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| 2006-2007 Records: 3-9 MIAC, 5-10 Overall |
| Last Week's Results: Bethel 53, Saint Mary's 42 / Details Concordia 64, Saint Mary's 42 / Details Saint Mary's 59, St. Thomas 50 / Details |
| Upcoming Games: Mon., Jan. 22: SMU at St. Benedict, 7:30 p.m. Wed., Jan. 24: SMU at Macalester, 7:45 p.m. Sat., Jan. 27: Hamline at SMU, 3 p.m. |
| Cardinal News and Notes: SMU snapped its two-game losing streak with Saturday's win over St. Thomas. … In two of SMU's last three games, Jessica Weisbrod (Rollingstone, Minn.) has missed a double-double by one — pulling down 10 rebounds and scoring nine points vs. Bethel on Monday, then scoring 14 points and adding nine rebounds vs. St. Thomas. … Weisbrod also scored 10 points vs. Concordia and has now scored in double figures in six of the Cardinals’ last seven games. … Weisbrod is the lone Cardinal averaging in double figures with an 11.2 ppg average. … Kelly Tanke (La Crosse, Wis.) has accounted for more than half of SMU’s 3-pointers, hitting on 24 of the Cardinals' 44 shots from beyond the arc. … … Nicholle Hanson (Owatonna, Minn.) netted a career-best 12 points to lead the Cardinals vs. Concordia. … The Cardinals’ 20-point first half vs. Concordia marked the sixth time this season that they have been held to 20 points or less in a half — including a 14-point effort in last Monday’s 53-42 loss to Bethel. … SMU scored 42 points in back-to-back losses to Bethel and Concordia last week. The 42 points were the third-lowest offensive output of the season, while their 59 points vs. St. Thomas was their second-most — second only to the 73 points they scored vs. Augsburg on Jan. 13. … The Cardinals’ 27 rebounds vs. the Cobbers were a season low. … The Cardinals’ loss at Concordia Wednesday was their fifth straight road loss. SMU has not won a road game since opening the season with a 56-43 win over Willamette at the Bon Appetite Classic in Portland, Ore. … The Cardinals have been held to 56 points or less in all 10 of their losses. |
round of MIAC schedule with clutch 59-50 victory
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Tanke Has scored 24 of SMU's 44 3-pointers |
In their first meeting, the Cardinals allowed 86 points — the second-most points scored against SMU this season — while SMU netted a season-low 35 in an 86-35 loss on Nov. 29.
Last Saturday afternoon, the same two teams squared off again, this time on the Cardinals' home floor.
And this time, with far different results.
The Cardinals held St. Thomas to just 50 points — the Tommies' third-lowest offensive output of the season — while scoring 59 of their own points, as SMU snapped a two-game losing streak with a 59-50 win.
"This was a nice win — we played exceptionally well, especially on the defensive end," said Stimmel, whose Cardinals moved to 3-9 in the MIAC and 6-10 overall with the victory — their fourth win on their home floor. "Our defense was the best aspect of our game. We didn't give (St. Thomas) many good looks at the basket, everything they scored, they really had to earn.
"And, we took better care of the basketball when we had it."
After turning the ball over a season-high 35 times in their first meeting with the Tommies, the Cardinals only turned it over 19 times this time around.
"We've been learning the hard way the importance of taking care of the basketball," said Stimmel. "You can't turn the ball over 25, 30 times a game and expect to be competitive. We've been doing a much better job over the past couple of weeks and today was another example of that."
Neither team managed much offense in the opening 20 minutes, as SMU scored the final five points of the half to take the biggest lead of the game to that point, 25-21.
But once the Cardinals got the lead at the end of the first half, they weren't about to give it up.
SMU built their lead to as many as 13 points in the second half and never let UST within five, as the Cardinals opened the second half of the conference schedule on a high note.
"This team has really been working hard, and they have made some great strides," said Stimmel. "But so many times, they weren't rewarded for those efforts with a win. (Against St. Thomas), we played another solid game, and we got the win to show for it."