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SAINT MARTIN’S WOMEN’S BASKETBALL / GAME NOTES / WEEK 12 Schedule Game Details Saint Martin’s (9-8) Date 1/30 Date Opponent Time/Result Saints Time 6:15 pm 11/6 Seattle U& L, 91-81 Record: 9-8 Location Anchorage, AK Series Record 12-29 11/12 Pacific Lutheran W, 73-64 Last Meeting 2020 11/17 Warner Pacific W, 72-61 Head Coach: Christy Martin (3rd Season) L, 73-63 11/22 Colorado Mesa L, 56-31 SMU Record 24-49 • Career Record 24-49 Series Home 8-13 11/23 Dixie State L, 74-71 Series Road 4-16 12/1 Texas A&M International W, 75-60 Series Neutral 0-0 12/5 Northwest Nazarene* L, 82-71 Alaska Anchorage Rankings SMU-NR/NR 12/7 Central Washington* L, 68-52 UAA-10/9 Live Stats Yes 12/14 Northwest Christian W, 83-50 Seawolves Live Video Yes 12/18 Vancouver Island W, 72-62 Record: 19-2 School Website 1/2 Alaska* W, 96-62 smusaints.com 1/4 Alaska Anchorage* L, 73-63 Head Coach: Ryan McCarthy (8th Season) goseawolves.com 1/9 Western Washington* L, 93-47 UAA Record 209-36 • Career Record 223-49 1/11 Simon Fraser* L, 71-67 1/16 Western Oregon* W, 71-64 1/18 Concordia* W, 53-47 1/21 Seattle Pacific* W, 63-62 Game Details 1/25 MSU Billings* L, 72-64 Saint Martin’s 1/30 Alaska Anchorage* 6:15 PM Date 2/1 2/1 Alaska* 2:00 PM Saints Time 2:00 pm Location Fairbanks, AK 2/6 Simon Fraser* 5:15 PM Record: 9-8 Series Record 19-22 2/8 Western Washington* 5:15 PM Last Meeting 2020 2/13 Concordia* 6:15 PM Head Coach: Christy Martin (3rd Season) W, 96-62 2/15 Western Oregon* 4:15 PM Series Home 14-8 SMU Record 24-49 • Career Record 24-49 2/18 Seattle Pacific* 7:00 PM Series Road 5-14 2/20 MSU Billings* 7:00 PM Series Neutral 0-0 2/27 Central Washington* 5:15 PM Alaska Rankings SMU-NR/NR UAF-NR/NR 2/29 Northwest Nazarene* 3:00 PM Nanooks Live Stats Yes 3/5-7 GNAC Championships TBA Live Video Yes Record: 6-13 School Website Home Games smusaints.com & Exhibition alaskananooks.com * GNAC Head Coach: Kerri Nakamoto (2nd Season) All Times PST and Subject To Change UAF Record 10-35 • Career Record 10-35 Quick Facts Headlines Location: Lacey, Wash. Enrollment: 1,344 Live Stats/Live Video – Live Stats and Live Video of all of SMU’s Founded: 1895 Basketball games will be available with links found on smusaints. Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: Great Northwest Athletic Conference com. Live stats and video will be produced by the host school. Colors: Red & Black Nickname: Saints Social Media – Follow the Saints on Twitter for live in-game President: Dr. Roy Heynderickx updates (@SMUSaints_WBB) and follow SMU Athletics on Facebook Dean of Students: Melanie Richardson Director of Athletics: Bob Grisham (Saint Martin’s Saints), Twitter (SMUSaints), Instagram (SMUSaints) Assistant A.D./Compliance: Chris Gregor Ticket Information – Tickets for all Saints’ home games can now be Sports Information Director purchased online at smusaints.com. Tickets can also be purchased Name: Austin Byrnes Office: 360-438-4328 at the gate of the event for eight dollars for adults, and seven for Email: [email protected] seniors, military, and six dollars for kids 8 and up. All kids under Sports Information Assistant the age of 8 are free. Tickets can be purchased with cash, or debit Name: Courtney Misner and credit card. Office: 360-438-4328 Email [email protected] - More - - 1 - SAINT MARTIN'S WOMEN'S BASKETBALL / GAME NOTES / WEEK 12 Headlines Continued Head Coach: Christy Warming Up With The Saints – Join us Saturday, January 18th for another Warming Up With The Saints Tailgate inside Marcus Pavilion Martin at 4:15 p.m. Food, Drinks, and a post-game talk from head coach Christy Martin for only 15 dollars. Tickets can be purchase online at smusaintstickets.com or at the door. Marcus Pavilion and TwinStar Court – All home Saints’ basketball matches are played inside Marcus Pavilion, located on the campus of Saint Martin’s. The Pavilion just celebrated its’ 50th anniversary Christy Martin enters her third season as Head Coach at SMU with a career record of 15-41. Martin has in 2017. The newly named TwinStar Court is located inside Marcus coached three GNAC All-Conference players, two GNAC Freshman of the Year, and 14 All-Academic selections. Pavilion. In the second season, Martin continued to bring in new and talented freshman, with Claire Dingus being Saints’ Potential Starting Lineup – named GNAC Freshman of the Year. The award marked the second season in a row the Saints had claimed the top freshman award. Guards Makenna Schultz, and Saniah Simpson-Patu earned All-Conference honors. G Janealle Sutterlict (7.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 2.6 apg) Simpson-Patu was named the GNAC Player of the Week G Tierney DeDonatis (12.5 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 3.1 apg) once. G Mallory Vivola (7.2 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.2 apg) In her first season at the helm, Martin brought in a new look and culture to the Saints’ basketball F Claire Dingus (13.5 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 1.6 spg) program. SMU won eight games while having forward F Bria Thames (13.0 ppg, 12.0 rpg, 1.5 spg) Elin Johansson selected to the GNAC All-Conference team. Martin recruited the first ever GNAC Freshman of the Year Saniah Simpson-Patu in school history and coached a GNAC Player of the Week in Makenna Thames and DeDonatis Lift Saints To Dramatic Victory Over Seattle Schultz. Pacific - Bria Thames continued to build her resume for GNAC Player Prior to SMU, in 2014 Martin took over a struggling of the Year, scoring 20 points, and grabbing 15 rebounds in the TCC program mid-season. She had six players, just two of those players were on scholarship. Despite the Saints’ dramatic 63-62 victory over Seattle Pacific on Tuesday night. challenges during that season Martin was able to build a winning program in less than three years. The team went from winning 4 games in her first season to The reigning GNAC Player of the Week, and only four days removed 20 games in her third and final season at TCC. from shattering the GNAC single game rebounding record, Thames She spent six years at Blue Mountain Community College turning one of the worst women’s basketball delivered another standout performance. With her Saints (9-7, 4-5 programs in the NWAC into the most successful women’s basketball program in BMCC history. GNAC) trailing by five in the fourth quarter, the senior led the 13-5 comeback run with 10 points, and the game-saving block. Tierney In 2012-13, Martin guided the Timberwolves to the NWAC Tournament for the first time in program DeDonatis carried the Saints throughout the first three quarters, history with an 18-10 overall record. In 2013-2014 despite being unranked, Martin led the T’wolves to ending with a game-high 26 points on 9-for-13 shooting. the final four and a third place finish in the NWAC for their highest placing and most wins in school history. BMCC finished the season 22-6. Yellowjackets Rally To Knock Off Saints In Billings - The big three Martin helped 3 players sign Division I scholarships of Saint Martin’s, Claire Dingus, Bria Thames, and Tierney DeDonatis, in her final four years at BMCC. Including current SMU assistant Mar’Shay Moore who played at The combined for 52 of the Saints’ 64 points in SMU’s 72-64 loss to University of Oregon. Montana State Billings on Saturday night. Martin has been successful at turning programs around at the high school level as well. She was hired at Liberty High School in Spangle Washington. Despite the efforts of the three, who on top of their 52 points, The program had two wins prior to Martin’s arrival collected 29 rebounds. Dingus, and Thames each ended the night in 2004. In just three seasons the Lancers won the Bi-County Championship, Regional Championship and with double-doubles, with Dingus coming in at 21 points, 14 District Championship while making it to state for the first time in 17 years. In just three seasons as a high rebounds, and Thames at 13 points, and 12 rebounds. DeDonatis school head coach Martin compiled a 60-20 record. added 18 points, with three rebounds, and five assists. Montana Originally from Spokane, Martin was an assistant State Billings managed to stem the tide with behind Jeanann at Ferris High School in 2002 when they placed third at State. The following season in 2003, she was hired Lemelin’s 30 points, highlighted by her eight 3-pointers. as the varsity assistant and head JV coach at Central Valley High School (4A). The bears took second place at state, maintained a national ranking and tied the History Is Made – Bria Thames broke the GNAC’s single game record record for the most consecutive wins in the state of Washington. for rebounds against Concordia, finishing with 29. The previous Martin began her playing career at Walla Walla record of 24 was set by Simon Fraser’s Nayo Raincock-Eknuwe in Community College where she was the starting point guard for the Warriors. She graduated in 2000 from 2012. At the time, Thames’ 29 boards was the third most in all of the Walla Walla CC and later received her Bachelor’s NCAA across the three divisions.