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Saint Mary's Cardinals
0-0 MIAC / 0-2 Overall
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Macalester Scots
0-0 MIAC / 2-1 Overall |
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Last Action: The Cardinals struggled in the first half for the second game in a row, managing just 16 points in the opening 20 minutes in falling to UW-River Falls
67-49 in a nonconference game last Tuesday. … Macalester, meanwhile, won for the second time in three games, posting an
85-43 victory over Oberlin (Ohio) on Nov. 23.
Last Meeting: Macalester swept the season series against the Cardinals a year ago. SMU struggled to just 19 points in the second half in falling to the Scots
58-45 on Dec. 3, and the Scots used an 18-9 run over the final nine minutes to pull away from a 42-42 tie en route to a
60-51 triumph on Jan. 30.
All-Time Series Record: Despite the two losses, SMU still holds a 22-15 all-time record against Macalester.
Probable Starters:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-0 MIAC / 0-2)
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#4 Jesa Hall (So., 3.5 ppg, 0.5 rpg)
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#12 Cherie Kulig (So., 12.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg)
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#34 Michelle Carne (Fr., 8.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg)
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#30 Jess Miller (So., 11.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg)
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#54 Jennifer Rietzler (Fr., 2.5 ppg, 1.5 rpg)
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Macalester Scots (0-0 MIAC / 2-1)
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#3 Danielle Johnson (Jr., 5.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg)
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#10 Eartha Bell (Jr., 6.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg)
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#12 Elise Pagel (Sr., 8.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg)
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#30 Trina PaStarr (Jr., 12.7 ppg, 9.0 rpg)
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#40 Ann Beltzer (Jr., 13.0 ppg, 3.7 rpg)
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Cardinal Notes: With Tuesday's loss vs. UW-River Falls, the Cardinals have now started the season 0-2 in each of the last two seasons. …
Cherie Kulig (Independence, Wis.) scored in double figures for the second straight game last Tuesday, tossing in 11 points vs. the Falcons. The sophomore had opened the season with a 13-point effort vs. Winona State. … Kulig also pulled down a career-best nine rebounds vs. UW-River Falls to miss her first career double-double by one board. Kulig's previous high in rebounds was five vs. St. Olaf on Jan. 5, 2008. …
Michelle Carne (Escanaba, Mich.) scored a career-best 15 points vs. UW-River Falls, becoming the second different player to lead SMU in scoring in its first two games. … SMU struggled from the 3-point line vs. UW-RF, hitting just 8 of 19 attempts. The Cardinals are 11-for-28 from behind the arc in two games this season. … SMU's back-to-back losses to Winona State and UW-River Falls leave the Cardinals searching for their first win since a 63-48 win over St. Olaf on Feb. 2 — a span of nine straight games (SMU closed out the 2007-08 season with seven consecutive losses). … Winona State's 91 points vs. SMU on Nov. 22 were the most allowed by the Cardinals since surrendering 92 in a 92-53 loss to Concordia during the 1999-2000 season. … SMU was held to just 20 first-half points vs. Winona State and 16 against UW-River Falls. The Cardinals were held to 20 or fewer points in a half four times a year ago. … The Cardinals are now 1-13 in their last 14 road games, with their lone road win a 57-54 victory over St. Olaf on Jan. 5, 2008.
Scot Notes: The Scots scored a season-high 85 points in their nonconference win vs. Oberlin on Nov. 23. … Macalester has scored 77 or more points in each of its first three games, while allowing just 53.3 ppg, including a season-low 34 points in a season-opening win over Lawrence on Nov. 15. … Trina PaStarr scored a team-best 13 points vs. Oberlin and has led the team in scoring in two of their first three games. … PaStarr opened the season with a 15-point, 16-rebound double-double vs. Lawrence and is averaging 12.7 ppg and 9.0 rpg. … Ann Beltzer, who scored a season-high 18 points vs. Whitman on No. 21, leads the team in scoring, averaging 13.0 ppg. … Macalester has outscored its first three opponents 123-63 in the first half and has led or been tied at the break in each of its first three games. … As a team, the Scots are shooting 44 percent from the field (97-for-219), but have made just 3 of 27 3-point attempts. … Today's game is the third of four straight home games for the Scots, who do not play its second road game until a Dec. 8 meeting at Bethel.
