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NORTHFIELD, Minn. — Talk about a deck that was stacked against the Saint Mary's University swimming and diving teams.

Not only did the Cardinals have to go up against a program that has won more than 35 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference titles in St. Olaf, but they also were experiencing the effects of a rather serious Hawaiian hangover.

And it showed.

The Cardinals got a firsthand look at what a conference powerhouse looks like as St. Olaf cruised to a 112-79 win over the SMU men, while the SMU women were manhandled 121-54.

"We kind of got off on the wrong foot and it just snowballed from there," said SMU coach Eric Lindquist. "I couldn't help but notice that I probably gave my pre-meet pep talk at the wrong end of the pool — here we are trying to get mentally read for the meet and we're standing under about 35 conference championship banners.

"And they were tough as nails."

And while the opposition certainly gave the Cardinals all they could handle, they were also still trying to readjust to life away from the Hawaiian islands.

"We had an awesome training trip in Hawaii — two-a-day practices and some pretty intense dryland training, so we came back a bit fatigued," said Lindquist. "We were pretty weary (heading into Saturday's dual), and to make matters worse, we had seven people miss practice this week due to illness or injury — we can't afford to have that many people out."

Despite the weary legs and aching joints, the Cardinals did manage a few bright spots against the Oles.

Logan Twedt (Hastings, Minn.) touched the wall in 11:03.08 to win the 1,000 freestyle, while Erik Oksnevad (Blaine, Minn.) won the one-meter diving (174.6 points) and Steve Sadorf (Chicago, Ill.) took first in the (100 breaststroke (1:06.68).

On the women's side, Holly Fujii (Elk Grove, Ill.) and Louise Turnquist (Woodbury, Minn.) won the one-meter diving (150.75) and the 100 breaststroke (1:22.14), respectively.

"Right now we've got to get healthy again — that has to be our No. 1 priority," said Lindquist. "The conference meet is right around the corner and we need to have everyone peaking by then."