SAINT MARY'S AT ST. CATHERINE / MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2007 / ST. PAUL, MN / 7:30 P.M.

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3-14 MIAC / 5-15 Overall
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9-8 MIAC / 12-8 Overall
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#22: K. Tanke
G
#12: E. Petrich
#14: A. Saufferer
G
 #21: R. Berglund
#30: D. Benham
F
 #31: T. Johnson
#42: J. Weisbrod
F
 #33: A. Busch
#52: D. Dehning
P
 #41: S. Schneider
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Wildcat Notes
St. Catherine's loss to Carleton was its third straight. … CSC has given up 75 of more points in each of the three games during their current losing streak. … Prior to their recent slide, the Wildcats had allowed 75 or more points on just three occasions in their first 17 games. … Seven of CSC's 12 wins have come on the road. … Rachel Berglund netted a team-high 19 points vs. Carleton and has now led the Wildcats in scoring in nine of their 20 games. … Berglund leads a trio of CSC players who are averaging in double figures, boasting a 16.1 ppg average. … Sarah Schneider is averaging 14.7 ppg and Erin Petrich is at 10.4 ppg. … Schneider has also netted a team-best 82 FT (82-for-108, .759). … As a team, St. Catherine is averaging 71.1 ppg, while the Wildcats' opponents come in at 64.2 ppg. … CSC ranked No. 2; in the MIAC in FG percentage (458-for-1049, .437) and 3-point FG percentage (84-for-237,.354), while Berglund is No. 1 in FG percentage (94-for-156, .603) and Petrich is No. 2 in assists (69, 4.09 apg).


Last Action
The Cardinals dropped their fifth straight Saturday, managing just 12 second-half points in a 68-32 loss at Gustavus. … St. Catherine, meanwhile, could not shut down Carleton's Hannah Oken-Berg, who scored a career-high 30 points on 11-for-14 shooting and added 11 rebounds, as the Knights dropped the Wildcats 75-64 Saturday in Northfield, Minn.

Last Meeting
Jessica Weisbrod (Rollingstone, Minn.) scored a then season-high 20 points, while Kelly Tanke (La Crosse, Wis.) bettered her season-best effort by one, chipping in 16 points. Problem was, SMU's best wasn't nearly enough, as St. Catherine rode the hot hands of Sarah Schneider and Rachel Berglund to a 71-56 MIAC win at the SMU Gym on Jan. 8, 2007.

Cardinal Notes

Jessica
Weisbrod
Career-high
24 points vs.
Gustavus
Jessica Weisbrod (Rollingstone, Minn.) netted a career-high 24 points in Saturday's losing effort. The SMU junior also pulled down 11 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season and the sixth of her career. … Weisbrod's 24 points vs. GAC marked the seventh straight game in which she has scored in double figures, and the 11th time in SMU’s last 12 games. … It was also the 16th time in SMU's 20 games in which Weisbrod or Kelly Tanke (La Crosse, Wis.) led the team in scoring. …The Cardinals were held to 12 second-half points vs. the Gusties on Saturday, their lowest offensive output of the season and the ninth time this season that SMU has scored 20 or fewer points in a half. … SMU's 32 points vs. Gustavus was the Cardinals' lowest offensive output of the season. … Wednesday's loss to St Olaf was the first overtime game of the season for the Cardinals, who have not gone to OT since a 57-53 setback to … St. Olaf … in their season-finale a year ago. … SMU's last OT win was a 75-73 victory over Bethel on Jan. 2, 2006. … The Cardinals have now lost four straight, and are looking for their first win since a 59-50 win over St. Thomas on Jan. 20. … Gustavus' 68 points were the most allowed by the Cardinals since St. Catherine netted 71 in a 71-56 win on an. 8 — a span of 10 games. … The Cardinals saw their road losing streak climb to 10 straight with Saturday's 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.