Last Action: The Cardinals got a double-double from Jamie Rattunde (20 points, 10 rebounds) and Ashley Luehmann netted her 1,000th career point as SMU dropped Gustavus 61-55 Saturday. … St. Benedict, meanwhile, won its third straight, beating St. Thomas 82-64.

A Year Ago: St. Benedict won both meetings between the two teams last season, picking up a 69-64 win on the Cardinals' home floor on Jan. 3, 2004, then adding an 82-59 home win on Feb. 9, 2004.

This and That:

Ashley Luehmenn Scored 1,000th career point vs. Gustavus

Ashley Luehmann (Lewiston, Minn.) nailed a 3-pointer with eight minutes left in the first half Saturday vs. Gustavus to give the SMU junior 1,000 points in her illustrious career. … Luehmann is just the seventh player in SMU history to reach the 1,000-point plateau. … Jamie Rattunde (Rollingstone, Minn.) - also a member of SMU's 1,000-point club - scored 20 points and added 10 rebounds vs. Gustauvs, giving her double-doubles in each of her last three games, a span in which she's averaged 22.6 ppg and 12 rpg. … SMU has followed up each of its last three losses with two-game winning streaks as the Cardinals have now won two straight, four of their last five and six of their last seven. … Rattunde leads the team in scoring, averaging 16.0 ppg, while Luehmann and Angie Arrington (Spring Grove, Minn.) are also averaging in double figures at 15.2 ppg and 13.6 ppg, respectively. … Luehmann has now scored in double figures in eight straight games, while Rattunde has scored 20 or more in SMU's last five games.