. … The Cardinals held St. Catherine to just 16 points in the third game, which equalled a single-game low for an SMU opponent. … Five of SMU's 10 losses have been by 3-0 scores. … With Wednesday’s win, the Cardinals evened their home record at 3-3. SMU is still winless on the road (0-4). … After falling to No. 23 Saint Benedict and No. 4 Concordia last weekend, the Cardinals will face their third nationally ranked team in less than a week this Saturday when they play host to No. 6 St. Thomas.

Piper Notes
The Pipers’ 3-1 victory over Saint Benedict was their first vs. the Blazers in the teams’ 23 meetings. … The was was also the Pipers’ fourth straight. … Dana Luiken became the sixth player in Hamline history to record at least 1,000 career kills, as the Piper senior collectged 12 kills vs. the Blazers. … Luiken and Shelby Hyllengren have been Hamline’s offensive leaders all season, boasting 188 and 183 kills, respectively. Luiken is hitting a team best .308 (4.0 kills/game), while Hyllengren is averaging 3.81 kills/game and is hitting at a .231 clip. … Angie Asmus and Jenny Nichols have shared the setting duties for the Pipers, with Asmus dishing out 323 assists, while Nichols boasts 230 assists. … Tasha Simmons is the PIpers dig leader (168) and is one of four Hamline players with at least 100 digs.