WINONA, Minn. — For the last two years, Jamie Rattunde (Rollingstone, Minn.) has been the top gun for the Saint Mary's University women's basketball team.

An All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference selection a year ago, not  to mention a member of the MIAC All-First Year Team as a freshman and a two-time member of the MIAC All-Defensive team, Rattunde has made a name for herself around the conference.

Wednesday evening against Augsburg, Rattunde gladly shared the limelight with teammate Ashley Luehmann (Lewiston, Minn.).

And the Cardinals' dynamic duo did a number on the Auggies, combining for 45 of SMU's 60 points in a 60-53 win at the SMU Gym.

"Both Jamie and Ashley played very well," understated SMU coach Dan Messmann, whose team rebounded from a disappointing 86-60 loss to Gustavus last Saturday with their seventh win in 12 games. "It was good to see Ashley break out a bit like she did, and Jamie played the way we need her to play — she played with discipline and stuck to the fundamentals."

Luehmann carried the brunt of the scoring load, netting 26 points on 9 of 18 shooting — including a sizzling 5-for-9 from beyond the 3-point line. Rattunde, meanwhile, chipped in 19 points and pulled down 12 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season.

"We needed tom come out and put together a good performance, especially after the way we played (against Gustavus)," said Messmann, whose team jumped out to a commanding 41-24 halftime advantage, then hung on for the seven-point win. "The first half we played exceptionally well, and in the second half we struggled a bit — it was a tale of two halves.

"Our job now is to find a way to play like we did in the first half for a complete game."

Beginning this afternoon against St. Catherine.

“This is a big game for us,” admitted Messmann. “We did a nice job of bouncing back (from the loss against Gustavus), now we have to keep that momentum going.”