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Vol XXXVII No. 80

Saturday, January 25, 2003

SMC Basketball: Belles hope to cage 'Dogs
By: TREY WILLIAMS
Sports Writer


   Rebounding from past losses has not been Saint Mary's strong point this season, but they will need to stop their four-game downward spiral against Adrian College Saturday if they want any chance of salvaging both their conference and season records.

The Belles (5-11) are currently tied for last in the MIAA, donning an unimpressive 1-4 conference record.

Though ranked last, Saint Mary's shares their 1-4 record with Adrian and look to take advantage of Saturday's opportunity for a victory.

A win by the Belles would snap a four-game losing streak while the Bulldogs look to recover from a loss over Alma College this past Wednesday.

The Belles will have a handful with Bulldogs senior guard Sarah Vincke who raked up a game high 26 points against the Scots.

However, this is only a minor impediment as the rest of the Bulldog squad failed to score over nine points.

The Belles encountered a similar scoring drought in their Wednesday match as scoring leader Emily Creachbaum was only able to amass 12 points.

Saint Mary's and Adrian appear to be statistically equal, so each team knows a win is possible. A victory could give the winner some momentum for the rest of the year while a defeat will leave the loser in last place.



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