Game Summary

ST. PETER, Minn. — As memorable as the first half ot the season has been for the Saint Mary's University women's basketball team, this past week is one they probably would like to forget.

In their three games over the past seven days, the Cardinals have faced two of the top teams in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, and another which hasn't won a game in its last 19 tries.

The Cardinals had little trouble dispatching of Macalester last Wednesday, handing the Scots loss No. 18 of 19 in a row with a 66-44 victory.

But against the MIAC's best, the Cardinals must have felt like a fish out of water.

Carleton, last year's MIAC regular-season and tournament champion, beat up on SMU 67-55 last Monday, and Gustavus — unbeaten in eight conference games this season — completed SMU's forgettable week wtih an 86-60 thumping on Saturday.

The Gusties jumped out early and headed into the locker room at halftime with a commanding 40-30 advantage. And it was more of the same in the second half, as Gustavus — which moved to 10-1 overall — shot 46 percent from the field (13-for-28) and hit 19 of 24 free throws over the game's final 20 minutes in handing SMU's its most lopsided loss of the season.

Angie Arrington (Spring Grove, Minn.) scored a game-high 21 points in the losing effort for SMU (5-3 MIAC, 6-5 overall), just missing her career-high by one point for the second time in three games. Ashley Luehmann (Lewiston, Minn.) chipped in 13 points, while Angie Peterson scored 15 points to lead four Gustavus players in double figures.