SAINT MARY'S VS. CARLETON / MONDAY, JAN. 16, 2006 / SMU GYM / 5:45 P.M.

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2-6 MIAC, 5-7 Overall
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4-4 MIAC, 6-7 Overall
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Amy Saufferer

Year: Sophomore

Pos.: Guard

Hometown: Morristown, Minn.

Academic Major: Biology

From Coach Messmann: "Amy has brought a lot of energy and hustle to the Cardinal attack. Her versatility gives us good depth at the point and shooting at the guard positions.”



Game Notes
Carleton beat SMU all three times the teams squared off last season, winning 57-42 and 62-48 during the two regular-season meetings, then knocking off the Cardinals 67-51 in the second round of the MIAC playoffs. … The Cardinals’ saw their season-high losing streak climb to four, as SMU managed just 16 second-half points in falling to St. Thomas 51-39 Saturday. … Carleton got 26 points and eight rebounds from Megan Vig to beat St. Olaf 70-58 and snap a five-game losing streak on Saturday.

Cardinal Notes


Jessica
Weisbrod
12.5 ppg,
5.5 rpg in
last 2 games
The Cardinals managed just 38 second-half points — while giving up 53 — in their two losses last week. … SMU's losses to Hamline and St. Thomas extended their season-high losing streak to four games — the Cardinals' longest losing streak since a five-game slide during the middle of the 2002-2003 season. … SMU has failed to score 50 points in each of its last three games. … Saturday's game at St. Thomas was the Cardinals' first road game since Dec. 12 — a span of five games. … The Cardinals have been outscored by 49 points in the second half. … Ashley Luehmann (Lewiston, Minn.) and Jessica Weisbrod (Rollingstone, Minn.) are both averaging in double figures (13.0 ppg and 11.3 ppg, respectively). … Luehmann also leads the team in 3-pointers (29), while Weisbrod boasts team-highs in free throws (37-for-64), assists (23) and steals (15).

Knight Notes
The Knights’ five-game losing streak was its first-ever under head coach Tammy Metcalf-Filzen. … Megan Vig and Hannah Oken-Berg have combined for 24 of Carleton’s 33 double-figure scoring efforts — Vig had 26 points vs. St. Olaf, while Oken-Berg added 11. … Freshmen Oken-Berg and Sarah Lincoln are the first Knights to start in their first-ever collegiate game since Renee Willette in 1998. … Carleton is attempting to become the first MIAC team to win four consecutive MIAC regular-season titles. St. Thomas won three straight from 1995-98, St. Benedict took three straight from 2001-04), but neither won a fourth in a row.