Official GameDay Program

S a i n t M a r y ’s U n i v e r s i t y • C a r d i n a l A t h l e t i c s
Forgetting UST loss is easy
as SMU focuses on Knights
Standings: Through Mon., Jan. 15
WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary’s University
men’s basketball team entered last Saturday’s
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game
against St. Thomas in the midst of one of their best
starts in more than two decades.
Unbeaten in their last two games, and winners of
four of their last five, the Cardinals were eager for a
shot at the league-leading Tommies — and a chance
to end UST’s 35-game winning streak against them.
It was supposed to be SMU’s coming-out party.
But the Tommies had to rain on their parade.
And when it rained, it poured.
St. Thomas erupted for 55 second-half points —
seven short of the Cardinals’ total for the game — as
the Tommies pushed that winning streak to 36
straight with a 98-62 victory.
“St. Thomas is a very good team, and they certainly
proved that against us,” said SMU coach Mike
Trewick. “We’ve been playing very well of late and
it’s almost expected that eventually, you are going to
have an off night.
“(Against St. Thomas), we were a little off.”
UST’s Bryan Schnettler scored 19 of his game-high
30 points during a pivotal 27-9 mid-game run that
powered the Tommies to the win.
“It’s frustrating to give up 98 points,” said Trewick,
whose team returns to action today, when they play
host to Carleton in another MIAC game. “But we told
the guys after the game that they have to treat this
game the same way they did after the Gustavus (loss)
— they bounced right back (and beat Saint Johns).
“We have to do the same thing this time around,”
continued Trewick. “That one’s over — you learn
from it and move on.”
vs.
Monday, Jan. 16, 2006 • SMU Gym
TODAY’S TIDBITS
THE RECORDS:
Saint Mary’s Cardinals (5-3 MIAC, 7-6 Overall)
Carleton Knights (5-3 MIAC, 8-5 Overall)
LAST ACTION:
The Cardinals had their two-game winning streak
snapped as St. Thomas erupted for 55 second-half
points in beating SMU 98-62 Saturday. … Carleton,
meanwhile, erupted for 85 points en route to an 85-55
rout of St. Olaf on Saturday.
GAME NOTES:
Carleton posted two wins vs. the Cardinals a year ago,
beating SMU 64-43 and 75-54. … The Knights have
won the last 11 meetings vs. the Cardinals, dating back
to an 80-71 SMU victory on Dec. 12, 1998. … The
Saturday’s Results
Cardinals’ seven wins are their most since they went 7Saint John’s 82, Hamline 62
18 in 2003-2004. … SMU’s struggles vs. St. Thomas
Gustavus 59, Augsburg 46
continued last Saturday, as the Cardinals fell for the 36th
Bethel 74, Concordia 69
straight time vs. the Tommies. … SMU has not beaten
St. Thomas 98, Saint Mary’s 62
UST since an 86-78 home win on Jan. 11, 1988, and
Carleton 85, St. Olaf 55
has not won on the Tommies’ home floor since a 41-39
Today’s Games
decision on Feb. 14, 1987. … The Cardinals’ loss to St.
Gustavus at Macalester, 7:30 p.m.
Thomas snapped their third two-game winning streak of
Augsburg at Saint John’s, 7:30 p.m.
the season. … St. Thomas’ 55 second-half points and 98
Carleton at Saint Mary’s, 8 p.m.
total points were the most given up by SMU all season.
St. Thomas at Concordia, 8 p.m.
… UST’s 98 points were the most surrendered by the
Hamline at Bethel, 8 p.m.
Cardinals since a 98-64 loss to Regis (Colo.) on Dec.
19, 2002. … Brensley Haywood
scored 20 points to lead five SMU
IN THE CARDINAL SPOTLIGHT: #24 Dan Cormier
players in double-figures vs.
Hamline last Wednesday. …
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Michael Batterman notched his
From coach Trewick: “Dan has played his way back
By the Numbers
second double-double of the seainto the lineup after suffering an ankle injury and has
GP FG-FGA FT-FTA Reb./G Avg.
son vs. the Pipers, scoring 12
become a valuable part of our rotation. Dan’s the type
points and adding 10 rebounds.
11-26 10-12
3.2 3.0
11
of player who never stops working — he’s one of our
best defenders and rebounders.
Team
St. Thomas
Gustavus
Carleton
Saint John’s
Saint Mary’s
Concordia
Hamline
Bethel
Augsburg
Macalester
St. Olaf
MIAC
8-1
5-3
5-3
5-3
5-3
4-4
4-4
3-5
2-6
2-6
2-7
Overall
11-3
10-3
8-5
7-6
7-6
5-7
5-8
8-5
3-10
3-10
4-10
Saint Mary’sCardinals
No. Name
CarletonKnights
Yr.
Pos.
Ht.
Wt.
Hometown
Jr.
W
6-0
185
Joliet, Ill.
3 Brensley Haywood
5 Mike Sweeney
No. Name
Yr.
Pos.
Ht.
Hometown
11 Rodney Kuhl
Fr.
G
6-0
Hutchinson, Minn.
13 Jay Melson
Fr.
G
6-2
Cottage Grove, Minn.
21 Jake Phillips
Jr.
G
6-2
Brainerd, Minn.
Rosemount, Minn.
Fr.
W
6-0
185
St. Paul, Minn.
So.
W
6-3
175
St. James, Minn.
13 John Gencius
Jr.
W
6-0
175
Chicago, Ill.
23 Mike Kootsikas
Jr.
G
6-0
22 Fiore Buccieri
So.
G
5-8
155
Riverside, Ill.
25 Reid Merriman
Fr.
G
6-0
Warroad, Minn.
24 Dan Cormier
So.
P
6-5
200
Blaine, Minn.
31 Zach Johnson
Fr.
F
6-5
Apple Valley, Minn.
25 Eric Lear
So.
P
6-5
180
Antioch, Ill.
33 Tommy Drake
So.
F
6-5
Eden Prairie, Minn.
32 Rayshawn Redmond
Fr.
W
6-1
180
Hazel Coast, Ill.
35 Bobby Schmitz
Fr.
F
6-3
Hastings, Minn.
33 Nick Carr
Fr.
W
6-3
190
Minneapolis, Minn.
41 Dan Forkrud
Sr.
F
6-5
Rosemount, Minn.
12 Alex Walker
34 Terrence Smith
Jr.
P
6-1
250
Broadview, Ill.
43 Taylor Schieck
Fr.
F
6-5
Austin, Minn.
40 Eric Burroughs
Fr.
P
6-4
195
St. Paul, Minn.
45 Brian Sharkey
Sr.
G
6-1
Bow, N.H.
42 Jack Nelson
Jr.
W
6-3
215
Springfield, Ill.
51 John Hanks
Fr.
F
6-5
LeRoy, Minn.
44 Michael Batterman
Jr.
P
6-5
210
Fond du Lac, Wis.
53 Steve Ramey
Fr.
G
5-11
Cottage Grove, Minn.
50 Michael Rohr
So.
P
6-7
245
Bloomingdale, Ill.
55 Tucker Schieck
Jr.
F
6-5
Austin, Minn.
52 Joby Svec
Fr.
W
6-4
195
Algonquin, Ill.
Head coach: Mike Trewick (2nd season)
Head coach: Guy Kalland (22nd season)
Assistants: Nigel Jenkins, McCain Rosonke
Assistants: Jim Hayes, Ross Peterson
2005-06 Overall Statistics
Through Monday, Jan. 15
CardinalLeaders
## Name
44 Michael Batterman
34 Terrence Smith
3 Brensley Haywood
50 Michael Rohr
32 Jarvier Pitchford
22 Fiore Buccieri
2 John Scurlock
5 Mike Sweeney
13 John Gencius
24 Dan Cormier
25 Eric Lear
12 Alex Walker
40 Eric Burroughs
33 Nick Carr
40 Alex Washington
52 Joby Svec
42 Jack Nelson
Saint Mary’s
Opponents
GP
13
13
13
13
4
13
5
13
9
11
9
2
2
7
2
4
8
13
13
FG-FGA FT-FTA
66-143
27-46
59-122
30-47
51-95
18-23
14-24
51-95
15-37
3-3
24-62
17-21
9-26
4-4
20-55
4-7
6
10-12
11-26
10-12
9-15
8-11
1-2
2-2
1-1
0-0
4-11
1-2
1-2
0-0
1-2
0-0
1-5
1-2
335-750 145-214
361-739 149-227
Reb/G
6.3
4.7
2.9
5.5
1.8
1.2
3.0
1.5
3.2
3.2
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.6
34.3
33.8
A TO Blk Stl
19 35 6 6
19 28 2 18
36 26 0 15
18 20 5 9
5 10 0 1
23 29 0 18
19 9 2 6
24 16 0 10
8 9 4 4
8 9 4 4
2 14 0 1
0 2 0 0
1 0 0 1
0 1 1 1
0 1 0 0
0 1 0 0
0 1 0 0
194 213 21 97
173 190 37 95
Avg.
12.2
11.4
10.1
9.5
9.5
6.2
5.0
4.7
4.6
3.0
2.9
2.5
1.5
1.3
1.0
1.0
0.4
68.8
73.3
##
41
31
33
21
45
13
35
53
23
55
11
43
25
Name
Dan Forkrud
Zach Johnson
Tommy Drake
Jake Phillips
Brian Sharkey
Jay Nelson
Bobby Schmitz
Steve Ramey
Mike Kootsikas
Tucker Schieck
Rodney Kuhl
Taylor Schieck
Reid Merriman
Carleton
Opponents
GP
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
1
4
9
10
1
3
FG-FGA
84-155
72-124
64-155
46-91
26-51
15-36
12-32
0-1
1-2
3-8
5-11
0-0
0-1
13
13
328-667 156-219
314-717 147-215
CARDINALS SCHEDULE
Date
Opponent
Nov. 18
at Bethany Luth. L, 80-74
Result
Nov. 29
Crown
Nov. 30
at Winona State
Dec. 3
2005-06 Overall Statistics
Through Monday, Jan. 15
KnightLeaders
FT-FTA
34-54
31-48
28-39
24-29
2-4
17-18
11-12
2-2
2-3
5-10
0-0
0-0
0-0
Reb/G
6.0
4.1
5.8
2.3
2.5
2.4
1.4
0.0
1.5
1.1
0.4
0.0
0.0
A
28
35
21
66
28
13
6
0
4
6
6
0
0
TO Blk Stl Avg.
26 9 20 16.6
39 7 21 14.2
31 8 4 12.5
39 3 15 11.4
15 1 7 5.7
8 2 6 3.8
6 0 1 3.0
0 0 0 2.0
3 1 1 1.3
4 0 0 1.2
8 0 2 1.1
0 0 0 0.0
1 0 0 0.0
28.0 213 181 31 77 69.2
33.8 142 196 18 92 65.5
KNIGHTS SCHEDULE
Date
Opponent
Jan. 14
at St. Thomas
Date
Opponent
Result
Date
Opponent
L, 98-62
W, 86-72
Jan. 16
L, 77-64
Jan. 18
at Augsburg
W, 61-56
Dec. 5
Macalester
Dec. 7
at Concordia
Result
Nov. 23
at Aurora
L, 72-65
Jan. 16
at Saint Mary’s
Result
8:00
Carleton
8:00
Nov. 26
at U. of Chicago W, 70-67
Jan. 18
Bethel
8:00
at St. Olaf
8:00
Nov. 27
at Lake Forest
W, 58-42
Jan. 21
St. Thomas
3:15
Jan. 25
Augsburg
8:00
Nov. 30
at St. Thomas
L, 80-67
Jan. 25
at Hamline
8:00
W, 69-64
Jan. 28
at Macalester
3:15
Dec. 3
Hamline
L, 81-75
Jan. 28
Saint John’s
3:00
L, 70-58
Jan. 29
Concordia
3:15
Dec. 5
at Saint John’s
L, 77-69
Jan. 30
Augsburg
8:00
Dec. 29-30 at Eau Claire Tourn.
Feb. 1
at Bethel
8:00
Dec. 7
at Augsburg
W, 73-51
Feb. 1
at Gustavus
7:30
Dec. 29
Eau Claire
L, 76-66
Feb. 4
at Gustavus
3:15
Dec. 10
Bethany Luth.
W, 62-54
Feb. 4
at Concordia
3:15
Dec. 30
Northland
W, 87-81
Feb. 6
at St. John’s
8:00
Dec. 29
at La Crosse
L, 82-64
Feb. 6
Macalester
7:30
Jan. 2
Bethel
W, 71-68
Feb. 8
at Hamline
8:00
Jan. 2
Gustavus
W, 80-72
Feb. 11
St. Olaf
3:15
Jan. 4
Gustavus
L, 78-42
Feb. 11
St. Thomas
3:15
Jan. 4
Concordia
W, 62-57
Feb. 15
Saint Mary’s
8:00
Jan. 7
St. John’s
W, 69-56
Feb. 15
at Carleton
8:00
Jan. 7
at Macalester
W, 67-60
Feb. 18
at Bethel
3:15
Jan. 11
Hamline
W, 85-77
Feb. 18
St. Olaf
3:15
Jan. 14
at St. Olaf
W, 85-55