SAINT MARY'S VS. GUSTAVUS / SATURDAY, JAN. 6, 2007 / SMU GYM / 3:15 P.M.

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1-4 MIAC / 3-5 Overall
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4-1 MIAC / 7-1 Overall
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Danielle Dehning

Year: Sophomore

Pos.: Post

Hometown: Spring Grove, MN

Major: Acounting / Managment

From Coach Stimmel: “Danielle has enjoyed a solid first semester, after knee surgery limited her practice time. She gives us a great option down low and is counted on to be one of our leading scorers.”



Game Notes
Gustavus scored more than 70 points en cruising to two MIAC wins over SMU a year ago. The Gusties dropped the Cardinals 70-58 on Jan. 4, then completed the conference sweep with a 72-37 win on Feb. 4. … The Cardinals struggled to hang on to the ball Wednesday against St. Olaf, turning it over 26 times in a 63-45 loss to the Oles. … Gustavus, meanwhile, rebounded from its first loss of the season — a 67-52 loss to Saint Benedict on Dec. 6 — with a 64-49 win over St. Catherine on Wednesday.

Cardinal Notes

Kelly Tanke
Game-high
15 points vs.
St. Olaf
Kelly Tanke (La Crosse, Wis.) scored a game-high 15 points — including 13 in the first half — in Wednesday’s loss to St. Olaf. … Tanke’s 15 points were one shy of the Cardinals’ individual season high, a 16-point effort from Jessica Weisbrod (Rollingstone, Minn.) vs. Macalester on Dec. 4. … Tanke also posted season highs for field goals made (7) and field goals attempted (14). … Weisbrod posted a season-best four blocked shots vs. the Oles. … Weisbrod and Tanke share the team’s scoring lead, as the duo are both averaging 9.1 ppg. … Tanke has accounted for half of SMU’s 22 3-point field goals this season. … SMU scored just 17 second-half points vs. St. Olaf, marking the third time this season the Cardinals have been held under 20 points for a half. … The Oles’ 63 points were the fourth-highest offensive output by an SMU opponent this year. … The Cardinals’ 45 points, meanwhile, were the third lowest this season. … SMU made a season-low 2 of 11 3-point attempts vs. St. Olaf. … The Cardinals’ struggles from the free throw line continued vs. St. Olaf, as SMU made just 5 of 11. For the season, the Cardinals are shooting 55 percent from the line (78-for-140).

Gustie Notes
Bri Monahan and Jess Vadnais have been the Gusties’ 1-2 scoring punch all season, and Wednesday vs. St. Catherine was no different as the two combined to score 49 of GAC’s 64 points. Monahan finished with a season-high 29 points, while Vadnais chipped in 20. … Vadnais boasts a team-leading 18.1 scoring average, while Monahan is close behind at 17.6 ppg. … Sixteen of Vadnais’ 43 field goals have come from beyond the 3-point line. … Along with her 17.6 scoring average, Monahan also leads the team in rebounding, averaging 6.4 rpg. … The Gusties opened the season with six straight wins — holding their opponents to less than 50 points in four of those six games. … St. Benedict held GAC to a season-low 52 points in handing the Gusties their lone loss, 67-52, on Dec. 6.