Game Summary

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Jamie Rattunde (Rollingstone, Minn.) may have raised a few eyebrows with her second straight stellar night but the junior didn't lead the Saint Mary's University women's basketball team to a 67-62 victory over Hamline by herself.

Not by a long shot.

Fresh off her first career triple-double in SMU's 78-57 win over Coe last Wednesday, Rattunde made it 2-for-2 Wednesday, tossing in 15 points, pulling dowon 12 rebounds and adding 10 steals against the Pipers.

As impressive as those numbers were, however, it was just a portion of the Cardinals' offensive arsenal.

Angie Arrington (Spring Grove, Minn.) scored a team-high 18 points and led four SMU players in double figures as the Cardinals opened their conference season in impressive fashion.

Ashley Luehmann (Lewiston, Minn.) and Megan Moran (Burlington, Wis.) joined Rattunde and Arrington in double figures with 14 and 12 points, respectively, as SMU won for the second straight time to even its overall record at 2-2.

The foursome accounted for 59 of SMU's 67 points, with the other eight coming from Beth Walch (Altura, Minn. / four points) and Libby Kiedrowski (Minneapolis, Minn. / four points).

The Cardinals, who shot 40 percent from the field in the first half — but netted 8 of 11 free throws — jumped out to what seemed like a commanding 34-21 halftime advantage. Hamline, however, wasn't about to wave the white flag, as the Pipers shot a blistering 59 percent from the field over the game's final 20 minutes, only to come up just short.

Carolyn Korchik and Erin Petrich led the way for Hamline (0-1 MIAC, 2-2 overall), scoring 14 and 10 points, respectively.