SAINT MARY'S VS. AUGSBURG / WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25, 2006 / SMU GYM / 5:45 P.M.

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3-8 MIAC, 6-9 Overall
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Melissa Launhardt

Year: Sophomore

Pos.: Post

Hometown: Schaumburg, IL

Academic Major: Pre-Dentistry

From Coach Messmann: "Melissa has worked very hard to recover from her two ACL surgeries and get back into the Cardinals’ lineup. Hopefully her six points in 13 minutes vs. St. Catherine is a sign of good things to come.”



Game Notes
The Cardinals got double-figure scoring from four different players — including a game-high 18 points from Calla Swenson — as SMU cruised to a 65-57 win over the Auggies in their first meeting this season on Dec. 3. … The Cardinals shot just 29 percent in the second half as St. Catherine rallied from a one-point, 29-28 halftime deficit to beat SMU 61-54 Saturday. … Augsburg got 22 points from Rosinta Stromquist and Kristina Lurken set a school record for free-throw efficiency with a 14-for-14 effort, as Augsburg defeated the St. Olaf 69-65 Saturday. …  The Auggies have dropped their last seven meetings vs. Saint Mary’s, dating back to a 66-64 Augsburg win on Jan. 30, 2002.

Cardinal Notes


Ashley
Luehmann
15.7 ppg last
3 games
The Cardinals snapped a season-high five-game losing streak with last Wednesday's 56-46 win over St. Olaf. … SMU's loss to Carleton last Monday was its eighth straight vs. the Knights. SMU's last win vs. Carleton was a 64-63 win on Jan. 9, 2003. … Ashley Luehmann (Lewiston, Minn.) averaged 15.7 ppg in SMU's three games last week, including a season-high 24 points in the Cardinals' win over the Oles. … Wednesday's effort marked the third time this season Luehmann has scored 20 or more points. … St. Catherine's sweep vs. SMU was the first time the Cardinals had ever lost twice to the Wildcats in one season. … The Cardinals have not scored more than 60 points in any of their last seven games. … SMU's 56 points vs. St. Olaf were the Cardinals' second-lowest offensive output in a winning effort (47 in a 47-46 win over Martin Luther). … Luehmann and Jessica Weisbrod (Rollingstone, Minn.) are averaging in double figures (13,5 ppg and 10.1 ppg, respectively. … Luehmann has netted 38 of SMU's 77 3-pointers. … The Cardinals have won just one of their six MIAC home games.

Auggie Notes
Augsburg’s win over St. Olaf snapped the Auggies’ season-high 10-game losing streak. … Augsburg’s last win had been an MIAC-opening 85-81 win over St. Olaf. … Stromquist has now led the Auggies in scoring in each of their last three games, averaging 22.0 ppg during that span. … Stromquist’s 22 points vs. the Oles marked the second time in three games the Auggie senior has scored 20 or more points. … Stromquist (13.0 ppg) is one of two Auggies averaging in double figures. Katie LaGrave (12.5 ppg) is the other.