SAINT MARY'S VS. MACALESTER / TUESDAY, SEPT. 19, 2006 / SMU GYM / 7 P.M.

Saint Mary's Cardinals
0-1 MIAC / 4-7 Overall
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0-1 MIAC / 5-4 Overall
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Molli Dant

Year: Senior

Pos.: Outside Hitter

Hometown: Forest City, Iowa

Major: Biology / Pre-P.T.

From coach Lester: “Molli has stepped into a leadership role this year and has done a great job. She has proven to be a key offensive threat for us on the outside.”



Match Notes
Molli Dant posted 12 kills and 10 digs, but it was not nearly enough as Macalester cruised to a 3-0 win over the Cardinals in the teams' regular-season meeting a year ago. … The Cardinals have been off since last Wednesday, when they dropped a 3-0 decision to Bethel in the teams’ MIAC opener. … Macalester has also been off since Wednesday, when the Scots came out on the short end of a 3-2 decision to St. Olaf.

Cardinal Notes

Pam Stanton
Career-high
20 kills vs.
Bethel
SMU’s 3-0 loss to Bethel was the Cardinals’ second straight setback. … Three of SMU’s seven losses have been by 3-0 scores, while two of the Cardinals’ four wins have needed the maximum five games. … Theresa Perrini (Fairway, Kan.) — the MIAC’s reigning MIAC Setter/Libero of the Week — collected 29 digs vs. Bethel, just missing her fourth straight 30-plus dig performance of the season. … Perrini has now had 20 or more digs in seven of SMU’s 11 matches. … Breanna Benham (Deer River, Wis.) dished out 37 assists vs. the Royals, and has averaged 44.6 assists in SMU’s last six matches. … Pam Stanton (Mundelein, Ill.) blasted a match- and career-high 20 kills vs. Bethel. … Stanton’s 20 kills are also a team high this season. … Molli Dant (Forest City, Iowa) is the Cardinals’ kill leader with 137 (3.34 kills/game), while Ashley Wendlandt (Litchfield, Minn.) boasts team-bests in attack percentage (.227) and blocks (31).

Scot Notes
Last year’s MIAC win over Saint Mary’s ended a string of six straight SMU wins over the Scots in regular-season league play. … All-MIAC senior Lauren Eberhart is second on the school’s all-time list for kills with 1,172. She needs 94 to catch Jennifer Hodges (1996-99) for the No. 1 spot. … Sonia Muzikarova was named MIAC Newcomer of the Year and Central Region Freshman of the Year last season and so far this season is averaging 3.7 kills on a .293 hitting percentage. … Andrea Hansen has made the all-tournament team for both Macalester tourneys this season – at Northwestern and Augsburg. In nine matches, Hansen is hitting .384 while averaging 2.6 kills, 1.3 blocks, 0.5 aces and 2.6 digs per game . . . Hansen is in her second season at Macalester after transferring from Michigan State. … Macalester has served 101 aces in 32 games (3.2 per game). Kate Fahje leads the way with 25 aces. … Newcomer Marie Godwin is the team’s libero and best defensive player, and averages 4.5 digs per game. … As a team, the Scots are hitting at a .286 clip. … Stephanie Schleuder has 685 career coaching wins in the collegiate ranks. She is in her 31st season overall and ninth at Macalester.