SAINT MARY'S VS. ST. CATHERINE / MONDAY, JAN. 8, 2007 / SMU GYM / 7:30 P.M.

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1-5 MIAC / 3-6 Overall
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3-3 MIAC / 6-3 Overall
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Melissa Launhardt

Year: Junior

Pos.: Post

Hometown: Schaumburg, IL

Major: Biology

From Coach Stimmel: “After missing most of the first half of the season with a broken foot, Melissa gives us a big boost at both ends of the floor. She has good size, can score, rebound and runs well.”



Game Notes
St. Catherine swept SMU in the teams' two MIAC meetings a year ago, winning 64-47 on the Cardinals' home floor, then completing the sweep with a 61-54 triumph. … The Cardinals turned the ball over a season-high 37 times as Gustavus cruised to a 74-43 win over SMU Saturday. … St. Catherine, meanwhile, lost a heartbreaker on Saturday as Carleton’s Amber Connor drained a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Knights to a 66-65 win over the Wildcats.

Cardinal Notes

Stephanie
Ayers
Career-high
12 points vs.
Gustavus
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. … Stephanie Ayers (Deer River, Minn.) scored a career-high 12 points in Saturday's loss to Gustavus. … 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. … SMU's 43 points scored vs. Gustavus were the Cardinals' second-fewest this season. … Gustavus forced the Cardinals to turn the ball over a season-high 37 times. … SMU's losses to St. Olaf and Gustavus extended its losing streak to a season-high three straight. … Saturday's loss to GAC marked just the fourth time this season SMU has allowed more than 70 points.

Wildcat Notes
After opening the season with five straight wins, the Wildcats have lost two straight and three of their last four. … Rachel Berglund scored a team-high 21 points in the Wildcats’ loss to Carleton. … St. Catherine has scored 70 or more points in each of their six wins and in seven of their nine games. … Berglund not only leads the Wildcats in scoring (17.1 ppg), but she is also third in the MIAC with the same scoring average. … Sarah Schneider leads the MIAC in shooting percentage (63 percent). … Schneider averages 15 points and 5.8 rebounds per game for the Wildcats. … The Wildcats are currently 12th in the country in field goal percentage at 46 percent. … The Wildcats 77.7 ppg is currently the ninth-highest scoring average in the country.