WINONA Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's basketball team, coming off an 80-70 overtime setback at home to Carleton on Monday, are right back in action Wednesday, playing host to Hamline in a 7:30 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference showdown at the SMU Gym.
The Records:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-5 MIAC / 2-7 Overall)
Hamline Pipers (3-3 MIAC / 5-4 Overall)
Last Action: The Cardinals got 27 points from
Jessica Thone (Woodbury, Minn.), but it was not enough as Carleton was a perfect 14 of 14 from the free throw line in the five-minute overtime in beating SMU
80-70 Monday. Hamline, meanwhile, raced out to a 16-point first-half lead but could not hold on in falling to Bethel
85-74 Monday evening in St. Paul, Minn.
A Year Ago: Hamline had the upper hand in both meetings with Saint Mary's during the 2008-09 season.
January 7, 2009: SMU shot just 21 percent from the field in the second half — scoring just 22 points — as Hamline, fueled by a 39-point second-half outburst, rallied for a
64-51 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory in St. Paul, Minn.
February 11, 2009: Hamline raced out to a 25-5 lead and never looked back, as the Pipers handed SMU a
74-43 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback at the SMU Gym.
Saint Mary's Cardinal Notes: Jessica Thone (Woodbury, Minn.) scored 22 of her career-high 27 points in the second half Monday. … Thone's 27-point effort eclipsed her previous career best by 15 points. It was also just two-points shy of
Jess Miller's (Carver, Minn.) team-best 29-point effort vs. Gustavus on Dec. 7. … The Cardinals rallied from a 15-point halftime deficit to force OT vs. Carleton, but were outscored 17-7 in the five-minute overtime. The Knights were a perfect 14-for-14 from the free throw line in OT. … Thone's 27-point effort — which included six 3-pointers (five in the second half) — marked the third straight game in which SMU has had a different player lead them in scoring. … SMU's 70 points, 12 3-pointers and 33 3-point attempts were all season highs. … Monday's game was the first OT game of the season and just the second in the last three seasons for SMU. The Cardinals beat Bethel 73-69 in double overtime a year ago. … Miller was held to eight points vs. Carleton Monday, snapping the junior's streak of six straight games with at least 10 points. …
Jamie Stefely (Lisle, Ill.) pulled down a career-best 11 boards vs. Saint Benedict last Saturday, while
Renee Pecarina (Winona, Minn.) scored a career-high 17 points in leading the Cardinals in scoring vs. St. Thomas on Dec. 13. … Miller, who has started every game in her collegiate career — a span of 59 straight starts, enters tonight's game vs. Hamline boasting a time best 12.9 ppg scoring average. … Today's game is the third of four in an eight-day stretch for the Cardinals, who hit the road for a conference showdown at St. Catherine on Saturday.
Hamline Piper Notes: Monday's loss, the Pipers' first game since a 73-54 win over North Central on Dec. 19, snapped Hamline's three-game winning streak. … Bethel's 85 points were the most allowed by Hamline this season, while the Pipers' 74 points marked the third straight game — and seventh time in nine games this season — that they have netted 70 or more points. … Hamline scored a season-high 104 points in a 104-76 win over St. Olaf on Dec. 7. … Hamline boasted four players with 10 or more points vs. Bethel Monday, including a team-best 22 points from Jackie Kelly and a double-double of 14 points and 12 rebounds from Mary Wilkowski. … Wikowski — who has now recorded three straight double-doubles — enters tonight's game with a team-leading 19.4 ppg scoring average. She is one of three Pipers averaging in double figures, being joined by Kelly (12.1 ppg) and Stephanie Robinson (10.3 ppg). … Hamline has had at least one 20-point scorer in each of its last six games. … The Pipers boast a 3-1 record away from home.
