SAINT MARY'S VS. GUSTAVUS / MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21 / SMU GYM



Saint Mary's Cardinals
3-2 MIAC / 7-2 Overall
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4-1 MIAC / 6-2 Overall
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LINING UP THE CARDINALS PROBABLE STARTERS
No.-Name
Pos.
FG-FGA
FT-FTA
Reb/G
PPG
#24 A. Arrington
G
112-260
44-66
3.0
12.8
#44 J. Rattunde
G
133-247
123-153
8.0
16.3
#32 A. Luehmann
G
110-264
80-104
4.3
14.8
#42 J. Weisbrod
F
64-137
34-56
5.1
6.8
#54 A. Banttari
F
21-59
6-15
3.2
2.1
LINING UP THE GUSTIE PROBABLE STARTERS
No.-Name
Pos.
FG-FGA
FT-FTA
Reb/G
PPG
#12 J. Vadnais
G
90-205
64-80
2.8
12.2
#14 S. Boldt
G
69-157
25-43
4.0
7.7
#23 L. Skoog
W
57-228
48-68
2.6
8.1
#42 K. Kachelmyer
P
125-272
60-92
8.6
13.6
#52 B. Monahan
P
125-249
76-107
7.7
14.6

How They Fared: Head-to-Head
Jan. 5, 2005: At Winona, Minn. — The Cardinals knocked down 13 of 19 field goals (68 percent) in the second half and netted 18 of 20 free throws as SMU erased a 10-point deficit and handed the Gusties a 60-53 setback.
Feb. 5, 2005: At St. Peter, Minn. — Ashley Luehmann (Lewiston, Minn.) eclipsed the 1,000-career point mark with her 20-point effort, including a 3-pointer with 18 seconds left that gave SMU a 61-55 win over GAC and a sweep of the teams' season series.

Game Notes

Jamie Rattunde
Team-leading
16.3 ppg,
8.0 rpg
SMU Game Notes: Saturday's win vs. St. Olaf locked up SMU's first-ever home MIAC playoff game. SMU plays host to Gustavus at 7:30 p.m. Monday. … SMU won both meetings vs. Gustavus during the regular season - winning 60-53 on Jan. 5 and 61-55 on Feb. 5. … The Cardinals are making their fifth straight appearance in the MIAC postseason tournament - unfortunately, SMU is 0-4 in their first four trips. … SMU's 17 wins equals the Cardinals' win total of a year ago, and is the most since the Cardinals went 21-3 and placed third in the NCAA regional tournament in 1985-86. … The Cardinals' OT win vs. St. Olaf was its first overtime victory since a 77-73 victory over Carleton on Feb. 21, 1998. … SMU's two overtime games this season are the most in a season since the Cardinals went 3-0 in OT games during the 1997-98 season. … Last Wednesday's loss to Carleton marked just the second time this season that SMU has dropped back-to-back games. … Carleton has now held SMU to its two lowest offensive outputs of the season (42 in a 57-42 loss on Dec. 11 and 48 in Wednesday's 62-48 loss). … Ashley Luehmann (Lewiston, Minn.) was held to six points vs. Carleton snapping her streak of 10 or more points at 11. … Jamie Rattunde (Rollingstone, Minn.) netted 12 vs. the Knights and 12 points vs. St. Olaf and has now scored in double figures in each of SMU's last 11 games. … SMU heads into Monday's playoff game with three players - Rattunde (16.3 ppg), Luehmann (14.8 ppg) and Angie Arrington (Spring Grove, Minn. / 12.8 ppg) - averaging in double figures. … Saturday's win vs. St. Olaf snapped SMU's two-game losing streak. … The Cardinals have not lost more than two games in a row all season.

Kristin
Kachelmyer
MIAC-leader
in rebounds
with 8.7 rpg
Gustavus Game Notes: The Gusties The Gusties enter tonight’s game having lost two straight, including a 70-61 loss at St. Benedict last Saturday. … Gustavus is 3-3 in MIAC playoff action — with all three of its wins coming at home. … The Gusties have won their playoff opener in each of the last three years. … GAC’s Kristin Kachlmeyer leads the MIAC in rebounds (8.6 rpg) and is second in the league in blocked shots (1.43 bpg). … As a team, the Gusties’ 11.87 steals per game are No. 1. … Gustavus went 7-3 during its first trip through the conference schedule, losing to Carleton, SMU and St. Ben’s, but the Gusties struggled to a 5-5 record the second time around. … Kachelmyer has tallied 197 rebounds this season, ranking her 12th all-time at Gustavus for rebounds in a season. … Kachelmyer also ranks seventh all-time for career rebounds (605), eighth in career points (925) and sixth in free-throws made (215). … Gustavus leads the all-time series vs. Saint Mary’s 35-15; but SMU has won the last three meetings — incuding a season sweep this year, the first time in 11 years at GAC has been swept by the Cardinals. … SMU and Gustavus have met in the MIAC playoffs once before, with GAC claiming a 78-57 opening-round victory in St. Peter, Minn., during the 2001-2002 season.