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Carleton, Gustavus, St. Benedict, St. Thomas Saint Mary's, Concordia AT STAKE |
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Location: Winona, Minn.
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| Founded: 1912 |
| Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,350 |
| President: Brother Louis DeThomasis |
| Nickname: Cardinals |
| School Colors: Red and white |
| National Affiliation: NCAA Division III |
| Conference: MIAC |
| SID: Donny Nadeau |
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| Head coach: Dan Messmann |
| Assistants: Michelle Roof |
| 2002-2003 record: 11-11 MIAC, 11-14 |
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The Cardinals earned their third straight MIAC post-season tournament berth by winning their final two regular-season games - including a winner-take-all 62-52 triumph over St. Catherine in their season finale. SMU, which finished the conference season at 11-14, has yet to win an opening round tournament game, bowing out to St. Benedict 84-64 in 2001 and falling to Gustavus 78-51 last year.
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| Jamie Rattunde's (Rollingstone, Minn.) 20-point, 17-rebound effort vs. St. Catherine was her seventh double-double of the season. The 17 rebounds were also a season and career high. … Rattunde also recorded seven steals, giving her 100 for the season, breaking SMU's single-season record of 98, previoiusly held by Shannon Martin. … Rattunde's 91 steals in conference play also borke the 18-year-old MIAC single-season steals mark of 88. … Keri Drake's (Sturgeon Bay, Wis.) 12 points vs. St. Catherine were one shy of her career high, set Feb. 8 vs. Macalester. … Ashley Luehmann (Lewiston, Minn.) scored 14 points vs. the Wildcats, extending her double-figure scoring streak to five games. … SMU is making its third straight trip to the MIAC post-season tournament. … Rattunde and Luehmann lead the Cardinals in scoring, averaging 14.9 and 11.7 ppg, respectively. Jaimie Lee (Eden Prairie, Minn.) is also averaging in double figures at 10.1 ppg. … As a team, SMU is averaging 62.2 ppg, while its opponents are at 62.3. |