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| 2006-2007 Records: 0-0 MIAC, 1-1 Overall |
| Last Week's Results: Lewis & Clark Bon Appetite Classic Saint Mary's 56, Willamette 43 / Details Lewis & Clark 52, Saint Mary's 38 / Details |
| Upcoming Games: Tues., Nov. 21: Martin Luther at SMU, 7 p.m. Wed., Nov. 29: SMU at St. Thomas, 7:45 p.m. Sat., Dec. 2: Saint Benedict at SMU, 3 p.m. |
| Cardinal News and Notes: SMU had lost four of its last five season-openers prior to last Friday's win vs. Williamette. … Jessica Weisbrod (Rollingstone, Minn.) led the way for the Cardinals at the Lewis & Clark Bon Appetite Classic, averaging 10.5 ppg, including a game-high, 13-point effort in SMU's season-opening win vs. Willamette. … The Cardinals held their first two opponents to 47.5 ppg and 31 percent shooting (39-for-123). … SMU connected on just 6 of 21 3-point attempts, but the Cardinals' six 3-pointers were three more than their first two opponents, who went 3-for-21 from beyond the arc. … The Cardinals scored 46 points in the first half of their two tournament games, while adding 48 second-half points. SMU's opponents, on the other hand, netted 49 in the first half and 46 in the second. … |
season with 1-1 showing at Bon Appetite Classic
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Weisbrod Averaged 10.5 ppg at Bon Appetite Classic |
His Cardinals held their first two opponents to less than 55 points — and 31 percent shooting from the field.
Offensively … now that's another story.
The Cardinals struggled from the field during their two games of the Lewis & Clark Bon Appetite Classic, averaging just 47 points per game and shooting a meager 40 percent from the field — not to mention the 52 turnovers.
Yet, when the final horn sounded in SMU's 52-38 loss to host Lewis & Clark last Saturday, the Cardinals still headed home with a 1-1 overall record.
"To be 1-1 after our first two games is OK — I'm happy with that," said Stimmel, whose team opened the two-day tournament with a 56-43 win over Willamette. "I thought we played exceptionally well defensively in both games, but offensively, we've got a lot of work to do."
The Cardinals dug themselves an early hole against the host Pioneers on Saturday, as Lewis & Clark opened the game with an 11-0 run. SMU cut the gap to two, 21-19, on a Stephanie Ayers (Deer River, Minn.) jumper with four minutes remaining. The Pioneers, however, used a 6-2 run to take a 27-21 advantage into the locker room at the half.
SMU's offensive struggles continued in the second half, as the Cardinals managed just five points through the first 10 minutes, allowing Lewis & Clark to turn that six-point lead into a 20-point, 46-26 cushion. The Cardinals, who made just 5 of 19 second-half field goals, never got closer than 13 the rest of the way.
"Lewis & Clark is a very good team — they probably won't score less than 52 points the entire season," said Stimmel of the unbeaten Pioneers. "To hold a team like that to 52 points says a lot about the way our defense is playing.
"We've still got some kinks to work out offensively — we can't be turning the ball over 30 times like we did (against Lewis & Clark) and expect to win many games," continued Stimmel. "But overall, I was pretty pleased with how hard everyone worked — it was a good weekend."