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January 12, 2008 Lacey, WA – Saint Martin’s had four players in double figures and used solid shooting in the second half to rout Western Oregon, 82-63, Saturday night in Great Northwest Athletic Conference action at the SMU Pavilion. Sade Smith posted a game high 19 points and had three steals while Dara Zack added 12 points on the night with two assists and two steals. Jamey Gelhar and Krissy Basset had 11 points and six rebounds each for the Saints. Western Oregon took an 11 point lead in the first half going up 25-14 with 9:23 on the clock. SMU battled back putting together a 21-7 run to finish out the half and took a 35-32 lead into the break. They wouldn’t surrender their position the rest of the way. “We definitely picked up the intensity,” said Smith. “We took pride in what we were doing and put it on each other to get the job done.” The second half was all Saints, who shot 60.6 percent in the half, as they held the Wolves scoreless for over five minutes and built a 16 point lead. They would go ahead by as much as 22 with under five minutes to play. “With our deep bench we were able to outrun them in the second half. They fatigued and we kept playing really hard and really smart,” said Zack. Western Oregon, who was lead by Katie Torland with 16 points, shot just 27.6 percent in the second half going 8 for 29 from the field. The Wolves also committed a total of 29 turnovers in the game. The Saints are on the road next week as they head north to take on Alaska Anchorage and Alaska Fairbanks.
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