Game Summary

WINONA, Minn. — How good were Ashley Luehmann (Lewiston, Minn.) and Jamie Rattunde (Rollingstone, Minn.) Saturday afternoon against Macalester?

Luehmann scored a game-high 22 points — including more points in the first half (15) than the entire Macalester team (14) — while Rattunde netted 16 points and added a season-high 15 rebounds for her ninth double-double of the season.

Together, the duo scored 38 points — equaling the Scots' entire offensive output.

They were that good.

And with those two lighting up the scoreboard, the rest of the Cardinals just hopped along for the ride as SMU cruised to its fifth win in their last six games with Saturday's 54-38 Minneesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory.

The Cardinals (12-5 MIAC, 13-7 overall) wasted little time putting things out of reach, scoring 13 of the game's first 15 points and leading by as many as 10 points on four separate occasions before settling for a 23-14 halftime advantage.

SMU continued to pour it on in the second half, leading by as many as 20, 53-33, on a 3-pointer by Tessa Stranik (Eatonville, Wash.), before Macalester closed with a mild 5-1 run over the final four minutes.

Despite the lopsided final score, the Cardinals did not enjoy one of their best offensive outings, shooting just 31.7 percent from the field (19-for-60) — including just 7 of 29 from beyond the 3-point line. SMU also made just 9 of 17 free throws. Things weren't much better for Macalester, which shot 26 percent from the field (12 of 45) en route to its 21st straight loss of the season.