SAINT MARY'S VS. BETHEL / MONDAY, JAN. 15, 2007 / SMU GYM / 7:45 P.M.

Saint Mary's Cardinals
2-7 MIAC / 4-8 Overall
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3-6 MIAC / 4-8 Overall
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G
 #21: K. Hansen
#30: D. Benham
F
 #23: A. Thom
#42: J. Weisbrod
F
 #53: H. Davis
#52: D. Dehning
P
 #32: S. Cotner



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Cardinal In The Spotlight

Allyson Friestleben

Year: Freshman

Pos.: Guard

Hometown: Victoria, Minn.

Major: Criminal Justice

From Coach Stimmel: “Allyson is having a solid first year for us. She's able to play either point or shooting guard and has done a nice job this year in limited minutes.”



Game Notes
The Cardinals won both games vs. the Royals a year ago — but it wasn't easy. SMU picked up a 75-73 OT win over Bethel at home on Jan. 2, then completed the sweep its second two-point win, a 64-62 decision on Feb. 1. …  The Cardinals got a second straight double-double from Jessica Weisbrod and snapped a season-high five-game losing streak with a convincing 73-59 win over Augsburg on Saturday. … Bethel, meanwhile, got 14 points from Annegret Nautsch and 12 from Sarah Cotner in a 68-50 win over Macalester Saturday.

Cardinal Notes

Jessica
Weisbrod
Back-to-back
double-doubles
The Cardinals snapped their season-high five-game losing streak with Saturday's 73-59 victory over Augsburg. … Jessica Weisbrod (Rollingstone, Minn.) recorded the first double-double of the season and the third of her career, scoring 12 points and adding a career-high 15 rebounds vs. Carleton last Wednesday. The SMU junior then followed that up with her fourth career double-double, netting 18 points and adding 12 boards in SMU's streak-snapping win over Augsburg. … It was the third straight double-figure scoring performance for Weisbrod, who had netted a career-best 20 points in Monday’s loss to St. Catherine. … Stephanie Ayers (Deer River, Minn.) netted a career-best 16 points in SMU’s loss to the Knights. … SMU’s 63-53 loss to Carleton was the Cardinals’ 11th straight vs. the Knights. … SMU has not won a road game since opening the season with a win over Willamette during the Bon Appetite Classic in Portland, Ore. … The Cardinals scored a season-high 73 points in their win vs. Augsburg, eclipsing their previous high of 56, accomplished last Monday vs. St. Catherine … The Cardinals also pulled down a season-best 45 rebounds, five more than the 40 they hauled in on Wednesday vs. Carleton. … After turning the ball over a season-high 39 times last Saturday vs. Gustavus, the Cardinals turned the tables vs. Carleton, amassing a season-low 15 turnovers.

Royal Notes
The Royals have held their opponents under 60 points in all four wins. … On the flip side, Bethel’s opponents have scored 70 or more points in five of the Royals’ eight losses — including a season-high 87 in an 87-77 loss to Concordia on Jan. 10. … All three of the Royals’ wins have come on the road — Bethel is 0-6 on its home court. … The Royals have had six different players lead them in scoring through their first 12 games. … Annegret Nautsch, JoLynn Thielke and Heather Davis lead the Royals in scoring, averaging 11.2, 11.1 and 10.0 ppg, respectively. … Nautsch is also averaging a team-best 7.6 rebounds per game.